This war on the "opium of the people" included Christmas too, and Bach's Christmas Oratorio didn't escape the censure of the Soviet authorities. As conductor Vladimir Jurowski recounts ...

Another great thing about having a few hours free in Leipzig was being able to attend the rehearsal of the Christmas Oratorio in the Thomaskirche, the main city church which now contains Bach's grave.

A Bach Christmas was framed by The Christmas Oratorio, with Parts 1 - 3 at 7 pm on Friday 16 December and Part 4 - 6 ended Radio Three's exploration of the complete surviving Bach on Christmas Day ...

the six-part "Christmas Oratorio", must be finished on time. It is awaited with suspicion by the city council and the gentlemen of the consistory, who have long found Bach's waywardness a thorn in ...

Who needs Trivial Pursuit? 10. Spend Boxing Day with Bach and his mighty Christmas Oratorio You really will need a full day to let this Baroque masterpiece unfurl and breathe. Bach’s Christmas ...