O Christmas Tree
About O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree (2021) is a track by Indian violinist L. Shankar featured on the compilation album Christmas from India. Released on October 15, 2021, by Cleopatra Records, the album presents traditional Christmas carols reinterpreted through Indian classical and fusion styles. The label distributed the work in digital media formats.
Shankar performs O Christmas Tree as the eighth track on the album. The composition retains the melody of the 16th-century German carol O Tannenbaum while incorporating elements of Carnatic music and Shankar’s signature double violin technique. The recording spans 3 minutes and 1 second. Production details beyond the primary artist and label remain undocumented in available sources.
The album Christmas from India assembles contributions from multiple Indian classical and fusion musicians. Cleopatra Records marketed the release as part of a series exploring global interpretations of Christmas music. No additional information confirms the involvement of accompanying artists, session musicians, or arrangers on Shankar’s track. The album’s reception and commercial performance lack published documentation.