''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' () is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broadcast by

Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television ...

in the form of a radio

advent calendar An Advent calendar, from the German word ''Adventskalender'', is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the Advent Sunday, First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusi ...

. The first series – entitled

Barnens adventskalender ''Barnens adventskalender'' (''The Children's Advent Calendar''), broadcast at 7:55 each morning between 1 and 24 December 1957, was the first in what was to become an annual series of children's Yuletide programmes – '' Sveriges Radios julkalend ...

– was broadcast in

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

. From 1960 until 1972, the same Christmas calendar was produced in a radio version for Sveriges Radio and a television version for

Sveriges Television Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksd ...

. Since 1973, there have been separate Christmas calendar programmes on radio and TV.

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* 1957 –

* 1958 –

Julbestyr på en bondgård ''Julbestyr på en bondgård'' (''Christmas Preparations on a Farm'') was the 1958 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Rolf Bergström from Sveriges Radio's children's section goes to an Uppland farm in Sweden, where he joins in t ...

* 1959 – I trollskogen * 1960 –

Titteliture ''Titteliture'' was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar in 1960. The radio version was called ''Barnens adventskalender'' (''"The Children's Christmas Calendar"''). Plot Every day, except for Wed ...

* 1961 – Julbåtens resa runt jorden * 1962 –

Tomtefamiljen i Storskogen ''Tomtefamiljen i Storskogen'' (''"The Santa Claus Family in the Big Forest"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar in 1962. Plot A tomte family travels across Sweden by helicopter collecting ...

* 1963 –

Den tänkande brevbäraren ''Den tänkande brevbäraren'' (''"The Thinking Postman"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' () is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's program ...

* 1964 – En gård nära Tomteskogen i Vilhelmina * 1965 –

Farbror Pekkas handelsbod ''Farbror Pekkas handelsbod'' (''Uncle Pekka's General Store'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar in 1965. Plot Pekka Langer runs a shop in the fictional village of Vinterbo in northern Sw ...

* 1966 – En jul för 50 år sedan * 1967 – * 1968 –

Klart spår till Tomteboda ''Klart spår till Tomteboda'' (''"Clear Track to Tomteboda"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar in 1968. Plot Svante works as stationmaster The station master (or stationmaster) is the ...

* 1969 –

Herkules Jonssons storverk ''Herkules Jonssons storverk'' (''"The Labours of Hercules Jonsson"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar in 1969. The screenplay was written by Tage Danielsson. Plot The series is set in a S ...

* 1970 –

Regnbågslandet ''Regnbågslandet'' (''"The Rainbow Land"'') was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar in 1970. Plot Each time every day, Nanna walks through a gate in a tree, leading to the "Rainbow Land". Leaving ...

* 1971 –

Broster, Broster! ''Broster, Broster!'' was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar and Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' () is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broadcast by Sveriges ...

* 1972 – När sagan blommade * 1973 –

Tjong i baljan! Tjong i baljan! was the 1973 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. From this year, the Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar begun using its own theme and story, independent from Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar ''Swedish Televis ...

* 1974 –

Frida och farfar Frida och farfar (''"Frida and Grandfather'') was the 1974 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot It's December, and Frida has broken a leg. She misses school and her friends. It's boring at home, and living on a minor Bohuslän isla ...

* 1975 – * 1976 – (rerun) * 1977 –

Tomtar på loftet Tomtar på loftet was the 1977 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot 7 year old Lisa gets tired of her mother's cleaning for Christmas. She goes to the attic An attic (sometimes referred to as a '' loft'') is a space found dir ...

* 1978 –

Sagor från Blåbärsberget Sagor från Blåbärsberget (''"Tales from the Blueberry Mountain"'') was the 1978 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' () is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and br ...

* 1979 –

Gammelfarmors chiffonjé Gammelfarmors chiffonjé (''"Great Grandmother's Chiffonier"'') was the 1979 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot 83-years-old widow Maria Beata Josefina lives in a retirement home A retirement home – sometimes called an o ...

* 1980 –

Liv i luckan Liv i luckan (roughly ''"Action Behind the Calendar Window"'') was the 1980 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Reporters Maud Nylin and Ulf Billberger visit various places in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Swede ...

