Sylvia’s Christmas Song (Sylvian joululaulu) sung by John Kinell

Artist: Swedish opera singer John Kinell () English version of the beloved Finnish Christmas song “Sylvian joululaulu“. Composed by Karl Collan (1828-1871). The music is public domain. English lyrics are copyright of Risto Hurskainen. Please acquire written permission from the rights holder (e-mail: @) for other use than private. Photographer: Magnus Jansheden Proof reading: Drew Luhn Storyboard: Leonardo Moreno Lighting: Jacques Chamoun Filmed on location in Stilo, Gerace, Locri Epizephiri and Melito di Porto Salvo, Calabria, Italy and Stenhamra/Ekerö and Össeby kyrkoruin/Brottby/Vallentuna, Sweden in the summer and autumn of 2011. Storyline: A person of Finnish origin finds himself in Sicily at Christmas time. His only companion is a bird, a blackcap (in Latin: Sylvia atricapilla, hence the song title). While the singer admires the wonderful landscape, the blackcap is however trapped in a cage; she do