Christmas music is not just Victorian carols!

This programme brings a selection of Christmas songs and music from around the world, not just from Europe but from other traditions as well. Fascinating and exotic instruments and melodies give a new twist to the traditional Christmas message of hope and peace.

The universal language of music is never so important as at Christmas. From East and West, North and South, these carols are simple, clear and moving, whether played on an exotic North American flute, or in the voice of a French child invoking ‘Papa Noel’. And why not have the rhythms of the West Indies rub shoulders with a South American harp? The message is the same: the timeless joy of Christmas.