Listen to an expertly curated stream of classical Christmas & holiday music, available around the clock this Winter season.
YourClassical MPR’s live broadcast of 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols' from King's College, Cambridge, with host Michael Barone, has ended and on-demand audio is no longer available. Join us on Christmas Eve 2025 for another unforgettable service.
Here is a day-by-day guide to all of our special holiday programming for the 2024 season, from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve.
We offered a variety of classical specials for the holiday season, from Christmas to New Year's Day. Did you miss one? Catch up any time that's convenient using this comprehensive listing. Listen now!
You ranked your favorite holiday tunes. Now, they’ve been compiled into ‘YourClassical Christmas Favorites,’ hosted by Tom Crann and Valerie Kahler. Listen now!
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra presents a program intertwined with comedy and tragedy featuring music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn and Sibelius. Listen to the concert now!
For one and a half centuries, St. Olaf College has been a hub of connections, knowledge and growth. And for more than a century, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival has been a cherished part of that history. Join us as we celebrate their legacy.
Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2023 program, ‘Love, the Rose, Is on the Way.’
Christmas With Cantus weaves together holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics. Blending narration and song, the program offers an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and joy of the holiday season. Listen now!
Celebrate the season with song! Steve Staruch hosts this one-hour program of holiday favorites, new and old, presented live in concert by Chanticleer, the two-time Grammy-winning 12-man ensemble known as ‘an orchestra of voices.’
Isthmus Brass
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Galway, flute
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Joseph Alessi, trombone
USAF Singing Sergeants
Lowell E. Graham, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Favourite Selections
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Alis Huws, harp
Chanticleer
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Linda Mack, conductor
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Petronel Malan, piano
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Morton Gould, conductor
Miro Quartet
Rossini Hayward, guitar
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Vienna Synchron Orchestra
Bernhard Voss, conductor
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Arsys
Pierre Cao, conductor
Peter Reit, horn
RCA Victor Singers
Richard Westenburg, conductor
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Voces8
Jack Liebeck, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
Suite of Carols for String Orchestra
ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Bach Choir
David Willcocks, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Sarahbanda
Sarah Willis, horn
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, conductor
Chanticleer
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
Gesualdo Six
Empire Brass
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Robert Rice, baritone
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Carmen Dragon, conductor
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Hampton String Quartet
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Stephen Van Dyck, treble
Kelly Yost, piano
May Festival Chorus
Robert Porco, conductor
Emily Mitchell, harp
New Dublin Voices
Bernie Sherlock, conductor
Passion for Brass
Convidando esta la noche
Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque
Rose Ensemble
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Canadian Brass
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Brigham Young University Singers
Andrew Crane, conductor
Jacob Hasler, piano
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Orphei Drangar
Robert Sund, conductor
Ancia Saxophone Quartet
La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
London Brass
Chilly Gonzales, piano
Mark Small, guitar
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Sarahbanda
Sarah Willis, horn
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Goran Sollscher, guitar
Washington Chorus
Robert Shafer, conductor
Emily Mitchell, harp
Gesualdo Six
Hodie: Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres
Vaughan Williams: Hodie; Fantasia on Christmas Carols
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
Baltimore Consort
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Ziegler, conductor
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Canadian Brass
Northern Sinfonia of England
Richard Hickox, conductor
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
Alexis Ffrench, piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Septura
Gregorian Singers
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
Eric Stark, conductor
David Duncan, piano
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Layton, conductor
Waverly Consort
Michael Jaffee, conductor
Joel Frederiksen, bass-baritone
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Cantus
Ihr Kinderlein kommet (O Come Little Children)
Stille Nacht: Christmas Carols for Guitar
Rossini Hayward, guitar
The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Serenade for Strings
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Chad Lawson, piano
Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)
Light Of Gold: A Cappella Sf Christmas
Cappella SF
Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Voces8
Jack Liebeck, conductor
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Christian Eggen, conductor
Lise Davidsen, soprano
Cortango
Cally Banham, English horn
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Serenissima una noche
Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque
Rose Ensemble
Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi
Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Lux Aeterna - The Choral Music of Morten Lauridsen
Chamber Choir of Europe
Nicol Matt, conductor
Galliard Brass & Friends
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Bach Choir
John Rutter, conductor
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Noel Lester, piano
Ensemble Amarcord
The Polar Express: Spirit of the Season
The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack Recording
Alan Silvestri, conductor
Chamber Choir Ireland
Paul Hillier, conductor
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Michele Mariotti, conductor
Juan Diego Florez, tenor
Chanticleer
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Welcome Christmas: Carols and Lullabies from Around the World
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Copper Street Brass Quintet
Xavier de Maistre, harp
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, conductor
Waverly Consort
Michael Jaffee, conductor
A Christmas Carol: Suite
It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
Artaria Quartet
Chanticleer
