Åsa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County,… Read Full Bio ↴Åsa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County, Sweden is a Swedish nyckelharpa player, composer, producer, songwriter, author and lecturer. She has scored album chart successes in Sweden.
She lives in Stockholm. 2006-2017 she lived in Acktjära outside Bollnäs, Hälsingland. She has worked as an artist and toured since 1979.
Åsa Jinder is the daughter of the engineer, musician and author Curt Einar Jinder and Astrid Edström. Jinder studied for the key harpist Mats Kuoppala (later Liljeholm) for two years before she in 1979 became Sweden's youngest national fiddler of all time on the key harp, 15 years old. A year later, she debuted with the album Åsa Jinder plays the key harp .
She studied at Vadstena Folk High School 1982–1983 and Birkagården Folk High School 1983–1984. In 1988 she got 5 plus in Aftonbladet by Lasse Anrell for the album Stilla ro och nær . That same year, she played solo at the Nobel party .
In 1995 , Jinder played in the Norwegian group Secret Garden with the winning song " Nocturne " during the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin . That same year, together with Susanne Alfvengren and Marianne Flynner , she wrote the football song " Det är nu! " For Sweden's women's national football team before the World Cup . She also appeared as an actress in a small role in Bille August's film adaptation of Les Misérables (1998). In 1999, she played for and received an audience with the Japanese emperor during his state visit to Sweden.
In 2000 , Jinder sold gold and platinum records for Folkmusik på Svenska . The album sold 95,000 copies. "Of longing for you" became this year's song on the Swedish top . In 2002 she received a gold record for Faith Hope and Love . In 2005, she became an ambassador for ECPAT .
In 2010, Jinder played the role of Miss Hanigan in an amateur production of the musical Annie on Hälsingland's cultural scene in Alfta , Hälsingland . In the summer of 2011, her own musical It Happened in Hårga premiered in Kilafors in Hälsingland, an outdoor theater that was played from three stages and where Jinder was responsible for both script and music, direction and production and had one of the main roles. The following year it was played in Acktjära .
Between 2011 and 2014, she sat on the Swedish Cultural Council .

Jul jul strålande jul
Åsa Jinder Lyrics

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Jul jul
Strålande jul
Glans över vita skogar
Himmelens kronor
Med gnistrande ljus
Glimmande bågar
I alla Guds hus
Psalm som är sjungen

Från tid till tid
Eviga längtan
Till ljus och frid
Jul jul
Strålande jul
Glans över vita skogar
Kom kom
Signade jul
Sänk dina vita vingar
Över stridernas
Blod och larm
Över all suckan
Ur människobarm
Över de släkten
Som gå till ro
Över de ungas
Dagande bo
Kom kom

Signade jul
Sänk dina vita vingar

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Åsa Jinder's "Jul Jul Strålande Jul", much like most Christmas carols, are layered with religious imagery and symbolism. The song speaks of the glory of Christmas, with its shining lights and the heavenly crowns that seem to adorn the sky. The lyrics describe the beauty of winter with the snow-covered forests, twinkling lights, and sparkling arches that decorate all of God's houses. The song also refers to the eternal longing of humanity for peace and light, which this festival brings in abundance. The first stanza is a hymn that has been sung throughout time, emphasizing that Christmas is a timeless tradition that carries deep meaning for people of all generations.

The second stanza of the song shifts its focus to contemporary times, but the message remains the same - Christmas is a time for peace and unity, even in the midst of strife and struggle. The song urges the blessed Christmas to descend upon the world and calm the noise of wars and battles. It speaks to the pain and suffering of all people, the cries that emanate from their hearts. The song requests Christmas to bless the families who have lost their loved ones, and to watch over the young generation of mankind. The final line urges Christmas to come down, its wings of white to envelop us all, signifying the desire to be wrapped in the comforting embrace of this beautiful religious festival.

Line by Line Meaning

Jul jul
Christmas, Christmas

Strålande jul
Radiant Christmas

Glans över vita skogar
Shine over white forests

Himmelens kronor
Heavenly crowns

Med gnistrande ljus
With sparkling lights

Glimmande bågar
Gleaming bows

I alla Guds hus
In all of God's houses

Psalm som är sjungen
Hymn that is sung

Från tid till tid
From time to time

Eviga längtan
Eternal longing

Till ljus och frid
For light and peace