BBC Four Sessions Season 1 Episode 37 The Christmas Session 2007
BBC Four celebrates merry midwinter in unique style, with an exhilarating blend of folk tradition and burlesque fun. Energetic 11-piece Bellowhead and Mercury-nominated alternative folkies The Unthanks get together with the impressive young singers Thea Gilmore and Lisa Knapp, plus other special guests. Steered by genial host Paul Sartin, the assembled artists perform seasonal songs of their own alongside yuletide favourites, ranging from folk ballads and carols to parlour songs and carousing dance numbers, with everyone coming together for a final knees-up. Filmed at the atmospheric Shoreditch Town Hall, the setting evokes an old music hall combined with a festive Victorian family parlour, bedecked with garlands, period lamps and fireplace. Even the audience are dressed up in old-fashioned finery and prove themselves ready to kick up their heels.
- Released: 2009-12-17
- Runtime: 59 minutes
- Genre: Reality
- Stars:
- Director:
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1. Nick Lowe 2007-07-20
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2. Ryan Adams 2007-08-03
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3. Ray LaMontagne 2007-06-15
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4. kd lang 2008-02-15
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5. Van Morrison 2008-04-25
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6. Rosanne Cash 2008-05-30
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8. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 2008-07-04
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9. Loudon Wainwright III 2008-07-10
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10. Tony Bennett in Concert 2008-08-05
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11. Bert Jansch 2008-08-07
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12. John Cale 2008-09-14
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13. James Brown 2008-08-22
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14. Radio Tarifa and Javier Ruibal 2008-09-29
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15. Antony and the Johnsons 2008-09-05
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16. Kronos String Quartet In Concert 2008-09-12
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17. Yusuf Islam 2007-05-04
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18. P J Harvey 2008-09-18
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19. Damien Rice 2008-09-19
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20. Martin Carthy and Friends 2008-09-25
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21. Eliza Carthy 2008-09-26
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22. June Tabor 2008-10-02
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23. Gillian Welch 2007-04-27
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25. David Byrne 2008-10-31
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27. Randy Newman 2008-11-07
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28. Youssou N'Dour 2008-11-14
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29. Paul Weller 2008-11-14
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30. Mariza 2008-11-21
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31. India Arie 2008-11-21
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32. Georgie Fame - The Birth of Cool 2008-11-27
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33. Salif Keita 2008-12-04
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34. Marianne Faithfull 2009-04-24
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35. Reggae Britannia 2011-02-11
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37. The Christmas Session 2009-12-17
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38. The Great American Songbook 2010-04-09
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39. Tom Jones 2012-09-21
