The Scary Fairy Saves Christmas
Craig Charles performs his latest modern day fairy tale with the ±«Óãtv Philharmonic in a seasonal adventure packed full of humour, nostalgia and more than a few surprises.
For this unique performance recorded in December 2018 at the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Craig Charles joins forces once again with the ±«Óãtv Philharmonic Orchestra in this, the latest installment in his series of modern day fairy tales. Written in conjunction with composer Iain Farrington, the Scary Fairy once again features a larger than life cinematic score as Craig's fable in rhyme takes the listener on a seasonal adventure packed full of humour and nostalgia with plenty of twists and turns along the way.
Presented by Angellica Bell, the first part of the concert features the ±«Óãtv Philharmonic and conductor Clark Rundell with a programme of wintry delights. These include movements from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Skating from Prokofiev’s Winter Bonfire, The Dance of the Tumblers from Rimsky Korsakov’s Snow Maiden and Claude Thornhill’s Snowfall. They are also joined by guest singer Curtis Stigers who performs with the ±«Óãtv Philharmonic for the very first time in a set that includes his own hits, I Wonder Why and Never Saw A Miracle, combined with the festive groove of Christmas classics such as Let It Snow and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker Ballet, Miniature Overture
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Snowfall (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Snowfall
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Curtis Stigers, Curtis Stigers Trio & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Never Saw A Miracle (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Curtis Stigers
Never Saw A Miracle
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Curtis Stigers, Curtis Stigers Trio & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Let It Snow (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Curtis Stigers
Let It Snow
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Curtis Stigers, Curtis Stigers Trio & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
San Diego Serenade (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Curtis Stigers
San Diego Serenade
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Winter Bonfire: Skating (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Sergey Prokofiev
Winter Bonfire: Skating
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
The Christmas Song (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
The Christmas Song
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
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Curtis Stigers, Curtis Stigers Trio & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Curtis Stigers
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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Curtis Stigers, Curtis Stigers Trio & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
I Wonder Why (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Curtis Stigers
I Wonder Why
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Curtis Stigers, Curtis Stigers Trio & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
That's All (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Dance Of The Tumblers (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
The Captain And The Kings
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Craig Charles & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
The Scary Fairy - Hansel and Gretel (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
The Captain And The Kings (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Tahiti Trot (Friday Night is Music Night)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
Tahiti Trot
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Craig Charles & ±«Óãtv Philharmonic
The Scary Fairy Saves Christmas (Friday Night is Music Night)
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Craig Charles
The Scary Fairy Saves Christmas
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±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra
High Adventure (Friday Night Is Music Night Sig Tune)
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±«Óãtv Philharmonic
High Adventure (Friday Night Is Music Night Sig Tune)
Broadcasts
- Fri 7 Dec 2018 20:00±«Óãtv Radio 2
- Fri 13 Dec 2019 20:00±«Óãtv Radio 2