CD 1
Noch'pered rozhdestvom (Christmas Eve)
Act I
1 Tableau 1: Introduction, "Christmas Eve"
2 Tableau 1 Scene 1: Urodilas' Kolyada nakanune Rozhdestva… (Kolyada was born on the night before Christmas) (Solokha, Devil)
3 Tableau 1 Scene 2: Ege! Chtob mne pusto bylo, yesli ne sam syn vrazhiy satana… (I'll be damned, if not the Devil himself) (Panas, Chub)
4 Tableau 1 Scene 3: Ona odna (She's alone) (Vakula, Chub)
5 Tableau 2 Scene 1: Chto lyudyam vzdumalos' rasslavit', chto khorosha ya? (Why do people say I'm pretty?, "Oksana's Aria") (Oksana)
6 Tableau 2 Scene 2: Ay! Ay! Zachem prishyol syuda? (What do you want?) (Oksana, Vakula)
7 Tableau 2 Scene 3: Na lugu krasna kalina stoit (On the heath stands a beautiful viburnum bush) (Chorus, Oksana, Vakula)
Act II
8 Tableau 3 Scene 1: Urodilas' Kolyada nakanune Rozhdestva (Kolyada was born on the night before Christmas) (Solokha, Devil)
9 Tableau 3 Scene 2: Solokha, zdravstvuy! (Hello, dear Solokha!) (Solokha, Mayor, Deacon)
10 Tableau 3 Scene 3: Divnaya, velikolepnaya Solokha, zdrav'ya zhelaem vam! (Wonderful, fantastic Solokha, I wish you good health!) (Solokha, Deacon, Chub)
11 Tableau 3 Scene 4: Solokha, zdravstvuy! (Hello, dear Solokha!) (Chub, Solokha)
12 Tableau 3 Scene 4: Gey, chumache! (Hey, Chumache!, "Song of Chub and Solokha") (Chub, Solokha, Vakula)
13 Act II Tableau 3 Scene 5: Zachem stoyat eti meshki? (What are these sacks doing here?) (Vakula, Solokha)
14 Tableau 3 Scene 5: Gde ty, sila moya molodetskaya? (Where are you, my fearless strength?, "Vakula's Song") (Vakula)
CD 2
Act II
1 Tableau 4: Kolyaduyu, kolyaduyu, kovbasu chuyu (I'm singing carols) (Vakula, Chorus, Oksana, Panas, Two Women, Deacon, Chub, Mayor)
Act III
2 Tableau 5: Vareniki-to sami skachut v rot!… (The vareniki are just jumping into his mouth) (Vakula, Patsyuk, Devil)
3 Tableau 6: Introduction
4 Tableau 6: Games and Dances of the Stars
5 Tableau 6: Sobiraytesya, kolduny, veduny (Assemble, witches and sorcerers!, "Diabolic Kolyada") (Patsyuk, Solokha, Chorus, Vakula)
6 Tableau 7: Polonaise: Slav', truba, timpan, tsevnitsa… (Praise our Zsarina!) (Chorus)
7 Tableau 7: Svetleyshiy obeshchal menya segodnya (His Highness promised) (Tsarina, Vakula, Chorus, Devil)
8 Tableau 8: Vperyod, vperyod, moy kon'! (Onwards, my steed!) (Vakula, Chorus)
Act IV
9 Tableau 9: Introduction
10 Tableau 9 Scene 1: Zdorovo, kum Korniy! (Greetings, friend Chub!) (Two Women, Chub, Oksana)
11 Tableau 9 Scene 2: Propal kuznets (The blacksmith's disappeared) (Oksana)
12 Tableau 9 Scene 3: Akh! Vakula!… Eto on! (Vakula! It's him!) (Oksana, Chub, Vakula)
13 Tableau 9 Scene 4: Kuznets vernulsya zhiv i zdrav! (The blacksmith's back alive) (Chorus)
14 Epilogue, "In memory of Gogol": Byl il' ne byl u tsaritsy – ne skazhu ya vam, devitsy (I won't say if I met the Tsarina or not) (Vakula, Chorus, Oksana, Chub, Panas, Mayor, Deacon)
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve, based on a short story by Gogol, centres on the love of the blacksmith Vakula for the rich farmer’s daughter Oksana, who mockingly requires him to obtain for her the Tsarina’s shoes in order to win her hand in marriage. However, evil spirits are on the rampage imperilling their love – a witch on her broomstick gathers the stars and the devil steals the moon. Rimsky-Korsakov blends Christian and pagan elements, Ukrainian folk songs and carols, and atmospheric orchestral interludes in this vivacious and fantastical village romance.