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Nutcracker Ballet: The Land Of Sweets (1) (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy) (Christmas)

In Act II of Pyotr Tchaikovsky/Maurice Petipa's "Nutcracker Ballet" (1892), Clara and her nutcracker-turned-Prince visit his kingdom, The Land Of Sweets. They are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy who has watched over the kingdom in the Prince's absence. In honor of Clara having saved the Prince's life in his duel with the Mouse King, a celebration of sweets and other exotic delicacies is presented. Here, the delicacy is the Sugar Plum Fairy hersel...

Nutcracker Ballet: The Land Of Sweets (2) (Arabian Dance) (Christmas)

In Act II of Pyotr Tchaikovsky/Maurice Petipa's "Nutcracker Ballet" (1892) Clara and her Prince visit his kingdom, The Land Of Sweets. They are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy who has watched over the kingdom in the Prince's absence. In honor of Clara having saved the Prince's life in his duel with the Mouse King, a celebration of sweets and other exotic delicacies is presented. Here, coffee from Arabia.

Nutcracker Ballet: The Land Of Sweets (3) (Chinese Dance) (Christmas)

In Act II of Pyotr Tchaikovsky/Maurice Petipa's "Nutcracker Ballet" (1892) Clara and her Prince visit his kingdom, The Land Of Sweets. They are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy who has watched over the kingdom in the Prince's absence. In honor of Clara having saved the Prince's life in his duel with the Mouse King, a celebration of sweets and other exotic delicacies is presented. Here, tea from China.

Nutcracker Ballet: The Land Of Sweets (4) (Russian Trepak) (Christmas)

In Act II of Pyotr Tchaikovsky/Maurice Petipa's "Nutcracker Ballet" (1892) Clara and her Prince visit his kingdom, The Land Of Sweets. They are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy who has watched over the kingdom in the Prince's absence. In honor of Clara having saved the Prince's life in his duel with the Mouse King, a celebration of sweets and other exotic delicacies is presented. Here, candy canes from Russia.

Nutcracker Ballet: The Land Of Sweets (5) (Waltz Of The Flowers-Finale) (Christmas)

In Act II of Pyotr Tchaikovsky/Maurice Petipa's "Nutcracker Ballet" (1892) Clara and her Prince visit his kingdom, The Land Of Sweets. They are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy who has watched over the kingdom in the Prince's absence. In honor of Clara having saved the Prince's life in his duel with the Mouse King, a celebration of sweets and other exotic delicacies is presented. Following the waltzing flowers and a final dance by everyone, Clara ...

O Christmas Tree (Christmas)

Originally a German folk song from the early 19th century, "O Tannenbaum" (fir tree). The German lyrics (by Ernst Anschutz, 1824) sing praises to the tree's reassuring evergreen beauty & durability, not to anything related to Christmas. As the custom of Christmas trees came into vogue in the 19th century, the song became associated with the holiday. Authorship of the English words is sketchy, the ones used here being a rough composite of one vers...