Will a Nazi poet's Christmas carol remain in book of hymns?

Christianity and its customs were a thorn in the side of the National Socialists. New Christmas carols during the Nazi era Entirely new Christmas carols were also composed during the Nazi era, including the strongly propagated song "Hohe Nacht der klaren Sterne". Among the newly written Christmas carols during the Nazi era was the piece "Wisst ihr noch, wie es geschehen" by poet Hermann Claudius, who was loyal to the regime. Problematic author, unproblematic text In fact, musicologist Udo Wennemuth noted in the book "Liederkunde zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch," a handbook addressing the Protestant hymnal, that the lyrics to "Wisst ihr noch, wie es geschehen" were written at the suggestion of a Christian publisher who did not want to support the "liturgical erosion" of Christmas. Even after the end of the Nazi dictatorship, the song "Wisst ihr noch, wie es geschehen" was not called into question, said Christa Kirschbaum, music director of the Hesse-Nassau regional church.