Record

Performance TitleChristmas Festival 2015 - Christmas Classics
Performance Date15 December 2015
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:33
Main PerformersKevin Whately - speaker,
William Dazeley - vocal
Orchestra or BandLondon Concert Orchestra,
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Coldstream Guards
ChoirsRoyal Choral Society
ConductorsRichard Cooke
Set List'Jauchzet Frohlocket', from Christmas Oratorio, Bach,
'God Rest you Merry Gentlemen', trad., arr. Willcocks,
'The Holly and the Ivy', trad., arr. Gardner,
'Still, Still, Still', trad., arr. Wilberg,
'Shepherd's Pipe Carol', Rutter,
'Once in Royal David's City', trad., arr. Willcocks,
'Air on the G String', Bach,
An Excerpt from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (reading),
'I Wonder, I Wonder', Rutti,
'The Snow', Elgar,
'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel', trad., arr. Cooke,
'Wassail Song', trad., arr. Vaughan Williams,
'O Holy Night', Adam,
'O Come, All ye Faithful', trad., arr. Willcocks
INTERVAL
'Die Fleermaus Overture', Strauss II,
'The First Nowell', trad., arr. Willcocks,
'Bogoroditse Djevo', Part,
'Bogoroditse Djevo', Rachmaninov,
'The Lamb', Taverner,
'In the Bleak Midwinter', Darke,
'Silent Night', Gruber,
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', trad., arr. Vaughan Williams,
Reading - The Messiah, As Retold by a Yorkshireman,
'Hallelujah Chorus' from Messiah, Handel,
'White Christmas', Berlin,
'Hark! The Herald Angels Aing', Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks
Performance NotesThe pomp and splendour of a grand Christmas Gala. A traditional concert of seasonal classics and much-loved carols is performed by the celebrated Royal Choral Society and the resplendent Fanfare Trumpeters of the Coldstream Guards. With festive readings by special guest Kevin Whately.

Fine Dining Package tickets were available for £168.30 per person, which included pre-show Coda restaurant hospitality and premium Stalls seating.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2015/179),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2015/59)
Ticket Prices£15-£50.00
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/Rr2R70FRrWuwBO
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/2015/59Christmas Festival at the Royal Albert Hall13-24 December 2015
RAHE/1/2015/179Christmas Festival 2015 - Christmas Classics15 December 2015
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work10369Christmas Festival 201523
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/21086Whately; Kevin (1951-); English actor
DS/UK/20234Dazeley; William (1966-); English baritone
DS/UK/783London Concert Orchestra; 1972-; English orchestra
DS/UK/2429British Army; The Band of the Coldstream Guards; 1785-; British army band
DS/UK/49Royal Choral Society (RCS); 1872-; English choir
DS/UK/562Cooke; Richard (fl 1982-); Dr.; British musical Director of the Royal Choral Society (1995-)
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