Tony Randall and some children, filmed in Connecticut, provide the framework of the history of some of the carols sung by opera stars.

A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song

Live performance from Zürich Opera House, 2001.  “Vesselina Kasarova’s Rosina turned this Barber into a major event. Pearling coloratura, endless resources of vocal colour and nuance and phenomenal acting versatility became mere means to an end: that of making Rosina into a human being of flesh and blood, with heart, humour and considerable brains.