In der Weihnachtsbäckerei
| "In der Weihnachtsbäckerei" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Rolf Zuckowski | |
| from the album Winterkinder | |
| Language | German |
| Released | October 19, 1987 |
| Genre | Schlager music |
| Length | 2:52 |
The Schlager music song "In der Weihnachtsbäckerei" (German: "In the Christmas bakery") is a German Christmas carol, written and composed by the musician Rolf Zuckowski.
Content
[edit]"In der Weihnachtsbäckerei" describes the situation in a Christmas bakery, focusing on the mess made while baking.
The chorus talks of the tastes found in a Christmas bakery, while also adding the risks of creating a mess when mixing the ingredients. The chorus can be translated as following:[1]
In der Weihnachtsbäckerei |
In the Christmas bakery |
The chaos becomes more prominent as the first verse discovers, how the recipe has gone missing, concluding in a decision to improvise[1]
Wo ist das Rezept geblieben |
Where did the recipe go |
The second verse then goes on by listing the needed ingredients and adding them to the improvised dough:[1]
Brauchen wir nicht Schokolade |
Don’t we need chocolate |
The last verse then narrates the practice of kneading the dough, cut out the cookies, placing them on the baking sheet and waiting for them as they bake in the oven. Finally, they turn out burnt:[1]
Bitte mal zur Seite treten |
Please step aside |
Rolf Zuckowski thought of the song on a ride home from a concert after talking about baking cookies on a call with his family. His three year old son modified the melody when singing it, so that the last line of the chorus came to be the beginning of the song as well.[2]
1987 Rolf Zuckowski's album Winterkinder (German: "Winter children"). In the same year, he played the song in the German TV-show Wetten, dass..?. It became widely known in Germany.[3]
Charts placement
[edit]| Chart (2012-2025) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| German Single Charts[4] | 20 |
| Austrian Single Charts[5] | 40 |
Publications
[edit]Books
There are a picture book and a song book with illustrations by Julia Ginsbach:
- Rolf Zuckowski, Julia Ginsbach: In der Weihnachtsbäckerei. in: Bunte Liedergeschichten. Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1996, ISBN 3-8067-4184-0.
- Rolf Zuckowski, Julia Ginsbach: In der Weihnachtsbäckerei. Coppenrath, Münster 2007, ISBN 3-8157-7858-1.
CD, Video und DVD
- Rolf Zuckowski und seine Freunde – Rolfs Liederkalender – Sing mit uns und Videoaufnahme der ZDF-Sendung 1992
- Rolf Zuckowski und seine Freunde – Das Beste aus dem ZDF, Universal Music Entertainment, Berlin 2004 (DVD)
- 2006 entstand ein gleichnamiger Fernsehfilm mit Rolf Zuckowski als er selbst[6]
- Rolf Zuckowski: In der Weihnachtsbäckerei. – Doppel-CD, Universal Music Entertainment, Berlin 2012[7]
- Rolf Zuckowski: Die Weihnachtsbäckerei – Das Musical-Hörspiel mit den Liedern von Rolf Zuckowski. Karussell (Universal Music) 2019
Covers
[edit]- 1996: Niko & Rudi (Album: Schneeflöckchen – Weissröckchen)[8]
- 2000: Wolfgang Petry (Album: Freudige Weihnachten)[9]
- 2015: Helene Fischer & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Album: Weihnachten)
- 2016: Otto Waalkes
- 2024: Eizbrand - In der Weihnachtsbäckerei (Album: Rookies & Friends Vol. 3)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Übersetzung von Rolf Zuckowski - In der Weihnachtsbäckerei". Songtexte.com (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ Carsten Kämmerer: „5 Fragen-5 Antworten“ – spezial! Rolf Zuckowski gibt seinen Abschied bekannt! lokalkompass.de (in German), 7th December 2012, retrieved 2016-05-29
- ^ Rolf Zuckowski – his biography. (in German) (Memento 2012, 14 April in Internet Archive) in elbtour2000.de
- ^ DE charts, retrieved 2024-12-20
- ^ AT charts, retrieved 2024-12-20
- ^ In der Weihnachtsbäckerei by crew united, retrieved 2021-03-01
- ^ In der Weihnachtsbäckerei. on musik-fuer-dich.de
- ^ "Niko & Rudi – In der Weihnachtsbäckerei". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ^ "Wolfgang Petry – In der Weihnachtsbäckerei". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-06-15.