This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel keeps the holiday spirit going with music from classic and newer films that celebrate the holidays, including Elf, White Christmas, Babes in Toyland, Klaus, The Polar Express and A Christmas Story. Listen now!
Playlist
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Composer: Leon Jessel
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Babes in Toyland: Eccentric Dance
Composer: Victor Herbert
Conductor: Keith Brion
Orchestra/Ensemble: Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 559025
Elf: Papa Elf
Composer: John Debney
Conductor: Robert Ziegler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus: The Legend of Klaus
Composer: Alfonso G. Aguilar
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Epic 2020
March of the Toys
Composer: Victor Herbert
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
You've Got Mail: Empty Store
Composer: George Fenton
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Die Hard: Gruber’s Arrival
Composer: Michael Kamen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Edward Scissorhands: Suite
Composer: Danny Elfman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
MCA 11550
The Polar Express: When Christmas Comes to Town
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Robert Ziegler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Sony 87161
The Polar Express: Suite
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Soundtrack Recording
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Christmas at Hogwarts
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 83491
A Christmas Story: The Bumper Hounds Make Their Rounds
Composer: Paul Zaza/Carl Zittrer
Conductor: Paul Zaza
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Rhino 522315
A Christmas Story: Glorious, Beautiful Christmas
Composer: Paul Zaza/Carl Zittrer
Conductor: Paul Zaza
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Rhino 522315
The Lion in Winter Suite
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 6015
We Need a Little Christmas/Be a Santa
Composer: Herman/Styne/Comden/Green
Conductor: Lowell E. Graham
Orchestra/Ensemble: United States Air Force Band
Klavier 77047
White Christmas: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
Composer: Irving Berlin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Joseph J. Lilley and His Orchestra
Soloists: Bing Crosby, vocals
London/Decca 8083
White Christmas
Composer: Irving Berlin
Orchestra/Ensemble: John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
Soloists: Bing Crosby, vocals
Geffen 73017
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