German
| Carol | Composer /Lyricist | Year published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Alle Jahre wieder" ("Every Year Again") | Friedrich Silcher /Wilhelm Hey | 1837 | |
| "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" ("Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming") | 16th century | ||
| "Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen" ("The Time Has Arrived for Us") | Swiss traditional | 19th century | |
| "Ihr Kinderlein kommet" ("Oh, Come, Little Children") | Johann Abraham Peter Schulz / Christoph von Schmid |
1794 (music)/ 1798 (lyrics)/ 1832 (combination of text and music) |
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| "Kling Glöckchen" ("Ring Little Bell") | traditional /Karl Enslin | 19th century | |
| "Lasst uns froh und munter sein" ("Let Us Be Happy and Cheerful") | traditional from the Hunsrück | this song is traditionally sung at Nicholas Eve on December 5 | |
| "Leise rieselt der Schnee" ("Softly Falls Every Snow Flake") | Eduard Ebel / Eduard Ebel | about 1900 | |
| "Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" ("Maria Walks Amid the Thorns") | traditional from Hesse | ||
| "Morgen, Kinder wird's was geben" ("Tomorrow, Children, Something Special Will Happen") | Carl Gottlieb Haring / Philipp Bartsch | 1850 | |
| "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") | German traditional | ||
| "Schneeflöckchen, Weissröckchen" ("Little Snow Flake, Little White Coat") | Hedwig Haberkern | 1869 | |
| "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" ("Silent Night") | Josef Mohr / Franz Xaver Gruber | 1818 | |
| "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" ("Thousands Stars Form a Dome") | Siegfried Köhler / Siegfried Köhler | 1946 | |
| "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" ("From Heaven Above, I Come") | traditional / Martin Luther | 16th century | |
| "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" ("How Lovely Shines the Morning Star") | Philipp Nicolai | 16th century |
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