Christmas Concert by Addictio

Today I have a lot of choral music for you. There are a few Youtube links, 

I hope you find some of them interesting. 

Yesterday I attended the Christmas concert of Addictio Chamber Choir where my son sings bass. They presented many old choral songs as well newer Christmas carols where the public could sing along. Their new director is handsome & very young Riku Laurikka, astonishingly only 25 years old!  He has studied at Sibelius Academy and also in Austria. The church was a bit shadowy, unfortunately it shows on the photos... But I wanted to transmit you a glimpse of the wonderful atmosphere I experienced. I searched on Youtube choral adaptations that sounded similar to Addictio’s voice.

Away In A Manger

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.

The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,

The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,

But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.

I love thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,

And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask thee to stay

Close by me forever, and love me I pray.

Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,

And take us to heaven to live with thee there.

Away in a Manger is a Christmas carol first published in the late nineteenth century and used widely throughout the English-speaking world. In Britain, it is one of the most popular carols. Although it was long claimed to be the work of German religious reformer Martin Luther, the carol is now thought to be wholly American in origin. The popularity of the carol has led to many variants in the words. Those above are by Kirkpatrick (1895).⭐️

O frondens virga / Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath. She is one of the best-known composers of sacred monophony, as well as the most-recorded in modern history. She has been considered by many in Europe to be the founder of scientific natural history in Germany. ⭐️

Walking in the Air / Howard Blake

Walking in the Air is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book The Snowman. The song forms the centrepiece of The Snowman, which has become a seasonal favourite on British and Finnish television. ⭐️

The church was one of our modern churches, not exactly to my taste.

It was designed by architect Heikki Castrén and  built in 1972. 

On hanget korkeat nietokset / Jean Sibelius

Many of our beloved Christmas carols state that there is a lot of snow, it’s freezing cold outside but in the homes it is warm and pleasant. The words of this carol were first published in Santa Claus magazine in 1901. The carol had a special place at Sibelius's home in Ainola: the family's Christmas party began when the composer played the song on the grand piano.

This year white Christmas is only wisful thinking: the southern Finland 

shall have a ’black’ Christmas, meaning no snow. The temperatures continue 

around zero and it’s going to rain, rain & rain!

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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