The third movement of Kim André Arnesen’s Nordic Christmas, a collection of new arrangements of carols originating in Nordic countries. This carol captures the mood of Christmas Eve in those countries when, under the dark blue skies, people are lit by Christmas candles. In the darkest time of the year in this part of the world, the message that God has sent Jesus Christ to the world goes to “every heart that’s cold and dark”, and, as Bethlehem’s star once led the wise men, Jesus will be our guid...

• Arnesen: Now shine a thousand candles bright