Ett litet rött paket is a Christmas song with lyrics and music by Owe Thörnqvist. Owe Thörnqvist recorded the song in 1957, and it became a 1963 hit when

Sven-Ingvars Sven-Ingvars is a Swedish pop/rock group from Slottsbron, Sweden. The band was formed in 1956 by Sven Svärd (drums), Ingvar Karlsson (guitar and accordion), Sven-Erik Magnusson (vocals, guitar, and clarinet). Later the band were joined first ...

recorded it. The song lyrics describe Owe Thörnqvist's hometown

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...

, mentioning the Ofvandahls cafe and patisserie. Owe Thörnqvist and Sven-Ingvars sang different lyrics. Owe Thörnqvist sang ''När ljusen tändas i december månad'' ("When the candles are lit in the month of December") while Sven-Ingvars originally sang ''När ljusen tändas i februari månad.'' ("When the candles are lit in the month of February") In 2008

Lasse Stefanz Lasse Stefanz is a Swedish dansband formed in Kristianstad in 1967. The band was popular during the 1980s. The band was formed by Hans Sigfridsson, Lars Sigfridsson and Olle Jönsson. Later members are Christer Ericsson, Anders Pettersson and G ...

recorded the song on the album '' Svängjul''.Information
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