"Snart kommer änglarna att landa" is a

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written by

Ulf Lundell Ulf Gerhard Lundell (born 20 November 1949) is a Sweden, Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist. He made his debut in 1975 with the LP ''Vargmåne'' and was immediately hailed as "Sweden's Bob Dylan". In 1976 his first no ...

, and originally recorded by

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on the 1979 album '' Glitter glögg & rock 'n' roll''. Ulf Lundell later recorded the song on his own, and released it as a single in 1981. The song has also been recorded by the choir

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on the 1984 album '' När morgonen gryr''. and by

Mauro Scocco Mauro Scocco (born 11 September 1962) is a Swedish pop artist of Italian descent. He has been described as "one of the sharpest songwriters in Sweden". Scocco was the singer for the pop group Ratata (1980–83) transformed into a duo with Joh ...

in 2012 on the album '' Årets julklapp! från Mauro Scocco''. In 2023 Ulf Lundell released a new recording of the song.

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