Tomten (poem)

Tomten
by Viktor Rydberg
Title illustration by Jenny Nyström 1881
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
Publication date1881 (1881)

"Tomten" ("The Tomte"), also known as "Midvinternattens köld är hård" ("The Cold of Midwinter Night is Harsh"), is a poem written by Viktor Rydberg, and originally published in Ny Illustrerad Tidning in 1881. While outwardly being an idyllic Christmas poem, the poem asks about the meaning of life.

A short film, Tomten, was recorded in 1941 by Gösta Roosling, where Hilda Borgström reads the entire poem.

Lotta Engberg's 2009 Christmas album Jul hos mig closes with a final, hidden, bonus track with Sven Wollter reading the poem.

The poem has also been recorded as an audio book, with Torgny Lindgren reading it.

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