The melody of the popular Christmas carol “O du merry” comes from a Sicilian folk tune sung in the 18th century. Johannes Daniel Falk wrote the text of the first stanza in 1819. Heinrich Holzschuher added the second and third stanza in 1829.
1. O you happy, o you blissful,
grace-bringing Christmas time!
World was lost,
Christ is born:
Rejoice, rejoice, O Christendom!
2. O you happy, o you blissful,
grace-bringing Christmas time!
Christ has appeared to reconcile us:
Rejoice, rejoice, O Christendom!
3. O you happy, o you blissful,
grace-bringing Christmas time!
Heavenly hosts rejoice in your honor:
Rejoice, rejoice, O Christendom!
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