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Julens Sånger
''Julens sånger'' is a 1985 Vikingarna Christmas album, recorded together with a children's choir. Track listing Side A #Nu tändas tusen juleljus #Jul, jul, strålande jul #Gläns över sjö och strand # White Christmas # Låt mig få tända ett ljus (Mozart's lullaby) #O Holy Night (Cantique de noël) Side B # Stilla natt (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) #I kväll jag tänder ett ljus #När juldagsmorgon glimmar #När det lider mot jul (Det strålar en stjärna) #Bereden väg för Herran "Bereden väg för Herran" ("Make Way For the Lord") is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Frans Michael Franzén in 1812. Britt G. Hallqvist later rewrote the final verse lyrics. Describing Jesus coming into Jerusalem, is a popular Advent song. Pub ... #Julen är här igen Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Julens sanger 1985 Christmas albums Vikingarna (band) albums Christmas albums by Swedish artists 1980s Swedish-language albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikingarna (band)
Vikingarna is a Swedish dansband formed in Karlstad in 1958. It is the best-selling dansband, and one of the best-selling artists, in Scandinavia and is often regarded as the greatest dansband to have existed. At the time of its 2004 dissolution it had sold more than 11 million records. History 1958–1973: Formation and early years In 1958, as skiffle bands were reaching the height of their popularity in Europe, Ji-Coo and the Vikings were formed in Sweden, with Gunnar Olsson on guitar, Hans Axelsson on bass, Egon Olsson on drums, Svante Valjestöl on keyboards, Jens “Ji-Coo” Carlson on saxophone, and Newman Alexander on trumpet. The band did not have a lead singer at first, but after a series of auditions, Kerstin Larsson was hired for the job. The band became a local hit, and in 1961, they were given a shot at recording their first EP, ''Viking Boogie'', which entered the Top 20 charts on Radio Luxembourg. However, the lack of a real breakthrough became a struggle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Holy Night
"O Holy Night" (original title: ) is a sacred song about the night of the birth of Jesus Christ, described in the first verse as "the dear Saviour", and frequently performed as a Christmas carol. Based on the French-language poem ''Minuit, chrétiens'', written in 1843 by poet Placide Cappeau, it was set to music by composer Adolphe Adam. The English version, with small changes to the initial melody, is by John Sullivan Dwight. In recent times the song has been covered by many popular performers. Origin and composition "O Holy Night" is derived from the poem ''Minuit, chrétiens'', written in 1847 by Placide Cappeau, who was a wine commissionaire and a part-time poet. Stained glass had been renovated at a church he frequently attended in Roquemaure, France, and this led parish priest Maurice Gilles to ask Cappeau if he would write a new song to be sung at that year's Christmas Midnight Mass. Cappeau was friends with Emily Laurey, a singer, and Laurey had connections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikingarna (band) Albums , a Swedish speedway team
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Vikingarna (Swedish for ''the Vikings'') may refer to: * Vikingarna (band), a Swedish dansband * Vikingarnas FK, a Swedish soccer club * Vikingarnas IF, a Swedish sports club * Vikingarna (speedway) Vikingarna () are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based at the Örebro Motorstadion, 9 km west of Örebro, near Örebro Airport in Sweden. Season summary History 1950 to 1954 The beginning of competitive league speedway in Örebro ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Christmas Albums
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from IFPI Sverige. It was formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and has been known by its current name since October 2007. Before Topplistan, music sales in Sweden were recorded by Kvällstoppen, whose weekly chart was a combined albums and singles list. History For the period of 1976 to 2006, the official Swedish music charts were published by Sveriges Radio P3, a station owned by Sveriges Radio. At the end of 2006, it stopped publishing the general charts, which were entrusted to Swedish Recording Industry Association in the beginning of 2007. However, Sveriges Radio P3 continued to publish the most downloaded music charts, according to the statistics compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The new strictly-download chart was called DigiListan. Since late 2006, the chart has included legal Music downloading, downloads. The charts became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bereden Väg För Herran
"Bereden väg för Herran" ("Make Way For the Lord") is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Frans Michael Franzén in 1812. Britt G. Hallqvist later rewrote the final verse lyrics. Describing Jesus coming into Jerusalem, is a popular Advent song. Publications *''Riddarholmskyrkans handskrivna koralbok'' 1694. *''Ovikens kyrkas handskrivna koralbok'' late 18th century *''1819 års psalmbok'' as number 53 under the lines "Jesu kärleksfulla uppenbarelse i mänskligheten: Jesu anträde till sitt medlarekall (adventspsalmer)". *''Finlandssvenska psalmboken, Svensk psalmbok för den evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland'' 1886 as number 4 under the lines "Adventspsalmer". *''Sionstoner 1889'' as number 551 under the lines "Psalmer". *''Pilgrimssånger, Nya Pilgrimssånger 1892'' number 25 of the lines "Om Kristus — Kristi ankomst" *''Svenska Missionsförbundets sångbok 1920'' as number 74 under the lines "B. Jesu födelse 73-99" *''Frälsningsarméns sångbok 1929'' as number 534 under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
När Det Lider Mot Jul
