CHRISTMAS MEMORIES  – CHRISTMAS CONCERT

What does a Christmas of memories feel like? The hymns and joyful songs of the Christmas church service. Black and white photos and the smell of the Christmas tree. Eternal peace and neighbourly love, hope and light, fresh ginger biscuits and steaming pans. The words of a carol that have stuck in the memory, the meaning of which you could not understand when you were a child.  

The Lahti Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas concert takes us on a journey back to the Christmases of the past. Sometimes closer, sometimes further away, to ever-changing memories coloured by nostalgic melodies from years and decades ago. Venla award-winning singer-actress Maria Ylipää and Swedish musical star Alexander Lycke perform some of the most memorable Christmas songs and recent arrivals, from Sibelius’s classics to the most atmospheric gems of American jazz.