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We Wish You a Merry Christmas

A Christmas concert from the WDR Radio Chorus and Orchestra with former King's Singer, tenor Paul Phoenix. Danielle Jalowiecka presents.

A Christmas concert from the WDR Radio Chorus and Orchestra with former King's Singer, tenor Paul Phoenix. Danielle Jalowiecka presents.

12:31 AM
Nigel Hess (1953-)
A Christmas Overture
WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

12:39 AM
Victor Herbert (1859-1924)
March of the Toys from 'Babes in Toyland'

Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Lutz Krajenski (arranger)
White Christmas
Paul Phoenix (tenor), WDR Radio Choir, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

12:46 AM
Thomas Hewitt Jones (1984-)
On Christmas Night
Child of the Stable's Secret Birth
Paul Phoenix (tenor), WDR Radio Choir and Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

12:54 AM
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Polonaise from 'The Night Before Christmas'
WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

12:59 AM
English Traditional, David Willcocks (arranger)
Deck the Hall

John Rutter (b.1945),
Cradle Song
WDR Radio Choir, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:03 AM
Emile Waldteufel (1837-1915), Andreas Tarkmann (arranger)
The Skaters' Waltz, Op.183
WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:07 AM
Howard Blake (b.1938), Barnaby Smith (arranger)
Walking in the Air from 'The Snowman'
Paul Phoenix (tenor), WDR Radio Choir, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:11 AM
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Sleigh Ride
WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:14 AM
Paul McCartney (1942-), Marc-Aurel Floros (arranger)
Blackbird
Paul Phoenix (tenor), WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:17 AM
Hugh Martin (1944-2011), Marc-Aurel Floros (arranger)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Paul Phoenix (tenor), WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:21 AM
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Christmas Festival
WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:28 AM
German Traditional
O Du Fr枚hliche, O Du Selige
Paul Phoenix (tenor), WDR Radio and Orchestra, Cologne, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:31 AM
English Traditional, Arthur Warrell (arranger)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
WDR Radio Choir, Fawzi Haimor (conductor)

01:33 AM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op 13 'Winter daydreams'
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pavel Semetov (conductor)

02:17 AM
Andre Jolivet (1905-1974)
Pastorale de No毛l
Andrea Kolle (flute), Maria Wildhaber (bassoon), Sarah Verrue (harp)

02:31 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D485
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

03:01 AM
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Op.58
Jakub Kuszlik (piano)

03:29 AM
Marcel Samuel-Rousseau (1882-1955)
Variations Pastorales sur un vieux Noel
Erica Goodman (harp), Amadeus Ensemble

03:38 AM
Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521)
Ave Maria . . . Virgo serena for 4 voices
大象传媒 Singers, Bo Holten (conductor)

03:45 AM
Christoph Gluck (1714-1787)
Ballet music from 'Paris e Helena'
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Ludovit Rajter (conductor)

03:57 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Des pas sur la neige - no 6 from Preludes book 1
Danae O'Callaghan (piano)

04:03 AM
Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709)
Concerto a quattro in forma Pastorale per il Santo Natale, Op.8 No.6
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

04:09 AM
Stanislaw Moniuszko (1819-1872)
Bajka (The fairy tale) - concert overture
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit (conductor)

04:23 AM
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Cordoba (Nocturne) from Cantos de Espana (Op.232 No.4)
Henry-David Varema (cello), Heiki Matlik (guitar)

04:31 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio (BWV.248 Part 2)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ketil Haugsand (conductor)

04:37 AM
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Cello Sonata in D minor
Duo Krarup-Shirinyan (duo)

04:48 AM
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)
Symphony in C major, Op 10 No 4
La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider (conductor)

04:58 AM
Traditional
Three Carols (The Holly and the Ivy; Lord Jesus hath a Garden; Fantasy on Come All Ye Shepherds)
Brass Consort Koln

05:07 AM
Francesca Caccini (1587-1640)
Maria, dolce Maria - from Il primo libro delle musiche a una, e due voci
Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (director)

05:10 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Three Marches (K.408)
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

05:23 AM
Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)
De nakna tradens sanger, Op 7 (Songs of the Naked Trees)
Swedish Radio Choir, Gote Widlund (conductor)

05:38 AM
Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Piano Quintet in C minor, Op 115
Sebastian Bohren (violin), Hyunjong Reents-Kang (violin), Hannes Bartschi (viola), Patrick Demenga (cello), Bernd Glemser (piano)

