In 1999 Py Bäckman wrote lyrics for the song, in both Swedish and English [2] and mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter recorded both versions on her album, 'Home for Christmas', which was released by Deutsche Grammophon.
Pernilla Eskilsdotter [sv], music host on Sveriges Radio P2 comments: "Det är ofta svårt för nya jullåtar att etablera sig och bli klassiker.
In the Yle Vega Swedish language series about Christmas songs, music editor Bertil Blom writes: Spelmanslåten Koppången har blivit en modern julklassiker.
Music critic Philip Campbell writes:With a breathy, intimate quality, von Otter sang a gorgeous version of one of the best modern Christmas songs ever, "Koppangen" by Per-Erik Moraeus.
[16] For Christmas 2020, violinist Lynn Kuo (in Canada), soprano Julia Radosz, and pianist Alena Hučková (both in Slovakia) performed Koppången as a "virtual trio" .