Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (album)
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a #1 selling bilingual English/Norwegian album by Norwegian
singer Kurt Nilsen
in participation of Kringkastingsorkestret
(KORK), the Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies.
The Christmas
album was released on 15 November 2010 and hit #1 in its second week of release staying at the top for 5 consecutive weeks (48/2010 to 52/2010 charts).
The album contains 13 songs (9 in English and 4 in Norwegian). 11 of the songs are solo and 2 as duets with Christel Alsos and Helene Bøksle.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer Kurt Nilsen
Kurt Nilsen
The following is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian music artist Kurt Nilsen.-Albums:-Singles:-Other releases:*1998 Shoe...
in participation of Kringkastingsorkestret
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra affiliated with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . Its principal base is the Store Studio at the NRK headquarters in Oslo....
(KORK), the Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies.
The Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
album was released on 15 November 2010 and hit #1 in its second week of release staying at the top for 5 consecutive weeks (48/2010 to 52/2010 charts).
The album contains 13 songs (9 in English and 4 in Norwegian). 11 of the songs are solo and 2 as duets with Christel Alsos and Helene Bøksle.
Tracklist
- "The Christmas SongThe Christmas Song"The Christmas Song" is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer...
" - "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"
- "Baby It's Cold Outside" (with Christel Alsos)
- "Himmel på jord"
- "When You Wish Upon a StarWhen You Wish upon a Star"When You Wish upon a Star" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version of the song was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and again in the final scene of the...
" - "Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...
" - "Winter WonderlandWinter Wonderland"Winter Wonderland" is a winter song, popularly treated as a Christmastime pop standard, written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith . Through the decades it has been recorded by over 150 different artists.-History:...
" - "Gje meg handa di venn" (with Helene Bøksle)
- "Walking in the AirWalking in the Air"Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book The Snowman. In the film the song was performed by St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty...
" - "Nå tennes tusen julelys"
- "Stjernesludd"
- "White ChristmasWhite ChristmasA white Christmas refers to the presence of snow on Christmas Day. This phenomenon is most common in the northern countries of the Northern Hemisphere...
" - "Auld lang syneAuld Lang Syne"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song . It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world; its traditional use being to celebrate the start of the New Year at the stroke of midnight...
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