▁Day ▁of ▁Christmas ▁( 1 7 2 5 ): ▁Sü ßer ▁Tro st , ▁me in ▁Jesus ▁kö mm t , ▁B W V   1 5 1 . ▁ ▁First ▁Sunday ▁after ▁Christmas ▁( 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 7 2 5 ): ▁Gott lob ! ▁nun ▁geht ▁das ▁Jahr ▁zu ▁Ende , ▁B W V   2 8 . ▁ ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁( 1 7 2 6 ): ▁Herr ▁Gott , ▁dich ▁lo ben ▁wir , ▁B W V   1 6 . ▁ ▁Second ▁Sunday ▁after ▁Christmas ▁( ): ▁Ach ▁Gott , ▁wie ▁man ches ▁Her ze leid , ▁B W V   5 8 ▁( ear ly ▁version ). ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁these ▁third ▁cycle ▁cant at as ▁for ▁the ▁Christmas ▁season , ▁B W V   1 1 0 , ▁ 5 7 , ▁ 1 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 6 , ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁text ▁from ▁Georg ▁Christian ▁Le h ms ' s ▁Gott gef äll iges ▁Kirchen - O pf fer ▁cant ata ▁libre tto ▁cycle , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 0 s ▁Bach ▁often ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Pic ander ▁as ▁a ▁libre tt ist ▁for ▁his ▁cant at as . ▁The ▁She ph erd ▁Cant ata , ▁B W V ▁ 2 4 9 a , ▁first ▁performed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 7 2 5 , ▁one ▁of ▁Bach ' s