O come all ye faithful for the LSO’s annual Christmas spectacular! From the comfort of your sofa, dust off those high notes and sing along as we delve into festive favourites and well-loved gospel classics. What better way to start your Christmas countdown?
Led by LSO Choral Director Simon Halsey, we’ll hear ‘Sleigh Ride’, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ and ‘The First Nowell’, alongside some yuletide discoveries from around the world. Get your festive season off to a flying start with A Singalong Christmas.
Need a rehearsal? Our choir masters David Lawrence and Lucy Hollins take you through the carols and songs you’ll be singing in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXgEUU3E7bs
Programme
Darius Battiwalla: Carillon on ‘Angelus ad Virginem’
Traditional arr André J Thomas: African Noel
Boris Ord: Adam Lay Ybounden
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange: Carol of the Crib
Edmund Walters: Babe of Bethlehem
Percy Grainger: Shepherd’s Hey
Traditional arr David Willcocks: The First Nowell
Traditional arr Joanna Gill: Sir Christemas
Felix Mendelssohn arr David Willcocks: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture
Traditional arr John Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Traditional arr André J Thomas: Shout for Joy!
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Traditional arr David Willcocks: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Simon Halsey: conductor & presenter
Abigail Kelly: soprano
Rodney Earl Clarke: bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
View digital programme notes: https://lso.shorthandstories.com/a-singalong-christmas/index.html
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The concert was part of the LSO’s Autumn 2020 season at LSO St Luke’s: https://lso.co.uk/whats-on/autumn-2020-season.html. We will be sharing an excerpt of these concerts every week here on YouTube, and you will also be able to watch five full concerts here for free.
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This performance is generously supported by our Technical Partner, Yamaha Professional Audio.
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