Oh Tannenbaum!

by Mrs. Witness 6 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • Mrs. Witness
    Mrs. Witness

    I just have to tell this story. It's too sad not to.

    So, this morning, I'm packing lunches and my JW hubby is standing next to me making his breakfast. He starts sining "Oh Tannenbaum, Oh Tannenbaum" then hums the rest. Normally, I would have let it slide, but I'm feeling bitchy this morning, so I say "getting into the holiday spirit?". And he says "what do you mean?" and I say "you're singing a Christmas carol". So he says "What" and gives me that look that dogs give you, you know, with a tilted head and a cocked eye... So I say, "do you know what Tannenbaum is?" He's still looking at me like "Baroo?". So I say "Tannenbaum is the German word for Christmas tree...'Oh Tannenbaum' is 'Oh Christmas tree' in English". So he says "Oh, I thought it was about college. You know, a sorority or something".

    All I could do was shake my head.

  • snowbird
    snowbird

    ...LOLLOLLOLLOL...

    Sylvia

  • sacolton
    sacolton

    Oh, brother!

    "Did you attend Tannenbaum College?"

  • snowbird
    snowbird
    He's still looking at me like "Baroo?".

    LOL again!

    Sylvia

  • GermanXJW
    GermanXJW

    Tannenbaum actually means fir tree, no relation to x-mas. But it is usually sung at x-mas time.

  • Mrs. Witness
    Mrs. Witness

    Thanks for that GermanXJW. I was translating based on the English version of the song.

  • noni1974
    noni1974

    I got in trouble for singing that song. It was from Treasure Island.

    BTW my last name is Holderbaum It means Elderberry tree. Weird because as far as I know berry's don't grow on trees.

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