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Christmas Special: Mwaka Mudenda

Linton Stephens mixes Blue Peter presenter Mwaka Mudenda a playlist to wind down after Christmas Day.

To round off Christmas Day and begin the Boxing Day recovery, Linton Stephens tries out a mix of soothing, reflective and festive classical music on Blue Peter presenter Mwaka Mudenda. Linton's playlist for Mwaka includes everything from festive favourites which captured his own imagination as a child, to tracks he uses to escape. Will Mwaka find something to love on the playlist, or, at the very least, something she thinks might help wind down stressed-out parents? Grab some leftovers and that jar of piccalilli from the back of the fridge and tune in to find out.

Classical Fix is a podcast aimed at opening up the world of classical music to anyone who fancies giving it a go. Each week, Linton mixes a bespoke playlist for his guest, who then joins him to share their impressions of their new classical discoveries.

Linton Stephens is a bassoonist with the Chineke! Orchestra and has also performed with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic, Halle Orchestra and Opera North, amongst many others.

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26 minutes

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Boxing Day 2022 00:00

Music Played

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming

    Performer: Alan Feinberg.
    • ARGO.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker Op.71 (Coffee 'Arabian Dance')

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 4.
  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    For A Moment

    Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • VIII.
    • Mercury KX.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Peace on earth

    Performer: Dónal McCann. Choir: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. Singer: George Hill. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • Errollyn Wallen: Peace on Earth.
    • Kings College Cambridge.
    • 1.
  • John Williams

    Star of Bethlehem

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • CBS.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Spiegel im Spiegel

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Guillaume Bellom.
    • ERATO.

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