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  • 5:57 AM

    Messiah: All we like sheep

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah Highlights

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    3:26
  • 5:39 AM

    Marchenbilder (Pictures from Fairyland)

    Robert Schumann

    Patricia McCarty, viola

    15:16
  • 5:17 AM

    Ave Maria; Adam Lay; Shepherds' Farewell

    Christmas Music

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    20:15
  • 5:06 AM

    Orchestra-Symphony #3

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    :00
  • 5:01 AM

    The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    The Baltimore Consort

    4:45
  • 4:56 AM

    Cantus

    :00
  • 4:21 AM

    String Quartet No. 5 in f

    Antonin Dvorak

    Prague String Quartet

    33:25
  • 4:17 AM

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

    :00
  • 3:52 AM

    Oboe Concerto in D

    Richard Strauss

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    Gregor Zubicky, oboe

    :00
  • 3:48 AM

    The Seasons: December: Christmas

    Tchaikovsky

    Earl Wild, piano

    :00
  • 2:32 AM

    Hansel and Gretel

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Munich Radio Orchestra; Boys' Choir of Tolz

    Kurt Eichhorn, conductor

    Anna Moffo, soprano (Hansel)

    Helen Donath, soprano (Gretel)

    Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (The Witch)

    :00
  • 1:20 AM

    Mass of the Children

    John Rutter

    Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    :00
  • 1:08 AM

    Brother Heinrich's Christmas

    John Rutter

    King's Singers

    19:15
  • 12:56 AM

    Il est ne le divin enfant

    Trad.

    Chanticleer

    :00
  • 12:47 AM

    The Babe of Bethlehem

    William Walker

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    :00
  • 12:28 AM

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    :00
  • 12:16 AM

    Paul Schoenfield, piano

    Young-Nam Kim, violin

    Peter Howard, cello

    14:40
  • 12:05 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Bluebird

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:28
  • 11:48 PM

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer

    14:09
  • 11:38 PM

    Theme & Variations from Sinfonia Concertante

    Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Ralf Golthoni, conductor

    :00
  • 11:34 PM

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    2:06
  • 11:31 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

    Michael Praetorius

    Ellen Hargis, soprano

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    :00
  • 11:23 PM

    The Rhinegold: Entrance of the Gods

    Richard Wagner

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    6:33
  • 11:18 PM

    The Way to Polden

    York Bowen

    Stephen Hough, piano

    3:33
  • 11:12 PM

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    6:32
  • 11:04 PM

    Appalachian Spring: conclusion

    Aaron Copland

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    :00
  • 10:56 PM

    O Come Emanuel

    arr: Hiram Titus

    Hiram Titus

    :00
  • 10:49 PM

    Praeludium & Allegro

    Fritz Kreisler

    James Ehnes, violin

    Eduard Laurel, piano

    6:10
  • 10:43 PM

    "Great Lord and Mighty King" from Christmas Oratorio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Munich Bach Orchestra

    Karl Richter, conductor

    Franz Crass, bass

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    :00
  • 10:38 PM

    Wachet auf

    JS Bach

    David Russell

    :00
  • 10:34 PM

    Shepherds, he is born

    Julius Rontgen

    Carols Around The World

    Quink

    2:13
  • 10:32 PM

    German Christmas Carol

    Julius Rontgen

    Carols Around The World

    Quink

    1:56
  • 10:19 PM

    finale: Violin Concerto #5

    Mozart

    The English Concert

    Andrew Manze

    :00
  • 10:07 PM

    Creatures of Prometheus: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:17
  • 10:04 PM

    Sussex Carol

    Traditional

    Philadelphia Brass

    :00
  • 9:54 PM

    Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland

    JS Bach

    Bengt Forsberg

    :00
  • 9:43 PM

    Overture Rosamunde

    Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    :00
  • 9:30 PM

    Andras Schiff, piano

    2:59
  • 9:08 PM

    Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    Sioned Williams, harp

    21:45
  • 9:04 PM

    Epigraphs Antiques: Morning Rain

    Claude Debussy

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Emil de Cou, conductor

    2:19
  • 8:57 PM

    Away in a Manger

    Traditional

    Adagio Trio

    :00
  • 8:47 PM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:06
  • 8:23 PM

    Violin Concerto #3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Heinrich Schiff, conductor

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    :00
  • 8:13 PM

    Shepherds' Music

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Boston Pops

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    :00
  • 8:06 PM

    Urban Dance #1

    Richard Danielpour

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    :00
  • 8:01 PM

    In April, at Easter time

    Anonymous

    Ensemble Alcatraz

    Susan Rode Morris, soprano

    4:46
  • 7:50 PM

    Resonet in laudibus...medley

    Handel, and more

    Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

    :00
  • 7:31 PM

    Symphony

    Johann Vanhal

    Vanhal: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    25:19
  • 7:01 PM

    Sweet Little Jesus Boy

    Robert MacGimsey

    Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano

    Kevin Murphy, piano

    4:41
  • 6:55 PM

    What is this Lovely Fragrance?

