Danish Christmas Songs

Nov 6th, 2014 by admin

Danish Christmas Carols and Songs. Collection of carols and Christmas songs sung at Christmas in Denmark. The Danish Christmas Feasts find a lot of similarities to Polish Christmas traditions, but there are many other customs peculiar to that of Denmark. The Danes, for example, can not imagine Christmas without “glogg” – a strong variety of mulled wine (also known in Sweden and Norway), Christmas Eve dinner without meat and elves “nisse”.

Santa Lucia is the patron saint of the Catholic Church of Light (lat. “Lux” – light) Danes, like the Swedes spend the night of 12 and 13 December, during which processions are held by little girls with lanterns and traditional songs.

Traditional Danish Christmas carol – En stjerne skinner i nat

On Christmas Eve, many Danes takes part in the Christmas Mass, not because they are believers, but to listen to the organ music and traditional Danish Christmas carols. Dinner is served early. Most people eat on Christmas Eve roast duck, but it is often also roast goose or pork with a crispy crust. During the holidays, Danes singing their chsritmas songs. Everyone is familiar carols by heart because, they like poetry, and other traditional tunes. They learn them in schools.