Tag Archives: Sing-a-long
Swedish ‘Allsång’ Posted by Katja on Aug 1, 2011
This is a very typical Swedish summer occurrence. ‘Allsång’ takes place outdoors, with a song leader. People of all ages come to ‘Allsång’ to hear good music and sing along. Everyone is given a copy of the lyrics, so you can follow along. Even the viewers can follow along with the song texts at the…
What do most Swedes do every Tuesday at 8 pm? Posted by jennie on Jul 6, 2011
Answer: They sing-a-long. Or at least, they watch “Allsång på Skansen” (Sing-a-long from Skansen) on telly. There’s something about Swedes and singing. We love it and we do it especially well in a big group. This love for a proper sing-a-long has resulted in thousands of sing-a-long-events all over Sweden. In the summer, lots of…
Allsång – a Swedish summer tradition Posted by jennie on Aug 10, 2010
There are a few essentials you must experience during a traditional Swedish summer. In my opinion, you can’t leave the country before you have been to a proper midsummer party with the “Little Frog”-dance, seen the midnight sun, tried our new potatoes with sourcream and chives, sung one drinking song on a crazy crayfish party and –…