Julbocken (song)

"Julbocken"
song
Published 1913 (1913)
Genre children, Christmas
Writer(s) Alice Tegnér
Composer(s) Alice Tegnér
Language Swedish
The song describes a time when it at many places was still the Christmas goat who brought the presents

Julbocken, with the opening lines "En jul när mor var liten", is a Christmas song written by Alice Tegnér. The song lyrics describe a time when the Christmas goat was still a more popular Christmas giftbringer in Sweden than the Jultomten or Santa Claus. The lyrics describe the goat giving presents, a doll for "mother", who back then was a child and was frightened when the goat jumped, and a drum and a trumpet to mother's brother. When the goat is old, he returns to "mother", who now has children of her own.

Publications

Recordings

A recording was done by Alice Babs in Stockholm in November 1963.[1] Another recording was done by pupils from Stockholms musikgymnasium and Stockholms musikklasser on the 1972 album God morgon, mitt herrskap.[2] The song was also recorded by Anita Lindblom on her 1975 Christmas album Jul med tradition.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sjung med oss mamma Vol. 2 / Babs, Alice" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1963. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Godmorgon mitt herrskap : Lucia-, advents- och julsånger / elever ur Stockholms musikgymnasium och musikklasser" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1972. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jul med tradition / Lindblom, Anita" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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