Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Hymn of the Week

"O Christmas Tree!"

German folk song

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Anthony Esolen
Dec 30, 2025
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How many of our readers here guessed, “If the key word this week is evergreen, the song has got to be “O Christmas Tree!” There was another possibility, which I’ll save for later, namely the beautiful “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” and that’s a true hymn, while this one’s an old folk song that was turned, by the addition of a single verse and one word…

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