Sometimes, everything comes together: the encounter between the JaMese group - who are well conversant in language of children - and the Advent poetry cycle of Anna Szabó T., one of Hungary's most important contemporary poets, was just that kind of event. The resulting song cycle, released in 2019, was a notable success, reaching number seven on the Mahasz chart at Christmas. Enlivening and completing the anticipation of Advent with poetry, music and songs to sing together - this was the motivation of Emese Molnár, JaMese's singer-songwriter. She also betrays a songwriting secret: "We sought to create songs for all ages. In fact, we encourage every adult to take the pleasure of childhood in the little things at Christmas time, just as they did when they were children themselves.” The Musical Advent Calendar is completed by the fact that the performers - guitarist Gábor Udvarhelyi, keyboard player Zoltán Mizsei, bassist Ferenc "Lá” Éder and drummer Márk Badics, alongside Emese Molnár - are by no means expecting a disciplined bunch of children who sit politely in silence. Instead, there will be group singing, dance and play - because there is also an interactive element that gets the audience moving and gyrating - as we all play an integral role in opening the 24 windows, each of which contains a song.

Age: 3-8 year
Presented by: Müpa Budapest