Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 25, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 25thIRELAND: Fairytale of New York - Christy Moore Merry Christmas! For us, there was no doubt in our minds for what would be the king that...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 24, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 24thPUERTO RICO: Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano Probably one of our favourite Christmas songs of all time. If you want to host a Christmas...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 23, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 23rdCHILE: Doña María Le Ruego - Victor Jara This Christmas song by Victor Jara is, unusually for a communist, very religious in its tone....
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 22, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 22ndAUSTRALIA: White Wine In The Sun - Tim Minchin Comedian Tim Minchin’s song is the perfect song for atheists, non-Christians and...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 21, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 21stUKRAINE: Shchedryk - Crimean Chamber Choir This well-known Christmas carol has it is origins in the Crimean region of Ukraine, which...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 20, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 20th PANAMÁ: 20 De Diciembre - Rubén Blades Panamanian salsa superstar Rubén Blades, tackled the difficult subject of the US invasion of his...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 19, 20202 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 19th HOLLAND: Een Heel Gelukkig Kerstfeest - De Toppers Though this song is full of festive fun, it serves to remind us of Dutch Christmas and...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 16, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 17th EGYPT: Eporro - George Sadak Though this Coptic Christmas hymn might not sound so traditional to its Western listeners, the song is in...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 16, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 16th JAMAICA: Santa Claus,Do you Ever Come to the Ghetto? - Chronixx This cover of gospel/reggae artists Carlene Davis and Trinity’s song...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 15, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 15th SPAIN: Campana Sobre Campana - Parchis This particular Spanish villancico (not quite a carol, but is often ignored as a term in favour of...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 14, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 14th NIGERIA: Betelehemu - African Children's Choir Based on a Yoruban folk text, Betelehemu is a syncretic hymn about the birthplace of...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 12, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 12th GERMANY: O Tannenbaum - Ernst Anschütz This carol is perhaps one of the most recognisable across the world. Whilst it is not explicitly...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 10, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 11th LEBANON: لج تلج فيروز- (Talj Talj) - Fairuz Whilst much of the Arab world do not have a notable celebration during the festive season due...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 9, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 9th GREECE: Hronia Polla - Sakis Rouvas For many around the world, Christmas Day is the day of giving and receiving gifts, however, not so in...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 8, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 8th CANADA: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Michael Bublé The most traditional offering we will be giving you during our World Music...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 7, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 7th BRAZIL: Tão bom que foi o Natal - Chico Buarque As the largest Catholic nation in the Americas, it is no surprise that there is a wealth...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 6, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 6th SOUTH KOREA: Snow Candy - Starship Planet This collaboration between K-pop artists K.Will, Sistar and Boyfriend comes from a country...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 5, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 5th SWEDEN: Mer Jul - Adolphson-Falk This delightfully jaunty Christmas tune by the Swedish synth-pop superstars Adolphson-Falk details the...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 4, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 4th ETHIOPIA: The Savior Of The World Is Born Today - Orthodox Tewahedo Church Christianity is often thought of as being brought over to...
Joel Dwek & Danny WiserDec 3, 20201 minWorld Music Advent Calendar - December 3rd NEW ZEALAND: A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree - Kingi Ihaka In some ways, this song is a perfect encapsulation of New Zealand today, celebrating...