Julpolska

"Julpolska"
Song
Language Swedish
Published 1895 (1895)
Genre Christmas
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

  • 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

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]

References

  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.


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