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Cologne's WDR Big Band Wishes a Jazzy Christmas for Everybody

An enticing festive cocktail of Christmassy jazz and Haydn from Germany as well as seasonal Tchaikovsky from Manchester and a deep, deep glimpse of the Loch Ness Monster.

An enticing festive cocktail of Christmassy jazz and Haydn from Germany as well as seasonal Tchaikovsky from Manchester and a deep, deep glimpse of the Loch Ness Monster.

Your Christmas Eve afternoon brings 'Winter Daydreams' from Tchaikovsky, the 'Miracle' that is the last in this week's series of Haydn symphonies, and a deep dive in cold, dark water to see if we can spot a legendary beast. All this, plus swinging festive hits coming one after another, courtesy of the WDR Big Band from Cologne.

Presented by Ian Skelly

2.00pm
Thea Musgrave
Loch Ness 鈥� A postcard from Scotland
Ben Thomson, tuba
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles, conductor

Tchaikovsky
Symphony no.1 in G minor 鈥榃inter Daydreams鈥�
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

3.00pm
The WDR Big Band Wishes a "Jazzy Christmas for Everybody"
Toe-tapping jazzy arrangements of festive Christmas favourites including 鈥楲et it snow鈥�, 鈥業t鈥檚 the most beautiful time of the year鈥� and 鈥楻udolph the red-nosed reindeer鈥�
WDR Big Band Cologne
Ansgar Striepens, conductor

Haydn
Symphony no.96 in D 鈥楳iracle鈥�
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Zubin Mehta, conductor

2 hours, 32 minutes

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Christmas Eve 2021 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    A Carol Symphony

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • A Carol Symphony and other Christmas Orchestral Favourites.
    • Naxos.
    • 6-9.

  • Thea Musgrave

    Loch Ness - a postcard from Scotland for orchestra

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • GB大象传媒.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 1 in G minor, Op.13, 'Winter Daydreams'

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.

  • Trad.

    Angels We Have Heard on High

    Performer: Paul Shigihara. Music Arranger: Richard DeRosa. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Jule Styne

    Let it Snow

    Performer: Mattis Cederberg. Performer: Ruud Breuls. Music Arranger: Torsten Maa脽. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Michael Praetorius

    Low, How a Rose Ee'r Blooming

    Performer: Ruud Breuls. Music Arranger: Robert Bruynen. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Christoph von Schmid

    Come Ye Little Children

    Music Arranger: J枚rg Achim Keller. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Music Arranger: Florian Ross. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Jos茅 Melchor Gomis

    La Nanita Nana

    Performer: Andy Hunter. Music Arranger: Andy Hunter. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Ruben Mattias Liljefors

    Det Stralar en Stj盲rna

    Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Eddie Pola

    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Performer: Billy Test. Music Arranger: J枚rg Achim Keller. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Trad.

    Merry Christmas Everywhere

    Performer: Ruud Breuls. Music Arranger: Florian Ross. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Martin Luther

    From Heaven Above to Earth I Come

    Performer: Jens Neufang. Performer: Hans Dekker. Music Arranger: J枚rg Achim Keller. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Johnny Marks

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    Performer: Billy Test. Music Arranger: Billy Test. Singer: John Goldsby. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Trad.

    Es kommt ein Schiff geladen

    Performer: Raphael Klemm. Performer: Ruud Breuls. Music Arranger: Ansgar Striepens. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Trad.

    Let Us Be Happy and Cheerful

    Performer: Andy Hunter. Music Arranger: J枚rg Achim Keller. Orchestra: WDR Big Band Cologne. Conductor: Ansgar Striepens.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 96 in D, Hob. I:96

    Conductor: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 2021 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3