Your favourite music for Christmas on ABC Classic

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Vale Clive Robertson, Goldner Quartet say farewell, music to ease burnout and more

Messiah to Nine Lessons and Carols, hear all of your Christmas favourites on ABC Classic

Get into the Christmas spirit with ABC Classic's curated, festive selection of Christmas Concerts being broadcast in the lead up to Christmas day.

Highlights include a choral celebration with Young Adelaide Voices, where you can hear our 2024 Classic Choir commission, The Christmas Card, by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon.

You can also hear Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's performance of Handel's Messiah, and Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

Enjoy more cherished festive classics from Australian orchestras and ensembles, and magical concerts from artists across the globe.

YOUR GUIDE TO CLASSIC CHRISTMAS CONCERTS

ABC broadcaster Clive Robertson dies aged 78

Legendary broadcaster Clive Robertson was famous for breaking the rules of his profession. He is remembered by ABC colleagues for his original style and being the first of a new breed of announcer.

VALE CLIVE ROBERTSTON

How music can ease your feeling of burnout

Burnout is the feeling of getting stuck in stress mode. It can happen to anyone at any time. Listening to or playing music might be able to help.

Goldner String Quartet

After 30 years of touring nationally and internationally, the Goldner String Quartet recently gave their last concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Mairi Nicolson explores their incredible career.

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2024 ABC Boyer Lectures

The 2024 ABC Boyer Lecture series explores classical music in the contemporary age. Listen to all four lectures by Anna Goldworthy, Aaron Wyatt, Iain Grandage, and Lyn Williams on the ABC listen app.

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Concerts near you recommended by ABC Classic

Live music highlights around Australia across December and January include Messiahs in Sydney, Bendigo and Melbourne, The Peninsula Summer Music Festival in Victoria, Opera Australia’s summer season, Cello Dreaming in Queensland and more.

CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS

New from the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Breathtaking virtuosity and energy from the ACO, with works by two groundbreaking 20th-century composers, Einojuhani Rautavaara and Wojciech Kilar, both celebrating the power and vitality of the folk fiddle.

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