Live from the Dromara Hills in County Down
John Toal introduces seasonal music, features and live music from harpist Rosie Murphy and the Nigel Price Trio from Magy's Farm, a jazz venue nestled in the Co. Down countryside.
Join John Toal at Magy’s Farm, a jazz venue tucked away in the County Down countryside, with stunning views of the Mourne Mountains—an iconic landscape that helped inspire C.S. Lewis’s magical world of Narnia.
We’ll delve into that connection, and also chat with writer Maggie Doyle, who grew up on the farm, as she shares her cherished memories of Christmas and life in the local community.
We’ll also be treated to a performance by harpist Rosie Murphy, a Britten Pears Young Artist from Dundalk, who will play seasonal selections including a movement from Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. And adding a festive jazz twist, the Nigel Price Organ Trio will join us for more seasonal music.
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Fionntán Ó Cearbhaill
Suantraí
Performer: Niamh McCullough. Choir: UCD Choral Scholars. Conductor: Desmond Earley.- Be All Merry.
- Signum Records.
- 6.
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Philip Lane
Three Christmas Pictures
Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- Marco Polo.
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Benjamin Britten
Interlude from A Ceremony of Carols
Performer: Rosie Murphy (harp).![]()
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The snow it melts the soonest
Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Choir: VOCES8. Performer: Eleanor Turner.- Winter.
- Decca.
- 14.
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John Rutter
A Prayer of Saint Patrick
Lyricist: Cecil Frances Alexander. Conductor: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- Be Thou My Vision: Sacred Music by John Rutter.
- Collegium.
- 10.
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Gustav Holst
In the Bleak Midwinter
Ensemble: Ross Stanley.![]()
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
A Carol Symphony: Allegro energico come prima
Orchestra: Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- Naxos.
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Siúil a Rúin
Music Arranger: Michael McGlynn. Ensemble: ANÚNA.- Danu 015.
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William James Kirkpatrick
Away In A Manger
Performer: Craig Ogden.- Christmas Time.
- Decca (UMO).
- 5.
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Alfred S. Burt
A Christmas Bouquet
Composer: Wihla Hutson. Composer: Bates G. Burt. Composer: Whila Hutson. Lyricist: Alfred S. Burt. Lyricist: Wihla Hutson. Lyricist: Bates G. Burt. Lyricist: Whila Hutson. Music Arranger: Alexander Courage. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Choir: Tanglewood Festival Chorus.- Joy To The World.
- Sony Classical.
- 7.
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The Wexford Carol
Performer: Rosie Murphy.![]()
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Hodie (This Day): Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Guildford Choral Society. Choir: St Catherine's School Middle Chamber Choir.- Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Christmas Carols / Hodie.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Jule Styne
Make Someone Happy
Performer: Nigel Price trio.![]()
John Rutter
What Sweeter Music
Lyricist: Robert Herrick. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Choir: The Cambridge Singers.- The John Rutter Christmas Album.
- Collegium.
- 17.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13 "Winter Dreams": IV. Finale
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Tchaikovsky: 'Winter Dreams' Symphony No. 1, 'Little Russian' Symphony No. 2 , S.
- Onyx Classics.
- 4.
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Mel Tormé
The Christmas Song
Ensemble: Nigel Price Organ Trio.![]()
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Christmas Eve Suite (Polonaise)
Orchestra: National Youth Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.- Christmas Spirit.
- Quartz Music.
- 11.
Broadcast
- Sun 30 Nov 202511:00BBC Radio 3
