#3677: Music for Christmas Eve

To be sure, there will be a few "Jingle Bells", "Silent Nights", and other Christmas carols from the likes of Tony Trischka, Tribecastan, Joshua Bell and Friends. Listen to conflicted holiday song from the jokesters violinist Aleksey Igudesman, pianist Hyung-ki Joo, and violinist Joshua Bell, titled “Christmas Confusion,” which mixes both Jewish and Christmas traditions. It’s a clever mashup of “Silent Night” with “Jingle Bells,” “Hava Nagila” and even “The Dreidel Song.”

Hear “Good King What's His Name” from the world-inflected downtown musicians known as Tribecastan. Plus, banjo player Tony Trischka and Turtle Island String Quartet take on “Angels We Have Heard On High.” Then listen to our Q2 Music colleagues violist Nadia Sirota with composer/producer Alex Overington quote another carol from their "Golden Hours." There’s also an arrangement by London group Mediæval Bæbes of a Swedish-Finnish Christmas carol from the 16^th Century. Then, sample a seasonal work from Irish composer/guitarist Dave Flynn – his “Winter Snowflakes ,“ dedicated to Kate Bush. And more.

PROGRAM #3677 New Music for Christmas Eve (First aired on 12/24/2014)