A roaring Christmas: Festive favourites from the 1920s
Nicholas Kok conducts the 大象传媒 Singers and Guildhall Jazz Orchestra for a festive celebration of carols and songs from the 1920s and 1930s.
In this hip-twisting musical party the 大象传媒 Singers explore the irresistible melodies and toe-tapping rhythms of the masters of the dance band 鈥� rhythms that brought about new sounds, new dances and a new social order. Among the treasures of the 鈥榦riginal鈥� roaring 20s and 30s were songs that would become Christmas classics a few decades later.
Debroy Somers: Savoy Christmas Medley
Traditional, arr. George Morton: Good King Wenceslas
Traditional, arr. Nicholas Kok: Greensleeves - The Holly and the Ivy
Traditional, arr. George Morton: O little town of Bethlehem
Traditional, arr. Helen Neeves: King Herod and the cock
Traditional , arr. George Morton: Unto us is born a son
Noel Coward: I went to a marvellous party
Nat D. Ayer, arr. Iain Farrington: If You Were The Only Girl (In The World)
George Gershwin, arr. Iain Farrington: Lady be good
Cab Calloway, arr. Anne Dudley: Minnie the Moocher
Walter Donaldson arr. Anne Dudley: Because my baby don鈥檛 mean 鈥榤aybe鈥� now
George Gershwin, arr. Iain Farrington: A foggy day in London town
INTERVAL
Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart, arr. Anne Dudley: The Blue Room
Walter Donaldson, arr. Anne Dudley: Changes
Fats Waller, arr. Nicholas Kok: I can't give you anything but love
Irving Berlin, arr. Iain Farrington: Blue Skies - Puttin' on the Ritz
Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn: Let it snow
Irving Berlin, arr. Iain Farrington: White Christmas
J. Fred Coots/Haven Gillespie, arr. Alexander L'Estrange: Santa Claus is comin' to town
Traditional, arr. George Morton: Coventry Carol
Traditional, arr. Nicholas Kok: God rest you merry gentlemen 鈥� Good King Wenceslas 鈥� Jingle Bells
Hugh Martin/Ralph Blaine, arr. Iain Farrington: Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Traditional, arr. George Morton: Ding Dong merrily on high
Encore 鈥� Traditional, arr. Iain Farrington: Auld Lang Syne
大象传媒 Singers
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra
Nicholas Kok - conductor
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Debroy Somers
Savoy Christmas Medley
Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Good King Wenceslas
Music Arranger: George Morton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Greensleeves/The Holly and the Ivy
Music Arranger: Nicholas Kok. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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O little town of Bethlehem
Music Arranger: George Morton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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King Herod and the cock
Music Arranger: Helen Neeves. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Unto us is born a son
Music Arranger: George Morton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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No毛l Coward
I went to a marvellous party
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Nat D. Ayer
If You Were The Only Girl (In The World)
Performer: Jamie W. Hall. Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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George Gershwin
Lady be good
Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
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Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher
Performer: Tom Raskin. Music Arranger: Anne Dudley. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Walter Donaldson
Because my baby don't mean 'maybe' now
Music Arranger: Anne Dudley. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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George Gershwin
A foggy day in London town
Performer: Benjamin Durrant. Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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George Gershwin
Lullaby
Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.- CHANDOS.
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Richard Rodgers
The Blue Room
Composer: Lorenz Hart. Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Walter Donaldson
Changes
Performer: Edward Price. Music Arranger: Anne Dudley. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Fats Waller
I can't give you anything but love
Performer: Andrew Rupp. Music Arranger: Nicholas Kok. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Irving Berlin
Blue Skies/Puttin' on the Ritz
Performer: Rebecca Lea. Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Jule Styne
Let it snow
Composer: Sammy Cahn. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
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Irving Berlin
White Christmas
Performer: Emma Tring. Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Fred Coots
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Composer: Haven Gillespie. Music Arranger: Alexander L鈥橢strange. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
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Coventry Carol
Music Arranger: George Morton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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God rest you merry gentlemen/Good King Wenceslas/Jingle Bells
Music Arranger: Nicholas Kok. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Ralph Blane
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Composer: Hugh Martin. Performer: Olivia Robinson. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Ding Dong merrily on high
Music Arranger: George Morton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. Orchestra: Guildhall Jazz Orchestra. -
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Auld Lang Syne
Performer: Iain Farrington. Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Kok. -
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Tamiko Dooley
Tamiko Dooley arr. Ken Burton: Love came down at Christmas
Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Conductor: Owain Park. -
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David Harris
Love came down at Christmas
Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Choir: Owain Park. -
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Megan Underhill
Love came down at Christmas
Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Conductor: Owain Park. -
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Giuseppe Verdi
Aroldo (Overture)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Claudio Abbado: Verdi Overtures.
- RCA.
- 4.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in A minor Wq.62`21 for keyboard
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
Broadcast
- Fri 17 Dec 2021 19:30大象传媒 Radio 3
Programme notes
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