Exceptional amidst traditional entertainment is an iconic tradition in the Mount Lavinia Hotel and one of the defining characteristics of the MLH known to be one of the oldest and most important surviving colonial buildings in Sri Lanka.

Ranked among some of the most renowned choirs in the world, SOUL SOUNDS, a much loved all girls' choir who have enthralled many an audience both in Sri Lanka and abroad will team up with VOICE PRINT, a choral musical ensemble or very much known to be an all male acapella choir consisting of past choristers of St. Benedict's College who will ring in the seasonal cheer on 26 November, with the evening beginning with the lighting of the Christmas Tree and followed by an evening of soulful voices at the Sky Shack, for LKR1500/-nett (includes the show and an assortment of seasonal delicacies and beverages).
Then from 1 to 24 Dec – Christmas around the world will be the journey to experience at the Governor’s Restaurant: each night dedicated to the countries that celebrate Christmas. 13 Dec – St. Lucia’s Day will be lit with SOUL SOUNDS, 26 Dec – the Gospel Jazz Sunday Brunch will also showcase their repertoire, what brought them to fame at the Choir Games. 4 and 11 Dec – VOICE PRINT will showcase their acapella versions at the Terrace. And all the Christmas splendour for the eve and Christmas Day amongst a spread of Scandinavian and European traditions, will be presented by our European food specialist Chef Mats.
Soul Sounds won two silver medals at the 4th World Choir Games 2006. The medals were based on the points awarded by an international jury, in the Gospel & Spiritual and Scenic Folklore categories. At the 5th Games in Graz, Austria, in July 2008, Soul Sounds were delighted to surpass their previous performance winning three Golds, in the all three categories, Gospel and Spiritual Open, Open Popular Choral Music and Open Folklore in which they participated.
‘VOICE PRINT’ is a much sought after acapella group, and perform with a beat-boxer as well. They have also recorded tracks with numerous local artistes, doing acapella versions of some of these artistes’ popular songs. In addition, they have also re-recorded their own version of various popular songs which have received considerable airplay on Sri Lankan English radio. The unique feature of the choir is the complicated 9 part arrangements which they work into their TTBB selections.
All parts and music are composed and arranged by the two immensely talented music directors of the choir. The ten-member choir, fresh from their success at the World Choir Games (WCG) 2010 where they picked up a silver medal in the Pop category and a bronze in the Gospel category will showcase seasonal repertoires and maybe a few of their Games numbers so that the local audience can have the pleasure of seeing them perform the songs that helped them make headlines.