"I kväll jag tänder ett ljus" is a Christmas song with lyrics and music by Ingvar Hellberg.
It also uses some older Swedish grammar, with the lines och nu när snöflingor falla i julnatten lång.
In 1975 the song was recorded by Lennart Duvsjö, who released it as a single with "Tankar i julekväll" as B-side.
[3] In 1981 Stefan Borsch recorded the song on his Christmas album "I kväll jag tänder ett ljus".
[7] In the year 2000 the song was recorded by Christer Sjögren on his Christmas album Ett julkort från förr.