Humperdinck Christmas

Maurice Maeterlinck completed his play The Blue Bird ("L’Oiseau bleu") in 1908. Several of his previous works had proved popular as operatic subjects (Pelléas et Mélisande and Ariane et Barbe-Bleue) so it's no wonder that composers jumped at the opportunity to set his latest creation to music.French composer Albert Wolff based an opera on the story, which premiered at the New York Met but subsequently fell into oblivion. Prior to that, in 1912, Max Reinhardt adapted it as a Christmas play and staged a production in Berlin, inviting no less a person than Engelbert Humperdinck to write the incidental music for it. The music was never published, but Steffen Tast eventually located the score and salvaged it for us all to enjoy. A sweet story and newly discovered music by Humperdinck that's sweeter still? Truly a recipe for a fairy-tale ending!

ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien with choir directed by Erwin Ortner perfroms traditional Christmas programme. Soloists are Angelika Kirchschlager, Joel Prieto, Luca Pisaroni und Ursula Langmayr.

Universal Music launch the brand new festive addition to the 101 Hits series. 101 Christmas careful compiled across 5 discs presenting some of the finest repertoire ever available at this price point. 101 Christmas features the likes of Band Aid, Elton John, Bing Crosby, Jackson 5 and many more.

"Celebrate Christmas with this heartwarming collection gathering 100 of the most popular new and classic festive hits by the most revered artists. The great names include Shakin’ Stevens, Jackson 5, Rod Stewart, Michael Ball, David Essex, Jona Lewis, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Aled Jones and Katherine Jenkins, plus newer superstars like Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Girls Aloud and not to forget legendary names such Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee and many more. This festive collection captures the true spirit of Christmas for the whole family to cherish and enjoy. "

Its time right before christmas, time where we specially put our time to be with family and people close to us thats why i bring you Ultimate Christmas Compilation. It really will be the Ultimate Christmas with these 76 Festive tracks across 4CDs housed in a fold out card digipack style case. Includes Wham! Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Bob Dylan and many more.

Najlepsze Hity Dla Ciebie Christmas Vol.3 is a 3CD compilation exploring the ginormous world of Christmas music. It is part of the Najlepsze Hity Dla Ciebie series from Poland and disc 3 features a number of Polish Christmas favorites. This was released by Universal Music Polska.

"Brother, come dance with me": With the fairy tale opera "Hansel and Gretel," generations of children have been introduced to the magic world of opera. A selection of Humperdinck's timeless melodies is now available on a new, exciting GENUIN CD of the Saxon Wind Philharmonic under chief conductor Thomas Clamor, which presents the first version of the work for wind instruments only. Its unmistakable sound allows us to experience opera in an entirely new way. There are young, talented singers who we encounter as Hansel, Gretel, the Sand Man, and the Dew Fairy. Utterly suitable for Christmas trees!