The video from the event is now available to watch.
This year, The Chamber is excited to offer you its first virtual Lucia Luncheon. Join us in celebrating one of the foremost cultural traditions of Sweden and a highlight of the Holiday season. Because of the pandemic, we cannot meet in person, but the silver lining is that we can extend our reach (right around the world) and share the celebration with many more.
This cultural event is an opportunity to give your employees, colleagues, clients, friends and family a way to connect and participate in a unique experience — especially this year when it is important that we all come together and celebrate the light.
NEW! BIDDING IS NOW OPEN.
This year, we are mixing it up a bit with a Virtual Silent Auction. There are some wonderful items to be won, thanks to our amazing sponsors, so check out the available pieces, choose the one you would like, and put in your bid!
The Julbord/Lucia Luncheon is available for pick up or delivery.
It can be picked up the day before (December 10, 2020) between 11.30 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. at enVille 1- 165 Geary Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 2B8 or delivered for a charge to addresses in the GTA.
Contact us for delivery options at [email protected] 416 925 8661.
Let us know if you have special dietary concerns.
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Selection of Crisp Bread
Selection of Cheeses
Assorted Herring
Herring and Beat Salad
Gravlax with traditional sauce
Jansson’s Temptation
Oven Grilled Salmon with lemon sauce
Christmas ham (Julskinka)
Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberry jam
Mashed Potatoes
Stewed Cabbage (Brunkål)
Ris a la Malta with seasonal fruit sauce
Swedish Chocolate
Crisp Bread
Selection of Cheeses
Assorted Herring
Herring and Beat Salad
Gravlax with traditional sauce
Jansson’s Temptation
Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberry jam
Mashed Potatoes
Ris a la Malta with seasonal fruit sauce
We reserve the right to make any last-minute changes to the menu.
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2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Our MC, Brian G Smith, will masterfully lead us through the activities:
and more…
Our MC, Brian G. Smith, is an award-winning film-maker, educator, and alumnus of The Second City. His creative production company, You and Media, has produced award-winning comedy films & several innovative web series.As head of ‘Annex Improv’ [at the Centre for Social Innovation’ and ‘MaRS’], Brian developed’ PowerPoint Improv,’ where participants deliver impromptu presentations based on a set of slides that they have never seen before.
Replacing our traditional raffle, this year our event features a Silent Auction.
See the dedicated section above for details and links.
Helan går
Sjung hopp fadderallan, lallanlej
Helan går
Sjung Hop faderallan, lallanlej
Och den som inte Helan tar
Han ej heller inte
Halvan får
Helan går
Sjung hopp faderallan, lallanlej
The whole goes
Sing “hup fol-de-rol la la la la”
The whole goes
Sing “hup fol-de-rol la la”
And the one who doesn’t take the whole
Doesn’t get the half either
The whole goes
[Drink]
Sing “hup fol-de-rol la la”
Hell and Gore
Chung Hop Father Allan, Lal and Lei
Hell and Gore
Chung Hop Father Allan, Lal and Lei
And then Zoom in Tee Hell and Tar
Hand Hell Air in Tee Hull One Fore
Hell and Gore
Chung Hop Father Allan, Lal and Lei
Nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den.
Nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den.
Nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den,
nu tar vi den
(Now- drink all what’s in your glass!)
Nu tog vi den!
Tänk om jag hade lilla nubben på ett snöre i halsen!
Tänk om jag hade lilla nubben på ett snöre i halsen.
Jag skulle dra den upp och ner,
så att den kändes som många fler.
Tänk om jag hade lilla nubben på ett snöre i halsen.
Att köpa byxor ,en prövning för många,
De sitter sällan så bra som de ska.
De om är för långa för korta för trånga,
Men en schnapps sitter jämt lika bra.
Buying pants, is a test for many,
They’re rarely as good as they should.
They are either too long, too short or too tight,
But a schnapps fits always… just right!
Lucia is an ancient mythical figure with an abiding role as a bearer of light in the dark Swedish and Canadian winters.
To those unfamiliar with the tradition, the Annual candlelit Lucia procession on December 13 is perhaps one of the exotic-looking Swedish customs. Girls and boys clad in white full-length gowns singing songs together.
The real candles once used are now often replaced with battery-powered ones, but they still create a special atmosphere when the lights are dimmed, and the sound of the children singing grows louder as they enter from an adjacent room.
Learn more about Lucia and its origin here:
https://sweden.se/collection/celebrating-the-swedish-way/article/lucia/
Oh, 2020! What a buffet of uncertainty you have brought!
Causing us all to rethink hand hygiene — who would have thought!
Despite the new reality, we must all unite:
For an opportunity to drink snaps and celebrate the bearer of light!