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
Messiah: Comfort ye, my people...Every valley shall be exalted
Handel: Messiah: Live In Dublin
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Jerry Hadley, tenor
Carol of the Bells
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Kathy Kienzle, harp
Carlos Simon, piano
Cantemus Chamber Choir
Huw Williams, conductor
Copley Singers
Brian Jones, conductor
Christian Lane, organ
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Emily Mitchell, harp
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Morton Gould, conductor
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Elora Festival Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Tu scendi dalle stelle (You descended from the heavens)
Star Over Bethlehem: Choral Jewels for Christmas
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Norman Scribner, conductor
Musica Intima
South Dakota Chorale
Brian A. Schmidt, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
Rene Jacobs, conductor
Roberto Sorrentino, cello
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Daniel Hyde, conductor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Cantus
Kelly Yost, piano
New York Polyphony
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Martin Ford, piano
New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
Empire Brass
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Ying Huang, soprano
Ronn McFarlane, lute
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Stanislav Vavrinek, conductor
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
Ensemble Wien
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
Canadian Brass
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
Sistine Chapel Choir
Massimo Palombella, conductor
Copley Singers
Brian Jones, conductor
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Ziegler, conductor
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Christmas Carols at King's with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
United States Air Force Band
Lowell E. Graham, conductor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas
The Vienna Choir Boys - Merry Christmas, Carols From North America And Europe
Vienna Boys Choir
Christian Schulz, conductor
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Peter Breiner, conductor
Rossini Hayward, guitar
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
Carol of the Bells
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
Chanticleer
Emily Mitchell, harp
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
Huddersfield Choral Society
Keith Rhodes, conductor
Isthmus Brass
John Stevens, conductor
Rose Ensemble
Cantus
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Voces8 Foundation Orchestra
Barnaby Smith, conductor
Jack Liebeck, violin
Septura
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Georgiadis, conductor
James Galway, flute
Il est ne, le divin enfant (Now is born the divine Christ child)
4 Girls 4 Harps At Christmas
4 Girls 4 Harps
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
Northern Sinfonia of England
Richard Hickox, conductor
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Pavel Snajdr, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin, conductor
Genghis Barbie
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, conductor
Christ is the Morning Star
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Quadriga Consort
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Joseph Alessi, trombone
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Douglas Gamley, conductor
Hampton String Quartet
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
Mainstreet Brass Quintet
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Voces8
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
Renaissonics
Lviv National Philharmonic
Serhii Khorovets, conductor
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
George Guest, conductor
Empire Brass
Douglas Major, organ
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
12 Ensemble
Ola Gjeilo, piano
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
Jack Anthony Pott, tenor
Chanticleer
Alexis Ffrench, piano
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
Eric Stark, conductor
Buzz Brass
Bach Choir
David Willcocks, conductor
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
Canadian Brass
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Ronald Hasselmann, trumpet
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Bruce Levingston, piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Eric Ericson, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Septura
Chad Lawson, piano
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, conductor
Sinfonia Cymru
John Rutter, conductor
Catrin Finch, harp
Cantemus Chamber Choir
Huw Williams, conductor
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Paul Salamunovich, conductor
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Evan Jolly/Paul Bateman, conductor
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
John Rutter, conductor
Marisa Robles, harp
Fairfax Choral Society
Douglas Mears, conductor
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Christmas Carols at King's with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Andrew Davis, organ
Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
Allan Wilson, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
Imani Winds
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Christian Eggen, conductor
Lise Davidsen, soprano
Goran Sollscher, guitar
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Linda Mack, conductor
Quink
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Chanticleer
Suite of Carols
ANDERSON, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 - Sleigh Ride / The Typewriter / Plink, Plank, Plunk! / The Syncopated Clock
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
The Polar Express: Spirit of the Season
The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack Recording
Alan Silvestri, conductor
Joseph Alessi, trombone
Vienna Synchron Orchestra
Bernhard Voss, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Peter Illenyi, conductor
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
Copley Singers
Brian Jones, conductor
Ian Hobson, piano
Adagio Trio
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
London Brass
Carol of the Bells
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
Emma Johnson, clarinet
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Carmen Dragon, conductor
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
Cantus
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
Kelly Yost, piano
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Welcome Christmas: Carols and Lullabies from Around the World
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes, conductor
Amahl and the Night Visitors: Dance Suite
Barber: Souvenirs; Menotti: Sebastian, Amahl and the Night Visitors
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Schenck, conductor
Drop down, ye heavens, from above
Drop Down, Ye Heavens: Advent Antiphons for Choir and Saxophone
Siglo de Oro
Patrick Allies, conductor
Rossini Hayward, guitar
