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t wouldn’t be the Christmas issue without some festive recordings to lift the spirits. If you need some musical encouragement to get in the choral pages and some perfect present ideas on the Books page – the Royal Opera House children’s book looks ideal for any little stars (on-or off-stage) in the making.

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