Part 1 of the Christmas Miscellany concert from the NCH with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Gavin Maloney

New writing:

The Menu, by Kathleen MacMahon

Two poems by Paul Muldoon: Whilst the Ox and Ass, and There Is No Room Here for a King

Palo Santo, by Mia Döring

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve, by Paul Howard

Driving Home for Christmas, by Cauvery Madhavan

Music (all performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, with leader Bróna Cahill, and conducted by Gavin Maloney):

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, arranged by David Willcocks and sung by the Palestrina Choir directed by Blánaid Murphy

Réjouissance from Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks

In the Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst, arranged by David Downes and featuring Geraldine O’Doherty on solo harp

What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve, by Frank Loesser, arranged by Cathleen Flynn, and sung by Lisa Lambe

Joy to the World, arranged by Mark Wilberg, performed by the Palestrina Choir directed by Blanaid Murphy – with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra conducted by Gavin Maloney