Mindful Mix: Peaceful Classical Sounds for Christmas
Calming orchestral carols and warming festive favourites for the Christmas season.
Find calm this Christmas with a flowing mix of warming festive favourites. Featuring glowing orchestral arrangements of carols from the London Chamber Orchestra, gentle piano works from Alexis Ffrench, and choral favourites by John Rutter, and many more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM.
Music Played
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William James Kirkpatrick
Away in a Manger (Arr. Taylor Scott Davis)
Ensemble: VOCES8. Ensemble: VOCES8 Foundation Choir. Lyricist: Anon.. Ensemble: VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.- Away in a Manger (Arr. Taylor Scott Davis).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Still, Still, Still
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Christmas Piano with Alexis.
- Sony Classical.
- 2.
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Hector Berlioz
The Shepherds' Farewell
Performer: Dónal McCann. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.- 100 Years of Nine Lessons & Carols.
- Kings College Cambridge.
- 5.
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I Saw Three Ships
Music Arranger: James Morgan. Music Arranger: Juliette Pochin. Choir: BBC Singers. Performer: Piano Hands. Conductor: James Morgan.- Carols Revisited - Christmas with the BBC Singers.
- Warner Classics.
- 3.
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Gabriel's Message
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Music Arranger: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason.- Gabriel's Message.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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O Tannenbaum
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Christmas Piano with Alexis.
- Sony Classical.
- 9.
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Jules Massenet
La vierge: The Last Sleep of the Virgin
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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John Rutter
There is a flower
Performer: Bryony Macleod-Jones. Choir: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- There is a flower.
- Signum Records.
- 1.
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Michael Praetorius
Lo, How a Rose Eér Bloomin
Music Arranger: Peter Nordahl. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- Christmas In london.
- X5 Music Group.
- 01.
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John Rutter
What Sweeter Music
Lyricist: Robert Herrick. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.- Candlelight: Seasonal Reflections & Celebrations.
- Collegium.
- 12.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Performer: Classy Moon. Music Arranger: Classy Moon.- Holy Night〜With a Harp and a Violin (International Version).
- Croix Co., Ltd..
- 4.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de deux: Intrada
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.- Eugene Ormandy Conducts Tchaikovsky.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 11.
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Lars‐Erik Larsson
The Winter's Tale, Op. 18: I. Siciliana
Conductor: Jerker Johansson. Orchestra: Göteborg Wind Orchestra.- Winter.
- Naxos.
- 8.
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Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Music Arranger: Roger Harvey. Ensemble: London Brass.- In Dulci Jubilo.
- Warner Classics International.
- 10.
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Lewis Henry Redner
O Little Town of Bethlehem - "St. Louis"
Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green.- Sony.
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Robert Wells
The Christmas Song
Composer: Mel Tormé. Composer: Daniel Lars Nolgaard. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel McCormack.- Swan Music.
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Ola Gjeilo
First Snow
Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.- Winter Songs.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 8.
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Francis Poulenc
4 motets pour le temps de Noël: I. O Magnum mysterium
Performer: Alexander Weiss. Conductor: Christopher Gray. Ensemble: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge.- O Holy Night.
- Signum Records.
- 14.
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Isobel Waller-Bridge
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Coventry Carol
Music Arranger: Benjamin Rimmer. Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.- Coventry Carol (Arr. Rimmer for Saxophone & Ensemble).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Edward Elgar
A Christmas Greeting, Op. 52
Performer: Robin Thurlby. Performer: Jeremy Ballard. Performer: Keith Swallow. Choir: Worcester Cathedral Choir. Lyricist: Alice Elgar. Conductor: Donald Hunt.- Elgar: The Complete Choral Songs.
- Hyperion.
- 6.
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Debbie Wiseman
The Lull
Performer: Debbie Wiseman.- Jack Frost.
- Silva Screen Records.
- 19.
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Pietro Mascagni
Intermezzo sinfonico (From "Cavalleria Rusticana")
Performer: André Rieu. Music Arranger: André Rieu. Orchestra: Johann Strauss Orchestra.- Romance italienne.
- Polydor.
- 9.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
Listen to the Lambs
Conductor: Philip Brunelle. Choir: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers.- Clarion.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Pastoral Symphony, "Pifa"
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier.- Naxos.
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Richard Storrs Willis
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Music Arranger: Craig Leon. Orchestra: London Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green.- Midwinter's Eve - Music for Christmas.
- Sony Classical.
- 15.
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The Wexford Carol
Composer: Carducci String Quartet. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- Carducci Classics.
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Gareth Malone
December
Performer: Gareth Malone.- Music For Healing.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
- 14.
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Franz Liszt
Weihnachtsbaum, S613/R307: X. Ehemals (Old Times)
Performer: Rebecca Turner. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Music Arranger: Anthony Collins.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- De Notenkraker.
- Parlophone UK.
- 18.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D Major, BWV 977: II. Larghetto
Ensemble: Brass Band Berner Oberland. Conductor: Corsin TuorImmanuel Richter.- iMD-lucerne music edition.
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Samuel Barber
Sure on This Shining Night, Op. 13 No. 3
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.- Muse.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 7.
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Sarah Quartel
On this Silent Night
Choir: The Oxford Choir. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.- Oxford University Press Music.
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Greensleeves
Orchestra: Metamorphose String Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Lyubomudrov.- Halidon.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Performer: Søren Johannsen. Performer: Dorthe Zielke. Performer: Johannes Søe Hansen. Music Arranger: Søren Johannsen.- Händel: Messiah, HWV 56 (Arr. for Trumpet & Organ).
- Naxos.
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Victor Hely-Hutchinson
A Carol Symphony: Andante quasi lento e contabile
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- Hely-Hutchinson: Carol Symphony / Standford / Kelly.
- Naxos.
- 3.
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Michele McLaughlin
Midwinter Memories
Performer: Michele McLaughlin.- MICHELE MCLAUGHLIN.
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Jonathan Dove
The Three Kings
Performer: Arthur Cobb. Performer: G.A. Henty. Choir: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- O Holy Night.
- Signum Records.
- 19.
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Gerald Finzi
In terra pax Op. 39: A Frosty Christmas Eve
Performer: Donald Sweeney. Lyricist: Robert Bridges. Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Ensemble: Waynflete Singers. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.- Christmas Fantasy.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 13.
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Alexis Ffrench
A Time for Giving
Performer: Alexis Ffrench.- Christmas Piano with Alexis.
- Sony Classical.
- 16.
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Bob Chilcott
The Sleeping Child
Lyricist: Charles Bennett. Ensemble: VOCES8.- A Choral Christmas.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 3.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': Vb. Pastorale. Largo
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.- Naxos Music UK Ltd.
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William Grant Still
Christmas in the Western World, "Las Pascuas": No. 2, Ven, Nino Divino
Composer: Verna Arvey. Performer: Greg Kostraba. Performer: Toledo Clarinets.- Cambria.
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Florence Price
Song for Snow
Performer: Paul Shaw. Choir: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.- Clarion.
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Herbert Howells
Here is the Little Door
Composer: Francis Chesterton. Choir: Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Conductor: William Vann.- Albion Records.
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While Sheperds Watch Their Flocks
Music Arranger: Charles Skinner. Ensemble: The Bands & Choirs of The Salvation Army.- 100 Hits – Christmas Carols & Hymns – Xmas Songs.
- 100 Hits.
- 7.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Sinfonia
Orchestra: Failoni Chamber Orchestra Budapest. Conductor: Géza Oberfrank.- Agnus Dei - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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