När is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with Parishes of the Church of Sweden, parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland, with 413 inhabitants in 2014. It comprises the same area as the Registration districts in Sweden, administrative När District, established on 1January 2016. The När Lighthouse is located east of the village on Närsholmen. Geography När is the name of the socken as well as the district. It is also the name of the small village surrounding the medieval När Church, sometimes referred to as ''När kyrkby''. It is situated on the east coast of Gotland. , När Church belongs to När-Lau Parishes of the Church of Sweden, parish in Burs pastorat, along with the church in Lau, Gotland, Lau. Notable people * Henrik Munthe (1860 in När – 1958) geologist, particularly the Geology of Gotland * Josefin Nilsson (1969 in När – 2016) singer and actress [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
När Juldagsmorgon Glimmar
"När juldagsmorgon glimmar" (Swedish for "When Christmas morning glimmers") is a Swedish Christmas song. Betty Ehrenborg-Posse wrote the text in 1851 to the tune of the German student song from 1819, " Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus". Christmas lyrics The Swedish adaptation is often sung in homes, in schools and sometimes in Saint Lucia's Day processions. It was originally used by the Swedish free church movement. The lyrics includes childhood references that were removed when the song was included in the hymnal '' Den svenska psalmboken'' (1986), and replaced with an adapted version of the lyrics that was originally published in 1906 in the song book '. Who made this adaptation is unknown. The song has been recorded by Agnetha Fältskog on her 1981 Christmas album ''Nu tändas tusen juleljus'', by Hasse Andersson on '' Jul i Kvinnaböske'' from 1986, and by Kikki Danielsson on '' Min barndoms jular'' from 1987. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Kväll Jag Tänder Ett Ljus
"I kväll jag tänder ett ljus" is a Christmas song with lyrics and music by Ingvar Hellberg. With lyrics referring to childhood, it references snowy Christmases, probably on the Earth's Northern Hemisphere. It also uses some older Swedish grammar, with the lines ''och nu när snöflingor falla i julnatten lång''. In 1975 the song was recorded by Lennart Duvsjö, who released it as a single with "Tankar i julekväll" as B-side. Vikingarna recorded the song for the 1979 album " Vikingarnas julparty", and the 1985 Vikingarna Christmas album " Julens sånger" 1985. In 1981 Stefan Borsch recorded the song on his Christmas album " I kväll jag tänder ett ljus". The same year the song was also recorded by Lasse Stefanz. Even Göran Lindberg, on the 1995 album '' Sånger i jul'', and och Anna-Lena Löfgren at Julens favoriter ; Julens schlager from the same year have recorded the song. In 2011, Tony Strandberg and Strandbergz Orkester recorded the song. During the period 13 Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Night
"Silent Night" () is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ... in 2011. The song was first recorded in 1905 and has remained a popular success, appearing in films and multiple successful recordings, as well as being quoted in other musical compositions. It is one of the most recorded Christmas songs, with more than 137,000 known recordings. History "" was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818, at the Nikolauskirche, Oberndorf, Nikolauskirche, the parish church of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Oberndorf, a village in the Austrian Empire on the Salzach river in present-day Austria. A youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlafe, Mein Prinzchen, Schlaf Ein
"Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein" ("Sleep, my little prince, fall asleep") is a German lullaby dating from the 18th century. History The words are by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter. For many years, the common view was that the melody was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and it was entered into the Köchel catalogue as K. 350. Attribution for the melody has since shifted to either Bernhard Flies or Friedrich Fleischmann, and it has been removed from the main body of the Köchel catalogue and put into the appendix for spurious or doubtful works as K. Anh. C. 8.48. Lyrics Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, Schäfchen ruhn und Vögelein, Garten und Wiese verstummt, auch nicht ein Bienchen mehr summt, Luna mit silbernem Schein gucket zum Fenster herein, schlafe bei silbernem Schein, schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, schlaf ein, schlaf ein! Auch in dem Schlosse schon liegt alles in Schlummer gewiegt, reget kein Mäuschen sich mehr, Keller und Küche sind leer, nur in der Zofe Gema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Music
Christmas music comprises a variety of Music genre, genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas and holiday season, Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or in the case of Christmas carol, carols, may employ lyrics about Nativity of Jesus, the nativity of Jesus Christ, traditions such as gift-giving and merrymaking, cultural figures such as Santa Claus, or other topics. Many songs simply have a winter or seasonal theme, or have been adopted into the canon for other reasons. Traditional List of Christmas carols, Christmas carols include pieces such as "Silent Night", "Gabriel's Message", "O Holy Night", "Down in Yon Forest" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". While most Christmas songs before the 20th century were of a gospel music, traditional religious character and reflected the Nativity of Jesus, Nativity story of Christmas, the Great Depression brought a stream of U.S. songs that did not explicitly mention the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
