Weekend of December 24, 2011
Christmas Around the World
On the way for Christmas, 2011, we'll bring you some of the best and brightest holiday performances from all over the globe. From the magnificent concert halls of Europe, to churches large and small, to a warm and inviting Irish pub, it's our annual tour of Christmas Around the World.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Traditional
Lovely Vine and Joy to the World
The Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen, conductor
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Anonymous
Exultemus et Laetemur
In Mulieribus, Anna Song, director
St. Mary's Cathedral, Portland, Oregon
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Luca Marenzio
Scendi dal Paradise
The American Brass Quintet
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The Salt Lake Children's Choir, Kenneth Udy, organ, Ralph B. Woodward, director
Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City
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Anonymous
Vieni, Vieni (Come, Come) and Traditional Pastoral
The Toronto Consort, David Fallis, director
Town Hall, Seattle
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Traditional French
Saltarello and Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella
Ensemble Galilei
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Philip Stopford
Lully, Lulla, Lullay
Kacee Cambron, soprano, the Utah State University Chamber Singers, Dr. Cory Evans, director
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Hyde Park, Utah
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Leonard Bernstein
Waltz from Divertimento for Orchestra
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Barbican Hall, London, England
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Hans Leo Hassler
Jubilate Deo
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, director
Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, Texas
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Benjamin Moser, piano
Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Star Shall Rise Up Out of Jacob
The Brigham Young University Combined Choirs and Philharmonic Orchestra, Rosalind Hall, conductor
deJong Concert Hall, Provo, Utah
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Phillipp Nicolai
How Brightly Shines the Morning Star
The Brigham Young University Combined Choirs and Philharmonic Orchestra, Rosalind Hall, conductor
deJong Concert Hall, Provo, Utah
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Traditional (Arranged by Darmon Meader)
The First Noel
Chicago a cappella, Jonathan Miller, director
Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville Illinois
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Edward Elgar
Finale from the Starlight Express
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, Virginia
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Louis Couperin
Les Carillons de Paris (The Bells of Paris)
Andrew Lawrence-King, Baroque harp
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Thomas Robinson
Twenty Ways upon the Bells
Rolf Lislevand, lute, Arianna Savall, harp
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
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Jon Thorarinsson
Bright and Glorious
The Hamrahlid Choir, Thorgerdur Ingolfsdottir, director
Hateigs Church, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Karl-Johan Ankarblom
Christmas Eve Medley
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Per Hammarstrom, conductor
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Tomas Luis de Victoria
O Magnum Mysterium
Stile Antico
Flanders Festival, Bruges, Belgium
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Traditional (Arranged by Michaelis Brouzos and Giorgos Bechlivanoglou)
Variations on Greensleeves
The Animacorda Guitar Duo
Pythagorion Amphitheatre, Anixi-Athens, Greece
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Traditional
The Parting Glass and Reel - Christmas Eve
The Danu Ensemble
The Local Pub, Dungarvan, Ireland
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Waltz of the Flowers, from the Nutcracker, Op. 71
The French National Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
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Maurice Durufle
Ubi Caritas
The Trinity Choir, guest choirs, Thea Kano, director
Trinity Church Wall Street, New York City
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Traditional Polish
Improvisation on Lulajze Jezuniu
Bolette Roed, recorder
Music in Paradise Festival, Paradyz, Poland
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Traditional (Arranged by Steven Stucky)
Lulajze, Jezuniu
Chanticleer
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Petaluma, California