Välkommen hem is the second album released by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 E.M.D.

E.M.D.

E.M.D. is a Swedish boyband consisting of Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. All three members have participated on the Swedish version of Idol, with Erik as a finalist and Danny at 6th place on Idol 2006. Mattias was eliminated as the fourth runner-up on Idol 2007.After Idol,...

. It marks their first release of material sung in Swedish

Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

. The album was released in Sweden

Sweden

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 on November 9, 2009 and features both classic and lesser known Christmas songs. The album was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden at Grünewaldsalen and was produced by Peter Nordah.. The first and only single to be released off the album was the title track "Välkommen hem

Välkommen hem (song)

"Välkommen hem" is a holiday single by Magnus Carlsson appearing in his 2006 album Spår i snön. The song is written by Mårten Sandén and Johan Röhr-E.M.D...

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Track listing

1. "Jul, jul strålande jul"
2. "Ave Maria
   Ave Maria
   Ave Maria may refer to:*Ave Maria , the "Hail Mary", a traditional Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus-Music:...
   
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3. "Välkommen hem
   Välkommen hem (song)
   "Välkommen hem" is a holiday single by Magnus Carlsson appearing in his 2006 album Spår i snön. The song is written by Mårten Sandén and Johan Röhr-E.M.D...
   
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4. "När det lider mot jul"
5. "O helga natt
   O Holy Night
   "O Holy Night" is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" by Placide Cappeau , a wine merchant and poet, who had been asked by a parish priest to write a Christmas poem...
   
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6. "Halleluja"
7. "Stilla natt
   Silent Night
   "Silent Night" is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber...
   
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8. "Ängel"
9. "Julvisa"
10. "Koppången"
11. "Härlig är jorden"

Chart positions

The album was sold exclusively at ICA retail stores

Retailing

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, and therefore the album was ineligible to chart. Despite not being eligible to chart, Välkommen hem sold over 160,000 copies, and was certified 4× Platinum.