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[Do you know how many American traditions for Christmas time were originally German? Like Christmas Trees and Tinsel and certain Christmas carols. Mistletoe is Scandinavian though, I'm not claiming that. Anyway. Enough about traditions.

So Germany, having been posting by some Holly is singing Stille Nacht (Silent Night in the original German,

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[ guess who's watching you sing down the hall? Oh yeah. Creeper England ]

... better than expected.

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[ oh England don't you remember singing at each other in the Christmas Truce of 1914 okay maybe not. Hetalia canon is you kicking a football (the real kind) at me. /sob. ]

Thank you, I suppose?

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Of course. Not that I'm implying I thought you were a bad singer, just-- a bit unexpected.

I thought you'd have a much harsher, scratchier voice.

[ ooh I read about that a while back. idk I read some crazy conspiracies on how it was made by Hollywood, or was that the WWII truce? /fail ]

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Music has been pretty prevalent in my culture. Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, you know?

[ lol, no, it's legit. There is a movie that took a few liberties but it's a good movie. Joyeux Noël. It's in three languages. *u* ]

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Ah, yes. 'The Three B's'. I'm sure it's nice to have a rich musical history-- not that I'm jealous or any rot like that.

[ a small pause to think about that statement. and ahhh I shall check it out ]

There was Handel, and Purcell, and of course, The Beatles.

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[Ahhh Handel is so dry I hate playing him /biased.]

The Beatles? I think they're playing in Hamburg...

[It's only 1961 okay. it's like in clubs and stuff. George Harrison lied about his age to my authorities. o9 ]

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[ oh god I hated Handel I prefer the nuts like Liszt and Rachmaninoff ]

They may have built up part of their reputation in Hamburg, but they're still a British band.

[ DON'T WE ALL. Lie to pub authorities I mean. ]

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[ omg Rachmaniofffffffff. ahhhhhh. And Bach. Bach is amazing. I play the oboe so, you know, it's nice literature for me. ]

I understand that. I just hadn't heard of them otherwise.

[Lol Drinking age? What drinking age? If you're 14 and have parents it's legal. ]

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You really ought to get out more, mate. They're world famous now! Even the Americans are barmy over them.

[ I played piano, it's all viola for me now. But ahhh Bach's sinfonias were hell for me. And hah England has the highest rate of binge drinking ]

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What year is it, England?

[ ohhhh viola so awesome. Yeah Bach is hell for a lot of people but not oboe players ahahahahahah Bach loved us. Or thought we sucked. Whatever comes first. ]

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19... 69?

[ doing mental calculations, because crap he forgot about the time differences. Germany obviously has to be from the 60 or later. And ffff everyone hates viola. ]

You can't be that far behind if you've heard their name.

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It's only 1961.

[ no I love viola we did a concerto last year it was so much fun. But the section is like one girl who doesn't always show up this year. ]

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The years they spent between Liverpool and Hamburg, of course. You'll be pleased to know they tour in Hamburg later on as well.

[ awww haha, I just meant most composers kind of dislike viola. Bartok's is one of the only ones I like ]

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It will be interesting to see how they've mature.

[ It's like being an oboe in band; they're not sure what to do with you sometimes. Also randomly, I have "I wanna hold your hand" and "She loves you" in German it is so awesome. ]

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They've only gotten better, I'll tell you. Abbey Road was bloody brilliant, and so was Yellow Submarine. Blimey Germany, I'll have to lend you an LP!

[ asdfasd I HAVE NEVER HEARD THESE. But I really want to now. ]

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That would nice.

[Man we're getting along. Beatles should be our diplomacy. But it'll never fix the French-German tensions.]