Fiona Talkington is our guide for the first part of Christmas Around Europe, featuring concerts from Vienna, Copenhagen, Madrid, Tartu, Helsinki and Reykjavik

It's the 25th anniversary of the European Broadcasting Union's special day of Christmas music from around Europe. Part 1 features live and pre-recorded concerts from Vienna, Copenhagen, Madrid, Tartu, Helsinki and Reykjavik. Presented by Fiona Talkington.

9am – HOFBURG CHAPEL, IMPERIAL PALACE, VIENNA, AUSTRIA

A concert featuring Advent and Christmas music from Lower Austria

MATTHIAS LIENER (1991): Was soll’s bedeuten – Fanfare for Advent

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949): Durch Einsamkeiten, AV 124

ANTON REIDINGER (1839-1912): Es wird scho glei dumpa

ANTON HEILLER (1923-1979): Heidi pupeidi

TRAD. (Austria) arr. U.C. Harrer: Ein Kind geboren gar wunderschön

TRAD. (Germany): Maria durch ein Dornwald ging

TRAD. (Austria): Gegrüßt seist, Maria, jungfräuliche Zier

HINDEMITH (1895-1963): Erster Schnee

TRAD. (Austria): Du schöne Morgenröt

TRAD. (Austria) arr. M. Schneider: Göttliches Kind, was soll‘s bedeuten

- Hollensteiner Jodler

EDUARD EBEL (1839-1905): Leise rieselt der Schnee

IRVING BERLIN (1888-1989) arr. G. Mancusi: White Christmas

THOINOT ARBEAU (1520-1595) arr. C. Wood: Ding Dong Merrily on High

MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) arr. J.W. Tumundo: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

JOSÉ FELICIANO (1945): Feliz Navidad

ADOLPHE ADAM (1803-1856) arr. U. Theimer: Cantique de Noël

Trombone Attraction

Chorus Viennensis

Michael Schneider (conductor)

10am – BISTRUP CHURCH AT BIRKERØD, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

An English Christmas from Copenhagen

TRAD. (England) arr. D. Willcocks: The Sussex Carol

TALLIS (c.1505-1585): Gloria from 'Missa Puer natus est nobis'

ANON arr. R.L. Pearsall: In dulci jubilo

HAROLD DARKE (1888-1976): In the Bleak Midwinter

TALLIS: Sanctus-Benedictus, from 'Missa Puer natus est nobis'

BOB CHILCOTT (1955): The Shepherd's Carol

JOHN RUTTER (1945): What Sweeter Music

TALLIS: Agnus Dei, from 'Missa Puer natus est nobis'

Danish National Vocal Ensemble

Graham Ross (conductor)

11am – TEATRO MONUMENTAL, MADRID, SPAIN

Christmas polyphony, along with carols by Antonio Soler

VICTORIA (1548-1611): O magnum mysterium

PALESTRINA (c.1525-1594): O magnum mysterium

GUERRERO (1528-1599): La tierra s'está gozando

- Zagales, sin seso vengo

- Pastores loquebantur

PALESTRINA: Hodie Christus natus est

ANTONIO SOLER (1729-1783): A Belén se van corriendo

- Ya de noche y por las calles

- A Belén a ver al niño

- Por caer las navidades

RTVE Chorus

Members of the RTVE Symphony Orchestra

Lorenzo Ramos (conductor)

12pm – ST PAUL'S CHURCH, TARTU, ESTONIA – LIVE

Estonian folk hymns and melodies from the earliest Baltic manuscript hymn collection

TRAD. (Estonia): Rõõmsaks saage ristirahvas [O Rejoice Greatly, All Christians]

- Mina tahan Jehovat kiita keigest südamest [Praise the Lord]

- Mo hinge mees, mis ütlen sull’ [My Dearest Man, What Shall I Say to You?]

- Nüüd Jumalale austust [Now God be Praised]

- Üks täht läks kõndma taevateed [A Star Appeared in the Sky]

- Üks laps on neitsist sündinud [A Boy is Born]

- Nüüd ole, Jeesus, kiidetud [Praise be to You, Jesus Christ]

- Aukuningas, oh Jeesus [O Jesus, King of Glory]

- See jõulupäev on rõõmust suur [Hail to the Day! So Rich in Joy]

Ensemble Triskele

1.05pm – KALLIO CHURCH, HELSINKI, FINLAND – LIVE

A live broadcast from the now traditional Helsinki venue – Kallio Church

SIBELIUS: Bell tune of Kallio Church

TRAD. (Finland): Tule meille Tuomas kulta [Come blessed Thomas]

- Christmas music for jouhikko and kantele from Feodor Pratsu’s repertoire

- Jouluna Jumala syntyi

TEA POLSO (20th cent.): Improvised organ chorale performed on harmonium

TRAD. (Finland): - Yx lapsi synnyi Betlehemis

- Gaudete (Piae Cantiones)

HANDEL (1685-1759): Passacaglia, from Organ Concerto in G minor, HWV 310

- 'If God be for us', 'Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion' and 'He shall feed his flock, from Messiah HWV 56

TRAD. (Finland): Kantele Waltz, from Halsua

- On lapsi syntynyt meille, from Tiernapojat [Star Boys]

- Juottomarssi [Drinking March]

- Slumrande toner [Soft Harmonies]

Anu Komsi (soprano)

Barocco Boreale

2pm – HALLGRIM’S CHURCH, REYKJAVIK, ICELAND – LIVE

A live concert titled Lights and Sounds

TRAD. (Iceland): Hátíð fer að höndum ein

BÁRA GRÍMDÓTTIR (1960): María Drottins lilja [Marie, the Lord‘s Lily]

SIGURÐUR SÆVARSSON (1963): Magnificat

PETER PHILIPS (c.1560-1628): O beatum et sacrosanctum diem

GUNNAR ANDREAS KRISTINSSON (1976): Jólaljós [Christmas Light]

RICHARD DERING (c.1580-1630): Quam vidistis

DANÍEL BJARNASON (1979): Enn fagnar heimur [The World still rejoices]

JACOBUS GALLUS (1550-1591): Omnes de Saba

THORKELL SIGURBJÖRNSSON (1938-2013): Ljós og hljómar [Light and Sounds]

HREIÐAR INGI ÞORSTEINSSON (1978): Ég höfði lýt á jólanótt [I Bow my Head on Christmas Night]

GALLUS: Duo Seraphim

HAFLIÐI HALLGRÍMSSON (1941): Mín bernskujól [My Childhood Christmas] (premiere)

Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis

Hörður Áskelsson (conductor)