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We have made this video as a thank you to the whole bunch of “Stille Natt, Hellige Natt” and especially to Taran. With this video we’d like to show our gratitude for a briliant Christmas concert and and nice welcome at the concerts we took part in. Best wishes for the New Year from Rybak’s Facebookies.

Thanks a lot for the video editing to Venche M.

The rolling text is made of people’s comments which have been written on the Internet about these concerts.

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The ”Christmas-Special” on RadioNorth 23.12.2012, was filled with music by Alexander Rybak, competitions for his signed CDs and a personal greeting of 7 min., made especially by him for the broadcast. The host spoke in Danish and German.

The first video is a translated version of the full broadcast, with cut versions of the songs, to avoid piracy. The complete 2-hour broadcast can be found on the website of  www.radionorth.dk  or in the link in the end of this posting.

The second video is a translated version of the full soundfile with the personal greeting from Alexander, that he made for the broadcast.

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Review published on www.uriks.no 22.12.12 . Link to original article here

Written by Maria Ludvigsen.

Found by Tessa Lande. Translation by Marianne Saietz. English revision by Lillian Llewellyn.

Alexander Rybak – “Christmas Tales”

From Fairytale to Christmas music

Most of us know Alexander Rybak best as the boy, who brought home the gold in the Eurovision Song Contest. Some have also seen him in the talent-competition “Idol” and we have all, in some way or another, heard the song Fairytale. Now, he has put together a Christmas album, which has got the title “Christmas Tales”.

I for my part, got more than enough of this man in the Fairytale-time, but will try the best I can to review the album objective and with an open mind. My first thought about the album is that it is very much in Rybak-style and easy to recognize. It is clear that he has managed, to put his own touch to well-known Christmas songs.

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Article published in paper-issue of Sarpsborg Arbeiderbladet 22.12.2012. The original article can be found here

Written by Marie Kingsrød. Photos by Vetle Grannath Magelssen

Found by Ulli Cologne. Translation by Laila Solum Hansen. English revision by Lillian Llewellyn.

Photo: A little embarrassing: For Selina (10) and Anea Bråten(8) it was a little embarrassing, but very fun to have their picture taken with their hero Alexander Rybak. They had a good evening at the concert and would like to go to another.

Had picture taken with their idol

 Pleased Sarpsborg girls got to meet Alexander Rybak after the Christmas concert.

Selina (10) and Anea Bråten (8) did not want to go to the Christmas concert. Until they heard that Alexander Rybak would come.

-”It was kind of strange to see him for real, since I have only seen him on tv”, says Selina – whom, together with her sister was very pleased, when they after the Christmas concert ‘Silent Night, Holy Night’ in Tune church got their picture with Rybak.
-”He is very clever, and the concert was good. I have liked him for a long time. I didn’t want to go to the Christmas concert, actually – until Mom told me that Rybak was coming”, Selina smiles.
In spite of the happiness, she thought it a little embarrassing to meet the star violinist.
-”But it wasn’t scary – he is very kind”, the 10-years old said.

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Article published on www.ha-halden.no 21.12.2012.  Link to original article here

Text and photos by  Tom Skjeklesæther

Found by Zhanna Sergueeva. Translation by Marianne Saietz and Venche M. English revision by Anni Jowett

Photo: The quintet, that filled Immanuels church yesterday evening: Alexander Rybak, Marian Aas Hansen, Tor Endresen, Elisabeth Andreassen and Rune Larsen. A performance which, also visually, showed the church in a stylish light.

Great voices in full church

Thursday evening, Halden and Immanuels church was visited by the finest Christmas-concert-veterans in the country. Something, a fully booked church knew how to appreciate.

The influx of people who want musical help, to get in the right Christmas-mood, is apparently significant. It was said, that there were more than 900 on the pews and that people had come all the way from Oslo to fill up the last seats. The Bergen-native Rune Larsen, is among those who have made Christmas-concerts of the most spectacular kind for the longest time and thus, this year’s version of “Stille Natt, Hellige Natt” is actually a 25-year anniversary.

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Article published on www.sb.no 14.12.2012. Link to original article here

Written by Sindre Trygsland. Photo: Atle Møller

Found by Krystyna Khalidi. Translation by Venche Mellemstrand. English revision by Lillian Llewellyn.

The quintet consisting of Alexander Rybak (from left), Marian Aas Hansen, Tor Endresen, Elisabeth Andreassen and Rune Larsen performed Christmas songs in front of an almost packed Sandefjord Church.

Filled the church with Christmas songs.

There were few empty seats in Sandefjord Church when “Stille Natt Hellige Natt” was visiting Friday.

The quintet consisting of Rune Larsen, Marian Aas Hansen, Tor Endresen, Elisabeth Andreassen and Alexander Rybak attracted hundreds of people of all ages in Christmas mood to the Christmas concert.
It was Alexander Rybak who had the honour of opening a program, fully packed of traditional Christmas songs, as he started with the classic “Glade Jul” on the violin, before the quintet’s four remaining members joined with vocals.

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