{"product_id":"heimat-deine-sterne-vol-7-kriegsweihnacht-1940","title":"Heimat Deine Sterne Vol. 7 Kriegsweihnacht 1940","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital download · USD 9.99. Technical audio verification is complete for all 27 source files. The complete MP3 ZIP is included with this digital download.\u003c\/strong\u003e Recording identities and rights are unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupplied collection title:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heimat Deine Sterne Vol. 7 Kriegsweihnacht 1940. 27 source-file listings, retained in their original order. Technical decoding and duration checks are complete for all 27 supplied source files. A file count is not a count of distinct recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplied 27-title sequence alternates Christmas music with labels for greetings, military settings and a radio relay. It offers a starting point for studying the use of seasonal feeling to connect soldiers and households during war. The notes below place those labels in the history of Nazi radio propaganda and German occupation while keeping the recordings themselves unidentified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical documentation and critical study of Nazi propaganda, occupation and wartime culture, without endorsement of National Socialism, antisemitism, military aggression or violence. No lyrics or speech passages are reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRecording and source notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e27 supplied files. Digital download price: USD 9.99. Recording identification and rights clearance remain unresolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-technical-summary=\"verified\"\u003eThe supplied 27 source files passed full technical decoding. Total measured source audio: 79:15, rounded to the nearest second. The complete archive, Heimat-Deine-Sterne-Vol-7-Kriegsweihnacht-1940-MP3.zip (147,360,723 bytes), contains 27 full-length MP3 files encoded at 256 kbps and is included with this digital download. Source order and filenames are preserved. Preview excerpts of up to 25 seconds are prepared. Technical measurements do not identify a recording, verify musical completeness or establish distribution rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle note:\u003c\/strong\u003e The year 1940 is preserved as part of the supplied album label. It is not assigned as a recording, performance, broadcast or release date to any supplied file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003col data-source-list=\"canonical\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"01 Heimat Deine Sterne.wav\" data-source-position=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e01 Heimat Deine Sterne.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 1:13, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"02 Ringsendung.wav\" data-source-position=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e02 Ringsendung.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:32, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRingsendung is a supplied broadcast-format label; the actual programme, excerpt and original transmission remain unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"03 Drüben In Der Heimat.wav\" data-source-position=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e03 Drüben In Der Heimat.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:23, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"04 Grüße Aus Narvik.wav\" data-source-position=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e04 Grüße Aus Narvik.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 6:15, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"05 Süßer Die Glocken Nie Klingen.wav\" data-source-position=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e05 Süßer Die Glocken Nie Klingen.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:44, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"06 Posten Auf Dem Feldberg.wav\" data-source-position=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e06 Posten Auf Dem Feldberg.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:21, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"07 Posten Auf Dem Brocken.wav\" data-source-position=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e07 Posten Auf Dem Brocken.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 1:51, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"08 Des Jahres Letzte Stunde.wav\" data-source-position=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e08 Des Jahres Letzte Stunde.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:02, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"09 Grüße Von Der Marienburg.wav\" data-source-position=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e09 Grüße Von Der Marienburg.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:36, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"10 Strahlende Weihnachtskerzen.wav\" data-source-position=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 Strahlende Weihnachtskerzen.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:00, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title occurs twice in this sequence. No duplicate audio, shared performance or shared source is established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"11 Grüße Aus Warschau.wav\" data-source-position=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e11 Grüße Aus Warschau.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:02, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"12 Christnacht.wav\" data-source-position=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e12 Christnacht.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:35, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"13 Grüße Von Der Kanalküste.wav\" data-source-position=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e13 Grüße Von Der Kanalküste.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:51, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"14 Hohe Nacht Der Klaren Sterne.wav\" data-source-position=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e14 Hohe Nacht Der Klaren Sterne.