The funk queen of Anderstorp Helén Johansson goes soft and tindering presenting this Christmas album with some well-known Xmas songs in snow fresh versions, combined with totally new, moving, funny, earfriendly and sometimes surprizing songs by Helén Johansson - all in superb arrangements by the master Stefan Pettersson of Rougin Studios. This is a CD you will really enjoy working with Christmas preparations or just relaxing in the mist of baking flour and candle dripping... all in Swedish ;-) Helén Johansson - voice Stefan Pettersson - bass Lucas Edman - drums Magnus Welander - piano Johannes Dybeck - alto sax Bernt Lundgren - guitar

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THE CRITICS: SvD: "(---) The singer-songwriter Helén Johansson has a light and smooth easygoing voice reminding of Flora Purim. On this Christmas CD she shows a more emotional face, singing X-mas songs and hymns in a somewhat less funky environment that on her earlier CDs. Her own songs give a charming, naïve view on Christmas. She sings about Santa´s hard labour, in the song about Chocholate she is playing around with jazz moods. In the traditional songs we meet acoustic guitar and warmly sounding church bells. Her music has a both tastefull and beautiful span. "