"Bunt sind schon die Wälder" is just one of more than a dozen songs that will be played at the "Herbstsingen" (Autumn Singing) in Aachen Town Hall this weekend, including a specially tested welcome song for the event. On Sunday, September 21, Mayor Sibylle Keupen, the patron of the event, will personally welcome the 700 or so Aachen primary school children and their chaperones to the big joint concert in the Coronation Hall.

Everyone in Aachen is invited to join in between 1 and 2.15 pm - and of course to sing along. For all those who are not familiar with the lyrics, they will also be broadcast on several monitors.