Julpolska

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.

For the song also known as "Julen den glada går åter omkring på Jorden", see Julpolskan.

"Julpolska"
Song
Language	Swedish
Published	1895 (1895)
Genre	Christmas
Composer(s)	Johanna Ölander
Lyricist(s)	Rafael Hertzberg

The song was also used in the 1987 film "Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn".[1]

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.[2]

The song has also been recorded with lyrics in Spanish by Maria Llerena as "Que felicidad ya es Navidad" on 1988 album Chiquitico mio.[3]

References

1. Information at Swedish Film Database Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Stort julpotpourri" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1933. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
3. "Chiquitico mio" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1988. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

• Barnens svenska sångbok (1999)