Mountain Christmas: Christmas carols with the singing group Helios

The Helios Youth Group from Ortisei in Val Gardena was founded in 1977 by local young people with the support of the then chaplain, Mr Jakob Ploner. The youth group sings at Holy Masses, youth festivals, weddings in South Tyrol and also abroad. The group was among the first in South Tyrol to sing modern rhythmic songs in church and was an example for many other groups. The style of music relied heavily on the songs of the groups 'Gen Verde' and 'Gen Rosso'. In the meantime, the group developed its own style and wrote numerous songs. This led to the first recording of a cassette tape with songs in the Ladin language in the 1980s under the title 'Ulon viver' ('We want to live').