Joulun tähden includes traditional Christmas songs mostly from Finland but also from other European countries. Dominante sings some of them a cappella, and some of them with church organ. Dominante is one of the most well-known mixed choirs in Finland. Founded in 1975 as a student choir within the boundaries of the Helsinki University of Technology campus, it still consists mostly of students of Aalto University, University of Helsinki and the Sibelius Academy. Dominante has been conducted by Dir. Seppo Murto since 1981. During these three decades Dominante has become a desired choral performer in Finland thanks to its versatile repertoire ranging from traditional to contemporary choral music and from musicals to orchestral works. Individual vocal training led by Dominante's professional vocal coaches is also very important in shaping the unique sound of the choir. Recently Dominante has worked among others with the Finnish National Opera, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonia, Tapiola Sinfonietta, and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra with conductors like Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Leif Segerstam and Helmuth Rilling. In August 2007 Dominante performed in the Royal Albert Hall of London together with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä as part of the BBC Proms festival. In 2012 Dominante took part in the Hong Kong Arts Festival.