1. Intro
2. Viskar en bön
3. Ave Maria
4. Jag kommer hem igen till jul
5. Jul, jul, strålande jul
6. Gå inte förbi (duet with Sissel Kyrkjebö)
7. Gläns över sjö och strand
8. Snön föll
9. Decembernatt (Halleluja)
10. Guds frid i gode vise män
11. Marias sång
12. O helga natt (Cantique de noël)
13. Jag tror på dig
14. Stilla natt (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)
15. Varmt igen
16. Änglar i snön (duet with Sara Isaksson)
17. Gott nytt år
18. Min bön (duet with Sarah Dawn Finer)
19. Jul nu igen (new song)
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2. Viskar en bön
3. Ave Maria
4. Jag kommer hem igen till jul
5. Jul, jul, strålande jul
6. Gå inte förbi (duet with Sissel Kyrkjebö)
7. Gläns över sjö och strand
8. Snön föll
9. Decembernatt (Halleluja)
10. Guds frid i gode vise män
11. Marias sång
12. O helga natt (Cantique de noël)
13. Jag tror på dig
14. Stilla natt (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)
15. Varmt igen
16. Änglar i snön (duet with Sara Isaksson)
17. Gott nytt år
18. Min bön (duet with Sarah Dawn Finer)
19. Jul nu igen (new song)
ARTIST WEB SITE
BENGANS
GINZA
Peter Joback is perhaps the foremost male vocalist in Sweden. He's also an accomplished musical actor, winning two Swedish Tony awards for his work in "Caberet" and "Kristina" (a musical written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA). And, thanks to annual holiday tours and numerous Christmas recordings, he is also one of the artists most closely associated with Christmas there (sort of Sweden's Cliff Richard). Most of what I've heard of Peter's is very much Adult Contemporary. He does (I am told) genre jump from tome to time, but this Christmas album is a pretty AC affair.
Peter's most beloved Christmas record is "Jag kommer hem igen till jul". Some of his most rabid fans refer to the 2002 release as "the ultimate Christmas album of all times". If you're up on your Irish folk songs, you might recognize the melody in the video above as "Be Thou My Vision" (albeit in Swedish and with Christmas lyrics). The album also features Peter's takes on "O Holy Night", "Ave Maria", "Silent Night", "What Child Is This" and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". For the 2012 "Tenth Anniversary" edition, there's a new 24 page booklet (which will include a forward from Peter, pictures, and lyrics. The album will also be 4 tracks fatter. Tracks 16-18 are drawn from a limited edition release from 2008, “En god jul och ett gott nytt år”, which paired new Christmas recordings with live recordings captured during Christmas tours. That album was only available in ICA stores (and anyone outside of Scandinavia who has tried to track down Mans Zemerlow's recent Christmas album knows how "limited" that can be). The final track, "Jul Nu Igen" ("Christmas Now Again"), is a new one recorded this year and expected to be Peter's 2012 holiday single.
Bengans shows a November 14 release date, while Ginza has it listed for the 21st. Regardless, I am aware that Ginza will only sell within Sweden. Not sure what Bengans policy is. For a 14 track version of the original 2002 release, Amazon MP3 has your back.
Peter's most beloved Christmas record is "Jag kommer hem igen till jul". Some of his most rabid fans refer to the 2002 release as "the ultimate Christmas album of all times". If you're up on your Irish folk songs, you might recognize the melody in the video above as "Be Thou My Vision" (albeit in Swedish and with Christmas lyrics). The album also features Peter's takes on "O Holy Night", "Ave Maria", "Silent Night", "What Child Is This" and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". For the 2012 "Tenth Anniversary" edition, there's a new 24 page booklet (which will include a forward from Peter, pictures, and lyrics. The album will also be 4 tracks fatter. Tracks 16-18 are drawn from a limited edition release from 2008, “En god jul och ett gott nytt år”, which paired new Christmas recordings with live recordings captured during Christmas tours. That album was only available in ICA stores (and anyone outside of Scandinavia who has tried to track down Mans Zemerlow's recent Christmas album knows how "limited" that can be). The final track, "Jul Nu Igen" ("Christmas Now Again"), is a new one recorded this year and expected to be Peter's 2012 holiday single.
Bengans shows a November 14 release date, while Ginza has it listed for the 21st. Regardless, I am aware that Ginza will only sell within Sweden. Not sure what Bengans policy is. For a 14 track version of the original 2002 release, Amazon MP3 has your back.
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