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Christmas Afternoon with Sean Rafferty

Festive music to thrill, sooth and nourish you on Christmas afternoon, with musical surprises and Sean's special guests.

Music includes favourites by John Rutter, Cecilia McDowall, The Muppets and an exuberant Christmas cantata by Bach.

2 hours

Last on

Christmas Day 2023 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Lieutenant Kije - Suite Op.60; Troika

    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.
    • RCA : RD-60984.
    • RCA.
    • 8.

  • John Rutter

    Love Came Down At Christmas

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • The John Rutter Christmas Album.
    • Collegium.
    • 14.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Orfeo: Toccata

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Monteverdi: L'Orfeo.
    • NAIVE.
    • 1.

  • John Playford

    The Virgin Queen set (The English Dancing Master)

    Performer: Bjarte Eike. Music Arranger: Bjarte Eike. Ensemble: Barokksolistene.
    • The Alehouse Sessions.
    • Rubicon.
    • 7.

  • Trad.

    Missa luba: Kyrie

    Music Arranger: Guido Haazen. Choir: The Choral Arts Society of Washington. Conductor: Joseph Holt.
    • Celebrating Sacred Rhythms - Ariel Ram铆rez.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Hugh Martin

    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    Orchestra: Camerata Tchaikovsky.
    • Christmas Without Words.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 6.

  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptus D.899 - No.2 In E Flat Major

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.
    • DECCA : 478-3018.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel Und Gretel - Evening Hymn

    Singer: Barbara Bonney. Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.
    • H盲nsel Und Gretel (Highlights).
    • Warner.
    • 18.

  • Jester Hairston

    Mary's Boy Child

    Singer: Harry Belafonte.
    • RCA G010001716271J.
    • RCA.
    • 22.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    A Winter's Night - Christmas Cantata; 1- In Dulci Jubilo

    Performer: Sebastian Guard. Performer: Benjamin Cunningham. Choir: Winchester College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Onyx Brass Ensemble. Conductor: Howard Ionascu.
    • A Winter's Night.
    • Signum.
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Quartet No. 4 In E Minor - 2nd Mvt; Scherzo

    Ensemble: Quatuor Arod.
    • Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 4.
    • Erato.
    • 2.

  • Trad.

    Ding Dong Merrily On High

    Performer: Simon Lindley. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Ensemble: Sellers Engineering Band. Conductor: Brian Kay.
    • A Christmas Celebration.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

  • England.Traditional

    In The Bleak Midwinter

    Singer: Jacob Collier.
    • P-Vine Records PCD-22404.
    • P-Vine Records.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No. 63 - Christen, Atzet Diesen Tag

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SOLI DEO GLORIA : SDG-174.
    • SOLI DEO GLORIA.
    • 1.

  • Franz Liszt

    The Christmas Tree - The Shepherds at the Manger

    Performer: Roland P枚ntinen.
    • BIS : CD-1164.
    • BIS.
    • 5.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Virga Jesse Floruit

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION : CDA-67629.
    • HYPERION.
    • 12.

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Salley Gardens

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan.
    • SIGNUM : SIGCD-239.
    • SIGNUM.
    • 23.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Dies natalis Op.8; 4 Wonder

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Singer: Philip Langridge. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • British Music Collection - Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca.
    • 6.

  • John Foster

    While shepherds watched their flocks by night

    Choir: Psalmody. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Director: Peter Holman.
    • Hark the Herald Angels Sing Medley: 3. Tune: Handel / Edward Miller (extract).
    • HYPERION.
    • 15.

  • Paul Williams

    The Muppet Christmas Carol - Overture

    Orchestra: Walt Disney Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Williamson.
    • The Muppet Christmas Carol.
    • EMI Gold.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2023 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3