Both The Early Music Show one hour programmes on BBC Radio 3 this coming weekend are devoted to Christmas music and the Sunday 27th Dec 1pm GMT one is Catherine Bott tracing the origins of Christmas carols in pre-Christian Europe details here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00h3ycc

Just thought this might be an interesting follow up listen after the four half hour BBCR2 Keeping Tradition Alive at Christmas shows to be discussed in this thread.

BBCR2 programme listing here: http://is.gd/5w9WN

Looking forward to these very much and am wondering if all the nagging via various portals has opened one BBC ear to the value of English Folk ...... (I am a fan of all UK folk as well !!!)