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Midvinterglöd - En skandinavisk jul

["Midwinter glow - A Scandinavian Christmas"]

© 2023 Shiny Brook Records


Track listing

  1. När juldagsmorgon glimmar [When Christmas Morn is Dawning] (2:17)
  2. Ett barn är fött på denna dag [A Child is Born This Day] (3:25)
  3. Stilla natt [Silent night] (3:13)
  4. I ljusets sken [In the Light] (2:08)
  5. Jul, jul, strålande jul [Christmas, Christmas, Glorious Christmas] (2:59)
  6. Sylvias julvisa [Sylvia's Christmas Song] (5:00)
  7. Gläns över sjö och strand [Shine Over Lakes and Shores] (2:42)
  8. Kom till stallet [Come to the Stable] (2:54)
  9. Mitt hjerte alltid vanker [My Heart Always Wanders] (4:17)
  10. Bereden väg för Herran [Make Way for the Lord] (4:17)
  11. Nu tändas tusen juleljus [A Thousand Christmas Candles Are Now Being Lit] (3:48)

Credits

Recorded at Mountain Life Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2023
Produced by Antti Syvänen, Hampus Klarin & Kim Syvänen
Engineered by Antti Syvänen
Mixed by Antti Syvänen & Hampus Klarin
Mastered by Antti Syvänen
Cover design by Antti Syvänen & Hampus Klarin


Personnel

1. När juldagsmorgon glimmar

Music German folk melody
Lyrics Betty Ehrenberg Posse (1851)
Arrangement Hampus Klarin/Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Lead vocals, organ, piano
Hampus Klarin Harmony vocals, "Tallroth 12-string", percussion

2. Ett barn är fött på denna dag

Music German folk melody
Lyrics Olaus Martini (1617), Johan Olof Wallin (1817), Hampus Klarin (2023)
Arrangement Hampus Klarin

Antti Syvänen Lead & backing vocals, organ
Hampus Klarin "Tallroth 12-string", mandolin, glockenspiel, percussion, backing vocals
Kim Syvänen Piano, backing vocals

3. Stilla natt

Music Franz Gruber (1818)
Lyrics Carl Oscar Mannström (1915)
Arrangement Hampus Klarin

Antti Syvänen Vocals, synthesizer
Hampus Klarin Vocals
Kim Syvänen Vocals

4. I ljusets sken

Music Antti Syvänen
Lyrics Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, glockenspiel, harmonica, programming
Hampus Klarin Bass VI, mandolin, backing vocals, percussion
Kim Syvänen Backing vocals

5. Jul, jul, strålande jul

Music Gustaf Nordqvist (1921)
Lyrics Edvard Evers (1921)
Arrangement Hampus Klarin/Kim Syvänen/Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Lead & backing vocals, bass
Hampus Klarin Lead & backing vocals, drums, "Tallroth 12-string", sleigh bells
Kim Syvänen Electric piano, backing vocals

6. Sylvias julvisa

Music Karl Collan (1853)
Lyrics Zacharias Topelius (1853)
Arrangement Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, bass
Hampus Klarin Mandolin

7. Gläns över sjö och strand

Music Ivar Widéen
Lyrics Viktor Rydberg
Arrangement Hampus Klarin/Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Lead vocals, Bass VI, organ
Hampus Klarin "Tallroth 12-string", Spanish guitar, bodhrán, percussion, vocals
Kim Syvänen Piano

8. Kom till stallet

Music Antti Syvänen
Lyrics Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Vocals
Hampus Klarin Vocals
Kim Syvänen Vocals

9. Mitt hjerte alltid vanker

Music Norwegian version of folk melody from Västergötland
Lyrics Hans Adolph Brorson (1732)
Arrangement Hampus Klarin

Hampus Klarin Vocals, organ, electric guitars, Bass VI, electric piano, programming

10. Bereden väg för Herran

Music Swedish folk melody
Lyrics Frans Michael Franzén
Arrangement Antti Syvänen/Kim Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Vocals, organ, Bass VI, synthesizer
Hampus Klarin Autoharp, percussion
Kim Syvänen Electric piano

