Jul most commonly refers to:
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- July, as an abbreviation for the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian calendar
Jul or JUL may also refer to:
Jul most commonly refers to:
Jul or JUL may also refer to:
Yule is a festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples. Scholars have connected the original celebrations of Yule to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the pagan Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht. Some present-day Christmas customs and traditions such as the Yule log, Yule goat, Yule boar, Yule singing, and others may have connections to older pagan Yule traditions. Yule and cognates are still used in English and the Scandinavian languages as well as in Finnish and Estonian to describe Christmas and other festivals occurring during the winter holiday season.
Sissel Kyrkjebø, also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano.
Odd Nordstoga is a folk singer, musician, actor and editor from Vinje in Telemark, Norway. In 2004, he went from relative obscurity to becoming the country's biggest selling recording artist, with the phenomenal success of his first solo album proper, "Luring". The album, a fusion of pop and Norwegian folk music, has sold more than 160,000 copies in Norway to date and earned him several Spellemannsprisen awards. For the album Strålande Jul, released together with Sissel Kyrkjebø, he won an unprecedented 11 Norwegian platinum trophies.
Carl Johan "Loa" Falkman is a Swedish opera singer, actor and artist. He was appointed hovsångare by H.M. the King of Sweden in 2003.
Jul or jol is the term used for the Christmas holiday season in Scandinavia and parts of Scotland. Originally, jul was the name of a month in the old Germanic calendar. The concept of jul as a period of time rather than a specific event prevailed in Scandinavia; in modern times, jul is a period of time stretching from the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve, December 24, to (traditionally) mid-January at the date of Epiphany with the month of December and Christmas, and the week up to the New Year, as its highlight. The modern English yule and yuletide are cognates with this term.
The Yule goat is a Scandinavian and Northern European Yule and Christmas symbol and tradition. Its origin is Germanic pagan and has existed in many variants during Scandinavian history. Modern representations of the Yule goat are typically made of straw.
Jul, the Danish Jule and Christmas, is celebrated throughout December starting either at the beginning of Advent or on 1 December with a variety of traditions. Christmas Eve, Juleaften, the main event of Jul, is celebrated on the evening of 24 December, the evening before the two Christmas holidays, 25 and 26 December. Celebrating on the eve before Christmas is also used for most other holidays in Denmark.
I denna natt blir världen ny – Jul i Betlehem II is an album by Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist. It was released in November 2007 in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The album was recorded in Betlehem in mid-2007. The album includes both old Christmas carols and new-written melodies.
Strålande jul is a 2009 joint album by Sissel Kyrkjebø and Odd Nordstoga credited as the duo Sissel & Odd. They are the only Norwegian artists to have an album go 11 times platinum with the album sales of Strålande jul.
"Jul, jul, strålande jul" is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Edvard Evers and music composed by Gustaf Nordqvist. It was published in 1921.
Christmas in Iceland (Jól) starts four weeks before proper Christmas, which begins on 24 December (Aðfangadagur) and ends thirteen days later on 6 January (Epiphany).
Christmas is celebrated throughout December and traditionally until St. Knut's Day on January 13. The main celebration and the exchange of gifts in many families takes place on Christmas Eve, December 24. The Feast of St. Lucy, a high point in the Swedish Christmas season, is celebrated during Advent, on December 13.
"När det lider mot jul", also known as "Det strålar en stjärna", is a Swedish Christmas song with lyrics by Jeanna Oterdahl, and written for vocals and piano in 1909 by Ruben Liljefors. A version for mixed choir, a cappella, was added in 1933 and originally published in 1944 by Gehrmans musikförlag. The song’s later popularity is said to have been affected by publication in Gottfrid Berg’s Läroverkskören 1950 and after being recorded on record, it was heard in TV in the early 1960s.
"Christmas in New York" is a Christmas song written by Billy Butt at the piano of the Church of Sweden in New York in 1979. It was recorded by John Wesley Shipp and released as a single in 1982, with "The Christmas Song" on its B-side.
"Nu är det jul igen" is an old Christmas song originating in Scandinavia, and often sung when dancing around the Christmas tree. Lyrically, the song first states that Christmas lasts all the way until Easter, before mentioning that this is not the case, since the fasting season comes between them.
Jag kommer hem igen till jul is a 2002 Peter Jöback Christmas album, consisting of both classic and modern Christmas songs. On the album charts, it topped in Sweden by late 2002. In late 2003, it reentered the charts including a new single, "Gå inte förbi", a duet with Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. The album also peaked number four on the Norwegian Albums Chart.
Jul is a 2013 Christmas album by Loa Falkman. It peaked at number five on the Swedish Albums Chart.
Julstämning is a 1990 Christmas album by Loa Falkman. The album was rereleased in 1995.
Jul, jul, strålande jul may refer to:
Jul, jul, strålande jul is a Christmas album by Anna-Lena Löfgren & Artur Erikson, released in November 1969 to LP. It has also been released to cassette tape. It was rereleased to CD in 1990. Artur Erikson contributes, with rights from the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden's record label on the songs: Jul, jul strålande jul, O,sälla dag, Det är en ros utsprungen and Räck mej din hand.