{"id":7396,"date":"2021-11-18T12:02:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=160358"},"modified":"2021-11-18T12:21:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:21:12","slug":"christmas-2021","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/christmas-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Freya Parr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In our Christmas issue, we celebrate the return of singing at Christmas! We visit Worcester Cathedral to meet its choir ahead of its busy festive period, while the King\u2019s Singers<\/strong><\/a> reflect on some of their favourite musical Christmases of recent years. As usual, we\u2019ve commissioned an exclusive BBC Music Magazine carol for you to sing. This year\u2019s offering comes from the brilliant British composer, Grace-Evangeline Mason.<\/p>\n

Also this month, we meet the BBC National Orchestra of Wales\u2019s principal conductor Ryan Bancroft<\/strong><\/a>, to celebrate his win at the RPS Awards<\/strong><\/a> and to reflect on a whirlwind first year in the post. Plus, Claire Jackson tries out the projects pairing food and music<\/strong><\/a>, Roger Nichols tells the stories of Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019s trips to England and Oliver Condy sits down with the organist Gillian Weir to reflect on her spectacular career. Children\u2019s author Jacqueline Wilson<\/strong><\/a> also shares the music that\u2019s made her who she is today.<\/p>\n

Rebecca Franks names the best recordings of Respighi\u2019s Botticelli Triptych <\/em>and Tchaikovsky is our Composer of the Month. You\u2019ll find the first part of Berlioz\u2019s Christmas masterpiece, L\u2019enfance du Christ<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, on your cover CD. You can hear the second part of this great work next issue.<\/p>\n

View all other issues of\u00a0BBC Music Magazine\u00a0<\/em>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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