Day 7 BCB Advent Calendar. We stay with another live performance from Symphony Hall this time from 2016. We feature Paul Lovett - Cooper’s Fanfare: Christians Awake. youtu.be/nx20rAQEdSc

Day 8 BCB Advent Calendar. Today we feature Ken Downie’s arrangement of in the ‘ Bleak Midwinter’. youtu.be/RQfTfrEsvLo

Day 9 BCB Advent Calendar. Former member of the band Paul Sharman has arranged ‘ It came upon a midnight clear’ as a tenor horn solo . It’s played here by Neil Blessett and accompanied by Gavin Lamplough . youtu.be/DPxgTlr9z9o

Day 10 BCB Advent Calendar. Back to 2015 and the Symphony Hall for another live performance. This time it’s William Himes arrangement of ‘ Three Kings Swing’. youtu.be/bvmEBtv-lyA

Day 11 - BCB Advent Calendar. Today we feature our longest serving member. Keith Watts was Euphonium Soloist for many years and here from CD ‘Amazing Gift’ in 2005, Keith brings us ‘ Ding Dong! Merrily on High’. youtu.be/zYPTshxi4BA

BCB Advent Calendar. Day 12 sees another arrangement from Paul Sharman, ‘Silent Night’. In the group playing are Ian Kershaw, Nicola Redhead, Andrew Dickinson, Craig Hughes, Mark Sharman, Edward Dixon, Rob Hayward and Callum White. youtu.be/lHeXvXOPYOM

Day 13 BCB Advent Calendar. Another live performance this time from 2014 on the stage at the Symphony Hall. It is Stephen Bulla’s ‘ A Christmas Suite’ youtu.be/8tgujnUdZWs

Day 14 BCB Advent Calendar. Back to 2018 with a Symphony Hall live performance of Richard Phillips arrangement of Bizet’s ‘ Farandole’. youtu.be/J197tP8s8PI

Day 15 BCB Advent Calendar. Today it’s a Carol setting by Leslie Condon of ‘God rest ye Merry, Gentlemen’. This recording is taken from the Bands 2005 CD, Amazing gift. youtu.be/DNUVaZK22Yk

BCB is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of one of our former members David Wilkinson David Wilkinson. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Day 16 BCB Advent Calendar. Our Soprano Cornet Oliver Ridley plays an arrangement of Away in a Manger titled ‘ Little Lord Jesus’ youtu.be/pE_OvU8Az9c

Day 17 BCB Advent Calendar. Today we feature ‘Normandy Carol’. This has been arranged and performed by Deputy Bandmaster Mark Sharman youtu.be/WDm319NKKcE. If you experience distortion issues using a mobile device, please use headphones

Day 18 BCB Advent Calendar. A small group from the band performs an arrangement by Martin Cordner, ‘ Everlasting Light’. youtu.be/OCX0jbmcXnU

Day 19 BCB Advent Calendar A small group from the band playing ‘ Away in a Manger’ in a City centre store. youtu.be/OLb0AB9sInQ

Day 20 BCB Advent Calendar. Members of the Mynott family present an arrangement of ‘ Mary did you know’. youtu.be/d2TV-iqFXac

Day 21 BCB Advent Calendar. Today it’s the turn of our Principal Euphonium , David Taylor, who is playing Stephen Bulla’s arrangement of ‘ Sweet chiming Bells’. youtu.be/DNkfmi0dVBo

Day 22. BCB Advent Calendar. Today is a Cornet Solo from Bandmaster Gavin Lamplough. He plays ‘ O Holy night’, arranged by Ken Downie. youtu.be/JD4vHk6rDBQ

Day 23 BCB Advent Calendar. Today the band presents Richard Phillips arrangement of ‘ Who is He’. This was part of the bands contribution to Birmingham Citadel’s virtual Carol service. youtu.be/VqJM4WELLIY

Day 24. BCB Advent Calendar. Another live performance from the Symphony Hall Carol Service this time from 2016. Former member of the band Paul Sharman has composed ‘ On Christmas Night’. youtu.be/XB_jHcNTYps

Christmas Day BCB Calendar. Our final item is the March , ‘The Carollers’ which was part of the bands feature in Birmingham Citadels virtual Carol Service. We wish all members, their families and all our followers a very Happy Christmas! youtu.be/5ioewbl4IbM