With Andrew McGregor. Britten Christ 's Nativity BBC Singers, conductor Steuart Bedford
6.37 Resplghl Pines of Rome
Oslo PO, conductor Mariss Jansons
7.05 Daquln Noëls V and VI (Nouveau Livre de Noels)
Christopher Herrick (organ)
7.40 Malcolm Arnold Overture:
Commonwealth Christmas
LPO, conducted by the Composer
8.05 Chopin Mazurkas: Op 59 Nos 1-3; Op 63 No 3
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
8.25 Hely-Hutchlnson Carol Symphony Pro Arte Orchestra, conductor Barry Rose

With Malcolm Bruno.
Bath Camerata, conductor Nigel Perrin Anon Personent Hodie
Praetorius En! Natus Est Emanuel
Clark While Shepherds Watched
Producers Michael Bacon and Kate Bolton

With Penny Gore.
Tchaikovsky December (The Seasons) Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
9.04 Anon Out of Your Sleep;
The Boares Head (Nowell, Nowell) The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
9.10 Delius Over the Hills and Far
Away
Royal Philharmonic, conductor Thomas Beecham
9.24 Mendelssohn Six Children's
Pieces, Op 72 (Christmas Pieces) Daniel Barenboim (piano)
9.33 Honegger Une Cantate de Noël Gilles Cachemaille (baritone),
Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra, conductor Michel Corboz Discs

At home with Mary Miller. Arbeau Branle de I'Officiel
Taverner Players, director Andrew Parrott
10.04 Shostakovich, ed Cornall Suite: Moscow-Cheryomushki Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Chailly
10.08 Auber Ah! Quelle Nuit! (Le Domino Noir)
Sumi Jo (soprano),
ECO, conductor Richard Bonynge
10.16 Artist of the Week:
Alan Hacker (clarinet)
Judith Weir Sketches from a Bagpiper's Album
Karen Evans (piano)
10.24 Trad, arr Thoumire
Irish Reel; John McCusker 's Reel;
Woof Vicky Woof
Simon Thoumire Three
10.41 Faure Cantique de Jean Racine Orfeon Donostiarra ,
Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conductor Michel Plasson
10.50 A seasonal set of tunes from
Dick Lee (woodwinds) and Martyn Bennett (pipes).
11.08 Haydn Marcia (Notturno No 1) the Music Party, director Alan Hacker (clarinet)
11.11 Francalx L'Heure du Berger Catherine Cantin (flute), Maurice Bourgue (oboe),
Michel Portal (clarinet), Amaury Wallez (bassoon), Andre Cazalet (horn), Pascal RogS (piano)
11.20 Grieg In Heaven, Op 74 No 4 Hakan Hagegard (baritone), Oslo Cathedral Choir, conductor Terje Kvam
11.26 Wlenlawskl Violin Concerto
No 2 in D minor
Gil Shaham ,
LSO, conductor Lawrence Foster
11.49 Mozart Non So Piu (Le Nozze di Figaro)
Cecilia Bartoli (soprano),
Berlin PO, conductor Daniel Barenboim

With Alex Jennings and Anna Massey. Tchaikovsky is abroad, recovering from the trauma of his failed marriage. In lighter moments, he entertains his patroness with his views on other composers. He enthuses about the ballet music of Delibes and lauds Mozart, whom
Von Meek dislikes. With excerpts from The Nutcracker in a famous recording by the London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Antal Dorati. Repeated New Year's Day 11.30pm

In this specially extended festive edition, Susan Sharp plays requests on the theme of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Producer Peter Thresh Discs

Recorded at the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
Broadcast yesterday on Radio 4. For service details see page 193

Bells and Whistles
Latin band Apitos create a special topical arrangement for The Music Machine in authentic Cuban style - until Tommy Pearson lends a hand.

With Stephen Johnson.
3: Brahms and Bruckner
Malcolm Macdonald and John
Deathridge explore how both composers struggled to shake off the shadow of Beethoven.

With John O'Conor.
Schulz-Evler Concert Arabesque on Themes by Johann Strauss Josef Lhevinne
Chopin Polonaise in A flat, Op 53 Josef Hofmann
Chopin Study in G flat, Op 10 No 5 Vladimir de Pachmann
Field Nocturne No 4 in A
Myra Hess
Liszt Concert Paraphrase on Verdi's "Rigoletto"
Leopold Godowsky
Liszt Concert Study No 2 (La Leggierezza) Simon Barere
Schumann Fantasiestucke , Op 12 No 1 (Des Abends) Alfred Cortot
Bach, arr Hess Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude
Myra Hess

Fourteen programmes exploring the symphonic legacy of Anton Bruckner a century after his death.
13: The Third Revisited - Again!
Bruckner broke off work on his Ninth
Symphony to revise and rescore many of his earlier works. The Third Symphony reached a "final" form in 1888 and 1889. Stephen Johnson introduces a performance by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Sachio Fujioka , and explores the possibility of a programme behind the work with Bruckner scholars.

The Kuglemass Episode
Sidney Kuglemass , a professor at City College, New York, sets his heart on an affair. With the help of a magician, he finds himself in Madame Bovary and romancing Emma. Starring Kerry Shale as Kuglemass and Doon MacKichan as Emma. Narrated by Greg Proops.

A parcel of music and readings which take a less tinselly look at festive seasons past and present, performed by Willie Rushton and the BBC Singers, conductor Bo Holten , with Stephen Betteridge (piano).

Christmas Party lain Burnside is joined by Kit and the Widow and special guest Ann Murray. Producer Adam Gatehouse
Repeated Monday 30 December 3.45pm

Jeremy Nicholas introduces a selection of music from the age of 78rpm records, including listeners' requests of works by Musorgsky, Montague Phillips , Stanford and lbert, and performances by Baillie, Martinelli, Kentner and Thurston.

With Roger Nichols.
Chausson Le Roi Arthus (excerpts) Repeated from last Wednesday

Digby Fairweather introduces The Firebird, Lalo Schifrin directs the London Philharmonic with Paquito d'Rivora (alto) and James Morrison (trumpet) in a dual homage to
Stravinsky and Charlie Parker , and Keith Jarrett 's trio play Lover Man from his live Tribute CD.

With Donald Macleod.
1.00 Little Muko University
Choir/Jesper Grove Jorgenson
Buxtehude Christmas Cantata:
Das Neugeborne Kindelein ; A Selection of Danish Christmas Carols Britten A
Ceremony of Carols
1.55 Bach Christmas Oratorio,
BWV248 Sybilla Rubens (soprano), Christoph Pregardien (countertenor), Klaus Hager (bass). RIAS Chamber Chorus, Berlin Academy of Ancient Music/Rene Jacobs
5.00 Carols from Estonia Tallinn
Boys' Choir, Arsis Handbell
Ensemble. Linnamuusikud Ensemble