Kring julgranen

Kring julgranen, also known as Nu så är det jul igen, jultomten myser, is a Christmas song written by Alice Tegnér, and originally published in 1899 in volume 5 of Sjung med oss, mamma!.

[1] The song was also recorded by Glenmarks on the 1974 album Jul a la carte.

[2] and by Anita Lindblom on the 1975 Christmas album Jul med tradition.

[3] and by Peter Himmelstrand, also 1975, on a "Nu ska vi sjunga"-themed album.

[4] The song has also been recorded in Spanish by Maria Llerena as "Ya es Navidad" on the 1988 album Chiquitico mio.

References to Christmas and Santa Claus have led to Christmas associations of a song describing seasons changing in a Nordic agricultural society .