Vaughan Williams : On Christmas Night, Masque (ballet) adapted from A Christmas Carol (1926) 

Thoroughly charming.

You mentioned Ravel, a favorite composer of mine. Williams is also a favorite. HIs music is heavenly, rich, full. I love Fezziwigs Parlour.

A "special" composer, with seemingly effortless ability as an orchestrator. Did he learn a thing or two from Ravel? Whatever the case, I adore this music!

There is a lovely "flow" to this wonderful composition, even where there are a few dramatic punctuations. The use of Christmas Carols is restrained, RVW introducing them subtly until the mighty "First Nowell" towards the end. Every part is worthy of attention but my favourite sequence is 15:47-21:12, where the baritone voice sings beautifully and the orchestra seems to evoke a kind of horizontal stillness around well-known Yuletide themes......astonishingly done!!

Leave it to RVW to write the most beautiful, exciting, and surprising music of the last century

Listening to this is my new Christmas tradition 👍

Just tonight, great discovery. I have been letting You Tube play all night since yesterday. A Chrome extension kicked in and allowed it to play continuously in the home here, and the most wonderful works have been coming up on the playlist. THIS is one I had no idea existed!

Thanks for this! Any chance you can add starting times for the sections?

So gratifying after all my years to be listening to some excellent RVW works for the first time.