{"id":1667,"date":"2010-08-10T17:27:26","date_gmt":"2010-08-10T17:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2010-08-10T17:29:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T17:29:55","slug":"allsang-a-swedish-summer-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/allsang-a-swedish-summer-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Alls\u00e5ng – a Swedish summer tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a few essentials you must experience during a traditional Swedish summer.\u00a0In my opinion, you can’t leave the country before you have\u00a0been to a proper\u00a0 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 – most importantly –\u00a0seen\u00a0atleast one episode of the most popular\u00a0TV-program ever in Sweden, \u00a0“Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen”\u00a0\u00a0(Sing-a-long from Skansen<\/strong>). Or\u00a0 even better, attended a local\u00a0sing-a-long event yourself.<\/p>\n

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 Swedish towns has their own\u00a0sing-a-long\u00a0which\u00a0basically include a stage, a sing-a-long leader,\u00a0some celebrity guests,\u00a0some traditional Swedish songs\u00a0and a singing audience. And boy do we love this! And if we don’t attend\u00a0them ourselves, well I can bet all my money (not much left after three weeks holiday in Sweden…) on that we watch it on telly.”Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen” is an incredibly popular TV-program on SVT (Sveriges Television<\/strong>)\u00a0that\u00a0has been shown on telly since 1979 but has been going as an event since 1935. \u00a0The celebrities are fighting for\u00a0an invite and people are sleeping outside the gates to get a front row seat. Every summer, the magazines are packed to the limit with Alls\u00e5ng-gossip, scandals and rumours (just like Melodifestivalen in the winter) and seriously, the position as\u00a0next year’s\u00a0host is more attractive than the one as Sweden’s prime minister.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen” is broadcasted live\u00a0on Tuesdays at 8 pm\u00a0\u00a0from the beautiful park Skansen in Stockholm.\u00a0Gothenburg went the same way a few years back and has now its own live sing-a-long – “Lotta p\u00e5 Liseberg” on\u00a0TV4\u00a0, Mondays\u00a0 at 8 pm.<\/p>\n

If you fancy a bit of traditional Swedish sing-a-long, the show is broadcasted live here<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a08 pm\u00a0\u00a0Swedish time tonight. The rumour has it that a couple will get married on stage tonight, the first couple ever to\u00a0be wed\u00a0live on the Alls\u00e5ng-stage. Do you dare to miss it? \u00a0If so, well here’s a short glipse of what it might look like in Stockholm tonight.<\/p>\n

The Swedish host Anders Lundin and the Alls\u00e5ng-fans sing Mamma Mia in Swedish. I must warn you, it doesn’t sound great, but honestly, who cares?<\/p>\n