Friday December 24
12:00am WCLV ALL NIGHT with Robin Grier
John Rutter: Gloria (1974)--Cambridge Singers; John Scott, organ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Rutter (Collegium 100 CD) 17:13
Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque (1919)--Cincinnati Symphony/Jesús López-Cobos (Telarc 80396 CD) 41:37
Michael Praetorius (arr Jeannette Sorrell): Christmas Vespers, Pt. 1 "A Lutheran Advent Service" (1621)--Sandra Simon, soprano; Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Scott Mello, tenor; Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Koch Intl 7673 CD) 40:47
Michael Praetorius (arr Jeannette Sorrell): Christmas Vespers, Pt. 2 "A Vespers Service for Christmas Day" (1621)--Sandra Simon, soprano; Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Scott Mello, tenor; Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Koch Intl 7673 CD) 33:44
Franz Schubert: Three Impromptus D 946 (1828)--Maria João Pires, piano (DeutGram 457550 CD) 32:29
Witold Lutoslawski: Polish Christmas Carols (1946)--Julia Doyle, soprano; Philharmonia Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (RCA 11561 CD) 31:02
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 2 in b Op 16 "Four Temperaments" (1902)--Swedish Radio Symphony/Esa-Pekka Salonen (CBS 44934 CD) 32:31
Various: "Christmas by the Bay" (1998)--SF Symphony Chorus; Marc Shapiro, piano; John Fenstermaker, organ/Vance George (Delos 3238 CD) [Traditional (arr Willcocks): The First Nowell (3:08); Traditional (arr Parker/Shaw): Deck the Halls (1:09); Traditional (arr Parker/Shaw): O come, O come Emmanuel (2:14); Felix Mendelssohn: Hark! The herald angels sing (2:26); Lowell Mason: Joy to the World (1:47); John Francis Wade (arr Willcocks): O come, all ye faithful (2:10); Traditional (arr George & Bateleur): Patapan (1:22); Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rejoice O Virgin [Ave Maria] (2:56); Johann Sebastian Bach: Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 (1:08); Johannes Brahms: Ave Maria Op. 12 (3:37); Michael Praetorius: Psallite unigenito (1:33); Traditional-Swedish (arr George): It's Christmas again (0:59); Guillaume Costeley: Allons, gay bergères (1:40); Gustav Holst: Lullay, my liking Op 34/2 (3:09); Michael Praetorius: Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming (1:42); Traditional-Irish: Wexford Carol (3:39); Traditional-French: Carol of Beauty ["Quelle est cette odeur agréable"] (1:48); Traditional-Spanish (arr Parker/Shaw): Ya viene la vieja (0:49); Charles Ives: A Christmas Carol (2:00); Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland (1:33); Irving Berlin: White Christmas (3:03); Traditional (arr George): We wish you a merry Christmas! (1:04) 44:48
Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op 78 (1879)--Vladimir Spivakov, violin; Alexander Ghindin, piano (Capriccio 71082 CD) 27:19
Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ: Part 2 "The Flight into Egypt" (1854)--Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor; Monteverdi Choir; Lyon Opera Orchestra/Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Erato 45275 CD) 16:11
Ottorino Respighi: Suite for Organ & Strings: Pastorale (1905)--Leslie Pearson, organ; Philharmonia Orchestra/Geoffrey Simon (Cala 4028 CD) 5:21
6:00 BBC NEWS; FIRST PROGRAM with Jacqueline Gerber
Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Deus in adjutorium (1610)--Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Avie 2206 CD) 1:57
Bruce Healey: Medley "Sing With Us of Christmas" (1999)--IndianaU. Singing Hoosiers; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80538 CD) 8:19
Pietro A. Yon (arr Stephen Bulla): Gesu Bambino (1917)--Bay Brass/A. David Krehbiel (Gothic 49120 CD) 5:25
Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for String Orchestra (1955)--David McCallum, trumpet; BBC Concert Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 559356 CD) 12:20
Giuseppe Verdi (arr Erich Kunzel): Aïda: Grand March "Gloria all' Egitto!" (1870)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80595 CD) 7:38
6:55 SOUSALARM: Victor Herbert (arr Otto Langey): Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys (1903)--New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp (Hyperion 67067 CD) 3:51
7:00 NEWS; John Rutter: Candlelight Carol (1984)--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Decca 1821 CD) 4:00
Irving Berlin (arr Randol Alan Bass): White Christmas (1948)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 5:16
Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D (c.1700)--Daniel Hope, violin; Lorenza Borrani, violin; Members of the; Chamber Orchestra of Europe (DeutGram 13993 CD) 5:03
