Vintersaga is a 1984 song written by

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, recorded by himself. The song has also been recorded by

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, Jerry Williams and

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. The lyrics mentions how different places, people and ways of communication around

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handles a nationwide snowstorm, from Mommas krog in

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in the northern parts to farms in

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in the south. Several other Ted Ström songs deal mainly with geographical names, transport and weather-related events.

Recordings

The song was recorded for his album '' Ge mig mer'' (1984) and has also been recorded by

(1984), Jerry Williams (1990) and

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(2002) In 2007, the song was recorded by Jenny Wahlgren (born 1965) from

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. The Jerry Williams version charted at

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for 12 weeks between 30 September-16 December 1990, peaking at second position. In 1998, Ted Ström recorded a new version of the song, with changed lyrics, recorded for the album '' regi: Lars Molin, musik: Ted Ström'' (1999). In 2006 he recorded another version, for the album '' Vinterhamn''. In 2007 it was recorded by

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on the album '' Lejonhjärta''.Information
at

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In 2013

reached the final of '' Alla tiders hits'' with his own version of the song. In 2015

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did a cover version together with Oskar Linnros in an ad campaign for

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References

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