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‘What wee al looking forward to this Christmas
7 On your Christmas CD
8 Letters
12 The Full Score
Beethoven hymn discovered; Chor ofthe Year
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25 Richard Morrison
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54 Musical Destinations
Jeremy Pound wraps up forthe Sommets
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56 Composer of the Month
Ina Hajeson Vaughan Wiliams
‘ontrtions tothe Cita repertoire
62 Building a Library
Polley choses the inet recordings
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116 Radio & TV
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42 Music for Children
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