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Sacred Music: A Christmas History

Sacared Music story of Christmas music

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Simon Russell Beale takes a journey through Italy, Britain, Germany and Austria as he explores how the sound of Christmas has evolved in response to changing ideas about the Nativity. His story takes us through two millennia of music, from a fragment of papyrus preserving the earliest known piece of Christian music to the stories behind Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night and In the Bleak Midwinter, and the work of popular Christmas composer, John Rutter. Music is performed by Harry Christophers and his choir, The Sixteen.

Directed byAndy King-Dabbs

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0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
December 24, 2010
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BBC

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Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

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Directed by
Andy King-Dabbs
Produced by
Andy King-Dabbs

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