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Tomtegubben som hade snuva

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"Tomtegubben som hade snuva"
Song
LanguageSwedish
Published1915 (1915)
Genrechildren, Christmas
Songwriter(s)Felix Körling
Composer(s)Felix Körling

"Tomtegubben som hade snuva", also known as "En liten tomtegubbe satt en gång", is a Swedish children's song from 1915, written by Felix Körling. The song depicts a little tomte suffering from rhinitis, but becoming healthy again after, advised by his wife, getting medicine by "Doktor Mullvad"/"(Doctor Mole)".

The song is often used as a Christmas song, even if the word Christmas isn't mentioned, and it's not made clear whether the main character is Santa Claus (Swedish: jultomten) (or one of his elves) or the old traditional "tomte".

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An early recording was done by four-year-old girl Lisbeth Bodin with Cupolorkestern on 28 October 1949, and was released as a single in January 1950.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Tomtegubben som hade snuva" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. January 1950. Retrieved 19 May 2011.