28 December – 1 January
VOICES OF THE VALLEY – MEMORY LANE
The Fron Male Voice Choir
Decca 2708449

Memory Lane is the fourth album from Britain’s most successful Welsh male voice choir. They sing a selection of favourites including Hey Jude, Ferry Cross the Mersey and a special duet with Dame Vera Lynn.

21 – 24 December

CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA

DECCA 480 3102

This 20-track CD of Christmas songs and carols performed by opera stars such as Rosario La Spina, Leontyne Price, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras and Fritz Wunderlich also includes the first release of Emma Matthews singing Away in a Manger. 

14 – 18 December

Magdalena Kožená – 'Czech Christmas Mass'

ARCHIV 477 8365

Unique traditions, to celebrate Christmas, have evolved throughout all Christian countries. On this CD mezzo soprano Magdalena Kožená performs three Pastorellas and the Czech Christmas Mass by Jakub Jan Ryba which have been part of her Czech heritage for over 200 years.  

7 – 11 December
Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire – Salzburg
DG 477 8570

Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire join forces in a recital of Brahms, Rachmaninov, Schubert and Ravel. This live recording from the 2009 Salzburg Festival documents the long-standing artistic partnership and ‘moments of the greatest harmony’ between two leading pianists of today.