Tune In These Alternative Christmas Songs From Scandinavia

On December 2, 2020January 22, 2021 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn Christmas, Music, ScandinaviaLeave a comment

5th annual festive playlist of seasonal songs from Denmark, Sweden and Norway

GOD JUL FROM OREGON GIRL AROUND THE WORLD

Hej from here! It’s Jul time y’all. This is our seventh Christmas season in Scandinavia. Holy wow. That is surreal, even for me. We moved to Copenhagen in the dark December of 2014 and spent the first two+ weeks of that month bopping between Airbnb rentals like veritable vagabonds. It felt like forever. Maybe not as “forever” as 2020 feels, but everything is relative.

And while this year looked nothing like any of us planned, I’m grateful to be here in my home. Safe and happy surrounded by my little family. These songs are a snapshot of this season. In Scandinavia. I hope you find some new to you Christmas classics. It’s the 5th annual list I’ve made from here. You’ll hear a few foreign languages but should still feel the season. Enjoy the songs. Stay safe. Love your people. Cheers from here.

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A Very Danish, Swedish & Norwegian Alternative Christmas Playlist

On December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn Christmas, Music, ScandinaviaLeave a comment

‘Tis the Season for New to you Holiday Tunes

SHARING A FEW SONGS FOR YOUR DECEMBER FROM DENMARK, SWEDEN & NORWAY

Pour yourself a glass of warm spiced gløgg, light your calendar candle and listen in. It’s December and it is decidedly Jul time in Scandinavia. Here in Denmark, the Danes adore Christmas. Good thing I do too. Part of my tradition at this time of year is to wade through a ton of Christmas tunes seeking and searching for a few new seasonal gems. It’s time for the 4th annual alternative Scandinavian Christmas playlist. Continue reading “A Very Danish, Swedish & Norwegian Alternative Christmas Playlist” →

10 Ways to Make the Most of Christmas in Copenhagen

On November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn Christmas, Copenhagen, Denmark23 Comments

Jul Love Christmas in the Danish Capital

When living in Denmark. I say. Bring on Christmas.

It’s mid-November now. The clock has turned back and the dark descends earlier each evening. By Christmas, we’ll be down to a mere seven hours of daylight per day here in Denmark. No need to fret. Don’t be concerned. Bust out your candles. Turn on those twinkly lights. Let’s get our Jul on. It’s one of the things I adore most about living here in Denmark. And many Copenhagen Christmas activities kick off for real this weekend when Julemanden, Denmark’s version of Santa, switches on all the lights swung over the streets in the historic center city. Continue reading “10 Ways to Make the Most of Christmas in Copenhagen” →

Best Little Christmas Markets in Copenhagen

On November 12, 2019November 13, 2019 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn Christmas, Copenhagen34 Comments

Put Some Danish Design & Art Under the Tree This Christmas

KEEP THE SEASON sustainable when you SUPPORT LOCAL MAKERS

Denmark, oh Denmark. You happy little hip country you. World leaders in design, fashion, bike-riding, sustainable city-planning and annual happiness rankings, Denmark is stylish even come dark December. Get ready to fire up your calendar candle, it is definitely Jul time in the Danish capital. Grab a glass of gløgg and warm your inner aesthete at a Christmas market off (and maybe one on) the tourist trails. In Denmark, you can find all the design, gifts and hygge you need at a Julemarked.

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Another Alternative Christmas Playlist From Scandinavia

On November 20, 2018December 9, 2019 By oregongirlaroundtheworldIn Christmas, Music, ScandinaviaLeave a comment

New Holiday Music to Tune-up Your Christmas Hygge

HOLIDAY SONGS FROM DENMARK, SWEDEN, NORWAY

Turn on the twinkly lights, start up the stereo and pop on these tunes. This isn’t your Danish Mormor‘s Christmas music. It’s time for my 3rd annual Scandinavian holiday playlist chock full of new to you seasonal songs from artists all around Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Having spent an inordinate amount of time creating, culling and curating this year’s compilation, I hope you’ll find a few new gems that will become classisks on your holiday playlist. Continue reading “Another Alternative Christmas Playlist From Scandinavia” →