''Vår jul'' ( en, "Our Christmas") is the second joint album by Swedish artists

Sanna Nielsen Sanna Viktoria Nielsen (born 27 November 1984) is a Swedish singer and television presenter. On her seventh attempt, she won Melodifestivalen in 2014 with the song "Undo" and so represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenh ...

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Sonja Aldén Sonja Annika Maria Aldén (born 20 December 1977) is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2020 Melodifestivalen entries, and for working together with Shirley Clamp and Sanna Nielsen, as well as her songwriting for other a ...

released in Sweden in 2010, physically through Lionheart International and digitally through Universal Music. Although the album didn't match the success of its predecessor, the album was still a commercial success peaking at number six on the Swedish Albums Chart and was certified gold in the country.

Background

Following the success of their 2008 collaborative album, '' Our Christmas'', Shirley Clamp, Sanna Nielsen, and Sonya Aldén recorded and released a second

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. The major difference with this one, is that the majority of the songs are performed in

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. They also co-wrote a number of the songs on the album.

Reviews

Scandipop gave the album a positive review; "We’ve come over all warm, festive, and cozy after listening to clips of all of the tracks from the new Sanna, Shirley & Sonja Christmas album, ‘Vår Jul’. There's not a single clip that we don't like the sound of – they're all absolutely beautiful.". StubbyChristmas compared the sound to

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"...but only when they're singing harmony vocals. Often, though, they just trade leads".

Track listing

The album was released digitally and physically on November 3, 2010 with 12 tracks. * All tracks are performed by Sanna Nielsen, Shirley Clamp & Sonja Aldén.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Var Jul 2010 Christmas albums Sanna Nielsen albums Shirley Clamp albums Sonja Aldén albums Swedish-language albums Christmas albums by Swedish artists