WXXI Classical Holiday Songbook 2022

Holiday Songbook 2022

Each December, the hosts of WXXI Classical share the gift of seasonal music with you, our listeners - a priceless gift that can be shared with others. In our Holiday Songbook you’ll find a list of major works curated and complied by Music Director Julia Figueras, along with many of the special programs and features that celebrate Advent, the winter solstice, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and the New Year. As we wrap up 2022, all of us at WXXI Classical wish you and yours a happy, safe and healthy holiday season and all the best in 2023.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - 1ST SUNDAY

OF ADVENT

6:00am J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 61, Nun komm der Heiden…

2:00pm Monteverdi: Magnificat, Vespers of Blessed Virgin

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28

8:00am Praetorius: Magnificat, Angels and Shepherds 12:00pm Finzi: Magnificat 4:00pm Mozart: Dixit et Magnificat

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

9:00am Rutter: Magnificat 1:00pm Cavalli: Magnificat 6:00pm Mendelssohn: Magnificat

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

7:00am Cabanilles: Magnificat 12:00pm Live from Hochstein: Holiday Horns 2:00pm C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat 5:00pm Tavener: Magnificat a 4

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1

9:00am Charpentier: Magnificat 1:00pm O’Regan: Magnificat & Nunc Dimitis Variations 3:00pm Vivaldi: Magnificat in g, RV611

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2

8:00am Villa-Lobos: Magnificat - Alleluia 12:00pm Merulo: Magnificat del secondo tono 4:00pm Clausen: Magnificat

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3

12:00pm Rosenmüller: Magnificat

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4

7:00am Dall’Abaco: Christmas Concerto in C 1:00pm Dubra: Our Lord’s Nativity

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5

7:00am Kraus: Stella Coeli

8:00am Various: A Little Christmas Medley

9:00am Garner: Three Carols

12:00pm Perotin: Dum Sigilum

1:00pm Corelli: Concerto Grosso, op 6/8, Christmas

2:00pm Lacis: Christmas Cantata

3:00pm Telemann: Pastoral Overture (Suite)

4:00pm Kassia: Stichera Prosomoia

5:00pm Sowash: A Christmas Rondo, String Trio

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 - ST. NICHOLAS DAY

7:00am Heinichen: Christmas Pastorale

8:00am Various: St. Nicholas suite of choice

9:00am Bennett: Carol Suite No. 3

1:00pm Fry: Santa Claus, Christmas Symphony

2:00pm Petritz: Die Herrlichkeit des Herrn

3:00pm Tournier: Six Noels for Harp Solo

5:00pm Waldteufel: The Skater’s Waltz

6:00pm Ropartz: The Miracle of Saint Nicholas

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7

7:00am Berlioz: Shepherds’ Farewell, L’Enfant…

8:00am Vivaldi: Violin Concerto, Il riposo-per il Santissimo

9:00am Mockridge: Miracle on 34th Street

12:00pm Live from Hochstein: A Cup of Good Cheer

1:00pm Hanson: Dies Natalis

3:00pm Turner: A Symphony of Carols

4:00pm Lazzari: Motteto, Canto Solo per Natale

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8

7:00am Richman: The Reindeer Variations

8:00am J.S. Bach: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

9:00am Britten: Men of Goodwill-Variations for orchestra 12:00pm Daquin: Noel No. 3, Une bergér jolie

1:00pm Cui: Hymn to the Holy Mother of God

2:00pm Jolivet: Pastorales de Noel

3:00pm Mielck: Old Bohemian Christmas Song

4:00pm Torelli: Concerto Grosso No. 6, Christmas

5:00pm Hooper: A Garland of Carols

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9

7:00am M. Haydn: Lauft, ihr Hirten, allzugleicht

8:00am Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors

9:00am Poulenc: Four Christmas Motets

12:00pm Tartini: Sinfonia Pastorale, Christmas

1:00pm Lane: Three Christmas Pictures

2:00pm Malcolm: Missa Ad Præsepe

3:00pm Ries: Variations on a Portuguese Hymn (Adeste Fidelis)

4:00pm Foss: ‘Twas the Night before Christmas

6:00pm C.P.E. Bach: Auf, schicke dich recht feierlich

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

12:00pm Manfredini: Concerto Grosso in C, Christmas

5:00pm Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11

6:00am Jansons: Christmas Cantata

7:00am Standford: A Christmas Carol Symphony

2:00pm Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noel

6:00pm A Rochester Festival of Lessons and Carols

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 - VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE DAY/MEXICO

