Tre pepparkaksgubbar

The song was originally published in 1913, both in Bärina Hallonhätta och andra visor and volume 6 of Alice Tegnér's Sjung med oss, Mamma!.

During Saint Lucy's processions, the song is sung by boys dressed as gingerbread men.

An early recording was done by a girls' choir in Solna in April 1931, and released in November that year.

[3] The song has also been recorded by Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Mona Wessman and Peter Himmelstrand on a 1975 album with "Nu ska vi sjunga" theme.

[4] The song has also been recorded in Spanish by Maria Llerena as "Tres viejos del paiz de los bizchochos" on the 1988 album Chiquitico mio.