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Fifty Greatest Christmas Carols
BBC Music Magazine recently polled choirmasters and choral experts on the greatest Christmas carols ever. We find out what songs made the Top 50. (It’s not “Silent Night.”) Plus: cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about his star-studded holiday album.
Last Carol Standing
“In The Bleak Midwinter” is the world’s best Christmas carol, according to a poll of leading choirmasters and choral experts from the UK and US. The song came out top in a poll conducted by a BBC Music magazine poll, placing above well-known carols “Silent Night,” “Ding Dong Merrily on High” and “Once in Royal David's City.” Oliver Condy, editor of BBC Music joins us to share the results.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma's new CD “Songs of Joy and Peace” centers around "Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)," on which the cellist and various friends improvise every few tracks. Between these markers there’s fiddler Natalie MacMaster performing "Tobique Reel," Diana Krall in "You Couldn’t be Cuter," Paquito D'Rivera doing "The Christmas Song," and Dave Brubeck in "Joy to the World," among others.
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See Tori Amos Live!
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 9 at The Greene Space
Singer and pianist Tori Amos joins us to talk about reworking and reinventing seasonal carols on her new holiday album. And, she performs for a live audience in The Greene Space! Click the link for ticket info.
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