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 0:47, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scholarly song-history source documents a work with this title by Hans Baumann, first published in 1936. This is composition history, not a verified performer, text version or recording credit for this WAV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"15 Flugboot Über Dem Atlantik.wav\" data-source-position=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e15 Flugboot Über Dem Atlantik.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:49, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"16 O Tannenbaum.wav\" data-source-position=\"16\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16 O Tannenbaum.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:19, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"17 Vorpostenboot Atlantikküste.wav\" data-source-position=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e17 Vorpostenboot Atlantikküste.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:36, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"18 Strahlende Weihnachtskerzen.wav\" data-source-position=\"18\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e18 Strahlende Weihnachtskerzen.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:52, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title occurs twice in this sequence. No duplicate audio, shared performance or shared source is established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"19 Zerstörer An Der Atlantikküste.wav\" data-source-position=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e19 Zerstörer An Der Atlantikküste.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 4:32, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"20 Stille Nacht.wav\" data-source-position=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e20 Stille Nacht.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 3:25, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Joseph Mohr \/ Franz Xaver Gruber work history is contextual. No singer, arrangement, language, date or sound source is authenticated for this WAV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"21 Wacht An Der Biscaya.wav\" data-source-position=\"21\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e21 Wacht An Der Biscaya.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:09, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"22 O Du Fröhliche.wav\" data-source-position=\"22\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e22 O Du Fröhliche.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:42, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"23 Grüße Aus Gumbinnen.wav\" data-source-position=\"23\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e23 Grüße Aus Gumbinnen.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 4:44, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"24 Musik Unterm Weihnachtsbaum.wav\" data-source-position=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e24 Musik Unterm Weihnachtsbaum.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 1:35, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"25 Grüße Aus Saarbrücken.wav\" data-source-position=\"25\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e25 Grüße Aus Saarbrücken.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 2:01, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"26 Grüße Aus Rumänien.wav\" data-source-position=\"26\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e26 Grüße Aus Rumänien.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 4:18, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA named place, vessel type or setting in a filename is not proof that the supplied audio was recorded or broadcast there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-source-filename=\"27 Liveübertragung.wav\" data-source-position=\"27\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e27 Liveübertragung.wav\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp data-measured-audio=\"verified\"\u003eMeasured source duration: 5:04, rounded to the nearest second. MP3 access format: 256 kbps. MP3 playback may vary slightly because of encoder padding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied wording retained; work, version and recording identity unverified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiveübertragung is a supplied label, not a verified claim that the performance or transmission was live. Keep the commercial opera-excerpt lead private until independently authenticated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMusic and broadcasting in their historical setting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eConnecting soldiers and households\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWDR dates the first wartime Christmas relay broadcast to 24 December 1940. Greetings between soldiers and families, music and reports made separation into a staged experience of national togetherness. This emotional connection served Nazi wartime propaganda. The supplied place-greeting titles suggest that format, but they do not establish which excerpts, recordings or transmission dates are represented here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www1.wdr.de\/stichtag\/stichtag-weihnachtsringsendung-100.html\"\u003eWDR: the Christmas Eve 1940 relay broadcast\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA live-sounding programme needs evidence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnsgar Diller’s published production schedule shows that the 1942 relay used pre-recorded contributions assembled for transmission. DRA also describes its later reconstruction of surviving 1942 and 1943 recordings. These are different-year comparisons, not evidence about how “Heimat Deine Sterne Vol. 7 Kriegsweihnacht 1940” was made. Neither Ringsendung nor Liveübertragung in a filename authenticates a live event, an unedited broadcast or the year 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rundfunkundgeschichte.de\/assets\/RuG_2003_1-2.pdf#page=49\"\u003eAnsgar Diller: the 1942 production schedule, Rundfunk und Geschichte 29 (2003), pp. 47–51\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dra.de\/de\/entdecken\/schlaglichter-aus-100-jahren-rundfunk\/deutsche-nachrichten-und-propaganda-im-zweiten-weltkrieg\"\u003eDeutsches Rundfunkarchiv: wartime news and propaganda recordings\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGreetings from occupied places\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarvik and Warsaw carry histories of German invasion and occupation. Germany invaded Norway in April 1940; Warsaw had been occupied since September 1939, and its Jewish population was confined within a sealed ghetto in November 1940. These facts are essential context for greetings labelled with those places. They do not establish the location of any microphone or identify a speaker in these files.