Christer Sjögren, born April 6, 1950 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish dansb… Read Full Bio ↴Christer Sjögren, born April 6, 1950 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish dansband and rock singer. Most people know him as the singer in the Swedish dansband Vikingarna.

By mid 1978 he became a member of Vikingarna, earlier he sang in the band Pelles Orkester.

Since the early 2000s, Christer Sjögren lives in Hammarö, outside Karlstad, Sweden.

The first album by Vikingarna with Christer Sjögren as singer is "Kramgoa låtar 7", released in 1979.

He competed in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking one of the two top spots in the first semi-final, his song "I Love Europe" was qualified for the final in the Globe Arena on March 15, 2008. He finished in 9th place.

när juldagsmorgon glimmar
Christer Sjögren Lyrics

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När juldagsmorgon glimmar
Jag vill till stallet gå
Där Gud i nattens timmar
Ren vilar upp på strå
Där Gud i nattens timmar
Ren vilar upp på strå
Hur god du var som ville
Till jorden komma ner

Nu ej i synd jag spiller
Min barndoms dagar mer
Nu ej i synd jag spiller
Min barndoms dagar mer
När juldagsmorgon glimmar
Jag vill till stallet gå
Där Gud i nattens timmar
Ren vilar upp på strå

Där Gud i nattens timmar
Ren vilar upp på strå

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Christer Sjögren & Vikingarna's song "När juldagsmorgon glimmar" are a beautiful and reflective hymn that speaks of the joy and peace of Christmas morning. The singer expresses a desire to go to the stable where Jesus was born and lie in the straw where God rested during the night. The tone is reverent and full of gratitude for the gift of Christ's birth and the opportunity to live a life free of sin. The second verse speaks of how good it was for Jesus to come to earth and sacrifice himself, so that the singer does not have to waste their youth in sin anymore.

Line by Line Meaning

När juldagsmorgon glimmar
As the morning of Christmas day approaches

Jag vill till stallet gå
I want to go to the stable

Där Gud i nattens timmar
Where God, during the nighttime hours

Ren vilar upp på strå
Rests peacefully on the straw

Hur god du var som ville
How kind you were to want

Till jorden komma ner
To come down to earth

Nu ej i synd jag spiller
Now I will not waste away in sin

Min barndoms dagar mer
No longer will I spend my days as a child

När juldagsmorgon glimmar
As the morning of Christmas day approaches

Jag vill till stallet gå
I want to go to the stable

Där Gud i nattens timmar
Where God, during the nighttime hours