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Saturday Cinema - Dec. 14, 2024

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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