23. A haunting Gaelic carol, 'Don oíche úd mBeithil' (That Night In Bethlehem). 17thC words by a Bishop of Armagh, 20thC tune by a composer from Cork who swore it was traditional, 21st C performance by the great - and nowhere near known enough - Papagena. youtu.be/OR6gJFTlhRM?... - ThreadSky

mrchrisaddison.bsky.social • 71 days ago

23. A haunting Gaelic carol, 'Don oíche úd mBeithil' (That Night In Bethlehem). 17thC words by a Bishop of Armagh, 20thC tune by a composer from Cork who swore it was traditional, 21st C performance by the great - and nowhere near known enough - Papagena.

https://youtu.be/OR6gJFTlhRM?si=WX0TbxiOIYhG7wfV

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arminthedoor.bsky.social•71 days ago

Beautiful.

sineadnico.bsky.social•71 days ago

We used to sing that every year in school... Amhrán álainn @ismiseleenie.bsky.social @iseultstower.bsky.social

nigel63.bsky.social•71 days ago

(I keep hoping for the Boar's Head Carol). 😊

mrchrisaddison.bsky.social•70 days ago

24. The big door! And the most joyful bit of Rutter to end with. His 2003 setting of the words to 'A Gallery Carol', 'Rejoice & Be Merry'. Brass! Handbells! A pulsing, dancing, whirling rhythm! Rejoice and be merry! And a very happy Christmas to you all. xx

https://youtu.be/TRTIvg3uwPI?si=DnuyUlhasm06T07t

tessash.bsky.social•70 days ago

Thank you for 24 wonderful doors to open ! Merry Xmas !

linda73.bsky.social•70 days ago

thank you for doing this again Chris, it has been wonderful as always. Have a very happy Christmas, xx

mrchrisaddison.bsky.social•69 days ago

Christmas Day for me begins with brass music, so your bonus number for 2024 is this fab arrangement of 'Jauchzet, Frohlocket!' from Bach's Christmas Oratorio, performed by German Brass. Should easily brush the cobwebs off. Fröhliche Weihnachten, youz guyz!

https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/ard-klassik/bach-jauchzet-frohlocket-weihnachtsoratorium-german-brass-swr/ard/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS9hZXgvbzIxMjAwNzg

fionadolman.bsky.social•65 days ago

Thank you so much for this thread and the Spotify list. We’ve really enjoyed listening over Christmas. Much appreciated.
Hope your Christmas was a lovely one

jonbright.bsky.social•69 days ago

Hoping you have a very enjoyable Christmas time.

rufusp.bsky.social•69 days ago

Lovely arrangement of a very festive piece!

trumpetmike.bsky.social•69 days ago

Performed by THE very best - there's no other group like them, simply in a class of their own.
Thank You for sharing this and have a very Merry Christmas

mrchrisaddison.bsky.social•69 days ago

They really are. At least, since the demise of the PJBE, whose long-deleted ‘Noël!’ album is still my Christmas morning go-to. Happy Christmas to you too!

deeplyclassical.bsky.social•69 days ago

Merry Christmas Chris, and thanks for this great thread!

baz69.bsky.social•69 days ago

Merry Christmas Chris, hope you and yours have a wonderful day.

davesun.bsky.social•70 days ago

Merry Christmas.

clairecopperman.bsky.social•70 days ago

Thank you so much, Chris - as ever a wonderful mix, with some sublime music. Currently sitting listening to the whole playlist.

Wishing you a joyous Christmas 🎄

riverlorien.bsky.social•68 days ago

Thanks Chris. Chmas just wouldn't be Chmas without a chaser of Rutter :)

ailbhe.ossifrage.net•71 days ago

I loved singing this in school. I think I've hardly ever heard it with only adult voices -- even at secondary school many of the voices were very young.

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