Christmas Eve -  a magical night - when Santa is on his way. Carrots for the reindeer, a glass of sherry by the fireplace, empty pillow slip left at the bottom of the bed and excited children trying to stay awake but wanting to go to sleep...

For us Christmas begins on Christmas Eve when family arrive and settle down for the duration. So the 23rd is the night before Christmas. This is my attempt at a Christmas tune.

Miguel Llobets arrangement ofthe Catalan Christmas Folk Song - " the son of the mother" - was apparently popularised by Seqovia who played it as an encore in recitals. 

Bert Jansch's folk version of the Gustav Holst melody is one of my favourite Christmas tunes."In the Bleak Midwinter" is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti....

The two tunes interchange in this version for acoustic bass and two guitars