| Title | Christmas Overture | 
| Alternative title | Weihnachtsouvertüre über den Choral “Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" | 
| Creators | Otto Nicolai (composer) | 
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| Instrumentation | orchestra mixed chorus and orchestra | 
| Number of movements | — | 
| Keys | D minor | 
| Composed | 1833 | 
| First published | 1938 | 
| Dedication | — | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | 660 | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Overtures | 
| Language | German | 
| Period | Romantic | 
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
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| view | Complete | — | Bote & Bock | 1938 | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3/4* (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Organ · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view | 
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