The dark of Scandinavian winter brightens into endless summer twilight. Frozen soil softens into springy meadow turf.
Mountain tundra descends into flower-filled glades.
Biting winter winds gentle into breezes, carrying the fragrance of the first summer rose. In Scandinavia, the bond between the land and the people is remarkably intimate, and nature is constantly reflected in the music - the slow rhythms of an Icelandic glacier, the solitude of a glittering Norwegian fjord, the serenity of a Swedish forest. This recording brings a Swedish Christmas to life, as if you joined St mbandet in the small, wooden Seglora church at Skansen in Stockholm. So, close your eyes, think of candle light, the young Lucia girls in their white gowns, and the joy and warmth of Christmas in the darkness of winter.