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dhm.de\/lemo\/kapitel\/der-zweite-weltkrieg\/kriegsverlauf\/besetzung-von-norwegen-1940\"\u003eDeutsches Historisches Museum: the occupation of Norway in 1940\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dhm.de\/lemo\/kapitel\/der-zweite-weltkrieg\/voelkermord\/ghetto-warschau\"\u003eDeutsches Historisches Museum: the Warsaw ghetto\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEntertainment within a controlled medium\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Deutsches Historisches Museum explains that Nazi radio offered abundant entertainment music partly to keep audiences listening. Familiar or comforting music could sit within a politically controlled programme without having been composed for the regime. The alternation of musical and greeting titles in this supplied sequence invites attention to that framing; it does not prove the original running order of a broadcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dhm.de\/lemo\/kapitel\/ns-regime\/kunst\"\u003eDeutsches Historisches Museum: art, culture and entertainment under Nazism\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStille Nacht before wartime broadcasting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stille Nacht Gesellschaft dates Joseph Mohr’s poem to 1816 and Franz Xaver Gruber’s melody and their first performance at Oberndorf to Christmas Eve 1818. This work history long predates National Socialism. It does not date the supplied recording or establish its singers, arrangement or use within any broadcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stillenacht.at\/geschichtliches\"\u003eStille Nacht Gesellschaft: the documented origins of Stille Nacht\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Nazi-era Christmas song\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Historisch-kritisches Liederlexikon identifies Hohe Nacht der klaren Sterne as Hans Baumann’s Nazi Christmas song, first published in 1936. Its nature imagery and celebration of motherhood served an anti-Christian, völkisch reinterpretation of Christmas intended to displace carols such as Stille Nacht. This ideological function belongs to the documented composition; the supplied performance and its text version remain unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.liederlexikon.de\/lieder\/hohe_nacht_der_klaren_sterne\"\u003eMichael Fischer, Historisch-kritisches Liederlexikon: Hohe Nacht der klaren Sterne\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSource condition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnical decoding, running-time and encoding checks are complete. Audible language, musical or programme completeness, edits and sound quality have not been verified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrahlende Weihnachtskerzen occurs at both positions 10 and 18. Matching titles do not establish that these are the same recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRecording research and rights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo “Heimat Deine Sterne Vol. 7 Kriegsweihnacht 1940” recording is authenticated. Performers, speakers, venues, broadcasters, sessions, edits, original issues, source media and recording dates remain unverified. Generic catalogue artist labels are not verified credits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical events, composition dates, broadcast dates, issue dates, reissue dates and digital-transfer dates are different facts. Titles and compilation sequence similarities do not authenticate a supplied recording or establish its rights status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnverified. No recording licence, ownership, public-domain status, royalty-free status or permission to redistribute is asserted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOutstanding identification questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal issue, catalogue and matrix information remain unverified. Sleeves and accompanying source documents are unavailable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompare the commercial 27-position concordance against authorized source audio, independently measured timings and source documentation; do not import the dealer credits first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthenticate each claimed relay excerpt against a documented archival source; establish year, station, speakers, sequence, edits and original media independently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigate the final Liveübertragung file without presuming it is an opera excerpt, a Christmas relay segment or an actual live recording.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinguish the two Strahlende Weihnachtskerzen files by audio and documentary evidence; matching titles do not prove duplicate recordings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerify musical works, textual versions, performers, ensembles, arrangers, languages and dates; separate composition history from recording identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReview composition, arrangement, performance, recording and compilation rights and any applicable distribution restrictions before any sale, upload, publication or preview.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCollection provenance and evidence limits\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal carriers, labels, matrix numbers, recording dates and transfer histories remain unverified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical accounts, work dates and comparison catalogue records do not establish recording identity, audible language or vocal\/instrumental content. Composition, arrangement and recording rights remain unverified. The complete MP3 ZIP is included with this digital download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"History in Sound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53709853032737,"sku":"HIS-CD420-ALBUM","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/nadeltonrecordings.com\/products\/heimat-deine-sterne-vol-7-kriegsweihnacht-1940","provider":"Nadelton Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}