What a great energetic way to open your Christmas concert and bring focus to the joyful sounds of the season! Themes from Spain, Czechoslovakia, Poland, England and France lead us on a delightful Christmas tour, and James Curnow'soutstanding orchestration technique ensures that all the musicians have rewarding parts to play. You'll enjoy the melodic twists and turns as the consistent unifying tempo charges implacably toward the exciting finale. (Grade 4)

• God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
• Fum, Fum, Fum
• Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
• Jesu, Jesu Baby Dear
• Noel Nouvelet
• Pat-A-Pan (Willie, Take Your Little Drum)