This is perhaps my favourite Christmas song – written by Michael Praetorius and arranged here by Jan Sandström
Winter
Father and Daughter
Wynton Marsalis has featured a few times in my choices and here he is again with a winter ‘classic’ – performed by his quintet and featuring his daughter on vocals.
With Sand Art 😮
Today’s ‘long’ piece is a little longer than most that I have shared. Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet has become an oft performed piece of music at this time of the year. The version I am sharing was live streamed just a few days ago from Moscow and features the Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra.
A Farewell
Some lovely music from L’Enfance du Christ by Hector Berlioz – this performance is slower than the tempo marking – and one of the slowest I could find on YouTube! – but I think that is a good idea for this song 😃
New Year Contemplation
At some point over the turn of the year I think everyone will do a bit of contemplation – about what has been, what has happened – and also consider what is to come. Like last week, my contemplative choice has moved a day later in the week.
A Band – But NOT Brass
There is a bit of brass in this one – but this is something a bit different from recent choices. It didn’t quite make the list pre-Christmas day
German Brass Christmas
More Brass today – I mentioned the concert by the NYPO brass the other day, it was one of several that I have viewed online over the last couple of weeks. We really are spoilt for choice when it comes to accessing good music these days. One that particularly captured my attention was from Germany.
More Bach
Having started Christmas Day with the opening chorus of Bach’s Weihnachts Oratorium, “Jauchzet, frohlocket!” I was going to bookend it with the final chorus today – but having searched for a suitable video I decided that you should have a bigger slice of Bach.
Yes – Winter Came
We didn’t have a “quiet choice” yesterday so today we make up for it with three minutes or so to sit back – close your eyes – and drift off to sleep because you did too much yesterday 😃
The First Carol Of The Day
Happy Christmas to all from the Band.