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Christmas Eve - Elizabeth Alker

Elizabeth Alker presents a festive Saturday Breakfast with music by Bach, Vincent Guaraldi, Sufjan Stevens, Mozart and the Seeger Sisters. Plus a seasonal Croissant Corner featuring Tino Rossi and Edith Piaf.

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Christmas Eve 2022 07:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Galop And Dance Of The Parents

    Conductor: Seiji Ozawa. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
    • Tchaikovsky for swimming.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 86.

  • Raymond Vincy

    Petit Papa Noel

    Composer: Henri Martinet. Singer: Tino Rossi.
    • EMI.

  • Trad.

    No毛l nouvelet

    Performer: Richard Dacey. Music Arranger: John Rutter. Choir: Birmingham Bach Choir. Ensemble: Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. Director: Paul Spicer.
    • Birmingham Bach Choir: There Shall A Star.
    • Birmingham Bach Choir.
    • 17.

  • Alan Livingston

    Sparky's Magic Piano Part 1

    • MFP.

  • Alan Livingston

    Sparky's Magic Piano Part 2

    • MFP.

  • Gustav Holst

    Neptune, the Mystic (The Planets, Op 32)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Choir: Manchester Chamber Choir. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 16.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Overture in the French style, BWV 831 (Gigue)

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Director: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.
    • Piano Masterworks The World's Favourite Piano Classics.
    • Decca.
    • 15.

  • Nicola Kearey

    Drive the Cold Winter Away

    Composer: Ian Carter.
    • BANDCAMP.

  • Alan Livingston

    Sparky's Magic Piano Part 3

    • MFP.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hark! The herald angels sing

    Performer: Raymond Johnston. Music Arranger: Sir David Willcocks. Choir: Worcester Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Donald Hunt. Singer: Robert Stringer.
    • Christmas Carols.
    • Naxos.
    • 19.

  • Frank Bridge

    Sir Roger de Coverley

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Bridge: Orchestral Works: The Collector's Edition.
    • Chandos.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Christmas Eve Suite (Polonaise)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Sony.

  • Irving Berlin

    Berlin: White Christmas

    Lyricist: Irving Berlin. Conductor: Camarata. Orchestra: Camarata And His Orchestra.
    • Christmas round the World.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 20.

  • Alan Livingston

    Sparky's Magic Piano Part 4

    • MFP.

  • Robert Schumann

    J盲ger auf der Lauer (Waldszenen, Op 82)

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutshe Grammophon.
    • 3.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Waltz Theme (Murder on the Orient Express)

    Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Conductor: John Mauceri.
    • PHILIPS.

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  • Christmas Eve 2022 07:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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