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Jess Gillam dons her Christmas jumper to throw a This Classical Life Christmas Party. She's joined by The King's Singers, a fairy light bedecked studio, several packets of party rings and plenty of good tidings as they all share their favourite Christmas music and talk about their festive traditions.From Nick's love of the 'Daniel Craig of the choral classics' Bach's Christmas Oratorio, to Pat's championing of the backing group in an Ella Fitzgerald Christmas tune. Jess, of course, manages to find a David Bowie track even at Christmas and Johnny shares a Beach Boys hit that encapsulates the Christmases of touring musicians. Playlist:ELLA FITZGERALD: Santa Claus is Coming to Town MORTEN LAURIDSEN: O Magnum mysterium [Chamber Choir of Europe/ Nicol Matt] YAZOO: Only You PROKOFIEV: Lietenant Kijé Suite, op.60 – Troika [Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Claudio Abbado] WIZZARD: I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday TRAD IRISH: The Wexford Carol [Susannah Vango (sop) Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore] DAVID BOWIE/BING CROSBY Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy JS BACH: "Herr, wenn die stolzen feinde schnauben" from Christmas Oratorio [Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor/René Jacobs] THE BEACH BOYS: God Only Knows

Jess Gillam and composer Caroline Shaw share their favourite music, with tracks by wordsmith Kae Tempest, a concert waltz by Scott Joplin, the incredible voice of Sarah Vaughan and an unfinished piece by Schubert (but not the one you're thinking!).Playlist: Clara Schumann: 3 Romances Op. 22 No. 3 [Elena Urioste - violin, Isata Kanneh-Mason - piano] Mark Guiliana - a path to bliss Scott Joplin - Bethena [Randy Kerber - piano] Sarah Vaughan - Tenderly Josquin des Prez - Mille regretz [Hilliard Ensemble] Stanley Myers - Saxophone Concerto [John Harle, Argo Symphony Orchestra, James Judd] Kae Tempest - People's Faces Schubert - Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, D.571 (Fragment) [Andras Schiff - piano]

Jess meets percussionist Vivi Vassileva to swap some of their favourite music... Vivi is sharing the crazy time signatures of young jazz piano wizard Jesus Molina, traditional Bulgarian music and a Tchaikovsky waltz in 5/4! Jess is offering up the raw emotion of Anna Clyne, Alison Russell and Vikingur Olaffson playing Kaldalóns's Ave Maria on an upright piano.Playlist: Anna Clyne – Shorthand [The Knights] Eva Quartet - Kalina Moma Sigvaldi Kaldalóns - Ave Maria (arr. Olaffson) [Vikingur Olaffson - piano] Jesus Molina - Night in Tunisia CPE Bach - Symphony in D Major [The English Concert, Andrew Manze] Alison Russell - Nightflyer Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 (Pathétique); II. Allegro con grazia [Kirill Petrenko, Berlin Philharmonic]