CD REVIEW -
CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES –
LONDON CONCERTANTE
CMG Records –
CMG 13024.
Total playing time
65 minutes.
Release date: December 1st 2025
Founded in 1999,
London Concertante has, for the
last five years, undertaken
phenomenally successful
'Christmas At The Movies' tours,
playing to over half a million
audience members and travelling
more than 100,000 miles in the
process ! This new CD aims to
capture the spirit of these
'live' performances, to be
enjoyed at home.
Over the course of
15 tracks, we hear music from Jingle
Jangle, Elf, Miracle On 34th
Street, Love Actually, A
Christmas Carol, Home Alone,
It’s A Wonderful Life, The
Chronicles Of Narnia, Scrooged,
Die Hard, The Nightmare Before
Christmas, The Snowman, The
Holiday, White Christmas and
Polar Express.
Chris Grist, the
Ensemble's Executive Producer and
Artistic Director writes: "There
is a huge amount of seasonal
music out there, but what sets
'Christmas At The Movies' apart
is the quality of the music we
have chosen, the world-class
arrangements and the exceptional
musicianship of our players".
It has been some
years since my wife and I
attended a London Concertante
performance given in a church at
Pinner, Middlesex, but I can
certainly vouch for the veracity
of those comments !
Purchasers of this
CD will not be disappointed. It
is available for £12.00 via the London Concertante website.
©
November 2025 Tony Clayden
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