From now until Christmas, I'm featuring a holiday-themed selection on Sunday Music Treat from film scores of crime movies through the years. Today's offering is from Lady in the Lake, based the 1943 detective novel by Raymond Chandler in which the editor of a crime magazine hires Philip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss, and the P.I. soon finds himself involved in murder. The movie featured quite a bit of Christmas music, including a variation of "Balulalow" by Peter Warlock. Here's the Choir of St. John's College conducted by George Guest in a performance of the piece:
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December 15, 2019
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