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December 22, 2009

The Christmas Truce of 1914

On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 1914, German and British soldiers in Belgium had their own informal cease-fire, sang Christmas songs together, and even traded gifts. We'll remember the remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914, as the male vocal ensemble "Cantus" sings highlights from their show "All is Calm."

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Nocturne from Pan Voyevoda Suite for Orchestra
    The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Evgeny Svetlanov
  • Richard Dirksen
    "Christ, Mighty Savior"
    The St. Olaf College Combined Choirs and Orchestra with conductor John Ferguson
    St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Northfield, Minnesota
  • Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Gavotte and Variations
    The Brasil Guitar Duo
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Preludio from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
    The Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra with conductor Kazem Abdullah
    Troy Music Hall, Troy, New York
  • Maurice Ravel
    "Jeux d'Eau"
    Pianist Adam Neiman
    Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Suite from "The Nutcracker"
    The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Michal Dworzynski
    Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

hour 2

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Andante from Quartet in G, K. 285a
    Flutist Lisa Beznosiuk, violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk, violist Tom Dunn, and cellist Richard Tunnicliffe
  • Mykola Leontovych
    "Carol of the Bells"
    The Empire Brass
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
  • Erik Lichte and Timothy Takach
    Excerpts from "All is Calm"
    Cantus
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
    Organist David Higgs
    Skaneateles Music Festival, Skaneateles, New York
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Flute Concerto No. 2 in D, K. 314
    Flutist Lisa Beznosiuk with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and conductor Edward Gardner
    Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
  • John Bennet
    "All Creatures Now are Merry-Minded"
    The King's Singers
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
  • Percy Grainger
    "The Merry King"
    The Dallas Wind Symphony with conductor Jerry Junkin
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
  • Traditional (Arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams)
    "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"
    Cantus
    Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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