The Vivace Christmas Special

Author: WTJU

This Friday, we’ll broadcast the Vivace Christmas Show, a mixture of classical and Christmas music.

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We start with the Czech Christmas Eve Mass by Jan Ryba, a perennial favorite, followed by some piano music by Beethoven.

We’ll devote the first part of the 7 o’clock hour to Suites 3 and 4 of The Many Moods of Christmas, the seminal 1963 work by Robert Russell Bennett. We have the 1983 recording by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

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After concertos by Albinoni and Vivaldi, we have the brand-new best-selling recording of Angels from the Realms of Glory by cellist Steven Sharp Nelson and The Piano Guys.

There’s more Christmas music in the 8 o’clock hour, culminating, as usual with selections from Messiah by Handel.

You’re most welcome to sing along, but above all, I hope you’ll join me here on WTJU-Charlottesville for Christmas Vivace, Friday morning, 6-9 am. And finally, let me wish you and all those you love a peaceful, joyful Christmas and a very happy new year.

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