"Julbocken" | |
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Song | |
Language | Swedish |
Published | 1913 |
Genre | children, Christmas |
Songwriter(s) | Alice Tegnér |
"Julbocken", with the opening lines "En jul när mor var liten",[b] is a Christmas song written by Alice Tegnér. The lyrics describe a time when the Julbocken (Yule goat or Christmas goat) was still a more popular Christmas gift-bringer in Sweden than the Jultomten (Christmas elves or gnomes)[c] or Santa Claus. The lyrics describe the goat giving presents, a doll for "Mother" when she was a child, who was frightened when the goat jumped; and for her brother, a drum and a trumpet. When the goat is old, he returns to "Mother", who now has children of her own.
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