Alle Jahre wieder facts for kids

"Alle Jahre wieder" is a very popular German Christmas song. Its name means "Every year again" in English. A writer named Wilhelm Hey wrote the words (lyrics) for this song in 1837. The tune we usually hear was made popular by Friedrich Silcher. He shared it in 1842 as part of a music collection. This collection was inspired by a book of stories by Otto Speckter. Other musicians like Ernst Anschütz and Christian Heinrich Rinck also created different tunes for the song.

The Song's Words and Music

This section shows the music notes and the words for "Alle Jahre wieder." The song talks about the Christ Child coming to Earth every year. It describes how the child brings blessings to every home. The song also speaks about the child walking with people on their paths. It asks the child to stand by the singer's side, guiding them faithfully.

<score vorbis="1">\relative a' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"flute" \override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t \key d \major a4. b8 a4 g | fis2 e | d4 e8( fis) g4 fis | e2. r4 | fis4 a b a | d2 cis4( b) | a g8( fis8) g4 a | fis2. r4 \bar "|." }\addlyrics {Al -- le Jah -- re | wie -- der | kommt das Chris -- tus -- | kind | auf die Er -- de | nie -- der, | wo wir Men -- schen | sind. }</score>

See also

In Spanish: Todos los años igual para niños