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Bewitching sounds for after dark

Hannah Peel presents a sparkling and immersive soundtrack for Christmas Day, with an eclectic mix of music, from traditional folk to carols, and relaxing classics and electronics.

1 hour, 29 minutes

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Christmas Day 202422:00
BBC Radio 3 & BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Côr y Cwm

    African Noel

    • Un Ydym Ni.
    • Sain.
    • 11.

  • Rainer Hager

    First Mass for Christmas - Introitus: Dominus Dixit Ad Me

    Performer: Heiko Jung. Performer: Ismael Barrios. Performer: Leonhard Schmidinger. Performer: Martin Grubinger. Performer: Rainer Furthner. Choir: Choralschola der Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach.
    • Drums 'N' Chant.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • Nala Sinephro

    Continuum 8

    • Endlessness.
    • Warp Records.
    • B.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Milonga Del Angel

    Performer: Amy Dickson. Performer: Dave Arch. Performer: Chris Hill. Orchestra: London Session Orchestra. Director: Everton Nelson.
    • Dusk & Dawn.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 7.

  • Akiko

    Christmas Morning

    • Akiko Best 2005-2010.
    • Verve Records.
    • 14.

  • Golden Brown

    Pure Saudade

    • Kindness.
    • Aural Canyon.
    • 2.

  • Trad.

    The First Noel

    Performer: Sean Harkness.
    • Windham Hill Records.

  • Colleen

    The Zither Song

    • Mort Aux Vaches.
    • Mort Aux Vaches.
    • 2.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 4 in D Major. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • 24 Preludes.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.

  • A Winged Victory for the Sullen

    Desires are Already Memories

    • Invisible Cities / Le Città Invisibili.
    • Artificial Pine Arch Manufacturing.
    • 12.

  • Odetta

    Mary had a baby

    • Christmas Spirituals.
    • Vanguard.
    • 3.

  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Hymn - 2001

    Performer: Alexei Lubimov. Ensemble: Musiques Nouvelles. Conductor: Jean‐Paul Dessy.
    • ...Touching The Memory....
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 25.

  • François Couturier

    Nuit blanche

    Performer: François Couturier. Performer: Jean-Marc Larché. Performer: Jean-Louis Matinier. Performer: Jean-Louis Matinier. Performer: Anja Lechner. Ensemble: Tarkovsky Quartet.
    • Nuit Blanche.
    • ECM Records.
    • 2.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No.1 in G minor: II. Land of Desolation, Land of Mists

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Symphonies 1, 2 And 5.
    • Onyx.
    • 2.

  • Sufjan Stevens

    Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (feat. Vito Aiuto)

    • Songs for Christmas: Hark! (2002) Vol. II.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 9.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Milonga del angel

    Performer: Belle Chen.
    • Departure.
    • Eito Music.
    • 11.

  • Jules Maxwell

    Deeper Sleeper

    • Cycles / Nocturnes.
    • Ghost Palace Rec..
    • 1.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    The Secret of Christmas

    • Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas.
    • Verve Records.
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 202422:00
    BBC Radio 3 & BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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