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 Welcome
Home
John Dowland
(1563-1626) Coming home has always been a central feature of Christmas
for me. |
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Rowing
From Islay To Uist
This
piece is an improvisation about a beautiful Scottish air. The sea
is torn, the sky is raged until suddenly, a ray of sunlight colours the
scene in its own mood. |
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To
Drive The Cold Winter Away
English
traditional from the 16th century |
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God
Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Famous
English Christmas carol from the 19th century |
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Jólarsveinar
ganga um gólf
Icelandic
Christmas carol by Friðrik Bjarnason, describing the national trolls
arriving the Jule Feast. |
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Still,
still, still
A
well-known German lullaby from around 1800 |
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Polska
från Säfnäs
Swedish
folk dance from Säfnäs/Sweden. |
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Tomtarnas
Julnatt
Swedish
Christmas carol by Alfred Smedberg and Vilhelm Sefve. Here you can hear
the Christmas goblins tip tap toeing around |
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The
Coventry Carol
A
piece of the 16th century mystery play "The Pageant of
the Shearmen and Tailors" describing the fear of a mother for her
baby when Herod orders all children to be slain. |
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St.
Staffans Visa
Ancient
Swedish Christmas song about Staffan who drives out the horses early in
the morning of Boxing Day. |
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O
Jesulein Zart
German
Christmas lullaby from the 17th century. Since my daughter Nora,
now 13 months old, does still call the night day, I sing this song with
a certain severity. |
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Searching
For Lambs
This
is actually an English love song but it reminds me of Gunnar Gunnarssons
story about the shepherd Benedikt, who in search for missing lambs walks
into the highlands together with his dog and his ram. |
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