Programs · Episode
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Tuesday, December 24, 2024 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Angels we have heard on high Nancy Allen, harp · Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · Christmas Medley (arr. by Johnie Dean) The American Spiritual Ensemble Everett McCorvey The American Spiritu l En 8845012147 "The Spirit of the Holidays" | |
| Albert Hague · You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Sing with Us of Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Indiana University Singing Hoosiers Erich Kunzel Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional · "O ir kleyne likhtelekh" (O you little candles) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Messiah (Christmas portion choruses) Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Jordi Savall Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
6 am | |
| Traditional · "The Cherry Tree Carol" Theatre of Voices Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi 2977079 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional American · "The Shepherd's Star" Theatre of Voices Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi 2977079 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Daniel Read · "While Shepherds Watched" (Sherburne) Theatre of Voices Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi 2977079 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional French · Rondo on French Carols (with Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance in e) Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander (incorporating Rachmaninoff and Brahms) Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (with Debussy's "Reflections on the Water" Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony (ii. Away in a Manger; Lo, how a rose...) The City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 8.557099 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Barbara Bonney, soprano; Jeffrey Parsons, piano Teldec 21480 "Ave Maria" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Brass Choir BBC Concert Orchestra Leonard Slatkin Naxos 8559621 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · Adeste Fideles Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Micheal Praetorius · Es is ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, how a rose e'er blooming) Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
7 am | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Nicholas McGegan Harmonia Mundi 3957015 "Corelli: Concerti Grossi Opus 6, vol. 2" | |
| Conrad Susa · "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest" Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Patricia Henning Location 1003 "Carols and Lullabies" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (O Tannenbaum; Holy Night; The Christmas Tree is a Beautiful Tree) Gerhard Bunk, organ · Bielfeld Children's Choir Friedrich Oberschelp EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Traditional German · "Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht'" (While By My Sheep) Vienna Boys' Choir Peter Marschik Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Traditional · "International Medley No. 1" (Italy, Chile, Venezuela, Portugal) Barbara Hendricks, soprano · Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Eric Ericson EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional Israeli · "Mi y'malel" (Who can retell the things that befell us?) The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble Western Wind 1818 "The Chanukkah Story" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arr. by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
8 am | |
| Traditional English · God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Adoration of the Magi, from Three Botticelli Pictures Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra JoAnn Falletta Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 6928631410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Edward Pola / George Wyle · It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 8597070690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 8597070690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Chad Lawson, piano Hillset Records 8597070690 "Chad Lawson - A Solo Piano Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "Chanukah Candles" New Horizon Singers; Pacific Pops Orchestra Quicksilver Records 0121571902 "Joy of Chanukah" | |
| Christmas Medley · "In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Patapan; O Come, All Ye Faithful" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Robert Shaw Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Cyril J. Mockridge · Miracle On 34th Street, suite Royal Philharmonic Orchestra David Newman Telarc 88801 "It's a Wonderful Life - A Christmas Carol, etc." | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" William Whitehead, organ · RCA Victor Singers Richard Westenburg RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
9 am | |
| Judith Shatin · "Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin" (Plenty of Latkes) New London Children's Choir Ronald Corp Naxos 8.559410 "A Hanukka Celebration" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells (w/ Beethoven's Bagatelle op. 33, No. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 6135579621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum (w/ Beethoven's Minuet in G) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 6135579621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (w/ Beethoven's "Tempest" Sonata Op. 31, No. 2, Mvts. 1 & 3) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 6135579621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Karl Jenkins · "Only Heavenly Music" from Stella Natalis Kate Royal, soprano; Alison Balsom, trumpet · Tenebrae; Adiemus Singers Karl Jenkins Warner Classics 552553 "Karl Jenkins: Voices" | |
| Karl Jenkins · "Sleep, Child of Winter" from Stella Natalis Alison Balsom, trumpet · Tenebrae; Adiemus Singers Karl Jenkins Warner Classics 552553 "Karl Jenkins: Voices" | |
| Karl Jenkins · "Sing with Joy at Christmas" from Stella Natalis Alison Balsom, trumpet · Tenebrae; Adiemus Singers Karl Jenkins Warner Classics 552553 "Karl Jenkins: Voices" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 8.557099 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde · Vienna Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan Decca 000338602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Von Himmel hoch" (From heaven on high) Leontyne Price, soprano · Vienna Philharmonic; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreund Herbert von Karajan Decca 000338602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |