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Jul is a
The song describes Christmas time from the perspective of
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Christmas song
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written by Ralf Peeker from the band Snowstorm
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and recorded by him and released as a single
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in 1983
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with "Mirabelle" as B-side
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Background
The song describes Christmas time from the perspective of homeless
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people in Brunnsparken, Gothenburg, and is also known from the chorus opening lines "men det är någon i Brunnsparken som gråter".
The song lyrics also includes references to the poem " Tomten" by Viktor Rydberg
Abraham Viktor Rydberg (; 18 December 182821 September 1895) was a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy, 1877–1895. "Primarily a classical idealist", Viktor Rydberg has been described as "Sweden's last Romantic" and by 1859 wa ...
, and the TV programme ''Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul
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Thorleifs version
In1989
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, the song was recorded by Thorleifs
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, and released as a single with "A Morning at Cornwall" as B-side on the record label Doreme.at
Svensk mediedatabas
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