"Advent är mörker och kyla" is a
Swedish
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Advent song with lyrics written by
Margareta Melin in 1969, and music by
Lars Åke Lundberg (number 609 in
Den svenska psalmboken 1986) and another melody by
Torgny Erséus (number 484 in
Psalmer och Sånger 1987).
Publication
*
Den svenska psalmboken 1986 as number 609 in the section "Barn och familj".
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Psalmer och Sånger 1987 as number 484 in the section "Advent".
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Frälsningsarméns sångbok 1990 as number 717 in the section "Kyrkoårets högtider, Advent".
Recordings
An early recording was done by
Lennart Eng inside
Färila Church
Färila () is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,293 inhabitants in 2010. Färila is situated in a valley near the river Ljusnan. People to commute to and from Ljusdal. The town is an industrial centre in ...
in
Hälsingland
Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of the land of Norrland.
...
in September
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
, and appeared on the album ''
O helga natt''.
References
1969 songs
Anti-war songs
Advent songs
Swedish songs
Songs in Swedish
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