Vi äro musikanter

Vi äro musikanter is a Swedish folk song typically sung when dancing around the Christmas tree and the Midsummer pole. It was written down early in (1908-1934), published by Sven Lampa. It is a so-called "mimic song", where the persons singing it can mimic playing the different musical instruments mentioned in the song lyrics.

Recordings[]

An early recording was done by and , appearing in a medley of Christmas songs recorded in Berlin in September 1933, and released on a record later that year.^[1]

Publication[]

• , 1997, under the lines "Tjugondag Knut dansar julen ut", credited as "folk game"
• Barnens svenska sångbok, 1999, under the lines "Sång med lek och dans".

See also[]

• The Music Man (song)

References[]

• Barnens svenska sångbok (1999)

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