''Välkommen hem'' is the second studio album released by Swedish boy band

E.M.D. E.M.D. was a Swedish boyband consisting of Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. All three members had participated on the Swedish version of ''Idol'', with Erik as a finalist and Danny at 6th place on Idol 2006. Mattias was el ...

It marks their first release of material sung in

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. The album was released in

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on November 9, 2009 and features both classic and lesser known Christmas songs. The album was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden at Grünewaldsalen and was produced by Peter Nordahl. The first and only single to be released off the album was the title track " Välkommen hem".

Track listing

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 ...

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" #" Välkommen hem" #"När det lider mot jul" #" O helga natt" #"Halleluja" #" Stilla natt" #"Ängel" #" Julvisa"(Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt) #" Koppången" #"Härlig är jorden"

Chart positions

The album was sold exclusively at ICA

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, bringing money to the

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, and therefore the album was ineligible to chart upon first release. Despite not being eligible to chart, ''Välkommen hem'' sold over 160,000 copies, and was certified 4× Platinum. In 2019, the album charted for the first time, reaching number 13 on the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valkommen Hem 2009 Christmas albums E.M.D. albums Charity albums Christmas albums by Swedish artists