Also she performed during the intermission of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 in Bergen, opening act of the winter Olympic games in 1994 at Lillehammer, voice to the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish version of “the little mermaid, Sung on the Titanic album (‘My heart will go on’ was originally written to her), Royal Variety show in London 1995, Preformed at annual Christmas concert in Vienna, 2000 Nobel peace price concert with Josh Groban singing “the prayer”, toured with The Lord of the Rings Symphony Tour in 2004 and her latest achievement is a number one on the Billboard classical charts with the christmas album “Spirit of the Season - with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Sissel”
Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs to classical vocals. Her work on the soundtrack to Titanic has led to comparisons with Irish singer Enya.
Sissel's combined solo record sales (not including soundtracks and other albums to which she contributed) amount to over 9 million albums sold, most of them in Norway -- a country with only 4.5 million people.
She’s released over 14 studio albums, her Christmas album from 1986 is the best selling album in Norway ever with almost one mill copies sold! She’s featured on several soundtracks and sold well over nine million albums world wide and her popularity continues to grow!
She truly is a northern star!
Here are the lyrics to her song "Ready to go home":
On this street below these walls
Where I used to walk now I can barely crawl
All this darkness rise and tall
Lord shine a light for me I’m ready to be caught
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
Take this river to the sea
Where the delta flows
The tide is washing over me
Guide this soul to heavens door
Show me where tomorrow lays
I’m waiting to be born
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home
So time I’ll lay down with these memories
Breathe the shallow deep inside of me
If time has run its course with me
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
When the evening shadows fall
When the time has come
I let defences fall
To surrenders to survive
I will give up everything to those I leave behind
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home, again
Going home again
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Sissel Lyrics
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God rest ye, merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
That Jesus Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan′s power
And we were gone astray
Comfort and joy
Good tidings of comfort and joy
Vocalise
God rest ye, merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
That Jesus Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray
Good tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
Good tidings of comfort and joy
Good tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
Good tidings of comfort and joy
The lyrics to Sissel's rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" speak of the joy and comfort brought upon by the birth of Jesus Christ. The song starts with an acknowledgment of the importance of this birth - it is a reason for merry-making and should not bring any dismay. Rather, it is a source of joy and comfort for all, as the birth of Jesus Christ was meant to save us from the clutches of Satan's power, as we had gone astray.
The lyrics reinforce the message of Christmas - of hope, salvation, love, and peace in a world that is fraught with danger and despair. It is a reminder to all those who celebrate the holiday or those who just enjoy Christmas songs that the birth of Jesus Christ was a momentous event - it changed the course of human history, and it provided a way for us to escape darkness and embrace the light.
In the end, the lyrics summarize the central message of the song - Good tidings of comfort and joy. It is a message of hope and an invitation to rejoice in the coming of the Savior. The song is a musical reminder that even in the midst of the world's turmoil, there is a reason to celebrate and find comfort in the promise of salvation.
Line by Line Meaning
God rest ye, merry gentlemen
May God grant you peace and rest, happy gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Do not be discouraged by anything whatsoever
That Jesus Christ, our Saviour
The Messiah who saves humanity, Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas day
Was born on a special day that is widely celebrated as Christmas
To save us all from Satan's power
To deliver us from the grip of Satan's evil
When we were gone astray
When we had lost our way
Good tidings of comfort and joy,
The great news that brings cheer and happiness
Comfort and joy
Contentment and delight
Good tidings of comfort and joy
The wonderful news that brings assurance and pleasure
Writer(s): Traditional
Contributed by Wyatt S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Brian
on Going Home
Where you have “yes” several times she’s really singing “just”. It’s her accent that makes it sound like “yes”.