with Hannah French and Catrin Finch from Swansea Bay
Join Hannah French and Catrin Finch in the Mumbles, as the night frost starts to cover Swansea Bay. It's time to open the book of magical Christmas stories... in music.
Join Hannah French and Catrin Finch in the intimate and cosy alcoves of 11th-century All Saints’ Church in Mumbles, overlooking the sea, as the night frost starts to cover Swansea Bay. It’s time to open the book of magical Christmas stories… in music. Catrin Finch promises a truly enchanted musical dream on the harp, while the voices of the Morriston Orpheus Choir will resonate in the chapel, and singer-songwriter and musician Al Lewis will be the narrator of sparkling festive tunes. Discover a bedtime favourite near the sparkling Christmas tree, with Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, inviting you to sing along to Good King Wenceslas with all your heart. Why not indulge in a few deliciously buttery toffees, as is the tradition in North Wales? In South Wales, enter the dance of the Mari Lwyd, in which we’ll go wassailing, in fully colourful costumes. And along our carolling journey, maybe accompanied by a few snowflakes falling on the peaceful waterfront visible through the stained-glass windows, we’ll listen to the venerable chant from the Plygain tradition. So deck the halls – after all, this favourite carol is based on a Welsh melody – with the best joyful tunes to conclude your celebration day, wishing Nadolig Llawen merrily, for ‘tis the season to be jolly.
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Alun Hoddinott
Welsh dances - suite no.1 Op.15 (no.2)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- Lyrita.
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Nos Galan
Choir: Morriston Orpheus Choir. Performer: Alun Tregelles Williams. Director: Kiefer Jones. -
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Ryan Davies
Nadolig? Pwy a Wyr? (arr. for solo harp)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - ballet; Act 2 (excerpts)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker.
- EMI.
- 6463852.
- 22.
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John Rutter
All Bells in Paradise
Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Daniel Hyde.- Rutter: Orchestral Carols.
- Kings College.
- KGS0069D.
- 07.
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Tua Bethlehem Dref
Performer: Al Lewis. Performer: Angharad Jenkins. Performer: Richard Llewellyn. -
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Grace Williams
Mari Lwyd
Choir: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. Conductor: Ellie Slorach. -
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Johann Strauss II
Excursion Train polka, Op.281
Orchestra: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jiři Stárek.- HANSSLER.
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Suai'r Gwynt (Hwiangerdd Mair)
Choir: Morriston Orpheus Choir. Performer: Alun Tregelles Williams. Director: Kiefer Jones. -
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Good King Wenceslas
Ensemble: Canadian Brass.- Philips.
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Roedd Yn Y Wlad Honno
Performer: Al Lewis. Performer: Angharad Jenkins. Performer: Richard Llewellyn. -
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Benjamin Britten
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Interlude
Performer: Catrin Finch. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in F minor RV.297, Op.8`4 (L'Inverno) - I. Allegro non molto
Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.- VIVALDI: LE QUATTRO STAGIONI.
- Channel Classics.
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Suo Gân
Music Arranger: Huw Watkins. Singer: Ruby Hughes. Performer: Joseph Middleton.- Songs for New Life and Love.
- BIS.
- 20.
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Al Lewis
A Child's Christmas in Wales
Composer: Arwel Lloyd. Performer: Al Lewis. Performer: Angharad Jenkins. Performer: Richard Llewellyn. Performer: Catrin Finch. -
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Robat Arwyn
Benedictus
Choir: Morriston Orpheus Choir. Performer: Alun Tregelles Williams. Director: Kiefer Jones.
Broadcast
- Sun 1 Dec 2024 18:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3