Stephen Bell                 conductor
Rodney Earl Clarke     baritone

Programme includes: Saunders Journey to Lapland; Handel Ombra mai fu from Xerxes; Mozart ‘Se vuol ballare’ from Marriage of Figaro; Offenbach Snowflakes; Korngold Snowman Serenade; Adam O Holy Night; Prokofiev Cinderella Suite; Paul Campbell Christmas Celebration; Bricusse/Newley Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Waldteufel Skaters Waltz; Schönberg/Boublil Les Miserables: Stars; Anderson Buglers’ Holiday; Arr. Connor Carol of the bells; Torme Christmas Song; John Williams Somewhere in My Memory; Beal/Boothe Jingle Bell Rock

Make your Christmas a more harmonious one with this festive spectacular from the Hallé, now an essential part of your advent calendar. Joining your genial host, conductor Stephen Bell, is versatile baritone Rodney Earl Clarke, whose velvet tone has been heard in a host of high-profile engagements, from opera houses and the BBC Proms to Twickenham and the West End. Alongside vocal highlights from Handel, Mozart, Mel Torme and Les Miserables you’ll also enjoy a sack full of seasonal orchestral showpieces from the likes of Adam Saunders, Erich Korngold, Paul Campbell and Serge Prokofiev, with some classic cinematic magic in the shape of music from Home Alone and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.