The Military Wives Choir has got the thumbs up from classical music fans after their track, Wherever You Are, was included in this year's Classic FM Hall of Fame.
The song, which was written by Aberdeen University lecturer Paul Mealor and was Christmas No 1 last year, was voted the fifth most popular track by the station's listeners.
Mr Mealor, who was chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to write a piece of music for their wedding, was voted the nation's favourite living composer.
Classic FM managing director Darren Henley said: "Classical music lovers have taken Paul Mealor to their hearts after his success with The Military Wives Choir and at the royal wedding. It's exciting to see contemporary classical music resounding so strongly with our listeners."
The poll of more than 150,000 listeners voted Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 their favourite piece of music.
It is the second year running the track, which famously features in David Lean's film Brief Encounter, takes top spot.
A videogame soundtrack also features this year with Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu's soundtrack to Final Fantasy VII coming in at number 16.
The top 30
1 Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2
2 Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
3 Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
4 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 ('Emperor')
5 Mealor - Wherever You Are
6 Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
7 Elgar - Enigma Variations
8 Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 ('Pastoral')
9 Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 ('Choral')
10 Elgar - Cello Concerto
11 Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1
12 Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
13 Allegri - Miserere
14 Holst - The Planets
15 Pachelbel - Canon
16 Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII
17 Barber - Adagio for Strings
18 Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
19 Vivaldi - Four Seasons
20 Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 ('From the New World')
21 Saint-Saens - Symphony No. 3 ('Organ')
22 Handel - Messiah
23 Mozart - Requiem
24 Beethoven - Symphony No. 7
25 Faure - Requiem
26 Sibelius - Finlandia
27 Grieg - Piano Concerto
28 Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
29 Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 ('Moonlight')
30 Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana
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