Glade Jul [Import]

Sissel, Sissel Kyrkjebø | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B001AGGVHE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #415,320 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)

2. Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra "O Holy Night"

3. Nå tennes tusen julelys (after a Swedish carol), for chorus & organ (a.

4. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming), for chorus

5. Det lyser i stille grender

6. Dejlig er jorden (or "Härlig är jorden"), carol (Danish)

7. Christmas Medley: Et barn er født I Betlehem / Her kommer dine arme små

8. Mary's Little Boy Child, song

9. Jeg er så glad hver julekveld (I Am So Glad on Christmas Eve), carol (N

10. Den store stjerna (The Big Star), song

11. Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My Heart doth always wander), for choir (Nor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars glad jul, December 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Glade Jul (Audio CD)

if you have grown up in a typical scandinavian family (especially norwegian) then this is for you. these are songs from your grandparents time in their language you might not know all the workds but your sure will identify the tunes as those who grew up in the 30's 40's 50's 60's and 70's will see as soon as the first few notes are played. can't loose with this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful timeless Christmas songs, November 11, 2007

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BBooDad (Baraboo, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glade Jul (Audio CD)

While I'm not Scandinavian, as previous reviewer is, I married a Danish-American woman, so I've been exposed to some Danish culture. We picked this up on a weekend vacation, and it promptly became one of our favorite Christmas CDs. Beautiful voice and music, not to be missed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Norwegian Wonderland, November 20, 2011

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Ragnar (Denmark) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Glade Jul (Audio CD)

This album has been with me for years. I first bought it while visiting Norway in the early 90's, when both I and Sissel were still young! This album was recorded when she was a mere seventeen years old; a fact that makes the vocal performances much more than remarkable. She is a true soprano, and she can wring tears from your eyes with her performance of the usually simple song, Oh, Helge Natt (Oh, Holy Night). By the time the song climaxes, it has moved way beyond your ordinary, toe-tapping Christmas carol; if you are moved by music, you will find those rare and wonderful chills running from your spine to your fingertips.

This album is filled with great renditions, featuring Sissel's prodigious talents, and her soaring vocals, that are a gift from God, through her, to us.

If you are not Norwegian, buy this album (only one song is sung in English), for you are in for a rare and exotic treat. If you are, you probably know all about Sissel already. But this is the one Christmas album that tempts me to listen at all seasons of the year.

Thank You, Sissel ...

I believe this is one of the best Christmas albums of all time.

Enjoy!