06:13 AM
Josef Suk (1874-1935)
A Winter's tale, Op.9
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Vasata (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Nigel Hess

    A Christmas Overture

    Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Victor Herbert

    March of the Toys from 'Babes in Toyland'

    Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Irving Berlin

    White Christmas

    Music Arranger: Lutz Krajenski. Singer: Paul Phoenix. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Thomas Hewitt Jones

    On Christmas Night

    Singer: Paul Phoenix. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Thomas Hewitt Jones

    Child of the Stable's Secret Birth

    Singer: Paul Phoenix. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Polonaise from 'The Night Before Christmas'

    Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • English Traditional

    Deck the Hall

    Music Arranger: Sir David Willcocks. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • John Rutter

    Cradle Song

    Author: John Rutter. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • 脡mile Waldteufel

    The Skaters' Waltz, Op.183

    Music Arranger: Andreas Tarkmann. Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Howard Blake

    Walking in the Air from 'The Snowman'

    Music Arranger: Barnaby Smith. Singer: Paul Phoenix. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Paul McCartney

    Blackbird

    Music Arranger: Marc-Aurel Floros. Singer: Paul Phoenix. Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Hugh Martin

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Author: Ralph Blane. Music Arranger: Marc-Aurel Floros. Singer: Paul Phoenix. Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Leroy Anderson

    Christmas Festival

    Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • German Traditional

    O Du Fr枚hliche, O Du Selige

    Singer: Paul Phoenix. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Orchestra: WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • English Traditional

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Music Arranger: Arthur Warrell. Choir: WDR Radio Choir. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor.
    • DEWDR.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op 13 'Winter daydreams'

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Semetov.
    • SKSR.
  • Andr茅 Jolivet

    Pastorale de No毛l

    Performer: Andrea Koll茅. Performer: Maria Wildhaber. Performer: Sarah Verrue.
    • CHSRF.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D485

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • NLNPO.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Op 58

    Performer: Jakub Kuszlik.
    • PLPR.
  • Marcel Samuel-Rousseau

    Variations Pastorales sur un vieux Noel

    Performer: Erica Goodman. Ensemble: Amadeus Ensemble.
    • CACBC.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Ave Maria ... Virgo serena for 4 voices

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Bo Holten.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Ballet music from 'Paris e Helena'

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: 慕udov铆t Rajter.
    • SKSR.
  • Claude Debussy

    Des pas sur la neige - no 6 from Preludes book 1

    Performer: Danae O'Callaghan.
    • AUABC.
  • Giuseppe Torelli

    Concerto a quattro in forma Pastorale per il Santo Natale, Op 8, no 6

    Ensemble: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Jeanne Lamon.
    • CACBC.
  • Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Bajka (The fairy tale) - concert overture

    Orchestra: National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Wit.
    • PLPR.
  • Isaac Alb茅niz

    Cordoba (Nocturne) from Cantos de Espana, Op 232 no 4

    Performer: Henry-David Varema. Performer: Heiki M盲tlik.
    • EEER.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio (BWV.248 Part 2)

    Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ketil Haugsand.
    • NONRK.
  • Claude Debussy

    Cello Sonata in D minor

    Ensemble: Duo Krarup-Shirinyan.
    • DKDR.
  • Carl Friedrich Abel

    Symphony in C major, Op 10 No 4

    Ensemble: La Stagione Frankfurt. Conductor: Michael Schneider.
    • DEWDR.
  • Trad.

    Three Carols

    Ensemble: Brass Consort K枚ln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Francesca Caccini

    Maria, dolce Maria - from Il primo libro delle musiche a una, e due voci

    Ensemble: Tragicomedia. Director: Stephen Stubbs. Singer: Suzie LeBlanc.
    • DEWDR.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Three Marches (K.408)

    Orchestra: Symphony Nova Scotia. Conductor: Georg Tintner.
    • CACBC.
  • Lars鈥怑rik Larsson

    De nakna tradens sanger, Op 7 (Songs of the Naked Trees)

    Lyricist: Sigfrid Siwertz. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: G枚te Widlund.
    • SESR.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Piano Quintet in C minor, Op 115

    Performer: Sebastian Bohren. Performer: Hyunjong Kang. Performer: Hannes B盲rtschi. Performer: Patrick Demenga. Performer: Bernd Glemser.
    • CHSRF.
  • Josef Suk

    A Winter's tale, Op.9

    Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rudolf Va拧ata.
    • CZCR.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2023 00:30

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