Kring julgranen

References to Christmas and Santa Claus have led to Christmas associations of a song describing seasons changing in a Nordic agricultural society.

Kring julgranen, also known as Nu så är det jul igen, jultomten myser, is a Christmas song written by Alice Tegnér, and originally published in 1899 in volume 5 of Sjung med oss, mamma!.

The song, which has three verses, describes nature and seasonal change in a Nordic agricultural society, but the song lyrics of the first and second verse have led to the song being associated with Christmas. Even the final verse refers to Christmas.

Publications

• Sjung med oss, mamma! (volume 5), 1899
• Nu ska vi sjunga, 1943, under the lines "Julsånger".

Recordings

An early recording was done by Margareta Schönström-Modéen in Stockholm in May 1926, and on the record "Rida ranka" in November that year.^[1] The song was also recorded by Glenmarks on the 1974 album Jul a la carte.^[2] and by Anita Lindblom on the 1975 Christmas album Jul med tradition.^[3] and by Peter Himmelstrand, also 1975, on a "Nu ska vi sjunga"-themed album.^[4]

The song has also been recorded in Spanish by Maria Llerena as "Ya es Navidad" on the 1988 album Chiquitico mio.^[5]

References

1. ↑ "Rida ranka" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1926. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
2. ↑ "Jul a la carte" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
3. ↑ "Jul med tradition" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
4. ↑ "Nu ska vi sjunga. vol. 2" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
5. ↑ "Chiquitico mio" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1988. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 

• • Palm Anders, Stenström Johan, ed. (1999). Barnens svenska sångbok. Bonnier.