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Jul i främmande hamn

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"Jul i främmande hamn"
Song by Johnny Bode
LanguageSwedish
A-side"Den sista julresan"
ReleasedNovember 1938
RecordedStockholm, Sweden, 22 October 1938
Genrepopular music
LabelSonora
Songwriter(s)Sven Rüno

Jul i främmande hamn is a Christmas song written by Sven Rüno, and recorded by Johnny Bode for Sonora, released in November 1938 as the B-side of "Den sista julresan"[1] and by Erik Källqvist, released as an A-side for Columbia in December the same year.[2] The song has also been recorded by Yngve Stoor, released on his 1957 EP White Christmas.[3]

Lyrical, the song depicts a group of sailors from Sweden celebrating Christmas in a seaport town named Rio Grande, in an unnamed country. The song also includes a piece out of Alice Tegnér's song Kring julgranen.

In 1970, Thory Bernhards recorded the song as Rolle, with lyrics by John Algot.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Den sista julresan" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1938. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Jul i främmande hamn" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1938. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ^ "White Christmas" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1938. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Kapitel 14: Nu är det kyssdags igen (1965-1970)" (in Swedish). Thory Bernhard's website. 1970. Retrieved 13 September 2008.