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Hollywood Holiday 2021

Lynne Warfel, host of Saturday Cinema, takes you on a one-hour musical retrospective of some of Hollywood's most cherished Christmas themed movies, including scores from Scrooge - the Musical, A Muppet Christmas Carol, The Polar Express, It’s A Wonderful Life and many more. Listen now to an encore of Hollywood Holiday from 2021!

Playlist

  • Franz Waxman: A Christmas Carol Suite — Queensland Symphony

  • Richard Addinsell: A Christmas Carol Suite — Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Leslie Bricusse: “I Hate People” from Scrooge — Albert Finney, Studio Orchestra and Company

  • Leslie Bricusse: Finale (“Father Christmas” and “Thank You Very Much”) from Scrooge — Albert Finney, Studio Orchestra and Company

  • Miles Goodwin (and Paul Williams): Overture from The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • Miles Goodwin (and Paul Williams): Scrooge from The Muppet Christmas Carol

  • Nick Bicat: Alive/Making Amends/Finale from a Christmas Carol — Studio Orchestra

  • Alan Silvestri: Main Title/First Waltz/The Ghost of Christmas Past/Ride on My Good Man from Disney’s A Christmas Carol — Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra

  • Disney’s A Christmas Carol — Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra

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