Five Christmas Songs

The Five Christmas Songs, Op. 1, is a collection of Swedish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1897 to 1913 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Constituent songs

Ordered by catalogue, the Op. 1 songs are as follows:

"Nu står jul vid snöig port", Op. 1/1 ; text by the Finnish poet Zacharias Topelius
"Nu så kommer julen", Op. 1/2 ; text by Topelius
"Det mörknar ute", Op. 1/3 ; text by Topelius
"Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt", Op. 1/4 ; text by Topelius
"On hanget korkeat, nietokset", Op. 1/5 ; text by the Finnish poet Wilkku Joukahainen

Arrangements of Nos. 4–5

Sibelius made several arrangements of "Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt": for male choir in 1935; for voice and female choir in 1942; for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942; and for children's choir and organ in 1954. Moreover, he also made several arrangements of "On hanget korkeat, nietokset": for two voices and piano in 1903–1905; and for two unaccompanied female voices in 1942.