"Christmas in New York" is a

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song written by Billy Butt at the piano of the

Church of Sweden in New York Church of Sweden in New York ( sv, Svenska kyrkan i New York; also known as the Swedish Seamen's Church) is a Church of Sweden church at 5 East 48th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is a parish of the Church of Sweden Abroad. ...

in 1979. It was recorded by

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and released as a single in 1982, with "

The Christmas Song "The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. The Nat King Cole Trio fir ...

" on its B-side. The English-language version was performed annually between 1986 and 2002 by

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during the ''

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'' in

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. Lyrically, the song describes New York City in Christmas time. It was recorded by

Loa Falkman Carl Johan "Loa" Falkman (born 24 July 1947) is a Swedish opera singer, actor and artist. He was appointed hovsångare by H.M. the King of Sweden in 2003.http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page After studying ...

, as "It's Christmas in New York", on his 1990 Christmas album '' Julstämning''. US jazz singer Linda Bianchi covered it on her 2009 Christmas album, '' Christmas in New York''. Gamla stans Julmarknad 2009p

The Swedish-language version, recorded by the Glennmarks Family on the 1983 holiday album, '' Från advent till jul'', is called "Jul i Gamla stan", with lyrics by

Monica Forsberg Monica Yvonne Forsberg (born 14 September 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actress. She was a member in the group Ritz, which competed in Melodifestivalen in 1983 (which finished number 4 with the song "Marionett") and 1985 (with the ...

reflecting Christmas in Stockholm's

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. It was covered by (among others) Sten & Stanley (1986),

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(1987),

Hasse Andersson Hans Olle Lennart Andersson (born 28 January 1948) is a Swedish country singer and songwriter, whose albums had chart success in Sweden during the 1980s. He took part in Melodifestivalen 2015 in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Conte ...

(1996) and Cyndee Peters (1986).Information
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