Are the lights on
When the lights are on there is a German Christmas carol .
history
Around 1950 the poet and children's book author Erika Engel wrote the poem Christmas Joy . This poem was set to music by the later music advisor for the Central German Radio and director of the children's radio choir in Leipzig , Hans Sandig . The three verse song developed into one of the most famous Christmas carols in the GDR .
In 1957 the song appeared for the first time on an Eterna record by VEB Deutsche Schallplatten .
literature
- Hans Walther: "Are the lights lit ..." An angel from the GDR gave us one of the most beautiful Christmas carols ; in: Volksstimme weekend magazine from December 15, 2007, p. 3