From Dagmar, Montana which is Danish community in NE Montana, We always sang this song last and fast. Dagmar named after the Queen and the surrounding area was called Volmer named and the King. Thank you for all you do . Wayne Sorensen
My dad’s side of the family is Danish. And my whole life even though we live in America we always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve and had a big dinner and danced around the Christmas tree singing Christmas songs, including Nut del yul igen! Even to this day we do it even though our pronunciation is probably off nowadays but I still love it. This year may be a little different because of Covid of course but yeah definitely love singing that song. And we go around the tree twice then go around the whole house in a line singing it and then we even go outside. I always found it fun and special. 😄 We also sing another song in Danish that talks about going to clap land, whistle land, and hop land. Totally forgot what it was called though. 😂
There are many different ways of celebrating Christmas in Denmark too. At my ex's dad house they don't dance around the tree. Nu er det jul igen is a divider too 😂 it goes on different melodies depending on where you're from 🤪 When I grew up we sang a bunch of songs while walking around the tree, but with nu er det jul igen we did one round of the tree and then we started weaving in and out of rooms all through the house. Our steps picked up as we sang faster and faster and we always ended up running for the last bit and then back to the tree for a final round. Sidenote..... My grandma was always leading the way and set the speed. Other sidenote you have to hold hands while walking running around the tree. Super fun! BTW I'm Danish
Hi Kelly. As a Dane I can tell you, that you're Danish is brilliant. You're quite a singer too,😊. " Nu er det jul igen" is normally the last song we sing before we give each other the presents. In our family we speed up the song as well and after a while someone is taking the initiative to run from room to room in the house in and still holding each others hands. We have even been outside the house. The children love it. I'm happy to know that you enjoy the Danish Christmas tradition. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
The Scandinavian Jul is not the same as the English/American Christmas - the nordic peoples are proud of their cultural heritage The song is a Danish/Swedish song
Nu det jul igen has never been sung in my family growing up. We do walk around the tree BUT SLOWLY.... the Christmas Dinner takes a big toll on your singing abilities! 😅 We sing hymns... some from salmebogen. I come from a religious family so at some point dad reads Juleevangeliet I do no remember the English word for it right now... and the last song we sing is always Dejlig er jorden. After that it is time for presents. My family is big so we can't have the gifts under the tree as I know many people do.
Kelly, I don't know if you remember me; I was the librarian at BNHS, 2007-2010. A few weeks ago, I started playing with the idea of retiring in Denmark. I've never been there, but I guess I'm 1/4 Danish, as my grandfather was from Denmark. I went online to investigate moving to Denmark and you popped up. I'm catching up on all your videos, checking out all the books I can find, and so enjoying learning about Denmark and Danish culture. For as long as I can remember my mom and I made what she called Klinas every Christmas. I believe the Danish spelling is Kleijner. The first time I found our recipe in a book, I was very excited that it was actually authentic. I love that you made the move and I love, love, love your videos. It's like meeting a famous celebrity! And you have a beautiful singing voice!! ❤
You are too kind. Yes! I remember you. We still have the cute little monkey bag that you gave me for my baby shower! My oldest is now 10! :) So glad that you found me here! Let's stay in touch!
The song actually goes "Nu det jul igen... " WITHOUT the "er" between 'nu' and ' det'. It's a pronunciation thing. Danes tend to leave out a lot of words for some reason.
Yeah when people speak they often dont say the ER, but when you write it like that, some danish class teacher will come up in the comment section and correct you.
@@TheBarser It is of course important to separate spoken words and written language. Altogether different beasts. What's impressive is that she actually left 'er' out when singing it faster.
@@michaelmeyers7216 Yes I noticed that ;) I would aslo say that we here in northern jutland leave out the ER, a lot more than people in copenhagen. Det træls/det fint ;)
In slavic countries these Christmas traditions are shifted to the New year celebration. Orthodox Christmas is on 7th January and it has long since become a purely religious holiday only. PS: du synger meget godt 👍
And you can’t open presents until after dancing around the tree. Have you told about the mandelgave? And what a traditional dinner consists of? Risengrød med mandel og mørkt øl Andesteg eller gås eller flæskesteg, Æbler og svedsker Hvide kartofler Brune kartofler Rødkål Asier Ribsgelé And if risengrød is not eaten, you have as dessert: ris a l’amande med mandel( gave) og kirsebærsovs Glædelig Jul, Kelly!
