1. BUSY ELVES 00:01:30 FLIGHTY, PLAYFUL AND MAGICAL. BE ENTICED BY THE MAGIC OF THE MUSIC AND PICTURE THE ELVES BUSY AT WORK AT THE 11TH HOUR AS FATHER CHRISTMAS IS PACKING HIS SLEIGH. EQUALLY FITTING TO SET THE SCENE OF THE SITTING ROOM WITH THE CHRISTMAS TREE GLISTENING AS THE ELVES MAGICALLY APPEAR IN THE HOUSES OF SLEEPING CHILDREN AND TAKE THE PRESENTS FROM THE SLEIGH AND WISTFULLY SET THEM BENEATH THE TREE.

3. A MOTHER'S REALISATION 00:01:27 A HAUNTING CAROL THAT OFFERS A TWIST TO THE USUAL HAPPY FEELING OF CHRISTMAS. WE FEEL THE STARKNESS AND CHILL WHILST THE WORDS GIVE US THE SENSE OF THANKING A GREATER BEING. PERHAPS MARY HAS SUDDENLY REALISED THE FATE OF HER NEW, VULNERABLE CHILD. THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT PIECE FOR A CHRISTMAS HORROR FILM WITH RITUALISTIC SCENES.

5. MIDNIGHT HOUR 00:01:35 THE CLOCK IS TICKING AND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR IS APPROACHING. MAGICAL THINGS START TO HAPPEN ON A FREEZING CHRISTMAS EVE: ELVES DART THROUGH THE SKY AND SANTA'S SLEIGH BATTLES THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. THIS PIECE CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF THE SUPERNATURAL WITH A FROSTY BACKDROP.

7. NOEL 00:01:32 THIS JOLLY YET FOLKY PIECE OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR A "WICKER MAN" TYPE SETTING, PERHAPS FOR A HORROR FILM OR THRILLER SET AT CHRISTMAS TIME. THE URGENCY OF THE PIECE IMPLIES SOMETHING OTHER THAN ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPEN AT CHRISTMAS.

10. SWEET REJOICING 00:01:28 A TRADITIONAL CAROL THAT COULD BE USED IN ANY CHRISTMAS SETTING - PERHAPS BEST SUITED FOR PERIOD (DICKENSIAN) DRAMA OR JUST FOR A CHRISTMAS ADD THAT CAPTURES A TRADITIONAL, SEASONAL FEEL.

12. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST 00:01:29 CHRISTMAS IS NOT A HAPPY TIME FOR EVERYONE. THIS PIECE DEPICTS THE COLD AND THE HAUNTING ASPECT OF CHRISTMAS WITH A GHOSTLY VISITATION REMINDING YOU NOT TO BE BADLY BEHAVED AT THIS FESTIVE TIME OF YEAR.

14. WAKE UP SANTA 00:01:34 IT'S CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THE FIRST CHILD WAKES UP WITH A START AND RUNS AROUND THE HOUSE TELLING THE REST OF THE FAMILY THAT FATHER CHRISTMAS HAS COME AND LEFT PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE. THIS PIECE HAS THE INNOCENCE OF CHILDHOOD WONDER AND ENERGY. PERFECT FOR A CHRISTMAS ADVERT OR SHORT FILM.

16. WHILE THE CHILDREN SLEEP 00:01:33 A MAGICAL PIECE THAT REALLY CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS EVE: MAGICAL ELVES BUSILY PLACE ALL THE PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE AND IN THE STOCKINGS AT THE END OF THE CHILDRENS' BEDS WITHOUT THEM WAKING. PERFECT FOR AN ADVERT AT CHRISTMAS OR A CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS THEMED ANIMATION.

18. WINTER HEARTH 00:01:29 ALTHOUGH VIVALDI DIDN'T WRITE THE 'FOUR SEASONS' WITH THE SEASONS IN MIND (SIMILAR TO HOLST'S 'THE PLANETS'), IT IS VERY CLEAR WHY THIS MOVEMENT WAS GIVEN THE TITLE "WINTER". THE LARGO IS FRAMED BY TWO MORE MOVEMENTS IN THE MINOR KEY THAT CAPTURE THE CRUEL ESSENCE OF WINTER WHILST THIS MOVEMENT EVOKES A COSY, WARM FEELING OF SITTING AROUND A WARM FIRE WITH SNOWFLAKES FALLING OUTSIDE AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES. THE PIZZICATO STRINGS REFLECT THE GENTLE PATTER OF THE SNOWFLAKES WHILST THE VIOLIN PLAYS A BEAUTIFULLY LYRICAL MELODY THAT PORTRAYS THE INNOCENCE OF A YOUNG CHILD'S CONTENTMENT AS THEY ENJOY THE COMFORT AND THE JOYS THAT CHRISTMAS CAN BRING.

20. GOOD NEWS 00:01:25 "FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN" FROM HANDEL'S 'MESSIAH' IS A JUBILANT CHRISTMAS CHORUS, LIVELY AND CELEBRATORY. REFLECTING THE JOYOUS BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST, THE MAJESTIC ORCHESTRAL INTRODUCTION SETS THE STAGE FOR AN EXUBERANT VOCAL ENTRY. THE CHOIR SINGS WITH FERVOUR AND EXCITEMENT, DELIVERING TRIUMPHANT HARMONIES AND ENERGETIC MELODIES. THE RHYTHMIC DRIVE AND BUOYANT SPIRIT EXPRESS ANTICIPATION AND REJOICING AT THE PROMISED SAVIOUR'S ARRIVAL.