7:00am Benedetti: Pastori o voi (You Shepherds)

8:00am L. Mozart: A Musical Sleigh-ride 9:00am Rouse: Karolju

12:00pm Traditional: The Christmas Suite

1:00pm Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

2:00pm Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in f, Christmas

3:00pm A Mexican Christmas with the Newberry Consort

4:00pm Gould: Serenade of Carols

5:00pm Anonymous: Mevlâna

6:00pm Ramirez: Navidad Nuestra

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13

6:00am White: Alleluia! Puer Natus Est Nobis

8:00am Durante: Litanie a due voci con violini

9:00am Liszt: Christmas Tree (Weihnachtsbaum)

12:00pm Christmas with Madrigalia 2022

1:00pm

Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel orchestral fantasy

2:00pm Vanhal: Missa Pastoralis

3:00pm Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony

4:00pm Lang: The Night of the Star

6:00pm Ruppe: Christmas Cantata

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14

7:00am Morales: Cum natus esset

8:00am Warren: Wexford Bells

9:00am Zilveris: Starlit Christmas

12:00pm

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 40, Dazu ist erschienen…

1:00pm Gossec: Symphony, Op. 5/3, Pastorella

2:00pm RPO Holiday Pops 2021

4:00pm Anderson: Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

5:00pm Buxtehude: O dulcis Jesu

6:00pm Hindemith: Tuttifantchen (Christmas Fairy Tale)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15

6:00am

Mendelssohn: Von Himmel hoch

7:00am Distler: Motets, Weihnachtsgeschichte

9:00am Dyson: Concerto de Chiesa

12:00pm The Ballad of The Brown King 1:00pm Sowash: Piano Trio No. 3, Christmas Divertimento

2:00pm Rodrigo: Retablo de Navidad

3:00pm Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite-Orchestral

4:00pm Bennett: Carol Suite No. 2

5:00pm Wesley: Rondo on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 6:00pm Finzi: In Terra Pax

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16

6:00am Jacobi: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet

7:00am Chadwick: Noel, Symphonic Sketches

8:00am Paulus: We Sing Thy Birth

9:00am Ryba: Christmas Mass 12:00pm Anonymous: In Belleem

1:00pm Homilius: Frohlocke Zion dein Erlöser

2:00pm Handel: Il Pastor Fido

3:00pm Welcome Christmas 4:00pm Molter: Concerto Pastorale in G 5:00pm Brumel: Nato canunt omnia 6:00pm Addinsell: A Christmas Carol Suite

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

12:00pm Paulus: Jesu Carols

5:00pm Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

SUNDAY,

DECEMBER 18 - CHANUKAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN

6:00am Saladin: Canticum Hebraicum

7:00am Sowash: Guitar Suite for Old Friend at Christmas

1:00pm Myslivecek: Violin Concerto in G

2:00pm Rosner: A Sephardic Rhapsody

3:00pm The New York Philharmonic “Messiah”

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 - CHANUKAH

6:00am Robinson: Great is the Miracle

7:00am Pinkham: Nativity Madrigals

8:00am Zelenka: Laudete pueri Dominum

9:00am Arnold: Commonwealth Christmas Overture

12:00pm Duffy: Symphonic Dances from Heritage

1:00pm Vivaldi: Gloria

2:00pm Stamitz: Symphony No. 2, Sinfonia Pastorale

3:00pm Christmas with Madrigalia 2022

4:00pm Rossi: Suite of Movements, Books 1 & 2

5:00pm Jenkins: Cantate Hodie (Sing Forth this Day)

6:00pm Humperdinck: Sleeping Beauty, Christmas Pantomime

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 - CHANUKAH

6:00am Scarlatti: Cantata Pastorale

7:00am Anderson: Suite of Carols for Brass Choir

8:00am Isaacson: Aspects of a Great Miracle 9:00am Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve

12:00pm Linek: Organ Concerto in D, Christmas

1:00pm Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

2:00pm Davis: A Christmas Carol Ballet

3:00pm Candles Burning Brightly

4:00pm Corrette: Christmas Concerto No. 5

5:00pm Brahms: Marienlieder

6:00pm Adler: To Celebrate a Miracle

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 - CHANUKAH/WINTER SOLSTICE

6:00am

Suk: A Winter’s Tale

7:00am Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs

8:00am Mielck: Old German Solstice Festival 9:00am Praulins: Latvian Solstice in the New World

