For those who celebrate these occasions, I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
I am happy to learn about holidays from diverse origins, and I would welcome people sharing information about holidays that they celebrate. Wikimedia Commons hosts several audio recordings of Christmas carols that have Polish or German associations. Here are a few selections. Any corrections to English translations would be appreciated. ** "El desembre congelat II"* / "December Frozen II"; organ solo performance by User:Metzner <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:El_desembre_congelat_II.ogg> * "O Tannenbaum" / "O Christmas Tree", sung in German and English. The lyrics to the modern version of the carol were written in 1824, and the history of the lyrics can be traced to a 16th century folk song. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Army_Band_-_O_Tannenbaum.ogg> [1] * "Wśród nocnej ciszy"/ "The Silence of the Night"; produced in association with Wikimedia Polska (the Wikimedia Poland chapter). The original authors of the lyrics and tune are unknown; the carol was first published in the year 1853. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:W%C5%9Br%C3%B3d_nocnej_ciszy.ogg> [2] What’s making you happy this week? You are welcome to write in any language. You are also welcome to start a WMYHTW thread next week. Additional translations of the subject line of this email would be appreciated on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine/WMYHTW_translations>. Best wishes, Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Tannenbaum [2] https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wśród nocnej ciszy <https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%9Br%C3%B3d_nocnej_ciszy> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
