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Beautiful Music NOW - Saint Nicholas

Anonymous 4
Dario Acosta
Anonymous 4

December 6 is the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas, the famously generous patron saint of children and sailors. (although he is celebrated on other days, depending on the country!) And today's Beautiful Music is the vocal group Anonymous 4 and their recording LEGENDS OF ST. NICHOLAS.

You can use the links below to learn more about Saint Nicholas and some of the ways he is celebrated around the world:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Nicholas-Day

https://mangolanguages.com/resources-articles/5-awesome-traditions-to-celebrate-st-nicholas-day/

Suzanne Bona is the host and executive producer of Sunday Baroque, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show of Baroque and early music which she originated on WSHU in 1987.