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Christmas Classics

Jamie MacDougall pulls a cracker - and inside he finds the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Join him for Christmas Day music for all the family.

From the Holly and the Ivy to the Twelve Days of Christmas - presenter and renowned tenor, Jamie MacDougall takes you on a musical journey for Christmas Day, with conductor Roderick Dunk and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing family favourites for the festive season, recorded on stage at the Music Hall in Aberdeen.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Christmas Day 202106:30
BBC Radio Scotland

Music Played

  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Roderick Dunk.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Troika

    Performer: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Roderick Dunk.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Snowman (Der Schneemann)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Harry Simeone

    The Little Drummer Boy

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Lyricist: Katherine Kennicott Davis. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • John Ireland

    The Holy Boy

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker (Selections)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Juventino P. Rosas

    The Lovelist Night of the Year

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Hugh Martin

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Lyricist: Ralph Blane. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

    Polonaise from Christmas Eve Suite

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    Scherzo from A Carol Symphony

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Frederick Delius

    Sleigh Ride

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Philip Lane

    The Night Before Christmas

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Jamie MacDougall

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

  • Eddie Pola

    It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Composer: George Wyle. Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Franz Xaver Gruber

    Silent Night

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Music Arranger: Gordon Cree. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Irving Berlin

    White Christmas

    Performer: Jamie MacDougall. Music Arranger: Roderick Dunk. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Eve 202122:00
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Christmas Day 202106:30
    BBC Radio Scotland