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A day-long festival of Christmas music and singing from across Europe and Canada in the European Broadcasting Union’s annual Christmas music day. Choirs and ensembles come together to celebrate the wonder of Christmas. First we travel to Montreal with L’Harmonie des Saisons; then to Lleida in Spain, with María Espada and Bach Collegium Barcelona, and then from Prague we hear Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Children's Choir, and from Copenhagen in Denmark, festive music by British composers. Then we travel to Germany for music from Munich, including Praetorius, and Frankfurt.

Andrew McGregor (presenter)

09.00 Montreal – Old and New World Baroque Music for Christmas with L’Harmonie des Saisons.

TRADITIONAL CZECH Nesem vám noviny
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS In dulci jubilo
TRADITIONAL ENGLISH Greensleeves & The Lute Book Lullaby
TRADITIONAL FRENCH Noël Nouvelet & Entre le boeuf et l'âne gris
TRADITIONAL CANADIAN Noël Huron
TRADITIONAL ENGLISH There is no rose of such virtue
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
JUAN GARCIA DE ZESPEDES Convidando esta la noche
ROQUE JACINTO DE CHAVARRIA Fuera, Fuera, Haganles Lugar!
ANTONIO DE SALAZAR Tarara, Tarara!
DOMENICO ZIPOLI Pastorale
ALONSO TORIZES Toca la Flauta
METHEO FLECHA Riu riu chiu
JEHAN TABOUROT Branle de l'Official

Denise Torre Ormeno (soprano)
Philippe Gagné (tenor)
L'Harmonie des Saisons
Eric Milnes (organ, harpsichord and direction)

10.00 Lleida (LIVE) - María Espada and Bach Collegium Barcelona, from the Enric Granados Auditorium in Lleida, Catalonia.

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV.61
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Laudate pueri Dominum in D, HWV.237
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV.147

María Espada (soprano)
Chamber Choir of the Enric Granados Auditorium
Xavier Puig (chorus director)
Soloists from the Salvat Bach Grant
Bach Collegium Barcelona
Pau Jorquera (conductor)

1100 Prague (LIVE) - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Children's Choir, from the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia in Prague .

MACIEJ MALECKI Concertino in an Old Style for Two Harps and String Orchestra
EDWARD ELGAR Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
BENJAMIN BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28

Lydia Härtelová (harp)
Martin Sadílek (harp)
Czech Radio Children’s Choir
Věra Hrdinková (chorus director)
Strings of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vlastimil Kobrle (violin, direction)

1200 Copenhagen - Danish National Vocal Ensemble and the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, from Copenhagen. The Danish National Vocal Ensemble and chief conductor Marcus Creed dip into the treasure chest of modern British repertoire for the season.

FRANCIS GRIER Alleluia, I bring you news of great joy
HERBERT HOWELLS Sing Lullaby
PETER WARLOCK Bethlehem Down
NILS GREENHOW Love came down at Christmas
SALLY BEAMISH In the stillness
BENJAMIN BRITTEN A Boy was Born, Op. 3

Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir
Danish National Vocal Ensemble
Marcus Creed (conductor)

1300 Munich - Howard Arman's Christmas Story based on the Apocryphal Revelation of James. The Christmas story is told in its entirety by soloists in various roles according to the Apocrypha, the Gospels not authorised by the Church.

JOHANN HERMANN SCHEIN Veni redemptory gentlum
JOHANN HERMANN SCHEIN Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (verses 1-3, 7)
NICOLAUS ZANGIUS Angelus ad pastores alt a 6
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS Angelus ad pastores alt a 8
HANS LEO HASSLER Angelus ad pastores alt a 9
MELCHIOR VULPIUS Angelus ad pastores alt a 10
ANONYMOUS Da pacem Domine (Antiphonale Monasticum)
JOHANN HERMANN SCHEIN Verleih uns Frieden gnaediglich
HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS Agnus Dei à 8 super Angelus ad pastores ait
ANONYMOUS Hymnus Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland Vers 8

Bavarian Radio Chorus
Max Hanft (organ)
Howard Arman (conductor)

1400 Frankfurt - Christmas All Over The World with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, from Frankfurt.

ARCANGELO CORELLI Allegro, 2nd mvt, from 'Concerto grosso, op. 6/8 ('Christmas Concerto')'
PAUL HINDEMITH Excerpts from Tuttifäntchen
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker, Suite No. 1, op. 71a
FREDERICK DELIUS Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)
JAMES PIERPONT Jingle Bells
FRIEDRICH SILCHER Alle Jahre wieder

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michał Nesterowicz (conductor)

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