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Christmas Day comes early for Lofthouse

Lofthouse 2000 has already given its Christmas Day concert.....

Lofthouse in action
 

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

        

As part of the recent BBC Radio Leeds Christmas celebrations, Lofthouse 2000 Band took part in an early recording of their annual Christmas Day concert on Tuesday at St Giles' Church, Pontefract, with presenters Andrew Edwards and Georgey Spanswick.

Rocking Carol

The band’s performance included an arrangement of ‘The Rocking Carol’, featuring principal cornet, James Whitaker, which will be aired on Radio Leeds Christmas Eve and repeated on Christmas Day.

        

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