Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival
Celebrating the Swedish Christmas season with Swedish and American choral music, Swedish Sweet table, Lucia Festival on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 at 3 p.m.
The Swedish American Children's Choir presents the 18th annual Swedish Christmas and St. The festival will take place at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St. in Batavia and feature music by the choir directed by Marguerite Karl as well as Margaret Lekander and Christopher Karl, violinists, Ernie Sandquist
Swedish Accordionist, Shirley Fox, pianist and Lynnie Hoffman, Choir Accompaniest. Thi
27/11/2023
SWEDISH CHRISTMAS & ST. LUCIA FESTIVAL
The Swedish American Children's Choir presents the 25th annual Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 at 3 p.m. The festival will take place at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St. in Batavia and feature music by the choir directed by Marguerite Karl with special guests Swedish Folk and Emma Foelske-Hess, piano.
Also featured are Margaret Lekander, Violinist, and Julia Lekander, Flute. This year's St. Lucia, Queen of Light, is Morganna Olsen of St. Charles..
Following the concert, a Swedish Christmas Sweet Table will be served and Jul Tomte-Swedish Santa will visit with the children. Also available for purchase will be Swedish
Bakery goods.
The Swedish American Children's Choir is the largest choir of its kind in the Midwest. In their
25th year, they have performed at numerous venues in the tri state area. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the choir tour fund.
Tickets are by reservation only and $15 for adults and $8 for children 6-12 years old. Reservations can be made by calling the choir office at 630-414-9700.
25/08/2023
Two and a half weeks from today, Sunday, Sept. 10, leave the cooking to us and join us for Swedish Pancakes! We'll be making them all day at the Scandinavian Day Festival at Vasa Park, South Elgin IL from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
17/03/2023
Top o' the mornin' to ya - from the Swedish American Children's Choir staff and families in IL!
06/02/2023
Mark your calendars and don't make dinner on Saturday, March 11. Join us for our annual Swedish Meatball Dinner Benefit in Batavia IL from 4:30-6:30. More information will be posted later this week.
Members of the choir are the cutest Waitstaff around!
31/10/2022
Happy Halloween to our Facebook followers and friends. It's no trick and a real treat that the choir welcomes 13 (!) new singers to our choir family along with our wonderful returning singers. Our Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia festival will be awesome!
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21/08/2022
104 Days to our Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival, but only
3 weeks to enjoy our delicious Swedish Pancakes, benefitting the Choir.
Only three weeks to go for delicious Swedish Pancakes with all of the trimmings. Presented by Swedish American Children's Choir chefs and helpers at the Scandinavian Day Festival in South Elgin IL held in Vasa Park. Hours are10-5 and we serve all day! Join us!!
Our Lucia Festival is only 7 months away!
17/03/2022
Even Swedes are up to something! Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of our supporters from the Swedish American Children's Choir!💚💚
On St. Patrick's Day everyone is Irish - even the Swedes. Happy St. Patrick's Day to our Facebook followers from our choir to all of you!
05/09/2021
Next Sunday leave the cooking to us. Our experienced Pancake chefs will make Swedish Pancakes on the grill fresh for your enjoyment. Join us Sunday, Sept. 12 at Vasa Park in South Elgin IL
from 10a.m. - 5 p.m. We look forward to serving you!
01/07/2021
Enjoy your 4th of July weekend and remember, December is getting closer....
“We are a nation of immigrants. We are the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better.” (M.R)
And we, as a choir, hope to keep their traditions alive and joyful!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!
24/06/2021
Only 163 Days until our Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival on Dec. 4, 2021. In the meantime celebrate Midsummer!
Glad Midsommer - Happy Midsummer from the Swedish American Children's Choir in St. Charles IL. Enjoy this very special day! Små Grodorna (The small frogs song/dance) anyone???
06/06/2021
Happy Swedish National Day from the Swedish American Children's Choir in St. Charles, Illinois! Glad Svensk Nationaldag!
Our Story
The Swedish American Children's Choir presents the 20 th annual Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 at 3 p.m. The festival will take place at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St. in Batavia and feature music by the choir directed by Marguerite Karl as well as Margaret Lekander-Violinist, Jason Lekander-Guitar, Ernie Sandquist Swedish Accordionist and Shirley Fox, Pianist. Choir Accompaniest is Emma Foelske. This year's St. Lucia, Queen of Light, is Michelle Shrout of Geneva.
Following the concert a Swedish Christmas Sweet Table will be served and Jul Tomte-Swedish Santa will visit with the children. Also available for purchase will be baked goods and Scandinavian gift items. The Swedish American Children's Choir is the largest choir of its kind in the Midwest. In their 19th year, they have performed at numerous venues in the tri state area. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the choir tour fund.
Tickets are by reservation only and $15 for adults and $8 for children 6-12 years old. Reservations can be made by calling the choir office at 630-414-9700.