A Christmas Odyssey with Adrian Scarborough

11 Dec 2025, Milton Court Concert Hall

19:30 Thu 11 Dec 2025 Next Event

19:30 Thu 11 Dec 2025 Milton Court Concert Hall

Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.

Programme

- - Paul Williams
  - A Muppet Christmas Carol Medley(3 mins)arr. Ryan O’Connell
- - Trad.
  - Ding dong! Merrily on high(3 mins)arr. Stuart Nicholson, arr. for brass Jonathan Wikeley
- - Iain Farrington
  - Nova, nova(4 mins)
- - Trad.
  - The Holly and the Ivy(3 mins)arr. John Rutter
- - Adrian Peacock
  - Venite, Gaudete!arr. Owain Park
- - Mykola Leontovych
  - Carol of the bells(2 mins)arr. Peter J. Wilhousky
- - Iain Farrington
  - A Carvery of Carols(5 mins)
- - Bob Chilcott
  - Somehow not only for Christmas
- - Trad.
  - The Twelve Days of Christmas(4 mins)arr. Geoffrey Keating
- - interval
- - Thomas Hewitt Jones
  - Destination Christmas(2 mins)
- - Various Artists
  - Little Girl Blue/O come Emmanuel(7 mins)Nina Simone/Sarah Latto
- - Trad.
  - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemenarr. Jonathan Miller
- - Iain Farrington
  - We wish you a merry Christmas(5 mins)
- - Elizabeth Poston
  - Balulalowarr. Jonathan Wikeley
- - Johnny Marks
  - Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeerarr. Bob Chilcott
- - Various Artists
  - Deck the Halls / Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasTrad. / Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane (arr. Bob Chilcott)

Performers

Adrian Scarborough
narrator
narrator
Aurora Orchestra
musicians from
musicians from
Iain Farrington
piano
piano
BBC Singers
Owain Park
conductor
conductor

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About This Event

Following the success of their festive ‘Live from London’ collaboration in 2024, Adrian Scarborough (History Boys, Gavin and Stacey) joins the BBC Singers on a Christmas journey of carols & literature.

Taking in the nation’s favourite Christmas Carols, alongside depictions of John Masefield’s classic The Box of Delights, Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree, Chekhov’s At Christmas Time and the lesser-known masterpiece of Charles Dickens, Doctor Marigold.

Presented by Ian Skelly. This concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 24 December.

Part of

BBC Singers 2025-26

BBC Singers 2025-26 A Christmas Odyssey with Adrian Scarborough

Programme

Performers

Composers

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