Giuseppe Valentini: Christmas Symphony Op 1/12 (c.1730)--NW Chamber Orch of Seattle/Alun Francis (Helios 88028 CD) 9:40
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (1734)--RIAS Chamber Chorus; Academy for Ancient Music Berl/René Jacobs (Harm Mundi 2908304 CD) 6:02
8:00 BBC NEWS; FIRST PROGRAM
Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Robert Page (MAA 1999 CD) 2:02
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols (1912)--Stephen Roberts, baritone; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox (EMI 54128 CD) 11:05
Traditional (arr Marc-Olivier Dupin): Il est ne le divin enfant--Marielle Nordmann, harp; Alexandre Lagoya, guitar; Simion Stanciu, panpipe; Pierre Lenert, viola (Erato 45975 CD) 2:46
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Grand Pas de deux (1892)--Royal Scottish Nat'l Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8556 CD) 9:44
Traditional (arr Howard Cable): The Twelve Days of Christmas--Elmer Iseler Singers; Canadian Brass (Philips 426835 CD) 7:15
9:07 COMPOSERS DATEBOOK; FIRST PROGRAM
Anton Arensky: Variations on Theme by Tchaikovsky Op 35 a (1893)--English String Orchestra/William Boughton (Nimbus 7020 CD) 14:05
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr Ignaz Friedman): Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208 (1713)--Piers Lane, piano (Hyperion 67344 CD) 6:36
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (1892)--Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80625 CD) 7:09
10:00 WCLV MIDDAY with Mark Satola
Max Reger: At Play in the Waves Op 128/2 (1913)--Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8794 CD) 3:58
Georg Philipp Telemann: Water Music Suite: Harlequinade (1723)--Cologne Musica Antiqua/Reinhard Goebel (Archiv 413788 CD) 1:17
Gian Carlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors: Suite (1951)--Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 6:15
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes (1892)--American Boychoir; Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (DeutGram 435619 CD) 10:20
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in g Op 6/8 "Christmas" (1713)--Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage (Chandos 634 CD) 14:29
11:00 WCLV MIDDAY
Anonymous: Resonet in laudibus (c.1470)--Pomerium/Alexander Blachly (Archiv 449819 CD) 1:16
Michael Praetorius: Von Himmel hoch (1619)--Choir of Westminster Cathedral; Parley of Instruments/David Hill (Hyperion 66200 CD) 3:28
Gustav Holst (arr Douglas Haislip): Choral Fantasy on Old Carols "Christmas Day" (1910)--John Fenstermaker, organ; Bay Brass/A. David Krehbiel (Gothic 49120 CD) 6:41
11:25 A CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS
Traditional (arr David Willcocks): God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1993 CD) 3:28
Mack Wilberg: One December, Bright and Clear (2001)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 1:53
Traditional (arr Hershy Kay): Patapan--Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell (Sony 63309 CD) 3:44
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: And the glory of the Lord (1741)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 3:01
Edmund Rubbra: Dormi Jesu (1922)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus/Gareth Morrell (MAA 1996 CD) 1:13
Traditional (arr Sir Malcolm Sargent): The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Clayton H. Krehbiel (MAA 1999 CD) 3:27
Randol Alan Bass: The Night Before Christmas (1988)--Dorothy Silver, narrator; Reuben Silver, narrator; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2008 CD) 6:25
Traditional (arr Randol Alan Bass): We Wish You a Merry Christmas (c.1550)--Cleveland Orchestra Chorus; Cleveland Orchestra/Robert Porco (MAA 2002 CD) 2:18
12:00pm WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
John Rutter: Gloria (1974)--Cambridge Singers; John Scott, organ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Rutter (Collegium 100 CD) 17:13
John Rutter: What Sweeter Music (1987)--Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 111 CD) 4:19
John Rutter: Ave Maria (2006)--Cambridge Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Collegium 133 CD) 3:06
12:30 LESSONS AND CAROLS FROM CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR
Traditional (arr Fred Baldwin: I Saw Three Ships
Rutha Elaine Schram: Come to Earth, O Tiny King
Alan Higbee: In the Bleak Midwinter
Traditional (arr Evans): Still, still, still
Sondra Tucker: Celtic Noel
Traditional (arr Benjamin Harlan): Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers!
