Articles about 'Austria'
December 9th, 2012
Advent is a poem about Christmas by Austrian poet, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926). Here you can listen to an mp3 of the original poem in German while reading along with the text. After the poem you’ll find an English translation.
MP3 of Advent
Advent
Es treibt der Wind im Winterwalde die Flockenherde wie ein...
February 17th, 2012
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December 6th, 2011
Today is St Nicholas Day!
Many children in Europe receive gifts and treats in the shoes they left out last night for St. Nick.
Read all about the traditions of St. Nick here.
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November 15th, 2011
Krampus is a nasty demon with horns and a long red tongue. His name comes from the word for "Claw". He accompanies St. Nick on his rounds the night before St. Nick’s Day (December 6th). St. Nick gives all the good little boys and girls gifts. Krampus, on the other hand, gives the kids who...
November 29th, 2010
Noche de paz is the Spanish version of Silent Night. This Christmas Carol was originally written in German in 1816 by Joseph Mohr. It was called Stille Nacht.
Below you can listen to Noche de paz, read the Spanish lyrics and then a literal English translation of the Spanish version.
MP3 Recording of...
August 2nd, 2009
Two new Mozart piano pieces were found in a French library in January. The pieces are the first movement of the concerto in G, molto allegro, and a prelude in G. They were most likely composed when Mozart was 7 or 8.
The pieces were played for the first time to a modern...
February 22nd, 2009
We’d love it if you’d join the Mama Lisa Facebook Group. You can post anything you’d like about your culture. You can post your own musical recordings or YouTube videos… Links to culture and musical sites… Photos of your country… Questions about songs or cultural issues… Anything related to World Culture and...
December 15th, 2008
Matt Huffman sent us this Barbershop Quartet recording of the first verse of “Stille Nacht! Heil’ge Nacht!”. It’s the original version of the Christmas song, “Silent Night” – which was first written as a poem in German by Joseph Mohr in 1816. Below the mp3 recording you’ll find the German lyrics, followed...
November 30th, 2008
This is way cool. You can encourage your family to eat more vegetables, while listening to cool music. It’s played on instruments made out of vegetables by The Vegetable Orchestra in Vienna.
This is a testament to the creative spirit of humankind! Check out the video below…
Maybe you’ll be inspired to make a...
February 23rd, 2008
As Easter approaches, it’s natural to think a little about eggs!
In days gone by the egg, due to its shape, was a symbol of the earth. Thanks to its obvious association with the beginning of life, it has also been the basis of many ancient creation stories. It has been a symbol...
January 29th, 2008
Brenda wrote to me:
Maybe you can help me? I’m looking for a lullaby that has the following refrain:
I’m not tired.
I’m not sleepy.
My eyes are open wide.
I’m not tired.
It was on a cd that I used to play for my oldest son (who is now 19) and I would love to have it now for my...
January 2nd, 2008
Ed Gawlinski wrote:
I found among my music an Austrian folk song called “Song of the Three Holy Kings”… but I don’t have the words either in German or English to this. It sounds like a very nice tune. Perhaps someone might recognize it and provide the words.
Ed
Here’s the tune Ed sent me:
Midi Tune...
December 5th, 2007
Ed Gawlinski wrote to me about his family’s holiday traditions. His letter shows how you can be creative and expose your children to many different customs around the world at this time of year…
Lisa,
The Polish Custom is for Saint Nicholas (świętego Mikołaja) to bring children presents on December 6th …. The traditions that go...
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