| Nu tändas tusen juleljus | ||||
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| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | November 1980 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 32:48 | |||
| Label | Polar Music | |||
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| Agnetha Fältskog and Linda Ulvaeus chronology | ||||
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Nu tändas tusen juleljus (Now a thousand Christmas candles are lit) is a Christmas album in Swedish, recorded in 1980 by Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog and her daughter Linda Ulvaeus, who was at the time 7 years old. [1]
Album information
The album was co-produced by Fältskog and Michael B. Tretow and recorded in the Polar Studios with the same musicians as on contemporary ABBA recordings. The album was recorded in November 1980 but since it wasn't completed in time for Christmas 1980 it was postponed and not released until nearly a year later, in October 1981. Nu tändas tusen julejus, which was Fältskog's first Swedish language recording for the Polar Music label after having left CBS-Cupol, peaked at No. 6 on the Swedish album chart in January 1982, [2] has been re-released on CD by Polar Music/ PolyGram/ Universal Music all through the 1990s and 2000s and is one of the best-selling Swedish Christmas albums of all time. The album name is derived from one of Scandinavia's best-known Christmas carols.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead-Vocalist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Nej se det snöar" | Felix Körling | 0:56 | |
| 2. | " Bjällerklang" ( Jingle Bells) | Trad.-arr. Lars O. Carlsson | Agnetha Fältskog | 2:34 |
| 3. | " Nu tändas tusen juleljus" | Trad.-arr. Lars O. Carlsson | Linda Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Två små röda luvor" | Trad.-arr. Lars O. Carlsson | Linda Ulvaeus | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Nu står jul vid snöig port" | Trad.-arr. Lars O. Carlsson | Agnetha Fältskog | 2:32 |
| 6. | " Jag såg mamma kyssa tomten" ( I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) | Tommie Connor, Ninita | Linda Ulvaeus | 2:27 |
| 7. | " När juldagsmorgon glimmar" | Trad.-arr. Lars O. Carlsson | Linda Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 16:32 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead-Vocalist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Potpurri"
| Trad.-arr. Lars O. Carlsson |
Linda Ulvaeus | (6:37) 0:48 |
| 2. | " Hej, mitt vinterland" | Britt Lindeborg | Linda Ulvaeus | 2:30 |
| 3. | " Så milt lyser stjärnan" | Trad.-arr. Lars O. Carlsson | Linda Ulvaeus | 2:09 |
| 4. | " Mössens julafton" | Ulf Peder Olrog, Alf Proysen | Agnetha Fältskog | 2:26 |
| 5. | " När det lider mot jul" | Ruben Liljefors, Jeanna Oterdahl | Agnetha Fältskog | 2:33 |
| Total length: | 16:16 | |||
Weekly charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [3] | 6 |
Personnel
The following musicians contributed to the recording of Nu tändas tusen juleljus: [4]
- Agnetha Fältskog: vocals, producer
- Linda Ulvaeus: vocals
- Michael B. Tretow: producer, sound engineer
- Ola Brunkert: drums
- Rutger Gunnarsson: bass
- Anders Glenmark: guitar
- Åke Sundkvist: percussion
- Lasse Westmann: guitar
- Kjell Öhman: piano
- KOS Kyrkokör, directed by Gerd Hillert, arranged by Lars O. Carlsson
References
- ^ Bright Lights, Dark Shows. Carl Magnus Palm.
- ^ Swedish charts. http://www.hitlistan.se Archived 2013-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Agnetha Fältskog & Linda Ulvaeus – Nu tändas tusen juleljus". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Nu tändas tusen juleljus, album sleeve.
