Finnish Yule is a combination of the magic and atmosphere of the dark arctic winter, the light of the sparkling snow and candles, shining hope to the people huddling together. We asked artist Katariina Kirves to design our Christmas album cover.
The Tumman taivaan taika album contains multiple previously unpublished pieces. Our choir’s house composer, an alumnus of the choir Elina Majuri composed two songs for our album. The lyrics for the piece Tumman taivaan taika are created by the multi-talent of theatre and culture sector Katariina Lanttoand the lyrics for Jouluyö are a poem written by Immi Hellén in 1916.
Composer and choir conductor Sabrina Ljungberg's joyful Tule armas joulu! is composed based on a poem from the 1870s written by Sakari Topelius. Metsien joulu is a song that was originally composed for the vocal group Viisi and has now been arranged for a mixed choir by composer Virpi Eroma. Virpi Eroma. Familiar Yuletide carols are performed on the album in both traditional versions and refreshing new arrangements.
The album was recorded in May 2022 and released on 24 November 2022.
List of songs and more information about the album here.
