Strålande jul (Glorious Christmas) is a 2009 joint album by

Sissel Kyrkjebø Sissel Kyrkjebø (; born 24 June 1969), also known abroad as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano. She is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Her musical style ranges from pop recordings and folk songs to classical vocals and operati ...

and

Odd Nordstoga Odd Nordstoga (born 10 December 1972) is a folk singer, musician, actor and editor from Vinje Municipality in Telemark, Norway. In 2004, he went from relative obscurity to becoming the country's biggest selling recording artist, with the phenome ...

credited as the duo Sissel & Odd (or Sissel og Odd as on the album cover). They are the only Norwegian artists to have an album go 11 times platinum with the album sales of ''Strålande jul''.

Track list

#"Upp gledjest alle, gledjest no" #"Den fagraste rosa" #"

Jul, jul, strålande jul "''Jul, jul, strålande jul''" is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Edvard Evers and music composed by Gustaf Nordqvist. It was published in 1921. The song has been subject to many interpretations in Sweden, other Scandinavian countries a ...

" #"Det lyser i stille grender" #"Jag vill alltid följa dig" #"I en steingrå vinter" #"Jul i svingen" #"Velkommen igen" #"Maria hun er en jomfru ren" #"Mot den nya världen" #"No høyr, de gode folk"

Charts

The album stayed 7 weeks at the top of

VG-lista VG-lista is the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from Norwegian and international artists. It is presented weekly in the newspaper ''Verdens Gang, VG''. The data is collected by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Soundscan Inte ...

, the official Norwegian Albums Chart. The single taken from the album also reached #11 in the Norwegian Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Lasse Sørnes from ''Finnmark Dagblad'' called the album "Norwegian Christmas at its best". He wrote: "National-treasures Sissel and Odd Nordstoga together on an album is the epitome of a true Norwegian product, and what could be better than the songbirds making a Christmas album together." The song "Upp gledjest alle, gledjest no" was noted as the best song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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