EBU Christmas around Europe

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Christmas Around Europe

A day of concerts from around Europe to celebrate Christmas.

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The annual celebration of Christmas music from all around Europe.

A day-long festival of Christmas music and singing from across Europe and Canada in the European Broadcasting Union’s annual Christmas music day. Choirs and ensembles come together to celebrate the wonder of Christmas.

1600: Athens - the ERT Chorus sing a selection of traditional Greek Christmas songs. 

Tsalahouris: I prosefhi ton Christougennon (Christmas prayer), op. 78/1
Adamis: Carols from the Propontis
Tsalahouris: La nativita del Signore (The birth of the Lord), from 'Liturgy No 3 
Adamis: Idiomelon for Christmas No 1
Tsougras: Popse Christos gennithike (Tonight the Christ was born), Christmas carols from Eastern Thrace
Adamis: Idiomelon for Christmas No 2
Samarás: Carols from Pontus (erasu)
Papadatos: Christmas carols from the Propontis
Taylor: Dentro Christougenniatiko (Christmas Tree)
Rosopoulos: Saranta Meres (Forty Days), Traditional carols from Thrace
Samarás: Magnum Mysterium
Pappás: Carols from Kastoria
Baltas: Dormi, Jesu, from 'Christmas Story'
Karagkezidis: Elate edo, geitonisses (Come here, neighbours), Carol from Epirus
Papadimitriou: Anarchos Theos (Eternal God), Byzantine carol
Samarás: Christmas carols from Metsovo, Ioannina
Economou: Carols from the Propontis

Nikos Vasileiou, conductor


1700: Piteå (Sweden): the Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble sing Praetorius and traditional Swedish Christmas songs. 

Folkmusik, arr. Anders Öhrwall: Bereden väg
Trad.: In dulci Jubilo / Improvisation
Praetorius / Jan Sandström: Det är en ros utsprungen
Olsson: Guds son är född - Torbjörn Näsbom, nyckelharpa 
Karsendal: Snön
Alfvén: Julsång
Tulpolska - Torbjörn Näsbom, nyckelharpa 
Trad.: Polska efter Byss-Kalle - Torbjörn Näsbom, nyckelharpa + David Wahlén, accordion 
Olsson: Advent - David Wahlén, accordion 
Sköld: There is no rose
Folkmusik, arr. Gunnar Eriksson: Kristallen den fina
Gruber, arr. David Wikander: Stilla Natt
Folkmusik, arr. Jan-Åke Hillerud: Staffansvisa
Wikander: Det brinner en stjärna
Tegnér: Betlehems stjärna – Aaron Sunstein, organ 
Nordqvist: Jul, jul, strålande jul
Ankarblom: Lussepolska


1800: Copenhagen: Ars Nova Copenhagen
Rheinberger: 4 Advent Motets 
Pärt:...which was the son of...  
Poulenc: Un Soir de Neige 
Byrd: O Magnum Mysterium 
Trad. Anglo-American arr. P. Hillier: Joys Seven  
Trad. Portuguese arr. F. Lopes-Graça:  Do varão nasceu a vara 
Trad. Italian arr. P. Hillier: Gesù bambin l'è nato
Trad. Austrian arr. P. Hillier: Heissa Buama  
Praetorius arr. P. Hillier: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen 
Trad. English arr. P. Hillier: Ding Dong merrily on high 
Paul Hillier, director

1900: Berlin – The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini, perform Bach cantatas and concertos.

JS Bach: Sinfonia, from Cantata 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047
Sinfonia, from Cantata 'Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV 52
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048
Cantta: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51

Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano
Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet

2000 : Stuttgart – The SWR Vocal Ensemble with a programme of Scandinavian Christmas music.

Odde: Snilla Patea for choir and fiddle
Gjeilo: Tota pulchra es Maria
Improvisation
Matre: Eit barn er født i Betlehem (A Child is Born in Bethlehem)
Improvisation
Sixten: Marias Wiegenlied (Stille Nacht)
Nordqvist:  Jul jul strålande jul (Yule, Yule, Radiant Yule)
Improvisation
Sørensen: Benedictus
Improvisation
Karlsson: Frid på Jord
la Cour: Hodie Christus natus est
Nystedt: Hosanna für Frauenstimmen
Praetorius, arr. Jan Sandström: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Traditional, arr. Gunther Martin Göttsche: O du fröhliche
Asbjørn Indahl, arr. Gjermund Larsen: Gropen

Espen Wensaas, cittern  
Mini Schulz, double bass
Yuval Weinberg, director


2100: Vancouver - Early Music Vancouver perform Bach.

Bach: Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, Cantata No. 4, from Christmas Oratorio
Ehre sei Dir, Gott, gesungen, Cantata No. 5, from Christmas Oratorio
Myriam Leblanc, soprano
Suzie LeBlanc, soprano
Nicholas Burns, countertenor, altus
Colin Balzer, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Early Music Vancouver
Pacific Baroque Orchestra
Alexander Weimann, director

2200: Sofia - Gli Accordati Vocal Ensemble perform Christmas music.

Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est
Willaert: Sempre mi ride sta donna
Lassus: Allala pia calia
Stravinsky: Ave Maria
Lassus: Chi chilichi? Cucurucu!
Jacobus (Jacob) Gallus (Handl): Pater Noster
Poulenc: Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152:
II Quem vidistis pastores dicite	
III Videntes stellam	
IV Hodie Christus natus est	
Janequin: Au joly jeu
Pärt: Bogoróditse Djévo (Mother of God and Virgin)
Certon: La, la, la, je ne l'ose dire
Stravinsky: Bogoróditse Djévo (Mother of God and Virgin)
Gesualdo: Ave, dulcissima Maria
Anonymous - There is no Rose
Gli Accordati Vocal Ensemble
Dragomir Yossifov, conductor

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