Glade Jul | ||||
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Studio album by Sissel Kyrkjebø | ||||
Released | 1 Jan 1987 | |||
Genre | Folk, Christian | |||
Label | Universal | |||
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Sissel Kyrkjebø chronology | ||||
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Glade Jul is the second album of the Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø. The album was recorded with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. It sold 450,000 copies in 1987 and has sold over 60,000 copies in Norway since then. Adding the releases in other countries, the sales number has passed the one million mark since then. The album was mainly sold in Norway, whose population is less than five million.Glade Jul is the all-time best-selling album in Norway.
Stilla Natt is the Swedish version of the Norwegian Christmas release Glade Jul from the same year, with some songs sung in Swedish instead of Norwegian.