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Christmas Classics

Jamie MacDougall and the BBC SSO perform a selection of music for Christmas Eve recorded at the Aberdeen Music Hall.

'Tis the night before Christmas and all through the house, people are listening to Jamie MacDougall and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing the most melodious of seasonal bounties. From orchestral classics by Bach, and Tchaikovsky's famous Nutcracker; to swinging versions of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas. A special recording from Aberdeen's Music Hall, join conductor Richard Balcombe and the orchestra for the perfect music to fill up your ears, and leave you singing into Christmas Day...

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Christmas Eve 201522:00
BBC Radio Scotland

Music Played

  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Holly And The Ivy

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Michael Head

    The Little Road To Bethlehem

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Trad.

    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Pastorale (Sinfonia) from Christmas Oratorio

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Frederick Delius

    Sleigh Ride

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Franz Xaver Gruber

    Silent Night

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Trad.

    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Selections from The Nutcracker

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Richard Balcombe

    A Christmas Overture

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Meredith Willson

    It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Patrick Doyle

    Harry In Winter

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Richard Balcombe

    Christmas At The Movies (Medley)

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Leroy Anderson

    A Christmas Festival

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Richard Balcombe

    A Christmas Sing-along

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Hugh Martin

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.

Credit

PerformerBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 201522:00
    BBC Radio Scotland