Christmas in New York

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For the album by Renée Fleming, see Christmas in New York (album).
"Christmas in New York"
Song by John Wesley Shipp
LanguageEnglish
Released1982
GenreChristmas
Songwriter(s)
Christmas in New York

"Christmas in New York" is a Christmas song written by at the piano of the Church of Sweden in New York in 1979.[1] It was recorded by John Wesley Shipp and released as a single in 1982, with "The Christmas Song" on its B-side.[2]

The English-language version was performed annually between 1986 and 2002 by The Rockettes during the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City.[3] Lyrically, the song describes New York City in Christmas time.[4] It was recorded by Loa Falkman, as "It's Christmas in New York", on his 1990 Christmas album Julstämning.[5] US jazz singer covered it on her 2009 Christmas album, Christmas in New York.[6]

Jul i Gamla stan

The Swedish-language version, recorded by the on the 1983 holiday album, , is called "Jul i Gamla stan",[7] with lyrics by Monica Forsberg reflecting Christmas in Stockholm's gamla stan. It was covered by (among others) Sten & Stanley[8] (1986), Jan Malmsjö (1987),[9] Hasse Andersson (1996)[10] and Cyndee Peters (1986).[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Julen är här" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska sång- och talpedagogförbundet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  3. ^ "The Radio City Christmas Spectacular Returns to Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  4. ^ Dana Gibbs (30 November 2016). "5 Songs About Christmas in NYC". Mapquest Travel. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Julstämning" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ^ Christmas in New York.
  7. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  8. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  9. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  10. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  11. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
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