Music for Advent and Christmas

[ChamberNut]

Now playing the superb Christmas Eve Suite by Rimsky-Korsakov



from this box set:

[ChamberNut]

Some more "Christmas" music, Penderecki's 2nd Symphony.

[ChamberNut]

From Penderecki, back to more traditional music for this time. This recording of The Nutcracker, conducted by Bychkov leading the Berlin Philharmonic, taken from this magnificent Ballet Masterpieces box set:

[Karl Henning]

Choir and clarinet:

Hodie Christus natus est, Opus 76 | Music by Karl Henning | Listen on audio.com

[pjme]

I'm all set for this

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026d1r

A celebration of Christmas from the stunning candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the first carol service being broadcast. Led by the Dean, the Revd Dr Stephen Cherry, the programme begins in the time-honoured way as a solo chorister sings the first verse of Once in Royal David's City, just as it did in 1954.

Music includes Henry Walford Davies's setting of O Little Town of Bethlehem, Edvard Grieg's Ave Maris Stella, and Nativity Carol by John Rutter. The story of the Nativity is read by members of King's College in the words of the King James Bible and in poems by Christina Rossetti, Edwin Muir, and G K Chesterton. Congregational carols include O Come All Ye Faithful, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.


Release date:24 December 2024
1 hour, 13 minutes

As always this carol service was tasteful and the Chapel of King's College is a stunningly beautiful building, including a superb Rubens "Adoration of the magi".... but the Brits do love sentimentality in abundance...(Minuit chrétien / O holy night) by Adolphe Adam being the pinnacle of 19th tear jerckery...)
Still, the chorus was wonderful and the readings of poetry hit the right tone.

[hopefullytrusting]

My two Christmas "traditions"

Listening to this version of The Nutcracker (Dorati):



Watching The Snowman:

[Karl Henning]

[Karl Henning]

My friend Todd Brunel is the clarinetist here:

[foxandpeng]

My mom passed away earlier this week, so it has been tough to listen to music. She wanted to hear some Christmas music while in the hospital last week, so I broke out some recordings I hadn't heard in a while. The playing style of British brass bands is not a sound I particularly like, but it doesn't bother me as much in these Huddersfield recordings.

On the other hand, Sir Colin Davis' A Festival of Christmas Carols has easily become a new favorite of mine.
VS

I've only just seen this. I'm really sorry.

[Harry]

My mom passed away earlier this week, so it has been tough to listen to music. She wanted to hear some Christmas music while in the hospital last week, so I broke out some recordings I hadn't heard in a while. The playing style of British brass bands is not a sound I particularly like, but it doesn't bother me as much in these Huddersfield recordings.

On the other hand, Sir Colin Davis' A Festival of Christmas Carols has easily become a new favorite of mine.
VS

My condolences. I am sorry for your loss. Just saw this message.

[Karl Henning]

My mom passed away earlier this week, so it has been tough to listen to music. She wanted to hear some Christmas music while in the hospital last week, so I broke out some recordings I hadn't heard in a while. The playing style of British brass bands is not a sound I particularly like, but it doesn't bother me as much in these Huddersfield recordings.

On the other hand, Sir Colin Davis' A Festival of Christmas Carols has easily become a new favorite of mine.
VS

Deeply sorry, buddy!

[Karl Henning]

Sweetest Ancient Cradle Song, Op. 67

[Kalevala]

@VonStupp I'm so very sorry for your loss.

K

[VonStupp]

@VonStupp I'm so very sorry for your loss.

K

Thank you @Kalevala @Karl Henning @Harry , and if I didn't mention it before @Florestan @ritter @Franco_Manitobain from earlier. I appreciate you taking time to send your thoughts my way!
VS

[Kalevala]

Thank you @Kalevala @Karl Henning @Harry , and if I didn't mention it before @Florestan @ritter @Franco_Manitobain from earlier. I appreciate you taking time to send your thoughts my way!
VS

It's hard when you lose a parent.

Wishing you all the best,

K