The music group Deine Freunde writes rap songs for kids. This one is about how often children have to listen to adults exclaiming, "My, how you've grown!"

They say that women are similar to the flowers they wear — but what if someone happens to be a little prickly? Caroline Tudyka sings "Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus" (My Little Green Cactus), one of the most famous songs by the 1930s German vocal ensemble known as the "Comedian Harmonists.”

Max Giesinger, who became a household name after his appearance on reality talent show The Voice of Germany, covers Ich + Ich’s pop song “Von selben Stern” ("From the Same Star") – one of the most successful German-language singles.

AnnenMayKantereit’s light and playful acoustic pop hit “Jenny Jenny” is about a flight attendant who has traveled the world and lived the dream — but has it really made her happy?

In "Sag mir, was du willst" (Tell Me What You Want), Clueso looks at ways in which fame has made him lose touch with his true desires.

This song by Caroline Tudyka in French and German is based on a poem by German-Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler, one of the greatest poets in German history. Lasker-Schüler fled from the Nazis and died in Jerusalem in January 1945. She always longed to return to the Berlin of her memories, before so much of it was bombed.

With "Übermorgen," singer and TV personality Mark Forster can hardly believe how lucky he is to have found such a wonderful partner. Looking into the future with “all the dreams and all the worries,” he can see them together in the year 2050.

In the rap ballad "Tears of Kohl" (referring to the eye makeup), the German pop singer Céline addresses the pain of separation and lovesickness.

In the video for the euphoric single “Flugmodus” (Flight Mode), rapper Clueso and comedian Teddy Teclebrhan travel to Ibiza, where they cheekily invade a super-rich guy’s estate, kidnap him, and enjoy a fun-filled day of boating, foosball, and pool parties.

Cris Cosmo’s yoga-inspired pop hymn “Namaste” is all about cultivating inner peace — and then sharing it with the world.

“Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” (known as “Silent Night” in English) is one of the best-known Christmas carols on the planet, and the definitive Christmas song in the German-speaking world. It was first performed on December 24, 1818 in a Roman Catholic church in Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg, with a melody by Franz Xaver Gruber and lyrics by Joseph Mohr. Since then, the original German text has been adapted into 320 languages and dialects worldwide.

In the piano ballade "Wer wir geworden sind" (Who We’ve Become), Lotte and singer-songwriter Joris present a wistful duet about the darkness and self-questioning that follows a breakup.

Cris Cosmo is a singer-songwriter from the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The song "Unik" from his 2008 album "Sandkorn" celebrates the uniqueness of every individual.

Flo, Lukas, and Pauli make up the pop group Deine Freunde (Your Friends) and write songs from kids’ perspectives. "Einfach klein sein" ("Just Be Small") is about the longing of an overscheduled child to have more freedom in his life.

Cologne-based band AnnenMayKantereit — best-known for the distinctive raspy vocals of lead singer Henning May – performs a song about the pain of returning a former partner’s belongings to them following a breakup.