And depending on where you live in DK, Taffel chips is a must at dinner.. It has always been a must in my family.. only one time the wrong type chios was bought, think it was sour cream and onions - it worked..🙂
Hey im from denmark 🇩🇰 😀 nisser is like the elfs and humans just very small wit red clothing and a red pointy hat its like the elfs the elfs just have a green outfit and pointy ears. its true some danish people dont like compering them wit elfs its becours elfs to us are those like hig elfs wood elfs dark elfs and so on from other fantasy storrys nisser represents Christmas wit Santa claus all in red elfs represent other fantasy story's kinda like petter pan or other story's im not familiar with but all haw some magical to them. nice singing by the way 👍 😀
In our family’s tradition we sing that song at the end of all the other songs but with a little twist: We will brake the circle and trace the house’s walls in every room even bathrooms, bedrooms and broom closets, still holding hands and run/walk in a chain while singing. When we end at the starting wall we will return to the tree and dance 7 rounds and finish. Sometimes there are no room to all the dancers but that is where the fun lies.
@@MrGeneralPB well yeah the christian part is just tradition, but we got a lot of christian songs, and some go to church on christmass day because they find it cozy. If we go for religious reasons it is 1% or something.
@@kristianpoulsen9689 guess that depends on where you live and what traditions the family have ^^, mine are mostly just about the family dinner and gifts, we do not do any of the christian stuff at all
@@MrGeneralPB So I'm to presume that your family haven't got a Christmas tree? and on the that tree the ornaments aren't in any way Christian in nature? I am well aware that Jul has long and old roots stemming from pagan times - and I love that, but to try and argue that the devision of the Danish Christmas is 50/50 between paganism and Christianity is just not true. I am a big fan of "nisser", mistletoe, etc. But sadly enough Jul in Denmark is more christian than nordic pagan - even though I would love us to reinvent the pagen Jul-fest! And btw we're not big on the christian stuff either in our family ;))
Well...no. Nisser in origin are old house or forest gods, which is also where the tradition of sacrificing/donating a bowl of Risengrød to Nissen comes from. It was/is a tribute to the house god so he would/will prevent bad things from happening during the year. Nisser is one type of being of the old pagan entities called Underjordiske (Beings from underground). Trolls are another such type of being, so also part of the broader definition of Underjordiske. Over time Underjordiske have evolved due to christian attempts at abolishing all worship and traditions of the old gods. Especially Nisser have proven to be a very hard myth to kill in Denmark. One of my favorite types of Nisser in Danish folklore is the kirkenisse. As with a Gårdnisse (farm nisse) or Skibsnisse (ship nisse), the kirkenisse (church nisse) was tasked with keeping bad stuff from happening to the local church. But him being an old god, he does not like hearing the christian god mentioned and will therefore take a walk during mass on Sundays. It's such a delightfully ironic image of an old pagan house god making sure nothing bad happens to Gods house :) Nisser in conjuction with christmas is actually a fairly recently invention as it was "invented" in 1836 by a painter named Constantin Hansen for a christmas celebration he held in Rome (according to Wikipedia: da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisse)
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@@MyNewDanishLife Sadly rude trolls are an unavoidable part of any comment section on the internet. As a singer in several choirs, I would like to repeat another commenter, that you in fact do have a lovely voice. While it wasn't pitch perfect the whole way through, I know from experience how hard it is to sing solo - not only that, but doing it without any form of assistance in form of accompanying instruments or other aids and doing it in a foreign language. That is quite impressive in my book :)
@@1983phk Thanks! I wasn't trying to impress anyone. I was a teacher for over 16 years, and I taught language through song many times. I never stopped to ask if I was any good. That wasn't why I was doing it. It is also not why I am doing it now. LOL Thanks for being kind! :)
From Dagmar, Montana which is Danish community in NE Montana, We always sang this song last and fast. Dagmar named after the Queen and the surrounding area was called Volmer named and the King. Thank you for all you do . Wayne Sorensen
My dad’s side of the family is Danish. And my whole life even though we live in America we always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve and had a big dinner and danced around the Christmas tree singing Christmas songs, including Nut del yul igen! Even to this day we do it even though our pronunciation is probably off nowadays but I still love it. This year may be a little different because of Covid of course but yeah definitely love singing that song. And we go around the tree twice then go around the whole house in a line singing it and then we even go outside. I always found it fun and special. 😄
We also sing another song in Danish that talks about going to clap land, whistle land, and hop land. Totally forgot what it was called though. 😂
Nice its fun and a Good way to loose some calories lol😂
You have a lovely singing voice. ❤
Thank you! :)
You have a nice song voice
You pronounced the words in the song a hundred times better than I - and I'm a Dane.
