Kimberly Lyn / en U of T Music puts out its first-ever holiday playlist /news/u-t-music-puts-out-its-first-ever-holiday-playlist <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T Music puts out its first-ever holiday playlist</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2018-11-29-music-playlist-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=qbOi4LxO 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2018-11-29-music-playlist-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=-mrjHokn 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2018-11-29-music-playlist-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=2y478XFP 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2018-11-29-music-playlist-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=qbOi4LxO" alt="Photo of Christmas concert"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>noreen.rasbach</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2018-11-29T12:45:28-05:00" title="Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 12:45" class="datetime">Thu, 11/29/2018 - 12:45</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">From left, Faculty of Music alumnus Daniel Robinson with students Angelo Moretti, Betty Allison and Heidi Duncan </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/kimberly-lyn-0" hreflang="en">Kimberly Lyn</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-music" hreflang="en">Faculty of Music</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Just in time for the holiday season, the <a href="https://music.utoronto.ca/">ÖØ¿ÚζSM’s Faculty of Music</a> has released their <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wC7fvmpwjqbQkqp05mN98">first-ever holiday playlist</a> consisting of grad performers and composers – all music alumni.</p> <p>Hosted on Spotify, the playlist offers 21 classic holiday songs totalling just over one hour of music<em>. </em>Noted alumni featured include Academy Award-winning film composer <strong><a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/featured-alumni/mychael-danna">Mychael Danna</a></strong>,&nbsp;who wrote <em>The Germans Call It A Tannenbaum&nbsp;–&nbsp;</em>incorporating a traditional and timeless melody that accompanied the 2017 motion picture <em>The Man Who Invented Christmas. </em>World-renowned Canadian soprano <strong><a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/featured-alumni/measha-brueggergosman">Measha Brueggergosman</a></strong>&nbsp;sings a soulful rendition of <em>The Christmas Song.</em> And five-time Juno Award winner, guitarist <strong><a href="https://magazine.utoronto.ca/people/alumni-donors/guitar-star-liona-boyd-no-remedy-for-love-scott-anderson/">Liona Boyd</a></strong>, strums an enchanting instrumental song called <em>Fantasy on Good King Wenceslas.</em></p> <h3>Listen to the holiday playlist</h3> <p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0wC7fvmpwjqbQkqp05mN98" width="300"></iframe></p> <p>If you like this holiday collection and want to hear more tunes from accomplished U of T Music alumni,&nbsp;the faculty also created a <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5losRO4jilIYED90exNeNv">general Spotify playlist</a> of 121 songs. Check out its wonderfully eclectic mix of musical styles from indie pop to opera, classical to jazz and more.</p> <p><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5losRO4jilIYED90exNeNv" width="300"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:45:28 +0000 noreen.rasbach 148083 at