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A classical Christmas Eve

Clive Myrie introduces an hour of classical favourites to celebrate the festive season, including music by Britten, Prokofiev, Handel and Louis Armstrong.

On Sunday lunchtimes throughout December, Clive Myrie presents four hour long shows to celebrate the festive season. Clive will gradually build the seasonal atmosphere over the month, with a feast of Advent and Christmas classical music alongside some of his personal discoveries.

In today's Christmas Eve show, Clive introduces a beautiful recording of Britten's Corpus Christi Carol, Delius takes us on a ride through the snow, and there are perennial festive favourites from Prokofiev, Handel and Louis Armstrong.

Plus, Clive recalls what Christmas Eve was like when he was a child...

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Christmas Eve 2023 13:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60 (IV. Troika)

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Corpus Christi Carol

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • DECCA.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hark the Herald Angels Sing

    Composer: Charles Wesley. Choir: St. Paul Children's Choir of Hong Kong.
    • CAPITOL.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (I. Chorus)

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Cool Yule

    • VERVE.

  • Frederick Delius

    Sleigh Ride (3 Small Tone Poems, No. 2)

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Hodie Christus natus est (motet)

    Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Fantasy on Christmas Carols (The Holly and the Ivy)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier

    Messe de minuit pour noel H.9 (Agnus Dei)

    Performer: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.
    • ERATO.

  • John Tavener

    The Lamb

    Ensemble: Tenebrae.
    • SIGNUM.

  • George Frideric Handel

    For unto us a child is born (Messiah, HWV56)

    Ensemble: Apollo鈥檚 Fire. Conductor: Jeannette Sorrell.
    • AVIE.

  • Trad.

    O Come All Ye Faithful

    Ensemble: Brighouse and Rastrick Band.
    • ISLAND RECORDS.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 2023 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3