Christmas in New York

"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]

For the album by Renée Fleming, see Christmas in New York (album).
"Christmas in New York"
Song by John Wesley Shipp
LanguageEnglish
Released1982
GenreChristmas
Songwriter(s)Billy Butt
Christmas in New York

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.[4] It has also been recorded by Loa Falkman, as "It's Christmas in New York", on his 1990 Christmas album Julstämning.[5]

US jazz singer Linda Bianchi recorded the song on her 2009 Christmas album Christmas in New York.[6]

Jul i Gamla stan

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,[7] with lyrics by Monica Forsberg, reflecting Christmas in the Stockholm oldtown. With these lyrics, the song was recorded by among others Sten & Stanley[8] (1986), Jan Malmsjö (1987),[9] Hasse Andersson (1996)[10] and Cyndee Peters (1986).[11]

References
  1. "Julen är här" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska sång- och talpedagogförbundet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  3. "The Radio City Christmas Spectacular Returns to Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  4. Dana Gibbs (30 November 2016). "5 Songs About Christmas in NYC". Mapquest Travel. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. "Julstämning" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. Christmas in New York.
  7. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  8. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  9. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  10. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  11. Information at Svensk mediedatabas
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