Performances of Meredith Willson at BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Fri 19 Dec 2025

• 19:30

  The BBC Philharmonic Christmas Special

  The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

  Step into a winter wonderland as we bring the magic of Christmas to life with a dazzling evening of festive music.

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  Step into a winter wonderland as we bring the magic of Christmas to life with a dazzling evening of festive music.

  Programme

  • • • Émile Waldteufel
      • Les patineurs
    • • Meredith Willson
      • It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
    • • Mervyn Warren
      • Who Would Imagine a King
    • • Leroy Anderson
      • A Christmas Festival
    • • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      • Nutcracker Suite No. 1
    • • Leroy Anderson
      • Sleigh Ride
    • • Johnny Marks
      • arr. Richard Hayman - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    • • Adolphe Adam
      • O Holy Night
    • • Sarah McLachlan
      • Wintersong
    • • Duke Ellington
      • Nutcracker Suite
    • • J. Fred Coots
      • Santa Claus is Coming to Town
    • • Mariah Carey
      • All I Want for Christmas is You

  Performers

  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Leslie Suganandarajah

    conductor
    conductor
  • Sam Oladeinde

    vocalist
    vocalist
  • YolanDa Brown

    presenter
    presenter

  Composers

  • Émile Waldteufel
  • Meredith Willson
  • Mervyn Warren
  • Leroy Anderson
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Johnny Marks
  • Adolphe Adam
  • Sarah McLachlan
  • Duke Ellington
  • J. Fred Coots
  • Mariah Carey

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  Part of

  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra 2025-26 Season