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Episode Notes
New writing:
Fanny Alexander, by Victoria White
Skerries Solstice, by Seán O'Gorman
Christmas Cheese, by Lisa McInerney
Pork Chops, Peas, Chips, Tea, Bread and Butter, by Jim Maguire
Hannukah, by the late Judith Mok
Gratitude, a poem by Denise Blake
The Deer of Light, a poem by James Harpur
Music:
Once in Royal David’s City, by Cecil Francis Alexander, performed by Voces 8
Éiridh Na Gréine, by Steve Cooney
A Winter’s Tale, by Mike Batt and Tim Rice, arranged by Thomas Quigley and Cathleen Flynn, and performed by Cormac Kenevey with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by David Brophy
Last Christmas, by Wham
Alf Leila wa Leila, by the Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum
John Field’s Nocturne No. 5 played by Conor Linehan
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