Five Christmas Songs
Collection of art songs by Jean Sibelius (1899–1900)
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The Five Christmas Songs, Op. 1,[a] is a collection of Swedish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1897 to 1913 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
| Five Christmas Songs | |
|---|---|
| Song collection by Jean Sibelius | |
 The composer (c. 1900) | |
| Opus | 1 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Composed | 1897–1913 |
Constituent songs
Ordered by catalogue, the Op. 1 songs are as follows:
- "Nu står jul vid snöig port" ("Now Christmas Stands at the Snowy Gate"), Op. 1/1 (1913); text by the Finnish poet Zacharias Topelius[1]
- "Nu så kommer julen" ("Now Is Christmas Coming"), Op. 1/2 (1913); text by Topelius[2]
- "Det mörknar ute" ("Outside It is Growing Dark"), Op. 1/3 (1897); text by Topelius[3]
- "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt" ("Give Me No Splendor, Gold or Pomp"), Op. 1/4 (1909); text by Topelius[4]
- "On hanget korkeat, nietokset" ("High are the Snowdrifts"), Op. 1/5 (1901); text by the Finnish poet Wilkku Joukahainen[5]
Arrangements of Nos. 4–5
Sibelius made several arrangements of "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt": for male choir a cappella in 1935; for voice and female choir a cappella in 1942; for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942; and for children's choir and organ in 1954. Moreover, he also made several arrangements of "On hanget korkeat, nietokset": for two voices and piano in 1903–1905; and for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942.[6]
