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Chris Jarvis, narrator; London Philharmonic Orchestra, and more…
Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Tuesday, December 25, 2018 @ 12:00 am
Hosted by Ted Weiner
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Host Ted Weiner keeps you company during the wee hours seven days a week. Enjoy a great variety and engaging selection of classics throughout the night.
Playlist
12 am | |
| Howard Blake · The Snowman, based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs London Philharmonic Orchestra Chris Jarvis, narrator; Sam Oliver, treble (for "Walking in the Air") LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" Westminster Choir; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gothic 47931 "Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite of Chorales for Advent and Christmas The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Andrew Davis, organ EMI Classics 86052 "Bach: Cantata BWV 147; Chorales & Preludes" | |
| Joe Reisman - Clement Moore · "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" ('Twas the Night Before Christmas) Boston Pops Orchestra Robin Williams, narrator Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Alfred Burt · "A Christmas Bouquet" medley (arr. Alexander Courage) Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
1 am | |
| "Carols for a Blue Christmas" (set of fourteen favorites of the season) Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9606 "Carols For a Blue Christmas" | |
| Benjamin Britten · "A Ceremony of Carols" The Toronto Children's Chorus Judy Loman, harp Marquis 813272 "A Ceremony of Carols" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" The Turtle Creek Chorale Reference Recordings 67 "The Times of Day" | |
2 am | |
| "Christmas Goes Baroque" CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
3 am | |
| "James Galway's Christmas Carol" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers; Chapel Choir of King' James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Katherine Davis - Harry Simeone · The Little Drummer Boy (in the style of Brahms) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
4 am | |
| A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert (Live, December 8, 1991) Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Nancy Allen, harp; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger (arr. by Liona Boyd) Liona Boyd, guitar Sony 37248 "Liona Boyd - A Guitar for Christmas" | |