This installment formally introduces duets in Antique Pop. Most of these songs take on a style very similar to Chinese folk music, usually set in very simple melodies and presented as dialogues between a man and a woman. There are exceptions, with voices in polyphonic composition, and they evince great affinity to early Hollywood musicals.



The opening music for this installment is a section taken from 'New Year Celebration/賀新年', with Zhang Fan/張帆. It is interesting to note that the music transitions into the 'Jingle Bells' melody, probably because in the Chinese perception, Christmas was more or less the equivalent to their tradition new year, for otherwise, 'Auld Lang Syne' would have been a more appropriate choice.

Featured artists:

Yao Li / 姚莉, Yao Min / 姚敏, Zhou Xuan / 周璇, Yan Hua / 嚴華, Ou Yang Fei Ying / 歐陽飛鶯, Huang Fei Ran / 黃飛然, Lan Ping / 藍蘋, Wang Ci Long / 王次龍, Bai Yun / 白雲, Han Lan Gen / 韓蘭根, Li Li Hua / 李麗華, Bai Hong / 白虹, Bai Guang / 白光, Gong Qiu Xia / 龔秋霞, Mei Xi / 梅熹, Liang Ping / 梁萍, Chen Qi / 陳琦