11. Nu tändas tusen juleljus

Music Emmy Köhler (1898)
Lyrics Emmy Köhler (1898)
Arrangement Hampus Klarin/Kim Syvänen/Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Vocals
Hampus Klarin Electric guitar, sleigh bells, matchbox
Kim Syvänen Electric piano, synthesizer

Long Promised Christmas

© 2022 Shiny Brook Records


Track listing

  1. Away in a Manger (3:18)
  2. Joy to the World (3:31)
  3. Coventry Carol (1:46)
  4. We Three Kings / The Quest of the Magi (3:13)
  5. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (2:33)
  6. Still, Still, Still (3:19)
  7. Bethlehem Is Sacred Ground (1:44)
  8. What Child Is This? (2:41)
  9. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (1:54)
  10. O Holy Night (4:20)

Credits

Recorded at Mountain Life Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2022
Produced by Antti Syvänen, Hampus Klarin & Kim Syvänen
Engineered by Antti Syvänen
Mixed by Antti Syvänen & Hampus Klarin
Mastered by Antti Syvänen
Photo by Hampus Klarin
Cover design by Hampus Klarin & Antti Syvänen


Personnel

1. Away in a Manger

Music William J Kirkpatrick, adapted from J.E. Spilman
Lyrics Anonymous
Arrangement Hampus Klarin/Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Lead vocal, piano, synthesizer, organ
Hampus Klarin Vocals, acoustic guitars, bass VI, electric guitar, glockenspiel, sleigh bells

2. Joy to the World

Music Lowell Mason, adapted from G.F. Händel
Lyrics Isaac Watts
Arrangement Hampus Klarin/Kim Syvänen/Antti Syvänen

Hampus Klarin Vocals, drums, acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, percussion
Kim Syvänen Electric piano, glockenspiel
Antti Syvänen Vocals, bass

3. Coventry Carol

Music English 16th century carol
Lyrics Unknown
Arrangement Antti Syvänen

Hampus Klarin Vocals
Antti Syvänen Vocals
Kim Syvänen Vocals

4. We Three Kings (The Quest of the Magi)

Music John H. Hopkins, Jr.
Lyrics John H. Hopkins, Jr.
Arrangement Hampus Klarin/Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Vocals, electric piano
Hampus Klarin Vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
Kim Syvänen Vocals

5. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

Music French 18th century carol
Lyrics Attributed to Nicolas Saboly
Arrangement Tony Dekker
Adapted by Antti Syvänen/Hampus Klarin

Antti Syvänen Lead vocals, bass, synthesizer, electric guitar
Hampus Klarin Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, drums
Kim Syvänen Piano

6. Still, Still, Still

Music Austrian folk tune, ca 1865
Lyrics Georg Götsch
Arrangement Sean Carey
Adapted by Hampus Klarin

Antti Syvänen Lead vocals, piano
Hampus Klarin Vocals, organ
Kim Syvänen Glockenspiel

7. Bethlehem Is Sacred Ground

Music Antti Syvänen
Lyrics Antti Syvänen

Antti Syvänen Vocals
Hampus Klarin Vocals
Kim Syvänen Vocals

8. What Child Is This?

Music English 16th century folk song
Lyrics William Chatterton Dix
Arrangement Antti Syvänen/Hampus Klarin

Hampus Klarin Vocals, Spanish guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bodhrán, percussion
Antti Syvänen Piano, 5-string bass
Kim Syvänen Organ

9. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel

Music 12th century hymn
Lyrics Unknown

Antti Syvänen Vocals
Hampus Klarin Vocals
Kim Syvänen Vocals

10. O Holy Night

Music Adolphe C. Adam
Lyrics John Sullivan Dwight
Arrangement Antti Syvänen/Kim Syvänen/Hampus Klarin

Antti Syvänen Lead & backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion
Kim Syvänen Electric piano
Hampus Klarin Spanish guitar, vocals, percussion