Christen, ätzet diesen Tag (Christians, engrave this day), BWV 63, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the Christmas cantata for the First Day of Christmas, possibly in 1713 for the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle. He performed it again for his first Christmas as Thomaskantor in Leipzig, on 25 December 1723.
| Librettist | Johann Michael Heineccius (Unsure;) |
| Date of composition | 1714 (unsure;) in Weimar, Germany |
| First published | 1868 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Cantata |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 63 |
| Approx. duration | 30 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Oboe Bassoon Trumpet Timpani Strings Continuo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag en do majeur, BWV 63 ""Christians, engrave this day"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag in do maggiore, BWV 63 ""Christians, engrave this day"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag C-dur, BWV 63 ""Christians, engrave this day"" |