''Joulutorttu'' is a

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album by

Eläkeläiset Eläkeläiset (Finnish for "pensioners") are a Finnish humppa band founded in 1993. They specialise in humppa and jenkka music and have been successful in Germany, Finland and elsewhere. Current members of the band are Onni Waris (keyboard, voca ...

. It was released in December 2002 by Stupido Records, and spent two weeks in the Finnish top 10 album chart.Official chart listings for "Joulutorttu"
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humppa Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and very fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar ( or ). Typical speed is about 220 to 260 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances danced to humppa music. A ...

-songs, all composed for this album. The songs on ''Joulutorttu'' are: # ''Yksinäinen joulu'' ("Lonely Christmas") - sung by Kristian Voutilainen (music/words - Voutilainen) # ''Humpaton joulu'' ("Christmas without humppa") - sung by Martti Varis (music/words - Martti Varis) # ''Täydellinen joulu'' ("Perfect Christmas") - sung by Onni Varis (music/words - Onni Varis) # ''Pahvinen joulu'' ("Cardboard Christmas") - sung by Lassi Kinnunen (music - Voutilainen, words - Onni Varis) Players on the album were: Onni Varis, Martti Varis, Lassi Kinnunen, and Kristian Voutilainen. Marita Koskelo is credited as a special guest. The album was recorded and mixed by Kristian Voutilainen, and mastered by Mika Jussila at

Finnvox Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland. It was founded by Erkki Ertesuo, Kurt Juuranto and Lejos Inc. in 1965 and is the longest running studio recording facility in Finland. The original multi-track r ...

References

2002 Christmas albums Eläkeläiset albums {{2000s-jazz-album-stub