Christmas with BBC NOW
Enjoy Christmas with a swing as Graham Bickley and Katie Birtill sing festive favourites with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Richard Balcombe.
Enjoy Christmas with a swing as Graham Bickley and Katie Birtill sing festive favourites with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Richard Balcombe. From Santa Baby to the Twelve Days of Christmas, Frosty the Snowman to Love Actually, this concert is bursting with good cheer for everyone!
Recorded in Cardiff's Hoddinott Hall.
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Various Artists
A Christmas Overture
Performer: Katie Birtill. Performer: Graham Bickley. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
Meredith Willson
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Performer: Graham Bickley. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
Irving Taylor
The Man with the Bag
Composer: Dudley Brooks. Composer: Hal Stanley. Performer: Katie Birtill. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
Craig Armstrong
Glasgow Theme (from Love Actually)
Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
Tommie Connor
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Performer: Katie Birtill. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
Ciro Dammicco
When A Child Is Born
Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Graham Bickley.![]()
Eddie Pola
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Composer: George Wyle. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Graham Bickley. Singer: Katie Birtill.![]()
Maurice Jarre
Lara's Theme (Dr Zhivago)
Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe.![]()
Walter Rollins
Frosty the Snowman
Composer: Steve Nelson. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Birtill. Singer: Graham Bickley.![]()
Robert Wells
The Christmas Song
Composer: Mel Tormé. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Graham Bickley.![]()
Kristen Anderson‐Lopez
Let it Go
Composer: Robert Lopez. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Birtill.![]()
Kim Gannon
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Composer: Walter Kent. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Graham Bickley.![]()
Hugh Martin
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Composer: Ralph Blane. Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Birtill. Singer: Graham Bickley.![]()
Irving Berlin
White Christmas
Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Balcombe. Singer: Katie Birtill. Singer: Graham Bickley.
Broadcast
- Christmas Day 202513:04BBC Radio Wales
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