God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

The English Choir of Bern sings 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on December 15, 2010 - 16:41

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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