| Tomten | |
|---|---|
| by Viktor Rydberg | |
&sq=Yale list&lang=en&file=File:Tomten_-_Title_page_1881.jpg) Title illustration by Jenny Nyström 1881 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Publication date | 1881 |
"Tomten", also known as "Midvinternattens köld är hård", is a poem written by Viktor Rydberg, and originally published in Ny Illustrerad Tidning in 1881. While outwardly being an idyllic Christmas poem, the poem asks about the meaning of life.
A short film, Tomten, was recorded in 1941 by Gösta Roosling, where Hilda Borgström reads the entire poem.[1]
Lotta Engberg's 2009 Christmas album Jul hos mig closes with a final, hidden, bonus track with Sven Wollter reading the poem.[2]
The poem has also been recorded as an audio book, with Torgny Lindgren reading it.[3][4]
- ^ Hilda Borgström reads Tomten youtube.com Retrieved: December 29, 2013.
- ^ "Jul hos mig" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ Viktor Rydberg, Torgny Lindgren (2003). Tomten. Pan hörböcker.
- ^ Torgny Lindgren reads Tomten youtube.com Retrieved: December 29, 2013.
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