The Literature Network - Have yourself a musical Christmas; The Mellstock Band evoke the Christmas of Thomas Hardy's England at the Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, on Dec 18 Symphony Hall always carries a groaning board of seasonal entertainment, and this year is no excepti

Have yourself a musical Christmas; The Mellstock Band evoke the Christmas of Thomas Hardy's England at the Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, on Dec 18 Symphony Hall always carries a groaning board of seasonal entertainment, and this year is no excepti

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From: The Birmingham Post (England)
Date: 20011203
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Byline: Christopher Morley

Christmas brings its music to a huge variety of venues in our Midland region, and some of them are picturesque enough to go on the most traditional of Christmas cards.

Among such locations is St Paul's Church in Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter, a perfect 18th-century building which has long hosted Ex Cathedra's hot-property 'Christmas Music by Candlelight' presentations. Such is the demand for these atmospheric events that they now run for four nights (December 18,19, 21 and 22, details on 0121 605 7000). Shrewsbury Christmas-lovers can ...

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