Adventstid, or ''Adventstid kom till mitt ensamma hus'', is a Swedish language

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

Advent song, with lyrics and music by Carl Bertil Agnestig. The song has often been performed in

Kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th ce ...

and at

school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes comp ...

in Sweden during Advent.

Publication

* Julens önskesångbok, 1997, under the lines "Advent". *

Barnens svenska sångbok ''Barnens svenska sångbok'' ("Children's Swedish Song book") is a 1999 Swedish song book by Anders Palm and Johan Stenström. It follows the 1997 song book ''Den svenska sångboken'' and is followed by the 2009 song book ''Evert Taube – Sång ...

, 1999, under the lines "Året runt".

Recordings

An early recording was done by Kattarp-Välinge barnkör, and the record was released in

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...

References

* 1972 songs Swedish songs Songs in Swedish Advent songs {{1970s-song-stub