"Christmas in New York"
Song by John Wesley Shipp
LanguageEnglish
Released1982
GenreChristmas
Songwriter(s)Billy Butt
Christmas in New York

"Christmas in New York" is a Christmas song written by Billy Butt at the piano of the Church of Sweden in New York in 1979.[1] It was recorded by John Wesley Shipp and released as a single in 1982, with "The Christmas Song" on its B-side.[2]

The English-language version was performed annually between 1986 and 2002 by The Rockettes during the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City.[3] Lyrically, the song describes New York City in Christmas time.[4] It was recorded by Loa Falkman, as "It's Christmas in New York", on his 1990 Christmas album Julstämning.[5] US jazz singer Linda Bianchi covered it on her 2009 Christmas album, Christmas in New York.[6]

Jul i Gamla stan

The Swedish-language version, recorded by the Glennmarks Family on the 1983 holiday album, Från advent till jul, is called "Jul i Gamla stan",[7] with lyrics by Monica Forsberg reflecting Christmas in Stockholm's gamla stan. It was covered by (among others) Sten & Stanley[8] (1986), Jan Malmsjö (1987),[9] Hasse Andersson (1996)[10] and Cyndee Peters (1986).[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Julen är här" (PDF) (in Swedish). Svenska sång- och talpedagogförbundet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  3. ↑ "The Radio City Christmas Spectacular Returns to Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  4. ↑ Dana Gibbs (30 November 2016). "5 Songs About Christmas in NYC". Mapquest Travel. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Julstämning" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Christmas in New York.
  7. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  8. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  9. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  10. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  11. ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
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