简介：KatieDerhamintroducesaspecialretellingoftheChristmasstorythroughthemusicofJohnRutter,whoseimmenselypopularcarolsbringpleasuretomillionsaroundtheworld.RecordedatDorchesterAbbeyandconductedbyRutterhimself,theprogrammefeaturessomeofthecomposer'sbestlovedmusicalongsideotherChristmasfavouritesclosetohisheart. Rutterreflectsonsomeofthestoriessurroundinghiswork,suchasthePicassopaintingwhichinspiredhisever-popularShepherd'sPipeCarol,writtenwhenhewasjustsixteen. GeraldFinleyandElinManahanThomasarethesoloists,withtheAuroraOrchestra,theChildren'sInternationalVoicesofEnfieldandJohnRutter'sownchoir,theCambridgeSingers. ExtractsfromtheNativitystoryintheKingJamestranslationarereadbySimonRussellBeale.…