Sunday, 22 December 2024

Arvingarna - Klart Det Ska Bil Jul (Deluxe Edition)


3 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!

Stream Klart Det Ska Bil Jul (Deluxe Edition) here (Spotify)

If ace Swedish man-band Arvingarna want to add to their Christmas songbook every couple of years, well, I ain't gonna complain about that. Klart Det Ska Bil Jul (Of Course It Will Be Christmas) started life in 2020 as an EP of festive songs new and old under the title of När Snön Faller Ner (When The Snow Falls Down). Two years later in 2022 it became the full album of songs and this year, the Swedish Westlife have added two new songs to the repertoire to help fill your cup of holiday cheer with their usual magic and sparkle. Added to the excitement of new music is Christmas concerts and TV appearances in their homeland that I'm living vicariously through social media streaming. Never too late to put the lads on and shimmy on into the best day of the year...
  • då lackar det mot jul igen ~ translated to It's Getting Closer To Christmas Again, this is a rollicking riotous romp of a song that would help power Rudolph and his fellow reindeer all through Christmas night. Fizzing with as much effervescent energy as a glass of Christmas fizz, there is dramatic guitar, pulsing percussive grooves and a chorus that you can't help but sing along to at the top of your voice (whether Swedish is your native tongue or note). And, of course, holding it all together is an ebullient vocal performance that makes you tingle from head to (mistle)toe!
  • nu är det jul ~ there's a symmetry to these two songs; if the first was about it getting closer to Christmas Again, then this song all about Now It's Christmas is surely the sequel. The first new track had all the anticipation of a wide eyed child and this one is swathed in soothing tones that focus on the appreciation of what is happening in the moment. Jingling bells and sweeping strings create an elegant backdrop for the singing that builds into a glorious crescendo of a choir - possibly the best moment of its type since ABBA's I Have A Dream. Makes you merry and bright, leaves you joyful and triumphant!
**Ghosts of Christmas past**
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