Joulutorttu is a Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 album by Eläkeläiset

Eläkeläiset

Eläkeläiset are a Finnish humppa band founded in 1993. They specialise in humppa and jenkka music and have been successful in Germany, Finland and elsewhere....

. It was released in December 2002 by Stupido Records, and spent two weeks in the Finnish top 10 album chart.

The mini-album contains 4 humppa

Humppa

Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and very fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar . Typical speed is about 220 to 260 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances danced to humppa music. All dances involve bounce that follows the strong bass of the...

-songs, all composed for this album. The songs on Joulutorttu are:

1. Yksinäinen joulu ("Lonely Christmas") - sung by Kristian Voutilainen (music/words - Voutilainen)
2. Humpaton joulu ("Christmas without humppa") - sung by Martti Varis (music/words - Martti Varis)
3. Täydellinen joulu ("Perfect Christmas") - sung by Onni Varis (music/words - Onni Varis)
4. 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.