Andrew McGregor presents a day of live Christmas concerts from radio stations in - Europe. Food writer Elisabeth Luard is on hand to explain the ingredients and traditions of the seasonal food of each of the regions visited.
12.00 Moscow Music includes:
Tchaikovsky The Slippers (excerpts); The Snow Maiden (excerpts); The Nutcracker (excerpts) Rimsky-Korsakov Christmas Eve (excerpts) Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila (excerpts)
Masters of Choral Singing, Russian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, conductor Segie Politikov
1.00pm Romania Music of the Byzantine tradition: Musicescu Concert for Our Lord's Birth
Cucu Cherubic Hymn in D
Kiriac Lord, Hear My Voice Negrea Psalm 23 Constantinescu Christ Is
Born Anton Pann/Dan Mihai Goia Our Father
Academic Radio Chorus, Te Deum Laudamus Men's Choir, director Dan Mihai Goia
2.00 Poland Music includes:
Jozef Zeidler Mass for Christmas
Sinfonia Varsovia, conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk
3.00 Bulgaria Music includes:
Traditional Carols from the Dobrudja region Silistra Folklore Ensemble
Traditional Carols from the Shoppe region Mitevi Brothers
Traditional Carols from the Strandja region Sredetz Male Folklore Group
4.00 London From St Giles Cripplegate, a concert of works by Canteloube, Poulenc, Chilcott, Saint-Saens and Judith Bingham, performed by the BBC Singers, director Bob Chilcott.
5.00 Czech Republic Music includes: Jaroslav Krcek Christmas Mass No 3 Edmund Pascha Christmas Mass in F Traditonal Czech and Moravian carols
Musica Bohemica, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice, conductor Jaroslav Krcek
6.00 Germany A concert of organ music from three churches in Karlsruhe:
Christ Church: Carsten Wiebush performs works by Scheidermann and Buxtehude.
St Stephen's: Patrick Fitz performs music by Bach and Reger.
Evangelical Church: Christian Raiser plays works by Kittel, Brahms and Bach.