Det kimer nu til julefest

Det kimer nu til juelefest (The Happy Christmas Comes Once More[1]) is a Danish Christmas carol. The lyrics were written by the Danish poet N.F.S. Grundtvig in 1817, and the music was composed by Carl Christian Nicolaj Balle in 1850.

Notable recordings have been done by Sven-Olof Sandberg and Olaf Werner.[2]

A number of adaptations of the song into English exist. The earliest, entitled "The Bells of Christmas Chime Once More", was translated by Charles P. Krauth in 1867. A later adaptation bore the title O Fir Tree Dark, and was recorded by Bing Crosby in 1947.

References

  1. ↑ "Director's Corner". America Letter (Danish Immigrant Museum). December 2010. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  2. ↑ Øivind Lunde med trio, vibrafon og klokker: Det kimer nu til julefest (Parlophon B 41085, 78-plate)