1:00 A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS -- Boston Schola Cantorum; Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 79265 CD) [Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Joseph est bien marie (0:59); Vous qui désirez sans fin (2:31) & Où s'en vont ces gais bergers (0:58) from “Noëls pour les instruments”; Gregorian Chant: Hodie Christus natus est (1:02); Johannes Schein: Nun jauchzet mit hellem Ton (3:27); Claudio Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum (4:32); Gregorian Chant: Non recedet laus tua, Virgo Maria (0:48); Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Kyrie, Gloria & Offertoire from Messe de minuit pour Noël (13:10)] 27:30
1:30 CELEBRATION: CHRISTMAS FANFARES, CAROLS & READINGS FROM WALES--BBC National Chorus of Wales; Hugh Tregelles Williams, organ; Aled Jones, narrator; Fanfare Trumpets, Welsh Guards/John Hugh Thomas (Nimbus 5310 CD)
Part 1: John Francis Wade (arr David Willcocks): O come, all ye faithful (4:19); Traditional (arr Sir Malcolm Sargent): Mary had a baby (1:53); "Noël: Christmas Eve, 1913" by Robert Bridges [readings by Aled Jones] (1:10); Elisabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (4:01); "Marcello's Speech from Hamlet, Act 1 Sc. 1" by Wm Shakespeare (0:28); Traditional-French (arr John Rutter): Christmas Night (3:48); Traditional (arr Willcocks): The First Nowell (5:18); "Memories of Christmas (extract)" by Dylan Thomas (1:38); William Mathias: Bell Carol (4:14); Herbert Howells: Here is the little door (4:05); "The Oxen" by Thomas Hardy (0:46); Henry John Gauntlett (arr Willcocks): Once in Royal David's City (5:06) [36:39]
Part 2: Traditional (arr Sir Malcolm Sargent): The Virgin Mary had a baby boy (2:21); Edward Arthur: Tua Bethlem Dref [Towards Bethlehem] (2:12); "Carol - Amlyn ac Amig" [The Vow] by Saunders Lewis (0:40); Franz Gruber (arr Geraint & Saunders Lewis): Tawel Nos [Silent Night] (5:17); Walford Davies: O little town of Bethlehem (3:52); John Gardner: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day Op 75/2 (2:00); "A Christmas Carol (extract)" by Charles Dickens (3:12); Traditional (arr Willcocks): God rest ye merry, gentlemen (3:12); Traditional-German (arr Philip Ledger): Still, still, still (2:48); Traditional-Welsh (arr JH Thomas): Ar Fore Dydd Nadolig [On Christmas Morning] (2:20); "Christmas Landscape" by Laurie Lee (1:03); Felix Mendelssohn (arr Willcocks): Hark! The herald angels sing" (3:30) [32:18]
2:45 ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS as read by Robert Conrad's nine-year-old granddaughter Sarah Bachman.
3:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Masque "On Christmas Night" (1926)--Joyful Company of Singers; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox (Chandos 10385 CD) 27:52
Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr Roy Douglas): Nativity Play "The First Nowell" (1958)--Sarah Fox, soprano; Roderick Williams, baritone; Joyful Company of Singers; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox (Chandos 10385 CD) 29:01
4:00 JOHN RUTTER & FRIENDS
Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo (1607)--Quire Cleveland/Peter Bennett (Quire 101 CD) 2:22
John Rutter: Brother Heinrich's Christmas (1982)--Cambridge Singers; Brian Kay, narrator; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 115 CD) 19:14
Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Suite Op 71 a (1892)--Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (Sony 48056 CD) 22:03
John Rutter: Dancing Day (1974)--Willy Postma, harp; Voci Nobili/Maria Gamborg Helbekkmo (Simax 1106 CD) 25:39
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture (2007)--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/John Rutter (Collegium 133 CD) 7:23
"Christmas Day in the Morning" (1993)--Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium 121 CD)
[Traditional-English (arr Rutter): I Saw Three Ships (2:10); Anonymous-Spanish: Riu, riu, chiu (2:20); John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby (3:27); Traditional-Cornish (arr Rutter): Sans Day Carol (3:07); Traditional-French (arr Rutter): Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (2:02); John Rutter: Star Carol (2:50); Traditional-French (arr Healy Willan): What Is This Lovely Fragrance? (3:24); Traditional-Irish (arr Rutter): Wexford Carol (3:58); Traditional-French (arr Rutter): Quittez Pasteurs (2:28); John Rutter: Donkey Carol (3:32); Traditional-Welsh (arr Rutter): Deck the Hall (1:40); John Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol (2:54); Traditional-English (arr Rutter): We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1:42)] 36:25
6:00 APOLLO’S FIRE: CHRISTMAS VESPERS
Michael Praetorius (arr Jeannette Sorrell): Christmas Vespers, Pt. 1 "A Lutheran Advent Service" (1621)--Sandra Simon, soprano; Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Scott Mello, tenor; Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Koch Intl 7673 CD) 40:47
Michael Praetorius (arr Jeannette Sorrell): Christmas Vespers, Pt. 2 "A Vespers Service for Christmas Day" (1621)--Sandra Simon, soprano; Jolle Greenleaf, soprano; Nell Snaidas, soprano; Scott Mello, tenor; Apollo's Singers; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell (Koch Intl 7673 CD) 33:44
7:20 KEYBANK'S SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in g Op 6/8 "Christmas" (1713)--Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DeutGram 429390 CD) 13:45
Patric Standford: A Christmas Carol Symphony (1978)--City of Prague Philharmonic/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 557099 CD) 18:59
8:00 ESSENTIAL CHRISTMAS CLASSICS
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Op 28 (1942)--Westminster Abbey Choir; Aline Brewer, harp/Martin Neary (Sony 62615 CD) 22:58
Christopher Rouse: Karolju (1991)--Philharmonia Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (RCA 11561 CD) 29:20
9:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
"Keeping Christmas" - Carols & The Christmas Story (2010)--Members of the Elements Theatre Company; James E, Jordan, organ; David C. Chalmers, organ; Gloriae Dei Cantores/Elizabeth C. Patterson (GloriaDei 50 CD)
[The First Nowell; Reading: Matthew 1:18-21; O Prince of Peace! O Sharon's Dewy Rose; A Tender Shoot; Reading: Matthew 1:22-25; Shall I Tell You Who Will Come to Bethlehem; A Child's Welcome; Carol of the Star; Reading: Matthew 2:1-6; Willow Carol; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Reading: Matthew 2:7-11; In the Bleak Midwinter; The Holly and the Ivy; Reading: Matthew 2:12-15; Nativity Carol; Angels We Have Heard On High; Reading: Matthew 2:16-18; Missa ad Praesepe: Kyrie, Sanctus & Benedictus, Agnus Dei; Silent Night; Reading: Matthew 2:19-23; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly] 60:12
10:00 THE STORY OF THE BELLS with Karl Haas
11:00 LATE PROGRAM
Traditional: Wexford Carol--Marsha Genensky, soprano; Andrew Lawrence-King, harp (Harm Mundi 907325 CD) 5:55
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs Suite No. 3: Siciliana (1931)--Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Jesús López-Cobos (Telarc 80309 CD) 3:32
Arvo Pärt: Magnificat (1989)--Theatre of Voices/Paul Hillier (Harm Mundi 907182 CD) 6:39
John Jacob Niles (arr Vernon de Tar): I Wonder As I Wander (1933)--Musica Sacra/Richard Westenburg (DeutGram 429732 CD) 3:10
Christopher Rouse: Finale "Italian" from "Karolju" (1991)--Philharmonia Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (RCA 11561 CD) 8:22
11:30 LESSONS AND CAROLS FROM CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR
Traditional (arr Fred Baldwin: I Saw Three Ships
Rutha Elaine Schram: Come to Earth, O Tiny King
Alan Higbee: In the Bleak Midwinter
Traditional (arr Evans): Still, still, still
Sondra Tucker: Celtic Noel
Traditional (arr Benjamin Harlan): Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers!
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