Christmas in New York
| "Christmas in New York" | |
|---|---|
| song by John Wesley Shipp | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Writer(s) | Billy Butt |
| Language | English |
"Christmas in New York" is a Christmas song written by Billy Butt at the piano at the Church of Sweden in New York during the 1970s (1979).[1] It was recorded by John Wesley Shipp and released as a single in 1982, with "The Christmas Song" acting as a B-side.[2]
The English-language version was original performed annual between 1986 and 2002 by The Rockettes during the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City.[3]
Lyrical, the song describes New York City at Christmastime. It has also been recorded by Loa Falkman, as "It's Christmas in New York", on his 1990 Christmas album Julstämning.[4]
US jazz singer Linda Bianchi recorded the song on her 2009 Christmas album Christmas in New York.[5]
The Swedish-language version, which was recorded by the Glennmarks Family on the 1983 holiday album Från advent till jul, the song is called Jul i Gamla stan,[6] with lyrics by Monica Forsberg, reflecting Christmas in the Stockholm oldtown. As Jul i Gamla stan, the song was recorded by among others Sten & Stanley[7] (1986), Jan Malmsjö (1987),[8] Hasse Andersson (1996)[9] and Cyndee Peters (1986).[10]
References
- ↑ "Julen är här" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska sång- och talpedagogförbundet. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ↑ The Radio City Christmas Spectacular Returns to Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
- ↑ "Julstämning" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑ Christmas in New York.
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas