Track listing
17 tracks · 59:55Jorma Panula
- 1 Tonttujen joulukuusi (Elves Around the Christmas Tree) 8:15
J.S. Pierpoint
- 2 Jing Bells 3:45
Johnny Marks
- 3 Petteri Punakuono 2:07
Johann A. P. Schulz
- 4 Te lapsoset, lapsoset kiiruhtakaa (Hurry, Children) 3:42
John F. Wade
- 5 O Come All Ye Faithful 3:54
Traditional
- 6 Kun joulu valkeneepi (Now Christmas Is Come) 1:37
Anonymous
- 7 Puer natus in Bethlehem 1:02
Franz Gruber
- 8 Jouluyö, juhlayö (Silent Night, Holy Night) 3:01
Jorma Panula
- 9 Joulukranssi kuudella kielellä (Christmas Garland in Six Languages) 8:58
Traditional
- 10 Ding Dong! Merrily on High 2:34
- 11 We Wish You a Merry Christmas 3:11
Teodoro Cottrau
- 12 Santa Lucia 4:03
Traditional
- 13 O Tannenbaum (Oi kuusipuu) 2:33
Felix Bernard
- 14 Talven ihmemaa 2:50
Tommie Connor
- 15 Kun joulupukki suukon sai 3:02
J. Fred Coots
- 16 Joulupukki matkaan jo käy 2:39
Irving Berlin
- 17 White Christmas (Valkea joulu) 2:42
Features
Booklet with song lyrics
The artists
Tapiola Choir
The Tapiola Choir is one of the world's leading children's choirs and consists of 70 young musicians aged 9 to 18, all of whom also play at least one musical instrument in addition to singing. Erkki Pohjola founded the Tapiola Choir in Espoo in 1963. After meeting Zoltan Kodály and Carl Orff in 1964, he adapted their ideas into a free-form education method with a chamber-music approach, building on the innate creativity and musical talents of children. He continued to pursue this new music education ideal as conductor of the Tapiola Choir for over three decades. During that time, the Choir evolved from a run-of-the-mill school choir into one of the most acclaimed vocal instruments of our time. International critics called its unique sound the ‘Tapiola Sound'. Kari Ala-Pöllänen continued the work of Erkki Pohjola from 1994 to 2008, until he was succeeded by Pasi Hyökki, one of the Choir's own alumni.
