{"id":3768,"date":"2011-07-06T17:57:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2011-07-06T17:57:19","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:57:19","slug":"what-do-most-swedes-do-every-tuesday-at-8-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/what-do-most-swedes-do-every-tuesday-at-8-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"What do most Swedes do every Tuesday at 8 pm?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Answer: They sing-a-long. Or at least, they watch “Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen”<\/strong> (Sing-a-long from Skansen) on telly.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s 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,\u00a0a few celebrity guests,\u00a0some traditional Swedish songs, some pop tunes\u00a0and a singing audience. The big one has always been “Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen”\u00a0 – 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 –\u00a0but the last couple of years, Gothenburg have joined the sing-a-long battle with their – less popular – version “Lotta p\u00e5 Liseberg”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Every spring, the celebrities are fighting for an invite to “Alls\u00e5ng…” (prime time mainstream exposure…) and when\u00a0it’s showtime,\u00a0the audience camp outside to get a good seat and around two million people watch it on telly every week.\u00a0\u00a0This year\u00a0the show has a brand new host! His name is M\u00e5ns Zelmerl\u00f6f and this ladies and gentlemen, is a brave man. He is only the sixth host since the start in 1935 and the pressure on this poor young man’s shoulder in enormous! \u00a0Ok, I’m sure he’s getting a\u00a0decent salary for the job, but boy will he be judged, criticised, graded, written about… But, two shows in and so far so good though, M\u00e5ns seems to do his job rather well – according to the several polls regarding the subject. Well, as you understand, “Alls\u00e5ng…” is hot – and very serious – stuff.<\/p>\n

Here’s the new host M\u00e5ns’ entry – and some lovely footage from a summery Stockholm. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Stockholm i mitt hj\u00e4rta…<\/em><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=utA1Hg8AHSg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Answer: They sing-a-long. Or at least, they watch “Alls\u00e5ng p\u00e5 Skansen” (Sing-a-long from Skansen) on telly. There\u2019s 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…<\/p>\n

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