You are too kind.
@@MyNewDanishLife no, honestly! I was really impressed!
There are many different ways of celebrating Christmas in Denmark too. At my ex's dad house they don't dance around the tree. Nu er det jul igen is a divider too 😂 it goes on different melodies depending on where you're from 🤪
When I grew up we sang a bunch of songs while walking around the tree, but with nu er det jul igen we did one round of the tree and then we started weaving in and out of rooms all through the house. Our steps picked up as we sang faster and faster and we always ended up running for the last bit and then back to the tree for a final round. Sidenote..... My grandma was always leading the way and set the speed. Other sidenote you have to hold hands while walking running around the tree. Super fun!
BTW I'm Danish
Hi there :) Merry Christmas :) You singing danish christmas songs very good :)
It's all good Kelly. Nu er det jul igen. Hilsen from across the Atlantic Ocean. :)
Thanks, Dan Dan, the CanadiAN! :)
@@MyNewDanishLife Mange tak Kelly. Jeg er født og opvokset i Canada, but have family ties til gammel Danmark. :)
Hi Kelly. As a Dane I can tell you, that you're Danish is brilliant. You're quite a singer too,😊. " Nu er det jul igen" is normally the last song we sing before we give each other the presents. In our family we speed up the song as well and after a while someone is taking the initiative to run from room to room in the house in and still holding each others hands. We have even been outside the house. The children love it. I'm happy to know that you enjoy the Danish Christmas tradition. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
The Scandinavian Jul is not the same as the English/American Christmas - the nordic peoples are proud of their cultural heritage
The song is a Danish/Swedish song
It starts at 09:17. You’re welcome ☺️
Nu det jul igen has never been sung in my family growing up. We do walk around the tree BUT SLOWLY.... the Christmas Dinner takes a big toll on your singing abilities! 😅 We sing hymns... some from salmebogen.
I come from a religious family so at some point dad reads Juleevangeliet I do no remember the English word for it right now... and the last song we sing is always Dejlig er jorden.
After that it is time for presents. My family is big so we can't have the gifts under the tree as I know many people do.
Kelly, I don't know if you remember me; I was the librarian at BNHS, 2007-2010. A few weeks ago, I started playing with the idea of retiring in Denmark. I've never been there, but I guess I'm 1/4 Danish, as my grandfather was from Denmark. I went online to investigate moving to Denmark and you popped up. I'm catching up on all your videos, checking out all the books I can find, and so enjoying learning about Denmark and Danish culture. For as long as I can remember my mom and I made what she called Klinas every Christmas. I believe the Danish spelling is Kleijner. The first time I found our recipe in a book, I was very excited that it was actually authentic. I love that you made the move and I love, love, love your videos. It's like meeting a famous celebrity! And you have a beautiful singing voice!! ❤
You are too kind. Yes! I remember you. We still have the cute little monkey bag that you gave me for my baby shower! My oldest is now 10! :) So glad that you found me here! Let's stay in touch!
The song actually goes "Nu det jul igen... " WITHOUT the "er" between 'nu' and ' det'. It's a pronunciation thing. Danes tend to leave out a lot of words for some reason.
Yeah when people speak they often dont say the ER, but when you write it like that, some danish class teacher will come up in the comment section and correct you.
@@TheBarser It is of course important to separate spoken words and written language. Altogether different beasts. What's impressive is that she actually left 'er' out when singing it faster.
@@michaelmeyers7216 Yes I noticed that ;) I would aslo say that we here in northern jutland leave out the ER, a lot more than people in copenhagen. Det træls/det fint ;)
@@mroldnewbie What a fantastic explanation!
In slavic countries these Christmas traditions are shifted to the New year celebration. Orthodox Christmas is on 7th January and it has long since become a purely religious holiday only.
PS: du synger meget godt 👍
Translating the little song would help!
Now it's Christmas again
Now it's Christmas again
and it's Christmas to Easter
No that not true
No that not true
because in between comes the lent
I'm here because I need to know how words were pronounced and I need to sing it because or judges are from Denmark
And you can’t open presents until after dancing around the tree.
Have you told about the mandelgave?
And what a traditional dinner consists of?
Risengrød med mandel og mørkt øl
Andesteg eller gås eller flæskesteg,
Æbler og svedsker
Hvide kartofler
Brune kartofler
Rødkål
Asier
Ribsgelé
And if risengrød is not eaten, you have as dessert: ris a l’amande med mandel( gave) og kirsebærsovs
Glædelig Jul, Kelly!
