Tour No: 19
Christmas Is Come
presented by The Mellstock Band
Christmas Is Come is a delightful mixture of songs, stories, carols and tunes, drawing on a range of sources to portray the seasonal festivities of the English countryside.
The 19th century country poets John Clare and William Barnes tell of ceremonial house-visiting from mummers, wassailers and carol-singers, whilst Thomas Hardy chronicles the disasters suffered by a country choir. These serve as introductions to a wide variety of lively and unusual seasonal music, performed with authentic instruments of the period.
A magical seasonal musical treat!