Christmas Eve with Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny is in studio celebrating Christmas Eve, with a selection of festive music and contributions from Darcey Bussell, Sir Willard White and Barbara Hannigan.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! The herald angels sing
Music Arranger: Philip Ledger. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Director: James O’Donnell.- Adeste Fideles: Christmas music from Westminster Cathedral.
- Hyperion.
- 21.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
German Dance No.3 in C major (Sleigh Ride)
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Philips.
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Christmas Eve Reel, Christmas in America, Old Christmas Eve
Music Arranger: Jeannette Sorrell. Ensemble: Apollo’s Fire.- Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain.
- Avie.
- 001.
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Gabriel's Message
Performer: Maria-Teresa Maddison. Music Arranger: Jim Clements. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.![]()
John Rutter
Be Thou My Vision (Arr. for Brass Band by Luc Vertommen)
Music Arranger: Luc Vertommen. Conductor: Nicholas Childs. Ensemble: Black Dyke Band.- Brass at Christmas.
- Naxos.
- 105.
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Irving Berlin
White Christmas (Arr. J. Heifetz for Violin & Piano)
Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Simon Callaghan. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz.- White Christmas (Arr. J. Heifetz for Violin & Piano).
- Orchid Classics.
- 101.
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Thomas Tallis
Agnus Dei (Missa Puer natus est nobis)
Ensemble: Stile Antico.- Puer Natus Est, Tudor Music For Advent and Christmas: Stile Antico.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 8.
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Matthew Curtis
Christmas Rush
Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- Another Night Before Christmas.
- NAXOS.
- 9.
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The Angel Gabriel (Arr. for Harp by Graham Fitkin)
Music Arranger: Graham Fitkin. Performer: Ruth Wall.- GFR.
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Percy Grainger
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
Performer: Kenneth Sillito. Performer: Hamish Milne.- CHANDOS.
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Jacques Offenbach
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Prélude & Barcarolle "Belle nuit, Ô nuit d'amour"
Orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkortchester. Singer: Adèle Charvet. Singer: Jodie Devos. Conductor: Laurent Campellone.- Alpha Classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle No 1 in G minor, Op 119
Performer: Imogen Cooper.- Imogen Cooper Plays Beethoven.
- Chandos.
- 101.
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Michel Corrette
Sinfonia No. 2 (Six Symphonies de Noel)
Orchestra: La Fantasia. Director: Rien Voskuilen.- BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
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James Lord Pierpont
Jingle Bells
Music Arranger: Gordon Langford. Choir: The Gents of St John's.![]()
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Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Brass.- Frohe Weihnachten!.
- Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
- 17.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker: LSO, Previn.
- EMI Classics.
- 20.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Waltz of the Snowflakes (The Nutcracker)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: John Lanchbery.- Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Highlights.
- Warner Classics.
- 106.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dance of the Floreadores (Nutcracker Suite)
Music Arranger: Duke Ellington. Ensemble: Duke Ellington Orchestra.- RETROSPECTIVE RECORDINGS.
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Felix Bernard
Winter Wonderland
Composer: Richard B. Smith. Performer: Fraser Urquhart. Performer: Andrew Robb. Performer: Adam Osmianski. Singer: Richard Shelton.![]()
Anna Clyne
Mothers Lullaby
Ensemble: Miró Quartet.- Hearth.
- Pentatone.
- 108.
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Ferruccio Busoni
Christmas Eve
Performer: Igor Levit.- Sony.
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- Christmas Eve 202517:00BBC Radio 3
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