And depending on where you live in DK, Taffel chips is a must at dinner.. It has always been a must in my family.. only one time the wrong type chios was bought, think it was sour cream and onions - it worked..🙂
Hey im from denmark 🇩🇰 😀 nisser is like the elfs and humans just very small wit red clothing and a red pointy hat its like the elfs the elfs just have a green outfit and pointy ears. its true some danish people dont like compering them wit elfs its becours elfs to us are those like hig elfs wood elfs dark elfs and so on from other fantasy storrys nisser represents Christmas wit Santa claus all in red elfs represent other fantasy story's kinda like petter pan or other story's im not familiar with but all haw some magical to them. nice singing by the way 👍 😀
Oh they also have pointy ears in some story's like elfs
In our family’s tradition we sing that song at the end of all the other songs but with a little twist: We will brake the circle and trace the house’s walls in every room even bathrooms, bedrooms and broom closets, still holding hands and run/walk in a chain while singing. When we end at the starting wall we will return to the tree and dance 7 rounds and finish. Sometimes there are no room to all the dancers but that is where the fun lies.
Your danish is real good better then some danish people
Basically Danish Jul is 50% Christian traditions and 50% pagan/other tradtions.
basically 95 % pagan, with some sprinkling of christian paint on it
@@MrGeneralPB well yeah the christian part is just tradition, but we got a lot of christian songs, and some go to church on christmass day because they find it cozy. If we go for religious reasons it is 1% or something.
@@MrGeneralPB arrhhh though I wish Jul was still pagan in Denmark - it's mostly christian
@@kristianpoulsen9689 guess that depends on where you live and what traditions the family have ^^,
mine are mostly just about the family dinner and gifts, we do not do any of the christian stuff at all
@@MrGeneralPB So I'm to presume that your family haven't got a Christmas tree? and on the that tree the ornaments aren't in any way Christian in nature? I am well aware that Jul has long and old roots stemming from pagan times - and I love that, but to try and argue that the devision of the Danish Christmas is 50/50 between paganism and Christianity is just not true.
I am a big fan of "nisser", mistletoe, etc. But sadly enough Jul in Denmark is more christian than nordic pagan - even though I would love us to reinvent the pagen Jul-fest!
And btw we're not big on the christian stuff either in our family ;))
do not celebrate the classic jul, but enjoying the food, the company and the time of year
Kelly, Nisser are trolls!
Well...no. Nisser in origin are old house or forest gods, which is also where the tradition of sacrificing/donating a bowl of Risengrød to Nissen comes from. It was/is a tribute to the house god so he would/will prevent bad things from happening during the year. Nisser is one type of being of the old pagan entities called Underjordiske (Beings from underground). Trolls are another such type of being, so also part of the broader definition of Underjordiske.
Over time Underjordiske have evolved due to christian attempts at abolishing all worship and traditions of the old gods. Especially Nisser have proven to be a very hard myth to kill in Denmark. One of my favorite types of Nisser in Danish folklore is the kirkenisse. As with a Gårdnisse (farm nisse) or Skibsnisse (ship nisse), the kirkenisse (church nisse) was tasked with keeping bad stuff from happening to the local church. But him being an old god, he does not like hearing the christian god mentioned and will therefore take a walk during mass on Sundays. It's such a delightfully ironic image of an old pagan house god making sure nothing bad happens to Gods house :)
Nisser in conjuction with christmas is actually a fairly recently invention as it was "invented" in 1836 by a painter named Constantin Hansen for a christmas celebration he held in Rome (according to Wikipedia: da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisse)
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Thanks for all the comments. I'm sure you know that analytics doesn't check to see if they are pleasant or down-right rude. They all get counted the same way, which is a positive for me! :) One man's three attempts at being rude is this gal's way to a higher monetization. Please watch my other videos and be as equally critical in the comments. :) Merry Christmas and thanks for all the support.
@@MyNewDanishLife Sadly rude trolls are an unavoidable part of any comment section on the internet. As a singer in several choirs, I would like to repeat another commenter, that you in fact do have a lovely voice. While it wasn't pitch perfect the whole way through, I know from experience how hard it is to sing solo - not only that, but doing it without any form of assistance in form of accompanying instruments or other aids and doing it in a foreign language. That is quite impressive in my book :)
@@1983phk Thanks! I wasn't trying to impress anyone. I was a teacher for over 16 years, and I taught language through song many times. I never stopped to ask if I was any good. That wasn't why I was doing it. It is also not why I am doing it now. LOL Thanks for being kind! :)
Sangen er overhovedet ikke dansk
Ukendt tekst og melodi
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