Template:Did you know nominations/Zu Bethlehem geboren

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 20:59, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Zu Bethlehem geboren[edit]

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Friedrich Spee

... that Friedrich Spee (pictured) wrote the lyrics of the Christmas carol "Zu Bethlehem geboren" to a popular French tune with a frivolous text? Source: [1]

Reviewed: Lygon Arms
Comment: wish I could say that he wanted to eradicate the poison of pestilence ("pestilentzisch Gifft entreißen") from secular melodies

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 21:47, 3 January 2018 (UTC).

- Length, Date, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Cite is AGF'd based on autotranslation of the source. Image is PD-Old. Mifter (talk) 04:23, 4 January 2018 (UTC)