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Does Anyone Know the Lyrics to an Austrian Tune called the “Song of the Three Holy Kings”?

The St. Nicholas Tradition in Poland and a Way to Teach Your Children about Holiday Customs Around the World

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Does Anyone Know the Lyrics to an Austrian Tune called the “Song of the Three Holy Kings”?

Wednesday, 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 to the Song of the Three Holy Kings

If anyone can help out with the original lyrics to this song and/or an English translation, please comment below.

Thanks in advance!

Lisa

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Posted in Austria, Countries & Cultures, English, Epiphany, Folk Songs, German, Holiday Songs, Holidays Around the World, Kings Day, Kings Day Songs, La fête des rois or Kings Day, Languages, Midis, Music, Questions, Readers Questions, Recordings of Songs | 3 Comments »

The St. Nicholas Tradition in Poland and a Way to Teach Your Children about Holiday Customs Around the World

Wednesday, 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 with this parallel those in Germany, Austria, and elsewhere in Europe. I found a short poem for Saint Nicholas that you might enjoy.

“On St. Nicholas Day,
The band of children waits;
For the good cookie he brings,
But for the naughty a switch that stings.”

Na świętego Mikołaja,
czeka dzieci cała zgraja,
Da posłusznym ciasteczko,
Złe przekropi różeczką.

I also have a story about Saint Nicholas. We would give our kids little gifts on Saint Nichols Day, Saint Lucia Day, Three Kings Day, etc. Our son-in-law referred to this as the 45 days of Gawlinski Christmas… One year as Saint Nichols day approached our second child, Allison was not being well behaved. She didn’t get a Saint Nicholas day present that morning. By noon, we had found where St. Nick hid the present. From then on, until well after Christmas, she was the best behaved little girl you ever saw.

Edward M. Gawlinski

Giving little gifts on the different international holidays gives you an opportunity to explain to kids how people do things differently around the world. You could also give a gift for a day of Chanukah and the Indian festival of Diwali (if you don’t celebrate these holidays already).

Feel free to comment below or email me to share your holiday customs with us!

-Lisa

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Posted in Austria, Belgium, Christmas Poems, Countries & Cultures, Customs, Epiphany, Holidays Around the World, Kings Day, Languages, Poetry, Poland, Polish, St. Lucia's Day, St. Nicolas, Sweden | 3 Comments »

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