Emmy Köhler (22 May 1858 – 2 February 1925) was a Swedish hymnwriter and writer. She was born in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
.
Among her more famous works is the Christmas carol "
Nu tändas tusen juleljus" and the music for the children's Christmas song "
Raska fötter springa tripp, tripp, tripp" ("Liten julvisa"), the later with lyrics by
Sigrid Sköldberg-Pettersson. She died in
Fresta.
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1858 births
1925 deaths
Swedish Christian hymnwriters
Swedish women writers
Swedish-language writers
Women hymnwriters
Writers from Stockholm
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