"Tomten, jag vill ha en riktig jul" () is a Christmas song written by

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, and recorded by

Busungarna Busungarna was a Sweden, Swedish early-mid 1980s pop group, consisting of Rickard Gunnarsson, Patrick Tokarski, Carl Westerberg and Malcolm Murrey. They scored a 1982 success with the Christmas song ''Tomten, jag vill ha en riktig jul''. Discograp ...

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. Released as a single, it peaked at 11th position at the

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, It also appeared at the 1984 Busungarna album ''

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''. The song describes

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with children asking for presents by

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, including a radio-controlled aeroplane, a

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'', typical for the 1980s, and a table soccer set. In 1991, Werner & Werner recorded a parody of the song with new lyrics "Tomten du är så otroligt ful" ("Santa, you look so incredible ugly"). In 1997, the song was recorded by Håbo Music School on the EP '' Flingor som singlar''. In 1998 the song was recorded by

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& Smådrängarna on the album ''

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''. In 2002, the a recording by girl duo

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appeared on a Christmas EP.Listplacering
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during their Christmas show, with new lyrics.

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