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King of Christmas Bob Chilcott conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers with special guests Jess Gillam and Katie Melua for a perfect concert to sing in the festive season.

Joined by members of the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra, the celebration of the magic, jubilation, fun and joie-de-vivre of seasonal music is brought to life by Bob Chilcott, the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers's very own Principal Guest Conductor. Singer Katie Melua and saxophonist Jess Gillam add their touch of Christmas sparkle into the mix with solo sets.

Programme to include:

Stuart Nicholson: Ding! Dong! Merrily on high
Christian Onyeji: Amuworo ayi otu nwa
Bob Chilcott: The Midnight of your birth
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
John Gardner: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Traditional: O little town (arr Bob Chilcott)
Leslie Pearson: In Dulci Jubilo
Traditional: Twelve Days of Christmas (arr Bob Chilcott)
Roger Harvey: Festive Cheer
Elizabeth Poston: Balulalow
Bob Chilcott: The Shepherds Sing
Darius Milhaud: 'Brazileiria' from Scaramouche
Bob Chilcott: 'Sweet was the song' from On Christmas Night
Mack Willberg: Jingle Bells
Johnny Marks: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (arr Bob Chilcott)
Anders Edenroth: The World for Christmas
Traditional/Blaine/Martin: Deck the Hall/Have yourself a merry little Christmas (arr Bob Chilcott)
David Willcocks: O come, all ye faithful

Jess Gillam - presenter/saxophone
Katie Melua - guest vocalist
Bob Chilcott - conductor
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers
Members of Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra
Rachel Mahon - organ
Ashok Gupta - piano

Followed by music off disc:

Arnold Bax: Christmas Eve – tone poem
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Malcolm Hicks, organ
Bryden Thomson, conductor