A candle is burning, a flame warm and bright; A candle of Hope in December’s dark night. While angels sing blessings from heav’n’s starry sky Our hearts we prepare now, for Jesus is nigh.
Tag: christmas
Gingerbread Ice Cream
Gingerbread became a bit controversial in Norway last Christmas. Mainly because it is called pepperkake (i.e. pepper cake) and a lot of the recipes don’t contain pepper. Hence, it is linguistically wrong. We’re a small country. We like to argue about things like this. In English, the ginger is very clear in the recipes, and… Continue reading Gingerbread Ice Cream
Dangerous pastimes
Ikea in December is a dangerous place if you’re trying to be healthy. They have a gingerbread and gløgg-stand every five minutes, and even if you just ate… You will be inspired enough to partake in goods from all of them.
Picture of the month: December 2012
Last year’s Gingerbread house, seen from the top. Although the houses were successful from an aesthetic perspective, they were less good to eat a month after they were made, when they were as hard as Hagrid’s rock cakes. This year, we’ll use the pre-made versions and decorate them instead.
My Christmas tree
This year’s Christmas tree. I’m going for the fake option, unlike most in Norway, as I don’t really have the space for a real one.
Norwegian Christmas carol: En stjerne skinner i natt
Merry Christmas This is Oslo Gospel Choir singing one of the newer traditional Christmas carols.
Norwegian Chrismas Carol: Mitt hjerte alltid vanker
Tine Thing Helseth on trumpet performing Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker.
Video: Dinner for one
Dinner for one is traditional “Little” Christmas Eve, ie. December 23, watching in Norway. It airs around 8 o’clock in the evening. And it is almost always as fun each year to watch them toast and the stumbling of the butler. In other parts of Europe, it airs on New Year’s Eve.
Norwegian Christmas songs: Vi tenner våre lykter
Marit Larsen, Kråkesølv and the Norwegian Broadcasting Channel’s version of Vi tenner våre lykter. The song is from the television advent calendar, Jul i Skomakergata, which was very popular in the 1980s and 1990s, and I would estimate that quite a lot of 20-30 year olds in Norway know this song. The original behind the… Continue reading Norwegian Christmas songs: Vi tenner våre lykter