Did you know that the True Love was sent a total of 364 gifts during the Twelve Days of Christmas. That is going to be some VISA bill....
| arr. Donald Patriquin: Quell est cette odeur agréable La Petite Bande de Montréal; Martin Dagenais, director - En la fête de Noël - O Holy Night - Naxos 
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| Richard Fawkyner: Gaude virgo salutata a 5 The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; Stephen Darlington, director - Courts of Heaven --Music from the Eton Choirbook Volume 3. The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral. Darlington - Avie |
| Benjamin Britten: A Boy was Born, Choral variations for Men’s, Women’s and Boys’ Voices, Op. 3 London Sinfonietta Chorus; Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral; Terry Edwards, director - Britten: Unaccompanied Choral Music. London Sinfonietta Voices/Chorus. Choristers of St. Paul's. Terry Edwards - Virgin Classics |
| I. Theme: A Boy was Born
II. Variation I: Lullay, Jesu III. Variation II: Herod IV. Variation III: Jesu, as Thou art our Saviour V. Variation IV: The Three Kings VI. Variation V: In the Bleak Mid-Winter VII. Variation VI: Noel! |
| Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto pastorale in G Major (II. Arie) The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, director - Weihnachtskonzerte. The English Concert/Pinnock - Archiv Produktion |
| Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for two trumpets in C Major, RV 537 (I. Allegro) The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, director - Weihnachtskonzerte. The English Concert/Pinnock - Archiv Produktion |
| Giuseppe Sammartini: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. V, No 6 (III. Pastorale: Andante sostenuto) The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, director - Weihnachtskonzerte. The English Concert/Pinnock - Archiv Produktion |
| Otto Nicolai: Weihnachtsouvertüre Bamberger Symphoniker und Chor; Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor - Nicolai: 4 Ouvertüren. Sinfonie in D-Dur. Bamberger Symphoniker. Rickenbacher - Virgin Classics |
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Thanks for the Britten! I'd suggest an alternative to the overplayed "Nutcracker." It's Britten's "The Prince of the Pagodas." Fantastic, fairy tale ballet that sounds like sugarplums.
9:24 PM, December 22nd, 2024