Programs · Episode
David Burgess, guitar; Pam Sklar,, and more…
Aired: Monday, December 25, 2017 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
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The perfect way to start a special day: holiday favorites throughout the morning drawn from the vast collection of seasonal recordings in the WDAV music library, and presented by the ever-genial Mike McKay.
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Playlist
5 am | |
| Traditional · "Medley of Christmas Songs" Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Andre Previn Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on Greensleeves Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Michael Murray, organ (First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, OH) Telarc 80341 "Ceremonial Music for Trumpet and Symphonic Organ" | |
| Josef Suk · Meditation on "St. Wenceslas" Moscow Symphony Orchestra Kerry Stratton Sono Luminus DIS-80 144 "Slavonic Serenades" | |
| Traditional · "Wassail" (arr. by Stephen Chatman) University of British Columbia Singers Bruce Pullan Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "All we like sheep" from "Messiah" The Sixteen Harry Christophers Coro 16062 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Anonymous 15th century England · "Come, redeemer of the peoples" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 807453 "The Cherry Tree - Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas" | |
| Samuel Barber · Die Natali, Op. 37 Royal Scottish National Orchestra Marin Alsop Naxos 8.5591 33 "Barber: Piano Concerto" American Classics series | |
6 am | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Jonathan Tunick EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Aidan Oliver Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" The Choral Project Daniel Hughes Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · "The Christmas Song" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra John Rutter Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional · Medley: "The holly and the ivy"; "See amid the winter snow"; "I saw three ships" Empire Chamber Ensemble; NY Chorale Society; American Boy Choir Jessye Norman, soprano Robert De Cormier Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Jeannette Sorrell Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Traditional Medley · We Three Kings; Ukrainian Bell Carol Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (text by Josef More) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Stephen Darlington Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
7 am | |
| Chris Coletti · Bach's Bells Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Lang Lang, piano Sony Masterworks 782933 "Gran Turismo 5 - Lang lang Plays the Original Soundtrack" | |
| Jeff Tyzik · A Christmas Overture - Variations on Deck the Halls Brass Band of Battle Creek Richard Evans MSR 1425 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Hugh Wolff Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Splendid Jewel" Phoenix Chorale Charles Bruffy Chandos 5066 "Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary" | |
| Traditional · "Pat-a-Drummer" (Patapan) (arr. by Katherine K. Davis) Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| John Rutter · "The Colours of Christmas" The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra John Rutter Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Veni, Veni,""Midnight Clear,""O Little Town,""Silent Night" etc Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists; Boys Choir of Kathleen Battle, soprano Leonard Slatkin Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Carl Davis · A Christmas Carol, ballet Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra John Pryce-Jones Naxos 8.5534 95 "20th Century English Ballets" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" Polyphony Stephen Layton Hyperion CDA 67 449 "Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Madrigali" | |
8 am | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Roy Newsome Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Albert Hague · You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Jule Styne · Let it Snow Joshua Bell, violin; Julian Lage, guitar; Rob Moose, tenor guitar; Michael Aarons, guitar; Chris Lightcap, bass; William Holh Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Johnny Marks · Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (arr. by Richard Hayman) Boston Pops Orchestra Keith Lockhart BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Richard Hayman Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Stephen Chatman · "Christmas Joy" (medley of traditional carols) University of British Columbia Singers; A Touch of Brass Stephen Smith, organ; Quennie Wong, percussion Bruce Pullan Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| John Rutter · "Rejoice and be merry" The Cambridge Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra John Rutter Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Benjamin Britten · "A New Year Carol" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Simon Johnson, organ Andrew Carwood Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Peter Cornelius · "The Three Kings" Toronto Symphony & Toronto Children's Choir Ben Heppner, tenor Jean Ashworth Bartle CBC SMCD-M 100 "Choral Concert - Celebration Chorale" | |
| William Billings · "Shiloh" The Pro Arte Singers Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi 907233 "Carols From the Old and New Worlds, vol. 2" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute James Galway RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger, in style of Bach Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Peter Breiner Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Women's Voices | |
| Traditional English tunes · Medley: "I Saw Three Ships," "First Noel," "Holly and the Ivy" Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists Kathleen Battle, soprano Leonard Slatkin Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Concert Suite from The Nutcracker (transcibed by Mikhail Pletnev) Simon Trpceski, piano EMI Classics 57952 "Piano Works" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Gloria" (with brass octet & percussion) Winchester College Chapel Choir; Portsmouth Grammer School Chamb Malcolm Archer Convivium Records 33 "Dan Locklair: Gloria" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Woodwinds BBC Concert Orchestra Leonard Slatkin Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Traditional · "I Wonder as I Wander" / "O Come All Ye Faithful" London Symphony Orchestra; John Alldis Choir Sir Colin Davis Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |