with Andrew McGregor , including at approximately
7.05 Trad Hymns and prayers for Christmas Eve
7.22 Martinu, arr Ruggeri Merry Christmas
7.30 Mozart Clarinet
Concerto in A (K622)
8.05 Vaughan Williams Prelude, Carol and Christmas Dance (Suite for Viola)
8.26 Gruber Stille Nacht
8.32 Giovanni Gabriell 0 magnum mysterium. Discs

Introduced by Hugh Keyte. John Hopkins We Three Kings
Harvard Glee Club, conductor Jameson Marvin
Walker Ye Nations All
Bayley Hazen Singers, conductor Larry Gordon

In March 1792 Sweden's
"Theatre King" was assassinated as he attended a masked ball in his new opera house in Stockholm. In the last of this week's programmes, Curt Carlsson introduces the funeral cantata composed for him by Joseph Martin Kraus.
Soloists, Uppsala University Chamber Choir
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, conductor Stefan Parkman

From Birmingham with Chris Wines.
Rossini Overture: La
Cenerentola
Capella Coloniensis, conductor Gabriele Ferro
10.19 Artist of the Week: Christa Ludwig (mezzo) Bernstein lam easily assimilated (Candide) London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by The Composer
10.25 Bach Partita in A minor (BWV 1013)
Maxence Larrieu (flute)
10.36 Respighi Laude per la Nativita del Signore Soloists
Richard Hickox Singers
City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox
11.02 Bernstein We are women (Candide)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo)
11.07 Telemann
Fantasias: in D minor, A minor and F sharp minor Maxence Larrieu (flute)
11.20 Nielsen Dances
(Aladdin, Act 3)
Danish National Radio
Chamber Choir and SO/ Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
11.40 Bernstein What's the use? (Candide)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo)
11.45 C P E Bach Flute
Sonata in A minor (Wq132) Maxence Larrieu (flute)
11.54 Bernstein Make our garden grow (Candide)
Soloists, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by The Composer

Repeated from yesterday 11.30pm)

conductor Peter Schreier
Irena Grafenauer (flute)
Mozart Symphony No 34 in C (K338); Minuet in C (K409); Flute Concerto in G (K313)
Schubert Symphony No 3 inD

John Amis introduces music by Alan Bush (born 22 December 1900) who, despite a career that has been crippled by his espousal of communism, should some day take his rightful place as one of the most distinguished composers of his time. Cantata: The Winter
Journey
BBC Singers
Park Lane Music Players, conductor Simon Joly Relinquishment
William Langford (piano) Voices of the Prophets Peter Pears (tenor)
Noel Mewton-Wood (piano) Dialectic
Dartington String Quartet Producer Patrick Lambert

John Thornley presents highlights from Radio 3's traditional music programmes and plays listeners' requests.

Richard Baker looks ahead to the holiday weekend and plays music including:

5.03 Glinka Valse Fantaisie

5.30 Rimsky-Korsakov Polonaise

7.00 Johann Strauss (son) Aschenbroael (Cinderella)

conductor Colin Davis
Gidon Kremer (violin)
The last of five all-Sibelius concerts given as part of last year's Scandinavian Festival at the Barbican
Centre, London.
Pohjola's Daughter
Violin Concerto in D minor
The Swan of Tuonela
Symphony No 7 in C (In association with Sema Group pic)

5: Reginald's Christmas Revels Well, you can't expect an ordinary Christmas with Reginald in charge.
Read by Peter Howell.

A celebration of Christmas in America, performed by American soloists and amateur choirs from New
England, including the Harvard Glee Club and the Bayley Hazen Singers.
Traditional American tales and music, with songs and stories brought to the New World by the European settlers, and the Christmas music they created in their new homeland.
Producer Kate Bolton
A co-production with American Public Radio and Tavemer productions

First of three programmes coupling Hindemith's three piano sonatas with late sonatas by Haydn.
Haydn Piano Sonata in D (HXVI51)
Hindemith Piano Sonata No 1 in A (Der Main)
Richard McMahon (piano)

Dvorak's Ninth Symphony was composed in New York and premiered at Carnegie Hall 100 years ago this month. Since then it has become a universal musical experience.
Michael Beckerman explores its
American qualities, Graham Melville-Mason opens the sketch books and Libor
Pesek and players from the RLPO and the Wakefield
Youth Symphony Orchestra discuss its performance. Producer Richard Bannerman

Sarah Walker unwraps a special edition featuring highlights from the passing year and a new recording of John White 's Drinking and Hooting Machine. Producer Alan Hall