Halvdan Sivertsen, John Philip Hannevik

The Christmas Carol of Joseph

Halvdan Sivertsen (born 1950) is one of the most popular singer/ songwriters in Norway.
He is well know as a first-class storyteller, and he has a strong melodic line in all his music.
This Christmas song was first recorded in 1991 and it has become a Norwegian classic.

The lyrics tell the story of a couple travelling through time to find a city with bright lights, where they hear people sing about the couple who are about to have their first baby.
But still this couple can not find anybody willing to help them, and they are forced to go back 2000 years, to find the stable where they find some shelter.
Maybe they should have travelled further ahead in time in the first place, to find people willing to open their door to the poor and needing?