A thousand candles

The first two lines of a traditional Swedish Christmas song, written in 1898 by the Swedish song writer Emmy Köhler.

Nu tändas tusen juleljus
På jordens mörka rund

A thousand Christmas candles are lit now
On Earth's dark round

I bought this cross stitch banner as a kit in Lund, Sweden, just before Christmas, some 30 years ago. Mrs Talpa did the stitching, not I!

Could I wish you all a very Merry Christmas?