Julbocken (song)
| "Julbocken" | |
|---|---|
| song | |
| Published | 1913 |
| Genre | children, Christmas |
| Writer(s) | Alice Tegnér |
| Composer(s) | Alice Tegnér |
| Language | Swedish |
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
- Sjung med oss, Mamma! 6, 1913
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
- ↑ "Sjung med oss mamma Vol. 2 / Babs, Alice" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1963. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "Godmorgon mitt herrskap : Lucia-, advents- och julsånger / elever ur Stockholms musikgymnasium och musikklasser" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1972. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "Jul med tradition / Lindblom, Anita" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 17 May 2011.