2006 Brev fra Julenissen (Nils Ole Otfebro)

Letters From Father Christmas

Release Date: 2007
Reader: Nils Ole Otfebro
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Translator: Kjetil Indregard
Organisation: Cappelen Damm AS
ISBN: 9788242119155
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes
Unabridged: No
Country: Norway
Licenced: Yes
Formats: CD, Digital

Nils Ole Oftebro is a legendary figure in Norwegian theatre and television with a deep, authoritative, and gravelly voice. In this reading, he gives Father Christmas a warm, slightly weary, but kindly tone, shifting gears into the more frantic, bumbling energy of the North Polar Bear (Nordpolbjørnen), whose accidents are central to the humour.

The audiobook uses the translation by Kjetil Indregard, which was first published by Tiden Norsk Forlag in 1997. He is a well-known Norwegian screenwriter and playwright. His translation is praised for capturing the “crinkly” and whimsical feel of the original English text while making the North Pole mishaps feel immediate and funny for a Norwegian audience.

This translation is based on the unrevised edition of the letters, which accounts for the shorter runtime (~1 hour) compared to the 2-hour “complete” English Derek Jacobi version.

Release History:

The production itself remains the same 64-minute recording across all these releases.