12:00pm Bock: Fiddler on the Roof Suite

1:00pm Dett: Tropic Winter

2:00pm The Christmas Revels: Solstice 2022 4:00pm Gough: Birds on Fire

3:00pm Holst: A Winter Idyll

5:00pm Vivaldi: Winter

6:00pm Rutter: When Icicles Hang

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 - CHANUKAH

6:00am Sowash: A Christmas Ceremony

7:00am Traditional: Messa Pastorale

8:00am Stravinsky: Choral Variations on Von Himmel Hoch

9:00am CastelnuovoTedesco: Violin Concerto No. 2, The Prophets

12:00pm Chanukah Lights 2022

1:00pm Dyson: A Christmas Garland

2:00pm Rossi: Les Cantiques de Salomon

3:00pm Reed: Russian Christmas Music

4:00pm Wanski: Missa solemnissa de nativitate

5:00pm Laks: Trois pieces de concert

6:00pm Respighi: Laud to the Nativity of the Lord

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 - CHANUKAH

6:00am

Byrd: Propers for the Nativity

7:00am Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes

8:00am Traditional: A Wassail Suite

9:00am Barber: Die Natali

12:00pm A Chanticleer Christmas

1:00pm Tew: Rhapsody on Jewish Folk Melodies

2:00pm Saint-Saens: Christmas Oratorio

3:00pm Pez(el): Concerto Pastorale, Christmas

4:00pm Nicolai: Christmas Overture

5:00pm Esenvalds: Christmas Eve

6:00pm Bloch: Schelomo

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 – CHANUKAH

10:00am A Festival of 9 Lessons & Carols 12:00pm Amahl & The Night Visitors

4:00pm RPO Holiday Pops 2021

11:00pm A Rochester Festival of Lessons and Carols

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY/CHANUKAH

6:00am Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

7:00am Vaughan Williams: On Christmas Night

1:00pm Music of The Baroque: O Magnum Mysterium

5:00pm St. Olaf Christmas Festival

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 - BOXING DAY/KWANZAA: UMOJA (UNITY)/ CHANUKAH

7:00am Blumer: Kinderspielzeug for wind quintet

8:00am Chajes: Israeli Melodies

8:20am The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 1

9:00am Various: Grandpa Christmas 12:00pm Coleman: Umoja

12:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 1

1:00pm Traditional: Dance Medley

2:00pm Carpenter: Adventures in a Perambulator

4:00pm G. Williams: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

5:00pm L. Mozart: Cassation, Toy Symphony

5:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 1

6:00pm McDonald: Suite from Childhood

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 - KWANZAA: KUJICHAGULIA (SELF-DETERMINATION)

7:00am McDowall: Three Latin Motets

8:20am

The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 2

9:00am Kunzen: Musical New Year’s Gift for the Fair Sex

12:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 2

1:00pm

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 41, Jesu, nun sie…

3:00pm The Ballad of The Brown King

5:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 2

6:00pm Gebel: New Year’s Oratorio

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 - KWANZAA: UJIMA (COLLECTIVE WORK, RESPONSIBILITY)

8:20am

The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 3

8:00am Fasch: Jauchzet dem Herrn---New Year’s Cantata

12:20pm

2:00pm

The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 3

Tomlinson: Fantasia on Auld Lang Syne

3:00pm Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate

5:05pm Johann Strauss: New Year Polka

5:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 3

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 - KWANZAA: UJAMAA (COOPERATIVE WORK)

7:00am Lumbye: Champagne Galop

8:20am The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 4

8:00am R. Williams: O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel

12:00pm A Soulful Christmas

12:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 4

1:00pm Herbert: Auditorium Festival March

3:00pm Zaimont: Meditations at the time of New Year

5:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 4

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 - KWANZAA: NIA (PURPOSE)

8:20am

The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 5

9:00am Prokofiev: New Year’s Eve Ball Waltz

12:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 5

1:00pm Roman: New Year Cantata

2:00pm Still: Christmas in the Western World

4:00pm Finzi: Nocturne, New Year Music

5:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 5

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 - KWANZAA: KUUMBA (CREATIVITY)/NEW YEAR’S EVE

8:04am

The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 6

12:00pm Roldan: La Rebambaramba Suite

5:00pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 6

5:00pm Waxman: Auld Lang Syne Variations

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 - KWANZAA: IMANI (FAITH)/NEW YEAR’S DAY

6:00am Dufay: Bon jour, bon mois

7:20am The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 7

7:00am Schubert: Ave Maria

11:00am New Year’s Day from Vienna 2023

2:00pm Nietzsche: Echoes of New Year’s Eve

2:20pm The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa 7