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I'm been reading about some lovely Christmas traditions in Sweden, some of which are similar to my own family's customs. But not this one . . .Starting in 1959, the national television station in Sweden has been broadcasting Kalle Anke, a cartoon show that features Donald Duck and friends. This television show appears every December 24 at 3 pm. Most of the program is not about Christmas, but is rather a series of Disney shorts from the 1930s-60s. One of the charms is that the original Swedish translator did his work on the spot, making for some humorous takes on the English lines. Kalle Anke is extremely popular: the national audience for this show approaches half the Swedish population in any given year!
For more information on Kalle Anke, see:
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2009/12/nordic_quack.html
posted by Stahlkes @ 12:23 PM
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