This year’s Christmas calendar show, ‘Julehjertets Hemmelighed’ on DR, is a magical tale that takes place in the 19th century.
Partly filmed at Frilandsmuseet, the open-air museum known for its historic buildings, it is shown every evening from 1-24. December at 19:30.
It suits Dad well as it shouldn’t clash with any World Cup football, even if some of the matches go to extra time.
Does Rumle get bullied?
One of the main characters is Rumle, a grown-up elf living in a hay loft, who knows that he and his girlfriend, a 12-year-old girl, will be separated forever when she becomes a teenager. Or at least that’s just his story…
But will the construction of their magical Christmas heart mean they can stay together forever? Who knows, but it’s bound to sell more of the nation’s favorite Christmas decorations.
And the story doesn’t end on Christmas Eve, as a sequel, ‘The Secret of the Troll’s Heart’, will be shown next Easter.
Canceling just this elf
Meanwhile, TV2 has decided not to show its classic Christmas calendar ‘Alletiders Juleman’ this year because it contains scenes which “may be offensive to some”.
It is being replaced by another Christmas calendar featuring its central character, the enduring elf Pyrus.
Nevertheless, Pyrus universe creator Martin Miehe-Renard is not happy. “I think we’re all a little too sensitive,” he said.
Considering there were only two complaints the last time it was screened, that sounds excessive.
Blackfacing and jokes about the Chinese
One viewer claimed there was ‘blackfacing’ in a scene where three children dressed up as cream puffs and had their faces painted dark.
“They’re three little white kids playing cream balls,” Miehe-Renard said. You have to be pretty stiff to allow yourself to be offended by that.”
And he was equally dismissive when another viewer complained about the show’s portrayal of ‘The Great Bastian’, one of the short stories in Heinrich Hoffmann’s 19th-century German masterpiece’There Struwwelpeter‘ – err, ‘The Story of the Inky Boys’ in the English language version.
However, media outlets have also pointed out that Pyrus’ jokes about Chinese people are a bit risque for modern audiences.
Huge bargain! Danish theater acquires the rights to perform Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’
In September 2023, Østre Gasværk Theater will perform an adaptation of the classic Pink Floyd album ‘The Wall’ – for the first time in history, claims its press release, as a piece of musical theatre. Specifically, the Østerbro theater has acquired the exclusive rights to perform ‘Another Brick in The Wall, Part V’ – Parts I-III included on the original album, while Part IV was performed as an opera in Montreal in 2017 – but it sounds as if they will present all five parts. Pink Floyd were more or less the pioneers of progressive rock, so the sketchy details of the press release are in keeping with their general ‘bag’. The lead role will be filled by Magtens Korridorer lead singer Johan Olsen. After a run in Copenhagen, the show moves to Musikhuset in Aarhus, where it will be performed from 5 January 2024.
Who wants to see a whole weekend of Metallica?
It’s been confirmed today that Metallica will play The Park on June 14th and 16th, but there’s a catch! The concerts will not be the same: with different set lists and special guests every night. On June 14, Architects and Mammoth WVH are guests, and two days later it’s Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills. Metallica therefore sells two-day and one-day tickets. The two-day tickets go on sale at 09:00 on 2 December via ticketmaster.dk. If there are any left, the one-day options will go on sale from January 20.
The early 20th century Danish princess’s sapphire tiara on display
Bruun Rasmussen’s auction house on Bredgade is the place to be on 1 December if you want to whip up the crown jewels. Under the hammer is a sapphire tiara formerly owned by Princess Thyra of Denmark – a daughter of King Frederik VIII and younger sister of Christian X, who died as a newborn in 1945 after she was persuaded to break it off with the king’s physician ( another Struensee). !). It is expected to bring in up to DKK 800,000. Also up for grabs are Queen Alexandrine of Denmark’s art deco emerald and diamond bracelet and Queen Louise of Denmark’s mourning medallions.
Matador actor dies before his time
Jens Arentzen, who played young Ulrik Varnæs in ‘Matador’, has died at the age of 64 from cancer. After a reasonably successful acting career in the 1980s and 90s, he ventured into directing and scriptwriting. One of his films, ‘Lille John’, was known for giving Lars Mikkelsen his first leading role and Trine Dyrholm one of her earliest screen appearances.
Signing off for the year with the Honey Monster
The final International comedians This year’s show is at Knock Knock Comedy Club on December 8th. Headliner Ben Kersley, a British comic and Edinburgh Fringe regular, is perhaps best known in his home country for playing the Honey Monster in TV adverts for Sugar Puffs. Strong support is offered by Tobias Erehed (Sweden), Kaspar Tingleff (Denmark) & Nicolas Goertz (Denmark), with Adrian Mackinder on duty as the night’s MC. Buy tickets here.
Fyr og Flamme can probably feel hard done by
The news that the European Broadcasting Union will not use national juries to help decide the finalists for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in response to evidence that six counties cheated this year, will anger some 2021 contestants Fyr og Flamme. A really low score from the juries ruined the duo’s chances of advancing, despite scoring quite positively with the audience. Georgia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, San Marino and Azerbaijan are deliberately refusing to vote for each other in the 2022 semi-finals, but the EBU was not convinced and directly accused them of conspiring and intervening to change their points tally.
Among the best Christmas market destinations in Europe
Copenhagen is the fourth most popular destination for Christmas markets in Europe, according to a study of TikTok hashtags carried out by DiscoverCars.com. It was beaten only by Edinburgh, Strasbourg and Esslingen in Germany. In total, its markets received 305,800 impressions on the platform via #CopenhagenChristmas. The top ten were Berlin, Prague, Bruges, Budapest, Brussels and Vienna. In total, Germany had four entries in the top 15. Meanwhile, in related news, the Tivoli Christmas market has been hailed as the 17th best in the world by Big Seven Travel. “Think thousands of twinkling lights, steaming pots of mulled wine and cheesy hot potatoes: the ultimate lesson in coziness,” it read.
Christmas show stoppers to put you in the festive mood
CPH Musical Theater Co serves up three concerts of Christmas show stoppers to put you in the festive mood. Again in collaboration with the Nepalese vegan specialists Lamfuz Madklub, they sing for your dinner – strictly speaking “non-cheesy holiday music” from musicals, films and the charts – in Krudttønden on December 8, before leaving to play two shows at LiteraturHaus in Nørrebro on 17 December. If you like ‘Grease’, you’re ready because one of the singers is called Olivia Yoon Joo Jang. The tickets cost just DKK 95. For more details, visit cphmusicals.com.
Now Christmas can begin: Santa Claus lit the tree … with a welding torch
Rådhuspladsen, Copenhagen’s Rådhusplads, was the place to be yesterday at 16.00 for the lighting of the 21 meter long Christmas tree with 700 LED lights. As is tradition on the first Sunday of Advent, a Santa Claus armed with some kind of welding torch is lifted by a giant crane while someone presses a switch. With Lord Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen overseeing, Christmas can officially begin in the capital, but due to the energy crisis, the tree will be lit for fewer hours than usual this year: from 16.00-22.30 in the evening (Fri & Sat: 23.20) and 06.00-09.00 every morning.
Source: The Nordic Page