1982 song by John Wesley Shipp
Christmas in New York
"Christmas in New York " is a Christmas song written by Billy Butt at the piano of the Church of Sweden in New York in 1979.[1] It was recorded by John Wesley Shipp and released as a single in 1982, with "The Christmas Song " on its B-side .[2]
The English-language version was performed annually between 1986 and 2002 by The Rockettes during the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City .[3] Lyrically, the song describes New York City in Christmas time .[4] It was recorded by Loa Falkman , as "It's Christmas in New York", on his 1990 Christmas album Julstämning .[5] US jazz singer Linda Bianchi covered it on her 2009 Christmas album, Christmas in New York .[6]
Jul i Gamla stan
The Swedish-language version, recorded by the Glennmarks Family on the 1983 holiday album, Från advent till jul , is called "Jul i Gamla stan",[7] with lyrics by Monica Forsberg reflecting Christmas in Stockholm 's gamla stan . It was covered by (among others) Sten & Stanley [8] (1986), Jan Malmsjö (1987),[9] Hasse Andersson (1996)[10] and Cyndee Peters (1986).[11]
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