Christmas Cracker
John Toal presents a cracker of a show for Christmas Day featuring a host of talented guests and festive music performed specially in the studio.
John Toal presents a cracker of a show for Christmas Day featuring a host of talented guests and festive music performed specially in the studio. Pianist Ruth McGinley, the Agnew McAllister flute and guitar duo, the Arco string quartet, flautist Eimear McGeown and vocal ensemble Melisma are all performing. Helping to eat the mince pies and answer some classical Christmas quiz questions are guests Neil Martin and Gillian McCutcheon.
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Music Played
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Melisma & Tanya Houghton
The Holly and the Ivy
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Lee Mendelson
Christmas Time is Here
Performer: Ruth McGinley. Composer: Vince Guaraldi. -
Henry John Gauntlett
Once in Royal David's City
Performer: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. -
ARCO Quartet
Christmas Medley (Walking in a Winter Wonderland; Frosty the Snowman; Jinglebell Rock)
Music Arranger: ARCO Quartet. -
Will Todd
My Lord Has Come
Performer: YolanDa Brown. Performer: Gareth Malone. -
John Rutter
The Angel's Carol
Performer: Melisma. Performer: Tanya Houghton. -
Peter J. Wilhousky
Carol of the Bells
Performer: The King鈥檚 Singers. Music Arranger: Keith Roberts. -
Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night
Performer: Aisling Agnew. Performer: Matthew McAllister. -
Jem Finer
Fairytale of New York
Performer: ARCO Quartet. Composer: Shane MacGowan. Music Arranger: ARCO Quartet. -
Robert Wells
The Christmas Song
Performer: Ruth McGinley. Composer: Mel Torm茅. -
John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
We Three Kings
Performer: Emmanuel College Chapel Choir, Cambridge. -
Eimear McGeown
Wexford Carol
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Blake
Walking in the Air
Performer: Aled Jones. Performer: The New Zealand Sinfonietta. Performer: Ian Tilley. -
Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge & Andrew Nethsingha
I saw Three Ships
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Gustav Holst
In the Bleak Midwinter
Performer: Melisma. Performer: Tanya Houghton. -
Ian Clarke
Hypnosis
Performer: Eimear McGeown. Performer: Ruth McGinley. -
Franz Xaver Gruber
Silent Night
Performer: Aisling Agnew. Performer: Matthew McAllister. -
Greg Lake
I Believe in Father Christmas
Performer: ARCO Quartet. Music Arranger: ARCO Quartet. -
Michael Head
Little Road to Bethlehem
Performer: Choir of New College Oxford. Performer: Edward Higginbottom. -
Walter Kent
I'll be Home for Christmas
Performer: Melisma. Performer: Tanya Houghton.
Broadcast
- Christmas Day 2016 15:03麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle