Carnival of the Animals

The world's most musical family, beloved 'War Horse' author Michael Morpurgo, and Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, come together for an album of magical storytelling with this Christmas Saint-Saëns beloved suite accompanied by brand new poems written by Michael Morpurgo. Narrated by Michael himself and Olivia Colman as well as Michael's 'Grandpa Christmas' about the plight of the environment. With the youngest Kanneh-Mason narrating the granddaughter. Accompanied by classic favourites including: 'Flight of the Bumble Bee', 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' and Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song' on its 40th anniversary.The world's most musical family, beloved 'War Horse' author Michael Morpurgo, and Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman, come together for an album of magical storytelling with this Christmas Saint-Saëns beloved suite accompanied by brand new poems written by Michael Morpurgo. Narrated by Michael himself and Olivia Colman as well as Michael's 'Grandpa Christmas' about the plight of the environment. With the youngest Kanneh-Mason narrating the granddaughter. Accompanied by classic favourites including: 'Flight of the Bumble Bee', 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' and Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song' on its 40th anniversary.

1: Preamble
2: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
3: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
4: Hens and Roosters
5: Hens and Roosters
6: Wild Donkeys, Swift Animals (Or Make What You Like of That)
7: Wild Donkeys, Swift Animals
8: Tortoises
9: Tortoises
10: The Elephant
11: The Elephant
12: Kangaroos
13: Kangaroos
14: Aquarium (Or I Have a Friend)
15: Aquarium
16: Characters With Long Ears
17: Characters With Long Ears
18: The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
19: The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
20: Aviary
21: Aviary
22: Pianists (Or Who Sings Best in the Bath)
23: Pianists
24: Fossils (Or Doing the Brontosaurus)
25: Fossils
26: The Swan
27: The Swan
28: Finale
29: Finale
30: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
31: Every Year at Christmas...
32: Maypole Dance
33: To My Little Granddaughter Mia...
34: Mosquito Dance
35: I Sat There Watching You...
36: Little Bird
37: Just to See You Digging There...
38: Flight of the Bumblebee
39: If I Have Learnt One Thing...
40: Sea Murmurs
41: I Wish for You a World Where the Elephant and the Lion...
42: Maypole Dance (Reprise)
43: When the Reading Is Over
44: The Seal Lullaby
45: Redemption Song

Composer: Camille Saint-Saens, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Bela Bartok, Edvard Grieg, Bob Marley, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Eric Whitacre

Number of Discs: 1

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