Kring julgranen, also known as ''Nu så är det jul igen, jultomten myser'', is a

Christmas song Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject ma ...

written by Alice Tegnér, and originally published in

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

in volume 5 of

Sjung med oss, mamma! ''Sjung'' (, "Sing") is the fourth studio album by the Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on 25 January 2012. Produced by Laleh herself, the album was released on Warner Music Sweden and Lost Army. ''Sjung'' is her first long play for fou ...

. 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

(volume 5), 1899 *

Nu ska vi sjunga ''Nu ska vi sjunga'' is a songbook published in 1943

Recordings

An early recording was done by Margareta Schönström-Modéen in

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in May

1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...

, and on the record " Rida ranka" in November that year. The song was also recorded by Glenmarks on the

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

album '' Jul a la carte''. and by Anita Lindblom on the

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

Christmas album '' Jul med tradition''. and by

Peter Himmelstrand Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

, also 1975, on a "

Nu ska vi sjunga ''Nu ska vi sjunga'' is a songbook published in 1943Spanish by

Maria Llerena Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

as "Ya es Navidad" on the

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

album '' Chiquitico mio''.

References

** {{authority control 1899 songs Swedish Christmas songs Songs in Swedish Anita Lindblom songs