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Radio: Sunday Bandstand 24th December

Enjoy plenty of festive brass band music over Christmas from around the world.

Bandstand
  Enjoy the festive music from around the world

Sunday Bandstand: Sunday 24th December

Produced and presented by Chris Helme since 2007.

For further information please see www.chrishelme-brighouse.org.uk and follow the Sunday Bandstand links for this play list and previous shows dating back to 2014.

The show is always open for questions, requests and we are always happy to play tracks and promote your new CD recording.

The show is played on 11 UK community radio stations and four overseas; Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Galway, Ireland and direct to over 175 individual people around the world.

To enjoy:


To enjoy: https://www.mixcloud.com/ChrisHelme/sunday-bandstand-24-december-2023/

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Opening for the weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles

Trepak From Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky
Lexington Brass Band
MD: Ronald Holz

Alleluia Laudamus Te
Alfred Reed arr. Corsin Tuor
Brass Band Froschl Hall
MD: Corsin Tuor

Deck the Halls
Traditional arr. Mark Freeh
Soloist: George Melitsis
Darebin City Brass — Preston Band
MD: Andrew Snell

Whilst Shepherds Watch
Traditional — Yorkshire version
Foden's Band
Halifax Choral Society
Organist: David Battiwalla
MD: Nicholas Childs

O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen arr. Philip Littlemore
Manger Musikklag
MD: Alan Withington

Pie Jesu
Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Rieks van der Velde
Vocalists: Charlotte & Josefien Stoppelenburg with Brass Band De Waldsang
MD: Rieks van der Velde

Softly sounds the little bell
Eric Ball
Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
MD: Larry Brentzel

Christmas Overture
Roland Kernen
Soli Brass
MD: Jan De Haan

Bring Him Home
Boubill / Schonberg arr. Keith Wilkinson
Soloist: Iain Culross
Leyland Band
MD: Leigh Baker

Santa's Little Helpers
Darrol Barry
Trombone feature: Joseph Starbuck, Neil Matthews, Stuart Erskine
Middleton Band
MD: Matt Stringer

Yule Dance
Philip Harper
Cory Band
MD: Philip Harper

Christmas Intrada
David Rowsell
New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Ron Waiksnoris

Kings Orient
David Ayma
International Staff Band of the Salvation Army
BM: Dr Stephen Cobb

A Christmas Fantasia
Andrew Wainwright
Canadian Staff Band
BM: John Lam

Trumpeters Lullaby
Leroy Anderson
Soloist: Roger Webster
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
MD: David Hirst

Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
Franz Gruber arr. Corsin Tuor
Brass Band Berner Oberland
MD: Corsin Tuor

Walking in the Air — theme to The Snowman
Howard Blake arr. Philip Sparke
Vocalist Fardau van der Woude
Brass Band de Bazuin Oenkerk
MD: Klaas van der Woude

Christmas Celebration
Arr. John Girvin
Gramercy Brass Orchestra
MD: John Henry Lambert

Flight to Neverland
John Williams arr. Robin Dewhirst
Fairey Band
MD: Garry Cutt

Fantasy on Good King Wenceslas
Roy Newsome
BNFL Band
MD: Richard Evans

Pirates of the Caribbean
Klaus Badelt arr. Darrol Barry
Oberaarguaer Brass Band
MD: Manfred Obrecht

The Message of Christmas
William Himes
Brass Band of Battle Creek
MD: Frank Renton

We wish you a merry Christmas
Arr. Warrell/Newsome
Huddersfield Choral Society
Black Dyke Mills Band
MD: Roy Newsome

Rhythm and Blues
Philip Sparke
Closing for weekly show
Foden's Band
MD: Michael Fowles

Enjoy the show...

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