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Radio 3,20 Dec 2025,59 mins

Christmas at the Movies

Sound of Cinema

Available for 9 days

Join Edith Bowman for a festive special edition of Sound of Cinema- this week featuring wall to wall Christmas classics from the movies with music by John Williams and his score to Home Alone 2, Alan Silvestri's magical score from The Polar Express, Isobel Waller-Bridge's music from The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, John Debney's Elf, The Holiday by Hans Zimmer, and many more. We'll also have a seasonal Harmonising Hollywood from American composer, arranger and broadcaster Richard Niles, giving us an insight into the music of Danny Elfman, and BBC Breakfast presenter John Kay gives us his festive Pick of the Flicks

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe "Father Christmas"
    The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe "Father Christmas"
    Harry Gregson‐Williams
  3. 2.
    It’s a Wonderful Life "Main Titles/Heaven"
    It’s a Wonderful Life "Main Titles/Heaven"
    Dimitri Tiomkin
  4. 3.
    Elf (2003) "Buddy’s Journey"
    Elf (2003) "Buddy’s Journey"
    John Debney