Sunes jul facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sunes jul |
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| Genre | Comedy, Family |
| Written by | Anders Jacobsson Sören Olsson |
| Directed by | Stephan Apelgren |
| Narrated by | Anders Jacobsson Sören Olsson |
| Theme music composer | Thomas Lindahl |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language(s) | Swedish |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Caisa Westling |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Distributor | Sveriges Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | SVT1 |
| Original release | 1 December – 24 December 1991 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Olssons julkalender (1990) |
| Followed by | Klasses julkalender (1992) |
Sunes jul (which means Sune's Christmas in Swedish) was a special TV series shown in 1991. It was part of SVT's Christmas calendar, a popular tradition in Sweden where a new episode is shown every day from December 1st until Christmas Eve.
This fun series is based on the famous book series about a boy named Sune, written by Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. It was so popular that over 3 million people watched it, which was a record for SVT's Christmas calendar at that time!
Later, in 2004, Sunes jul was released on DVD. In 2007, it was even voted the third best Julkalender ever in a newspaper called Aftonbladet.
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Meet the Characters: Who's in Sunes jul?
The show features a great cast of actors who bring the characters to life. Here are some of the main people you'll see:
- Andreas Hoffer plays Karl Sune Rudolf Andersson, the main character!
- Peter Haber is Rudolf Andersson, Sune's dad.
- Carina Lidbom plays Karin Andersson, Sune's mom.
- Gabriel Odenhammar is Håkan Andersson, Sune's younger brother.
- Nina Almlöf plays Anna Andersson, Sune's older sister.
- Rebecka Liljeberg is Sophie Blixt, Sune's crush.
- Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson, the authors of the books, are also the speakers (narrators) for the series.
Other characters include Sune's friend, his teacher, the principal, and even Santa Claus!
Episodes: A Christmas Adventure Every Day
Sunes jul has 24 episodes, one for each day leading up to Christmas Eve. Each episode is about 15 minutes long and tells a new part of Sune's Christmas adventures. Here are the names of all the episodes:
- Julkortet (The Christmas Photography)
- Sophie! (Sophie!)
- Tjejgrej (Girly Thing)
- Hockeyklubban (The Hockey Stick)
- Skidvallan (The Ski Wax)
- Skrik- och gapsjukan (Shout- and Gape Disease)
- Partyt (The Party)
- Julbordet (The Christmas Dinner)
- Rollen (The Role)
- Julspelet (The Nativity Play)
- Varuhuset (The Department Store)
- Krig! (War!)
- Lucia (Saint Lucy)
- Julbaket (The Christmas Baking)
- Pulkapappa (Pulk Father)
- Julstädning (Christmas Cleaning)
- Farmor och farfar (Grandmother and Grandfather)
- Julgranen (The Christmas Tree)
- Julpynt (Christmas Decorations)
- Skolavslutningen (The Graduation)
- Julrim (Christmas Rhyme)
- I kyrkan (In Church)
- Dan-före-dan (The Day Before the Day)
- Julafton (Christmas Eve)
Behind the Scenes: Making the Show
Filming for Sunes jul started in March 1991, many months before it aired on TV. This gave the team plenty of time to create all the fun Christmas scenes.
Watching at Home: Home Video Releases
After its first run on TV, Sunes jul became available for people to watch at home.
- In 1992, the series was released on VHS tapes under the name "Sunes vecka" (Sune's Week). There were more releases in 1993 and 1999.
- In 2002, it came out on DVD in two parts, with one part in a red box and the other in a green box.
- Later, in 2008, a special DVD was released that included both "Sunes jul" and the movie Sune's Summer.
It's interesting to note that episode 20, "Skolavslutning" (The Graduation), is not included on any of the DVD versions.
