Christmas Carols

muskox | 19:50 Sun 11th Dec 2022 | Music

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Heard mash up of Christmas carols by symphony orchestra. The piece ended with 'we wish you a merry Christmas ' What is the title and composer please?

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Buenchico

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If it was on Classic FM (and you can remember roughly when you heard it), you should be able to track it down on their playlist: https://www.classicfm.com/radio/playlist/ However neither of the two pieces that they seem to play most often ends with "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". (Sorry!) Those two pieces are "Christmas Medley" by the LSO (which, to the best...

23:43 Sun 11th Dec 2022

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calmck

Title We Wish You a Merry Christmas composer Arthur Warrell

Buenchico

If it was on Classic FM (and you can remember roughly when you heard it), you should be able to track it down on their playlist:
https://www.classicfm.com/radio/playlist/

However neither of the two pieces that they seem to play most often ends with "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". (Sorry!)

Those two pieces are "Christmas Medley" by the LSO (which, to the best of my knowledge is simply an arrangement by their own
conductor) . . .

Buenchico

. . . and the wonderful "A Christmas Festival" by 'Mr Christmas' himself, Leroy Anderson:

muskox

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A Christmas Oratorio by Nigel Hess is possibly the one I was looking for. Thank you both, for your very helpful answers.

Buenchico

'Oratorio'? Methinks you're mixing your Bach up with your Hess! Bach had a Christmas Oratorio, whereas Hess had a Christmas Overture:

muskox

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I stand corrected. It is the overture.

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