Ekte Norsk Jul III: Traditional Norwegian Christmas Songs, Poems, and Stories

Song lyrics in English and Norwegian. Volume 3.

Astrid Karlsen Scott is the celebrated author of seven books on Norwegian traditions and foods and is the award-winning producer of the videos Christmas in Norway and Cooking Norway Style.

She has now translated and compiled Norwegian Christmas stories, poetry and twenty-three of Norway’s most cherished Christmas songs with music and chords. The songs have both Norwegian and English texts.

Included are the English and Norwegian version of the Chrismas Gospel and a beautiful color portrait by Bo-Aje Mellin of the alterpiece from Klemensrud kirke depicting the manger.

With this book you can now enjoy the Norwegian Christmas Food customs celebrated in the Kingdom of Norway. Included are recipes for various meat dishes, fish, sandwich spreads, beverages, breads, cookies, cakes, lefser, desserts and candies. All recipes are authentic, time proven, and cherished by the Norwegians. Since early times Norwegians have been diligent in the preparations of foods and drinks for the Christmas Celebration

It is the author’s hope, that this book will help you to recreate for your loved ones and friends, a part of our precious Norwegian heritage.