Classic FM Musical Cipher

Someone made an algorithm that turns your name into a musical cipher

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Ballerinas protest outside Opéra Garnier

Ballerinas perform ‘Swan Lake’ in protest against France’s pension reform

Tchaikovsky

New Zealand Police singing carols

New Zealand Police go viral singing ‘Silent Night’ and other Christmas carols

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - John Williams

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker: what to expect from John Williams’ soundtrack

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The little girl joins her grandad at the piano for a duet in the festive advert

Independent piano shop makes the most heartwarming Christmas advert on a £10 budget

School nativity goes wrong when sheep steals baby Jesus doll

School nativity goes wrong as sheep hilariously steals baby Jesus

East 17's Tony Mortimer re-records Stay Another Day with London choir

East 17’s Tony Mortimer joins London choir to re-record Christmas hit ‘Stay Another Day’

Christmas

Sad Jingle Bells

This sad Jingle Bells cover is the darkest thing that’s happened to Christmas

Christmas

Sleigh Ride on handbells

Leroy Anderson’s ‘Sleigh Ride’ played on handbells is about the most Christmassy thing there is

Anderson

The cabin crew sang Christmas carols to thousands of airline passengers

British Airways cabin crew sing Christmas carols to thousands of airline passengers

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Brandon Lawrence and Céline Gittens in ‘The Nutcracker’ with Birmingham Royal Ballet

What makes The Nutcracker the perfect Christmas ballet? Catherine Bott asks Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Brandon Lawrence

Christmas

Courteney Cox plays piano at the Royal Albert Hall

Courteney Cox casually melts Instagram playing piano at the Royal Albert Hall

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Bach's Last Christmas

What if Bach had written Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’?

Bach

Brass band in Co-op advert

Brass band takes centre stage in Co-op’s heartwarming Christmas advert

Baby Yoda may make the best memes, but his cuteness didn’t do any favours for scoring, says ‘Mandalorian’ composer

Baby Yoda makes good memes, but not easy melodies, says ‘Mandalorian’ composer

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E.T. Returns with John Williams' score

E.T. reunites with Elliot in Sky’s Christmas ad, complete with John Williams’ brilliant score

Williams

Jordan performs in The Nutcracker

Teenage ballerina in wheelchair achieves dream of dancing in Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

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