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1ST DAY OF CHRISTMAS
1ST DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Monday 25th December 2023
Komitas: Gakavi Yerke (The Song of the Partridge)
Name: Soghomon Soghomonian (Komitas)
Born: September 26, 1869
Died: October 22, 1935
Nationality: Armenia
Did you know? Komitas was a well-known musicologist, composerand singer who is considered the founder of the Armenian national school of music. He was also an ordained priest.
What next?
Karoon a (It's Springtime)
Chinar es (You are a Plane Tree)
Dzirani Dzar (Apricot Tree)
2ND DAY OF CHRISTMAS
2ND DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Tuesday 26th December 2023
Trad. arr. Vaughan Williams: The Turtle Dove
Name: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Born: October 12, 1872
Died: August 26, 1958
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Vaughan Williams was related to Charles Darwin (Ralph's great-uncle) and the famous potter Josiah Wedgwood (his great-great-grandfather).
What next?
The Lark Ascending
Linden Lea
On Wenlock Edge
3RD DAY OF CHRISTMAS
3RD DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Wednesday 27th December 2023
Rufus Thomas: Do the Funky Chicken
Name: Rufus C. Thomas Jr.
Born: March 26, 1917
Died: December 15, 2001
Nationality: USA
Did you know? Thomas was also an accomplished dancer, comedian and radio DJ.
What next?
Walking the Dog
(Do the) Push and Pull
Do the Funky Penguin
4th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
4th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Thursday 28th December 2023
The Beatles: Blackbird
Name: The Beatles
Formed: 1960
Disbanded: 1970
Nationality: UK
Did you know? “Calling birds” are thought originally to have been colly, or collie, birds—colly meant as black as coal (like collier, a coal miner), so colly birds would have been blackbirds.
What next?
Here Comes the Sun
Yellow Submarine
Strawberry Fields Forever
5th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
5th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Friday 29th December 2023
Imagine Dragons: Gold
Name: Imagine Dragons
Formed: 2008
Disbanded: ---
Nationality: USA
Did you know? The name “Imagine Dragons” is an anagram of different words. The original phrase is a secret known only by the band members.
What next?
Believer
Thunder
Radioactive
6th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
6th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Saturday 30th December 2023
Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
Name: Joseph Maurice Ravel
Born: March 7, 1875
Died: December 28, 1937
Nationality: France
Did you know? Rather than being written about a goose as such, this suite of pieces portrays five different children's tales, including Tom Thumb and Beauty and the Beast.
What next?
Bolero
Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Pavane pour une infante défunte
7th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
7th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Sunday 31st December 2023
Saint-Saëns: The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals)
Name: Camille Saint-Saëns
Born: October 9, 1835
Died: December 16, 1921
Nationality: France
Did you know? The Carnival of the Animals was originally written as a joke and Saint-Saëns worried that it might damage his reputation. He banned complete performances and only allowed this movement, The Swan, to be published while he was alive.
What next?
Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Volière (Aviary)
The Elephant
8th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
8th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Monday 1st January 2024
Beethoven: The Maid of Isla (from 25 Scottish Songs)
Name: Ludwig van Beethoven
Born: December 17, 1770
Died: March 26, 1827
Nationality: France
Did you know? Beethoven always struggled with numbers. He left school at the age of 11, after learning how to add and subtract, but before learning how to multiply or divide.
What next?
Lochnagar (from 25 Scottish Songs)
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' - V. Shepherd's Song
Leonore Overture No. 3
9th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
9th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Nigel Hess: Main Theme from Ladies in Lavender
Name: Nigel Hess
Born: July 22, 1953
Died: ---
Nationality: UK
Did you know? Hess was Musical Director of the Cambridge University Footlights during his time as a student - a theatre company which also counts Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and Rowan Atkinson amongst its alumni.
What next?
Theme from Maigret
Theme from Campion
Overture from Much Ado about Nothing
10th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
10th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Trad.: Lord of the Dance
Artist: Michael Flatley
Born: July 16, 1958
Died: ---
Nationality: Ireland
Did you know? The melody of Lord of the Dance (a well known hymn) is taken from the American Shaker song 'Simple Gifts'.
What next?
The Dubliners: Lord of the Dance
Trad.: Simple Gifts
Copland: Appalachian Spring - VII. Doppio movimento
11th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
11th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Thursday 4th January 2024
Trad: Croan yn Tead (Three Little Boats went out to Sea)
Artist: Ellan Vannin Pipes & Drums
Formed: 1984
Disbanded: ---
Nationality: Manx
Did you know? Bagpipes were used by the British Army in World War I and are believed to have been heard as far away as 10 miles by the enemy.
What next?
Manx Fisherman's Evening Hymn
Highland Cathedral
Flowers of the Forest
12th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
12th DAY OF CHRISTMAS
Friday 5th January 2024
Western Front
Artist: The Bands of HM Royal Marines
Nationality: UK
Did you know? All members of the Royal Marines Drum Corps are also accomplished Buglers, stemming from their historical role in relaying messages on board Navy ships.
What next?
Share the Tradition
Extremo Vitualamen
Young: Task Force
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