Sacred Music: A Christmas History (2010)

Simon Russell Beale takes a journey through Italy, Britain, Germany and Austria as he explores how the sound of Christmas has evolved in response to changing ideas about the Nativity. His story takes us through two millennia of music, from a fragment of papyrus preserving the earliest known piece of Christian music to the stories behind Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night and In the Bleak Midwinter, and the work of popular Christmas composer, John Rutter. Music is performed by Harry Christophers and his choir, The Sixteen.

Released Dec. 24, 2010 58 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Music

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.christmas, tmdb.christian-music, tmdb.christmas-carols

Production Companies: BBC

Country: United Kingdom
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English