Christmas with My Friends Last updated July 20, 2025 Christmas album series by Nils Landgren
Christmas with My Friends is a series of Christmas albums by Swedish trombonist Nils Landgren , known as Man with the Red Horn , released on ACT Music beginning in 2006. The recordings feature various guest musicians and include interpretations of Christmas music from a range of traditions and styles, including jazz, folk, classical, and popular music. [ 1] [ 2]
Background The concept began as a collaborative studio recording centered around seasonal music, with contributions from vocalists and instrumentalists associated with Landgren. [ 3] [ 4] Subsequent releases continued the format with varying personnel and repertoire. [ 5] [ 6]
The first album sold 10,000 copies and was thus certified gold. [ 7] The third became the best-selling jazz album of the year in Germany in just over a month. [ 8] The first and second albums both received positive reviews in The Independent . [ 9]
Track listing Volume I: Christmas with My Friends (2006) [ 10] Title 1. "Maybe This Christmas" 2:50 2. "Ave Maris Stella" 3:39 3. "Bereden Väg För Herran" 2:06 4. "Jul Jul Strålande Jul" 2:02 5. "When You Wish Upon A Star" 4:51 6. "Christmas Song" 4:51 7. "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" 3:54 8. "Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus" 3:01 9. "In Dulce Jubilo/Det Kimer Nå Til Julefest" 8:42 10. "Gläns Över Sjö Och Strand" 4:04 11. "Det Strålar En Stjärna" 2:31 12. "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" 5:27 13. "White Christmas" 3:38 14. "What Child Is That?" 3:43 15. "När Juldagsmorgon Glimmar" 3:09 16. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" 4:54 17. "Till Betlehem" 3:56 18. "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" 5:41
Volume II: Christmas with My Friends II (2008) [ 11] [ 12] Title 1. "A Child Is Born" 3:47 2. "Maria Går/Törnesnår" 3:21 3. "Ding Dong Merrily On High" 3:20 4. "Jul Jul Strålande Jul" 4:22 5. "Himmel" 3:19 6. "Det Är En Ros Utsprungen" 3:17 7. "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" 3:47 8. "Veni Veni Emanuel" 2:55 9. "In Dulce Jubilo" 3:45 10. "This Christmas" 4:40 11. "Candlelight Carol" 4:20 12. "Kristallen" 3:07 13. "Christmas Hymn" 4:16 14. "Mariä Wiegenlied" 2:28 15. "Peace On Earth" 3:29
Volume III: Christmas with My Friends III (2011) [ 13] Title 1. "Christmas is Here" 3:08 2. "Dagen är kommen" 3:40 3. "Ett barn är fött" 3:16 4. "Imagine" 3:50 5. "Someday At Christmas" 4:00 6. "Somebody Talkin’" 2:52 7. "Giv mig ej glans" 3:51 8. "Ich steh´ an Deiner Krippen hier" 3:09 9. "Away In A Manger" 2:44 10. "Gläd dig, du Kristi brud" 3:32 11. "River" 4:16 12. "Nativity Carol" 4:20 13. "Bethlehem Down" 2:43 14. "Tochter Zion" 3:29 15. "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" 5:22
Volume IV: Christmas with My Friends IV (2014) [ 14] Title 1. "I Wish It Was Christmas" 3:07 2. "The First Noel" 3:56 3. "Come Sunday" 4:13 4. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" 2:24 5. "What a Wonderful World" 4:02 6. "Angel’s Carol" 4:00 7. "Last Christmas" 3:25 8. "If Anybody Ask You" 2:43 9. "Icicles" 2:50 10. "Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" 2:20 11. "In the Bleak Midwinter" 3:31 12. "Who Would Imagine a King" 4:17 13. "Det brinner en stjärna" 3:31 14. "O Helga Natt" 4:47 15. "O Du saliga / O Du fröhliche" 4:30
Volume V: Christmas with My Friends V (2016) [ 15] Title 1. "Morgenstern und Morgenlicht" 2:02 2. "Let the Stars Come Out Tonight" 3:27 3. "Joy to the World" 2:39 4. "Baby It's Cold Outside" 2:31 5. "Everyday Is Christmas" 3:21 6. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" 2:51 7. "Sleigh Ride" 3:05 8. "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" 5:27 9. "Auld Lang Syne" 3:06 10. "Love Is Born" 3:30 11. "Gläns över sjö och strand" 3:00 12. "Hosianna" 3:00 13. "Härlig Är Jorden" 2:42 14. "Seven Stains from Christmas Eve" 3:05 15. "There Is No Rose" 3:22 16. "Kokles Christmas" 3:24 17. "Now the Time Is Here" 3:46 18. "Bereden väg för Herren" 4:07
