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A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas.

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Including live concert from Kallio Church in Helsinki, plus music from Freiburg Cathedral.

Andrew McGregor with part one of an annual day of Christmas music from around Europe. Including live concert from Kallio Church in Helsinki, plus music from Freiburg Cathedral.

Andrew McGregor guides us through our annual day of Christmas music from around Europe. Part 1 begins live in Finland. The YLE Youth Choir of 2016, Vox Aurea Youth Choir, perform traditional and contemporary Finnish Christmas music in Kallio Church, Helsinki. Then to a concert of European Christmas organ music performed by Cathedral Cantor Albrecht Koch on the great Silbermann organ of Freiburg Cathedral in Saxony.

1pm - LIVE from Kallio Church, Helsinki
Sibelius: Bell Tune of Kallio Church, for bells
Anon arr Kari Ala-Pöllänen: O scholares, voce pares - Gaudete, from 'Piae Cantiones' 
Anon: Mariam Matrem, from Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (14th century) 
Trad arr Pekka Kostiainen: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (16th century)
Pekka Kostiainen: Regina angelorum
Eric Tuan: Nunc dimittis 
Trad arr Sanna Salminen: Ding Dong Merrily on High (16th century) 
Trad: À Minuit fut fait un réveil (17th century) 
Sanna Salminen: Mummolan tuvan taulu 
Olli Moilanen: La Jornada
Trad arr Kari Ala-Pöllänen: Mary had a Baby
Trad South Africa: Singaba hamba yothina (A Child Is Born to Us)
Trad arr Sanna Salminen: Quanno nascette ninno - Kun syntyi lapsonen
Frode Fjellheim: Eatnemen vuelie
Vox Aurea Youth Choir
Sanna Salminen (conductor) 

2pm - From Freiburg Cathedral in Saxony
Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV.659
Buxtehude: Magnificat noni toni, BuxWV.203
Weckmann: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Petrus de Drusina: Resonet in laudibus
Murschhauser: Partite sopa 'Lasst uns das Kindlein wiegen'
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV.531
Bach: In dulci jublio (chorale arrangement)
Dandrieu: 3 Pieces
Gade: Wie schön leucht uns der Morgenstern
Rheinberger: Organ Sonata No.4 in G, Op.88
Albrecht Koch (organ).

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Andrew McGregor presents Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music from around Europe

Andrew McGregor presents Radio 3's annual day of Christmas music from around Europe, with a series of live and specially recorded concerts.

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