* 1981 –

Jakten på julen ''Jakten på julen'' (''The Hunt for Christmas'') was the 1981 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Jacob and Nina's adventures as they travel to various places in Norway and Sweden on a magical, flying tandem bicycle A ...

* 1982 –

Ett skepp kommer lastat Ett skepp kommer lastat (''"A Ship Arrives Loaded"'', also the name of a Swedish children's game) was the 1982 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Together with singer and songwriter Finn Zetterholm, a group of first-graders fro ...

* 1983 –

Pricken Jansson knackar på Pricken Jansson knackar på (''Dot Jansson Knocks on the Door'') was the 1983 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot A girl named Pricken (Swedish for "Dot") Jansson visits an old woman every day, to listen to the woman telling stori ...

* 1984 –

Kulänglarna Kulänglarna (''"The Bauble/Funny Angles"'') was the 1984 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Julle runs a radio station with grammophone-rat ''Snurre Plätt '' and musical Japanese Mrl Jingle inside a red cottage. Flying angel-re ...

* 1985 –

Skäggstölden på Kråkebohöjden Skäggstölden på Kråkebohöjden (Swedish for ''"The Beard Theft at Crow's Nest Heights"'') was the 1985 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Kråkebohöjden is located on a minor hill beyond fourteen towns and fourteen mountains ...

* 1986 – Bland tomtar och troll * 1987 –

Skor-Sten i den tidlösa tiden Skor-Sten i den tidlösa tiden (''"Shoe-Sten in the Timeless Time"'') was the 1987 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot It's the day before Christmas Eve. Sten wants to know what he will get for Christmas. He has invented a time ma ...

* 1988 – Trollet med den gula kepsen * 1989 –

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* 1990 –

Kråkan och Mamma Mu Kråkan och Mamma Mu (''"The Crow and Mama Moo"'') was the 1990 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' () is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broadcast by Sveriges ...

* 1991 –

Bäjkån och Bällman Bäjkån och Bällman was the 1991 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Peacock Bällman grows up among chickens who try to tease him. CD and cassette tape The same year, it was also released to CD and cassette tape by the Silenc ...

* 1992 – Joels jul * 1993 –

Grod jul på Näsbrännan Grod jul på Näsbrännan (''"Froggy Christmas at Näsbrännan"'') was the 1993 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' () is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broad ...

* 1994 – Hertig Hans slott * 1995 – Hotell Pepparkaka * 1996 –

Bråkar och Johanna Bråkar och Johanna (''"Bråkar and Johanna"'') was the 1996 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Johanna is out in the forest with her grandfather on her mother's side, when Johanna falls into a hibernation hole, waking up a slee ...

* 1997 – (rerun) * 1998 –

Familjen Anderssons sjuka jul Familjen Anderssons sjuka jul (''"The Andersson Family's Sick Christmas"'') was the 1998 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Based on the Sune books, it was also released as a book in 1998. Plot In the Andersson family, mother Karin s ...

* 1999 – Det snöar i Indianien * 2000 –

Snälla Py Snälla Py (''"Kind/Nice Py"'') was the 2000 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot The series is a musical-based story, set in the town of Luleå in Sweden. The main character is a girl named "Py". A recurring theme is the questi ...

* 2001 – Allans och Martins julradioshow * 2002 – Whitney och Elton Johansson * 2003 –

Samma gamla visa Samma gamla visa (''"The Same Old Tune"'') was the 2003 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar ''Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar'' () is an annual series of pre-Christmas children's programmes produced and broadcast by Sveriges Radio i ...

* 2004 –

Hjärtats hjältar Hjärtats hjältar (''"The Heroes of the Heart"'') was the 2004 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Julius and Juliana are twins. Julius wants to become a better ice hockey player. He practices a lot, not even caring for Christmas ...

* 2005 – * 2006 – Toivos kosmos * 2007 – (rerun) * 2008 – Klappkampen * 2009 – * 2010 – * 2011 – Allt du önskar * 2012 – Siri och ishavspiraterna * 2013 – Alla barnen firar jul * 2014 –

High Tower High Tower was the 2014 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot John, Samira and Anja are all 10 years old, and live inside the "High Tower" highrise building in the locality of "Mårsta". Construction of the building was led by a ri ...

* 2015 – * 2016 – * 2017 – * 2018 – * 2019 – * 2020 - * 2021 -

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* {{Official website 1957 radio programme debuts

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