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Julpolska

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"Julpolska"
Song
LanguageSwedish
Published1895 (1895)
GenreChristmas
Composer(s)Johanna Ölander
Lyricist(s)Rafael Hertzberg

Julpolska, also known as Nu ha vi ljus här i vårt hus, is a Christmas song with lyrics by Rafael Hertzberg (1845–1896) and music by Johanna Ölander (1827–1909). Song lyrics describe Christmas Eve, dated from a time when the Christmas goat at many places still was the giftbringer, not Santa Claus.

The song was also used in the 1987 film Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn.[1]

Publication

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  • För smått folk; verser av Rafaël Hertzberg, 1895, entitled "Barnen dansa kring julgranen" (lyrics only).
  • Rafaël Hertzbergs barnbibliotek 1: Sagor och berättelser, 1901, "Barnen dansa kring julgranen" (with musical notation).
  • Nu ska vi sjunga, 1943, under the lines "Julsånger".
  • Julens önskesångbok, 1997, under the lines "Traditionella julsånger"
  • Barnens svenska sångbok, 1999, under the lines "Året runt".

Recordings

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An early recording was done by Gösta Jonsson and Britt Berg, appearing in a medley of Christmas songs recorded in Berlin in September 1933, and the record came out later that year.[2]

The song has also been recorded with lyrics in Spanish by Maria Llerena as "Que felicidad ya es Navidad" on 1988 album Chiquitico mio.[3]

Trio X (of Sweden) brought out a jazz version of this song on their cd Veni Veni Emmanuel (2020).

References

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  1. ^ Information at Swedish Film Database Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Stort julpotpourri" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1933. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Chiquitico mio" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1988. Retrieved 19 May 2011.