Christmas carols
The Essay. The Meaning of Ritual, The Reinvention of Ritual. Audio, 14 minutes
Madeleine Bunting asks whether it’s time to value ritual afresh.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted24 December 2020
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- Posted11 December 2020
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- Posted18 November 2020
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- Posted13 January 2020
Twas the night before Christmas... Digital Northern Ireland. Video, 00:03:13
Merry Christmas from everyone at Radio Ulster.
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- Posted23 December 2019
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- Posted23 December 2019
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- Posted24 December 2018
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- Posted24 December 2018
Christmas' most terrifying solo. Heart and Soul. Video, 00:02:22
The solo you only know you're singing seconds before
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted22 December 2018
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- Posted20 December 2018
Two hundred years of Silent Night. Video, 00:01:18
It has become a cultural phenomenon
- AttributionBBC
- Posted19 December 2018
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- Posted23 December 2017
28,000 fans for Christmas, not football. Sportshour. Audio, 00:03:05
28,000 people, one stadium and one great atmosphere - it's Union Berlin's Christmas carols
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted22 December 2017
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- Posted20 December 2017
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- Posted8 December 2017
Beyond Belief. Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols. Audio, 28 minutes
The enduring appeal and spiritual meaning of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Soul Music. A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten. Audio, 28 minutes
A composition for voices and harp, written on a cargo ship on the Atlantic in 1942.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey. Video, 58 minutes
Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available until Thu 23:41
The Documentary Podcast. Carols of the Times. Audio, 50 minutes
Composer Bob Chilcott explores the history of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Essay. My Life in Music, O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Audio, 14 minutes
Folk singer Chris Wood remembers singing in Canterbury Cathedral as a child.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Soul Music. O Holy Night. Audio, 28 minutes
How the carol O Holy Night touched the lives of the archbishop of York and Katie Melua.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Soul Music. Series 25, O Holy Night. Audio, 28 minutes
The carol that touched the lives of the former Archbishop of York and singer, Katie Melua.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