Volume VI: Christmas with My Friends VI (2018) [ 16] Title 1. "Christmas Is" 2:58 2. "Oh No, It's Christmas Again" 2:34 3. "Who Comes This Night" 3:47 4. "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" 2:02 5. "Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth" 3:16 6. "Come One, Come All" 4:01 7. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" 3:31 8. "The Story of Christmas" 2:57 9. "I Have a Dream" 2:58 10. "Merry Christmas Baby" 3:00 11. "Christmas Lullaby" 3:58 12. "When This Night Is Over" 3:56 13. "I'd Like You for Christmas" 3:05 14. "Hymn No III" 1:51 15. "Den Signade Dag" 3:25 16. "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" 4:10
Volume VII: Christmas with My Friends VII (2020) [ 17] Title 1. "This Christmas" 1:50 2. "Comin' Home for Christmas" 4:27 3. "Ave Maria" 4:12 4. "This Endris Night" 2:49 5. "The Forest Raised a Christmas Tree" 2:29 6. "Gdy śliczna Panna / Listen to My Lullaby" 3:35 7. "Sizalelwe Indodana" 3:12 8. "Sweet Was the Song" 3:39 9. "Hin fyrstu jól" 2:58 10. "Hodie Christus" 3:48 11. "Just Another Christmas Song" 3:21 12. "Sylvian Joululaulu" 3:21 13. "En förtvivlad vän" 4:08 14. "Feliz Navidad" 3:23
Volume VIII: Christmas with My Friends VIII (2023) Title 1. "Blue Christmas" 3:19 2. "That's How I Picture Christmas Eve" 2:39 3. "Santa Baby" 2:59 4. "Lully, Lulla, Lullay" 3:33 5. "Most of All" 3:45 6. "Soon After Christmas" 6:17 7. "Bells Are Ringing" 3:32 8. "Little Town of Bethlehem" 2:50 9. "O Tannenbaum" 3:16 10. "Julganglåt" 2:51 11. "Förunderligt och nära" 3:24 12. "In Dulce Jubilo" 5:55 13. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" 3:06
Personnel The musicians involved in the series vary between volumes. Frequent collaborators include:
References ↑ Gelly, Dave (2018-12-02). "Nils Landgren: Christmas With My Friends review – cool yule fare" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ "JAZZ Nils Landgren Christmas With My Friends V1 - Jane Cornwell" . Evening Standard . 2018-12-14. pp. A50. Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ "Nils Landgren - Christmas with my Friends V album review: Yule jazz with a mellow tinge" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ "Nils Landgren - Christmas with my friends" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2006-12-18. ISSN 1101-2412 . Retrieved 2025-07-19 . ↑ "Nils Landgren - Christmas With My Friends II | Review | The Jazz Mann" . www.thejazzmann.com . Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ Pearson, Chris (2016-12-16). "Jazz: Nils Landgren: Christmas With My Friends V" . www.thetimes.com . Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ Nordin, Magnus (2006-12-17). "Vilken julskiva lyssnar du själv på, Nils Landgren?" . Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-20 . ↑ "Jul i korthet" . Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2025-07-20 . ↑ "Album: Nils Landgren, Christmas with my Friends II, (ACT)" . The Independent . 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ "Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 1 – Nils Landgren" . AllMusic . AllMusic. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ "Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 2 – Nils Landgren" . AllMusic . AllMusic. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ "Nils Landgren Christmas tour" . The Independent . December 7, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2025 . ↑ "Nils Landgren Christmas concert" . The Daily Telegraph . December 9, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2025 . ↑ "Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 4 – Nils Landgren" . AllMusic . AllMusic. 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2025-07-13 . ↑ "Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 5 – Nils Landgren" . AllMusic . AllMusic. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2025-07-14 . ↑ "Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 6 – Nils Landgren" . AllMusic . AllMusic. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2025-07-13 . ↑ "Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 7 – Nils Landgren" . AllMusic . AllMusic. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2025-07-13 . This page is based on this
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