"Advent är mörker och kyla" is a

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Advent Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity. The name was adopted from Latin "coming; arrival", translating Greek ''parousia''. In ...

song with lyrics written by Margareta Melin in 1969, and music by Lars Åke Lundberg (number 609 in

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) and another melody by Torgny Erséus (number 484 in Psalmer och Sånger 1987).

Publication

as number 609 in the section "Barn och familj". * Psalmer och Sånger 1987 as number 484 in the section "Advent". * Frälsningsarméns sångbok 1990 as number 717 in the section "Kyrkoårets högtider, Advent".

Recordings

An early recording was done by

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Färila Church Färila () is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,293 inhabitants in 2010. Färila is situated in a valley near the river Ljusnan. People to commute to and from Ljusdal. The town is an industrial centre in ...

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in September

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, and appeared on the album ''

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References

1969 songs Anti-war songs Advent songs Swedish songs Songs in Swedish {{1960s-song-stub