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Julpolska

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Published
  
1895 (1895)

Writer(s)
  
Rafael Hertzberg

Language
  
Swedish

Genre
  
Christmas

Composer(s)
  
Johanna Ölander

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.

Contents

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

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.

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

    References

    Julpolska Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA