24/12/2025
Like a soothing mug of hot chocolate on a chilly night, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Christmas Classics is a heart-warming evening of festive orchestral favourites.
Like a soothing mug of hot chocolate on a chilly night, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's Christmas Classics is a heart-warming evening of festive orchestral favourites, presented by Jamie MacDougall. Enjoy Yuletide carols and festive songs, plus recognisable tunes from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker - all wrapped up in the luxurious sound of a live orchestra.
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Leroy Anderson
A Christmas Festival
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Sergey Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kijé: Troika
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Christmas Eve Suite: 1. Christmas Night
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night
Music Arranger: John Langley. Singer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker: Sugar Plum Fairy
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Harold Edwin Darke
In the Bleak Midwinter
Author: Christina Rossetti. Singer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Trad.
12 Days of Christmas
Music Arranger: Andrew Cottee. Singer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Dance of the Tumblers
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Émile Waldteufel
The Skaters' Waltz
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Trad.
Still, Still, Still
Music Arranger: Philip Ledger. Singer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Victor Hely-Hutchinson
A Carol Symphony (3rd mvt.)
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
German Dances: No. 3 Sleigh Ride, K605
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Andrew Cottee
The Night Before Christmas
Author: Clement Clarke Moore. Narrator: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Music Arranger: Paul Campbell. Singer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.![]()
Irving Berlin
Happy Holiday
Music Arranger: Andrew Cottee. Singer: Kelly Mathieson. Singer: Jamie MacDougall. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Cottee.
Broadcasts
- Christmas Eve 202522:00BBC Radio Scotland
- Boxing Day 202512:00BBC Radio Scotland
