Christmas is a fertile subject for classical music composers, inspiring works joyful, sombre, celebratory, and reflective. Some are grand, others intimate and small-scale: what unites them is how effectively they speak to the listener and evoke moments of mystery, wonder and repose. With that, Limelight is inviting our readers to vote on their top three pieces of classical music from the list below – what rings in the silly season for you? What moves you at this time of year? What says Noel best? Survey closes December 20 at midnight and results will be released the next day.
Adams: El Niño
Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Bach: The Christmas Oratorio
Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ
Britten: A Boy was Born
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Britten: St Nicolas
Corelli: Christmas Concerto
Handel: Messiah
Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony
Liszt: Christmas Tree
MacMillan: Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Messiaen: Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, ‘Troika’
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Schütz: The Christmas Story
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Vaughan Williams: Hodie
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