Programme December 17, 2025

During a lunchtime concert on Wednesday, December 17th, between 12:00 and 13:30, a total of 14 songs from 14 different countries will be played on the bells of the Campus Carillon of the University of Twente. Members of the Campus Carillon Circle will also perform several well-known Christmas carols.

The concert begins and ends with the centuries-old monotonous melancholic melodies played by the Vanekerblazers on the midwinter horn.

This creates a musical event with a beautiful mix of regional (midwinter horn), national (carillon) and international culture (suggested songs). The concert is part of the festivities surrounding #Enschede700 and promises to be an atmospheric lunch gathering that sounds both traditional and surprising.

Click on a country for more details about the song and the person who proposed it!

Midwinter horns (Vanekerblazers)

Christmas music

  1. “Sa araw ng Pasko” – Philippines (Esther Schopman)
  2. “Twinkle, twinkle little star” – United Kingdom (Willem Jaap Zwart and Esther Schopman)
  3. "Silent Night" (Bas Thuijs)
  4. “Flappie” (Johan Verzijden)

Midwinter horns

International songs

  1. “Pūt, vējiņi” – Latvia (Johan Verzijden and Esther Schopman)
  2. “Dodo titite” – Haiti (Minka Geelen and Esther Schopman)
  3. “Goro moja” – Montenegro (Esther Schopman)
  4. “Sopa de Caracol” – Honduras (Esther Schopman and Hylke Banning)
  5. “Neria” – Zimbabwe (Esther Schopman)
  6. “Poletjela golubica” – Bosnia and Herzegovina (Hylke Banning and Esther Schopman)

Midwinter horns

International songs

  1. “Ој Девојче” (Oj devojce)” – North Macedonia (Hylke Banning)
  2. “Slunečný Hrob” – Czech Republic (Hylke Banning)
  3. “Yolele” – Congo (Hylke Banning)
  4. “Tiyende Pamodzi” – Zambia (Hylke Banning)
  5. “Cesarica” – Croatia (Hylke Banning)
  6. “God Bless Our Homeland” – Ghana (Jort Vooijs and Hylke Banning)

Midwinter horns

Christmas music

  1. “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (Jort Vooijs and Hylke Banning)
  2. “In the Bleak Midwinter” (Tom Erik Pedersen)
  3. “The First Nowell” (Tom Erik Pedersen)
  4. “Carol of the Bells” (Bas Thuijs)

Midwinter horns