Live music on ABC Classic<\/a><\/p>\nListen to the best classical music concerts from Australia and around the world on ABC Classic and the ABC listen app.<\/p>\n
On 14 December, live from the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs perform Carols at the House.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The concert features the classic carols we all know and love, and the brand-new Classic Choir song, Christmas in the Sun, by Joseph Twist.<\/p>\n
Enjoy a great selection of Christmas concerts from around the world from December 15, as well as feature programs including favourites from the screen and musical theatre.<\/p>\n
Your favourite Christmas Carols will be available to listen to on the ABC listen app in the ABC Classic Favourites collection all December long.<\/p>\n
Christmas Carol Grand Slam on Classic Drive<\/p>\n
ABC Classic Drive is getting into the Christmas spirit with a healthy dose of competition.<\/p>\n
Presenter Vanessa Hughes is asking listeners to vote for their favourite Christmas carol in the inaugural Christmas Carol Grand Slam.<\/p>\n
Kicking off on December 1, have your say in a two-week tournament. Tune in at 4pm each weekday to hear the contenders.<\/p>\n
Cast your vote by texting your pick to 0437 236 777.<\/p>\n
Daily rounds, quarterfinals and semis will lead up to the grand final showdown on Friday December 12.<\/p>\n
Get your bells on, don your visor, and cast your vote before umpire Vanessa Hughes declares GAME, SET, MATCH!<\/p>\n
Guide to ListeningMonday 1 \u2014 Friday 12 December<\/p>\n
4pm Classic Drive: Christmas Carol Grand Slam: Vote for your favourite Christmas Carol in a two-week tournament every weekday.<\/p>\n
Sunday 14 December<\/p>\n
2pm Classic Live: Carols at the House with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, hosted by Vanessa Hughes and featuring the new 2025 Classic Choir song Christmas in the Sun by Joseph Twist.<\/p>\n
Monday 15 December<\/p>\n
9am Mornings: Daily Christmas Crackers leading up to Christmas Day<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings: The O Antiphons with the BBC Singers, Chief Conductor Sofi Jeannin and organist Ashley Grote<\/p>\n
Wednesday 17 December<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra with soprano Julia Lezhneva in a concert of Christmas inspired music by Graun, Charpentier, Bach and Handel.<\/p>\n
Thursday 18 December<\/p>\n
1pm Lunchtime Concert: New Zealand Youth Choir Australian tour<\/p>\n
Friday 19 December<\/p>\n
1pm Lunchtime Concert: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra<\/p>\n
6pm Game Show: Christmas Music in Video Games<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings: Handel’s Messiah with Brisbane Chamber Choir<\/p>\n
Saturday 20 December<\/p>\n
12pm Music Class: Music for Festivities<\/p>\n
6pm Screen Sounds: The Music of Christmas Movies<\/p>\n
8pm Saturday Night at the Opera: Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve, from Munich<\/p>\n
Sunday 21 December<\/p>\n
6pm The Opera Show: Christmas at the Opera<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra<\/p>\n
8pm The Musical Show: Musicals in the Festival Season<\/p>\n
Monday 22 December<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings: Bach’s Mass in B Minor with Sydney Chamber Choir<\/p>\n
Tuesday 23 December<\/p>\n
1pm Lunchtime Concert: Voices of Angels with Gondwana Voices<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings: Ave Rex with St Georges Cathedral Consort<\/p>\n
Wednesday 24 December<\/p>\n
1pm Lunchtime Concert: Santa Claus is Back in Town \u2014 a Christmas Concert of the WDR Radio Orchestra, Cologne<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings: Carols at the House with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, featuring the new 2025 Classic Choir song Christmas in the Sun by Joseph Twist.<\/p>\n
Thursday 25 December: Christmas Day with ABC Classic<\/p>\n
Fill your Christmas Day with ABC Classic’s company, great carols and great concerts.<\/p>\n
6am Classic Breakfast with Megan Burslem<\/p>\n
9am Mornings with Russell Torrance: featuring Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols<\/p>\n
1pm Lunchtime Concert with Genevieve Lang: Christmas with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra<\/p>\n
3pm Classic Drive with Taj Aldeeb<\/p>\n
6pm Passenger with St\u00e9phanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe: Christmas by climate.<\/p>\n
7pm Evenings with Luke Altmann: Christmas Carols with the Hannover Girls Choir and NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, from Hanover<\/p>\n
11pm Wind Down with Taj Aldeeb<\/p>\n
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