{"product_id":"christmas-a-celebration-in-music","title":"Christmas - A Celebration In Music","description":"\u003ch4\u003eChristmas – A Celebration In Music\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas – A Celebration In Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a beautifully varied classical Christmas collection, bringing together much-loved traditional carols with sacred choral music, organ works, Baroque concertos and orchestral pieces. Rather than concentrating solely on familiar Christmas songs, the programme moves between festive favourites and established works from the classical repertoire, making this an appealing seasonal collection for listeners looking for something more varied and traditionally classical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe opening sequence features enduring Christmas favourites including \"O Come, All Ye Faithful\", \"Once In Royal David's City\", \"Ding Dong! Merrily On High\" and \"Away In A Manger\". These familiar carols are followed by Josef Bayer's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBallet Suite From The Fairy Doll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an enchanting orchestral work originally written for the Viennese ballet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDie Puppenfee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The same recording appears on documented Christmas classical compilations alongside the carols in this programme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection then moves into more substantial classical repertoire. \"Ave Maria\" combines the famous melody associated with Charles Gounod and J.S. Bach, while \"Concerto In B Flat\" is Tomaso Albinoni's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConcerto à cinque in B-flat major, Op. 5 No. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Mozart's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVesperae Solennes De Confessore, K.339\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Corelli's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConcerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 in G Minor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, better known as the \"Christmas Concerto\", provide two particularly distinguished pieces of sacred and Baroque repertoire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe organ takes centre stage on \"Hail Thee, Gracious Jesus\", an arrangement of Bach's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePartite diverse sopra \"Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig\", BWV 768\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The programme then returns to traditional Christmas repertoire with \"The First Noel\" and closes with Franz Xaver Gruber's timeless \"Silent Night\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith its mixture of traditional Christmas carols, classical orchestral music, sacred works, organ repertoire and Baroque concertos, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristmas – A Celebration In Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes an excellent seasonal listening collection. It is particularly suited to listeners who enjoy classical Christmas albums, traditional carols and atmospheric instrumental music, as well as those looking for a festive compilation that extends beyond the standard Christmas songbook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eO Come, All Ye Faithful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce In Royal David's City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDing Dong! Merrily On High\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAway In A Manger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBallet Suite From The Fairy Doll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAve Maria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConcerto In B Flat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVesperae Solennes De Confessore K339\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConcerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 In G Minor 'Christmas'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Hail Thee, Gracious Jesus' For Organ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First Noel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilent Night\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Orbis Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55336285307222,"sku":"CC C XMAS","price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_8d3b0943-869e-4931-8db1-d22ba1752c10.jpg?v=1789203259","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/christmas-a-celebration-in-music","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}