Classical Music for December 14th. Today we have something obscure. It's a one act operay Frank Bridge with the story of the three shepherds at its centre. It would make a great companion piece to Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors. #classicalmusic https://t.co/M4XnUJ8Jlx

Classical Music for December 12th A couple of days we went on a sleigh ride with Prokofiev's Troika from Lieutenant Kije, and today we go on another, with Leroy Anderson's Sleight Ride. #ClassicalMusic https://t.co/CmtYIzf2bm

Classical Music for December 11th. Today we have a glorious, rather atypical piece by Elgar, with words by his beloved wife, Alice. #classicalmusic https://t.co/Zzuj9yteJS

Classical Music for December 10th Today we turn to Prokofiev for our festive piece, with "Troika" part of the orchestral suite from the music he wrote for the film Lieutenant Kije in 1934. #ClassicalMusic https://t.co/aTcOWjO3Yg

Classical Music for December 9th Today we carry on with the Christmas theme with Respighi's only choral work, Lauda per la Natività del Signore. #ClassicalMusic https://t.co/tsMMshOcv1

Anyone else in #norwich or #norfolk getting utterly peed off with the aeroplane noise over the last few weeks. I realise exercises need to be done - but not over the same part of the country every day!

Two new novellas in the Ghost Stories for Christmas series. Snowfall tells the story of an MP who moves into a cottage with a dark history. In The Tick, a teenager is persecuted by a ghost. Complete ghost stories for Christmas series links UK link https://t.co/r8vZxTraHB US link

Looking for a Christmas present for an Elvis fan? Reconsider Baby takes the reader on a journey from the first session to the last, covering every master recording along the way. #elvis #elvispresley #Christmas #books https://t.co/E3YrbtalZU

Classical Music for December 8th Today we head back to the late 1680s for Corelli's Concerto Grosso in G minor, more commonly known as the Christmas Concerto. #ClassicalMusic https://t.co/elLRZ0OHeF

Classical Music for November 7th Sorry for going MIA for two days, but today's worth it as we carry on with the Christmas theme with Menotti's television opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors. #ClassicalMusic https://t.co/1JaEKUKQDc

Classical Music for December 4th. Today we remain with the Christmas theme while also marking the death of Benjamin Britten on this day in 1976. #ClassicalMusic https://t.co/y7yVkaFOn1

Dear God. #bbcqt is fucking depressing.

Classical Music for December 3rd Today we cross the Atlantic for a programme symphony by William Henry Fry, one of America's first symphonists. This is the Santa Claus Symphony. #ClassicalMusic https://t.co/SipxzWCNQE

What happened to the @Telegraph? Tory bias notwithstanding, it was a serious newspaper. Now we get "‘I’ve claimed Universal Credit for the last six years – work simply isn’t worth it.' Then the article says the person gets half her income through work. Without that work she

Good to see Matthew Bourne's The Car Man returning to @NorwichTheatre next year. The last visit (many moons ago) was stunning.

Classical Music for December 2nd Tonight we move on with the festive works to Benjamin Britten's cantata Saint Nicolas - which was actually premiered in the summer of 1948! #classicalmusic https://t.co/ezMr3C2DBJ

#WelcomeToDerry hasn't got better. It feels a complete mess, with writers that can't seem to handle multi-strand narratives - which is exactly why the original novel was divided into the kids and the adults. Everytime the series promises to improve, it just falls flat.

Classical Music for December 1st We start our move into the festive season with this lovely work by the young Saint-Saens. Such a shame it's not better known. #classicalmusic https://t.co/RrTdy9N2nl

Is the academic publishing world finally getting into the 21st Century. You can now not be affilliated with any institution and yet create an account with JSTOR (free) to view 100 articles a month. Progress at last!

Classical Music for November 30th Before we head into seasonal fare from tomorrow, we have to celebrate St Andrew's Day, and what better way than with a piece by Scottish composer Thea Musgrave. #classicalmusic https://t.co/8XzU4PozPU