‘The Match Seller’, by Augustus E. Mulready, 1874 ©️ Garrick Club

Opening the St Peter’s Church De Beauvoir Town Carol Service, a premiere performance of a brand new musical adaptation of the bittersweet tale of The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen.

Classic FM presenter, Zeb Soanes, has collaborated with award-winning composer Louis Mander in a new musical work for narrator & piano, with Andersen’s text, adapted by Soanes, lovingly captured in music by Mander.

"Oh, take me with you! I know you will disappear when the match is burned out. You will vanish like the warm stove, the wonderful roast goose and the beautiful big Christmas tree!"

Narrator Zeb Soanes

Treble Solo Wilfred Gibson

Piano Louis Mander