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du fröhliche oh joyful literally oh joyful christmastime german christmas carol author original text prominent weimar orphan father johannes daniel falk – set lyric anonymous hymntune sanctissima holy shortly falks death former assistant heinrich holzschuher – wunsiedel completed set three verse sung today falk lost four seven child typhoid fever founded rettungshaus für verwahrloste kinder rescue house abandoned child weimar late early dedicated song child orphanage melody taken anonymous catholic hymn sanctissima also known sicilian mariner hymn found posthumous edition jg herder stimmen der völker liedern hearing sung pietro granucci italian foundling care falks original text song titled allerdreifeiertagslied song three holiday highlighting three major festival christianity christmas easter pentecost song became famous christmas carol took first verse verbatim johannes daniel falk second third verse partially rewritten heinrich holzschuher former assistant falk song current form regional difference text hymn translated many language including english joyfully french latin swedish du saliga du heliga norwegian å du heilage nådeberande czech ó ty radostný čase vánoční esperanto feliĉega vi ĉarmoplena vi song used current german protestant hymnal evangelisches gesangbuch eg various regional edition german catholic gotteslob free church feiern loben fl mennonite mennonitisches gesangbuch mg protestant church germany song traditionally sung end christmas eve service list christmas carol medium related du fröhliche wikimedia common du fröhliche youtube regensburger domspatzen du fröhliche youtube elisabeth schwarzkopf ambrosian singer philharmonia orchestra charles mackerras