"När det lider mot jul"
Song
LanguageSwedish
Written1909
GenreChristmas
Composer(s)Ruben Liljefors
Lyricist(s)Jeanna Oterdahl

"När det lider mot jul", also known as "Det strålar en stjärna", is a Swedish Christmas song with lyrics by Jeanna Oterdahl, and written for vocals and piano in 1909 (opus 19) by Ruben Liljefors.[1] A version for mixed choir, a cappella, was added in 1933[2] and originally published in 1944 by Gehrmans musikförlag.[3] The song’s later popularity is said to have been affected by publication in Gottfrid Berg’s Läroverkskören [4] 1950[2] and after being recorded on record, it was heard in TV in the early 1960s.[5]

Recordings

The song has been recorded by several Swedish choirs, including KFUM:s kammarkör, Kammarkören Pro Musica, Orphei Drängar, Göteborgs Gosskör, among others, as well as by solo artists and groups/bands, like Agnetha Fältskog,[6] Loa Falkman,[7] Anni-Frid Lyngstad,[8] Carola Häggkvist,[9] Pernilla Wahlgren,[10] Thorleifs[11] and Vikingarna.[12] E.M.D. recorded the song on the 2009 Christmas album Välkommen hem.

Publisher

  • När det lider mot jul och andra barnvisor, 1955
  • Julens önskesångbok, 1997, under the lines "Lucia".
  • Barnens svenska sångbok, 1999, under the lines "Året runt".

References

  1. ↑ Högman, sid 22
  2. 1 2 Högman, sid 23
  3. ↑ Svensk musik
  4. ↑ Berg Gottfrid, ed. (1950). Läroverkskören sångbok för blandad kör med och utan instrumental ledsagning (in Swedish). Nord. musikförl.
  5. ↑ Palm Anders, Stenström Johan, ed. (1999). Barnens svenska sångbok. Bonnier.
  6. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  7. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  8. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  9. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  10. ↑ "Julskivan" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1990. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  11. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  12. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas


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