Strålande jul

This article is about album by duo Sissel & Odd. For the traditional Swedish Christmas song, see Jul, jul, strålande jul.

Strålande jul (Glorious Christmas) is a 2009 joint album by Sissel Kyrkjebø and Odd Nordstoga credited as the duo Sissel & Odd (or Sissel og Odd as on the album cover). They are the only Norwegian artists to have an album go 11 times platinum with the album sales of Strålande jul.^[1]

Strålande jul
Studio album by Sissel & Odd
Released	2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Christmas, Traditional, Folk
Label	Universal Records
Sissel & Odd chronology
Northern Lights (2007) Strålande jul (2009) Til deg (2010)

Track list

1. "Upp gledjest alle, gledjest no"
2. "Den fagraste rosa"
3. "Jul, jul, strålande jul"
4. "Det lyser i stille grender"
5. "Jag vill alltid följa dig"
6. "I en steingrå vinter"
7. "Jul i svingen"
8. "Velkommen igen"
9. "Maria hun er en jomfru ren"
10. "Mot den nya världen"
11. "No høyr, de gode folk"

Charts

The album stayed 7 weeks at the top of VG-lista, the official Norwegian Albums Chart.^[2] The single taken from the album also reached #11 in the Norwegian Singles Chart.^[3]

Critical reception

Lasse Sørnes from Finnmark Dagblad called the album "Norwegian Christmas at its best". He wrote: "National-treasures Sissel and Odd Nordstoga together on an album is the epitome of a true Norwegian product, and what could be better than the songbirds making a Christmas album together." The song "Upp gledjest alle, gledjest no" was noted as the best song.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2009–2019) Peak position Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Norway	—	370,000[8]
Sweden (GLF)[9]	Gold	20,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "11 platinaplater til superduo". Kjendis.no. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
2. NorwegianCharts.com: Page for Strålande jul by Sissel & Odd
3. NorwegianCharts.com: Page for "Upp gledjest alle, gledjest no" by Sissel & Odd
4. "Norsk jul på sitt beste". 13 November 2009.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Sissel og Odd – Strålande Jul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Sissel og Odd – Strålande Jul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
7. "Årslista Album – År 2009" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
8. "Juleplatesalget til himmels". ABC NYheter. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
9. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2009" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 11 March 2021.