    Christmas Music

    Clare College Singers & Orch

    John Rutter, conductor

    :00
  • 6:40 PM

    Concerto for Recorder & Flute

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhardt Goebel, conductor

    Michael Schneider, recorder

    13:17
  • 6:37 PM

    You Descended from the Heavens

    Traditional Italian

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Anton Guadagno, conductor

    Renata Tebaldi, soprano

    2:39
  • 6:15 PM

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    22:27
  • 6:06 PM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    Dances From Renaissance To Nutcracker

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    8:15
  • 6:01 PM

    Christmas Mass: Kyrie

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noel; Poulenc: Motets

    City of London Sinfonia

    George Guest, conductor

    4:21
  • 5:50 PM

    Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    8:55
  • 5:39 PM

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:48
  • 5:28 PM

    Concerto No. 5

    John Hebden

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    9:50
  • 5:23 PM

    Lux Aurumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Handel and Haydn Society Chorus

    Grant Llewellyn, conductor

    3:54
  • 5:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    St Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

    :00
  • 5:01 PM

    Sursum Corda

    Edward Elgar

    Lyricism

    Catherine Manoukian, violin

    4:33
  • 4:48 PM

    Four Christmas Motets

    Francis Poulenc

    Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

    Ivars Taurins, conductor

    10:55
  • 4:23 PM

    Symphony #80

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    :00
  • 4:17 PM

    Fantasy on Christmas Carols fr The Holly and the Ivy

    Malcolm Arnold

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 4:06 PM

    Solomon: From the Censer Curling...

    George Frideric Handel

    Menuhin Festival Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    5:40
  • 4:01 PM

    Nativity Carol

    John Rutter

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    Roger Wagner, conductor

    4:47
  • 3:45 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas (4)

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    :00
  • 3:35 PM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    9:26
  • 3:33 PM

    The Boar's Head Carol

    Traditional

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:04
  • 3:08 PM

    String Quintet #1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Melos Quartet

    Franz Beyer, viola

    :00
  • 3:06 PM

    God Rest You Merry, Gentleman

    Traditional arr. Van Voorhees

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    :00
  • 3:01 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Polacca

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Philharmonic

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    :00
  • 2:46 PM

    The Chairman Dances

    John Adams

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    :00
  • 2:38 PM

    "Moses" Variations

    Niccolo Paganini

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    7:12
  • 2:33 PM

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    :00
  • 2:32 PM

    As Shepherds Watched

    Joseph Key

    Psalmody

    Peter Holman, conductor

    :00
  • 2:14 PM

    Piano Concerto #23: 3rd mvmt

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orchestra of La Scala

    Carlo Maria Giuliani, conductor

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    :00
  • 2:12 PM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional arr. Rutter

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    :00
  • 2:11 PM

    Mother Goose: Laideronnette

    Maurice Ravel

    City of Birmingham Symph Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    :00
  • 1:52 PM

    Deux Danses (1950)

    Jean-Michel Defaye

    Christian Lindberg, trombone

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    :00
  • 1:47 PM
    5:00
  • 1:43 PM

    Carol of the Bagpipers

    Traditional

    Rita Costanzi, harp

    Victor Costanzi, violin

    2:09
  • 1:41 PM

    Noel Provencal

    Marcel Grandjany

    Rita Costanzi, harp

    :00
  • 1:41 PM

    Scherzando #5

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn-Ensemble Berlin

    Bernhard Hartog, conductor

    :00
  • 1:34 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:34
  • 1:22 PM

    The Babe of Bethlehem

    William Walker

    Pro Arte Singers

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    :00
  • 1:12 PM

    French Suite #4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Glenn Gould, piano

    :00
  • 1:05 PM

    Four Seasons: Autumn: 1st movement

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    Enrico Onofri - violin

    :00
  • 12:57 PM

    That Certain Feeling

    George Gershwin

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    2:25
  • 12:50 PM

    Four Dances

    Sir Edward Elgar

    Athena Ensemble

    11:40
  • 12:37 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    CBC Vancouver Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    Timothy Hutchins, flute

    7:40
  • 12:33 PM

    Christmas Medley for Brass

    Traditional

    Brass Ensemble

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    3:01
  • 12:32 PM

    English Dances: Grazioso

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    2:27
  • 12:24 PM

    Sing Hallelu

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    :00
  • 12:22 PM

    The First Nowell

    Traditional arr. Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    :00
  • 12:13 PM

    Fertilizing Song

    Leonid Desyatnikov

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    3:07
  • 12:05 PM

    Piano Concerto: Adagio

    Edvard Grieg

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    Lilya Zilberstein, piano

    :00
  • 11:37 AM

    The Nutcracker

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    21:10
  • 11:33 AM

    Ensemble PAN

    3:30
  • 11:23 AM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Foundation Orch.

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    :00
  • 11:06 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Bibi Black, trumpet

    8:12
  • 11:00 AM

    Xmas with Pittsburgh Brass

    :00
  • 10:54 AM

    Dormi Jesu (Sleep, Jesus)

    John Rutter

    John Rutter: Music For Christmas

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    4:47
  • 10:40 AM

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    Bob van Asperen, harpsichord

    12:41
  • 10:34 AM

    Make a Joyful Noise

    Frank Denson

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass & Friends

    4:02
  • 10:28 AM

    Jesu, Joy; O Come, All ye Faithful

    Christmas Music

    The Music of a Victoria Christmas

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    6:37
  • 10:06 AM

    String Concerto

    Giuseppe Valentini

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    19:30
  • 10:01 AM

    Vocalise

    Andre Previn

    Sylvia McNair, soprano

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Andre Previn, piano

    4:32
  • 9:48 AM

    Chorale Variations

    JS Bach arr. Stravinsky

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    :00
  • 9:35 AM

    Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Journey

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    12:26
  • 9:23 AM

    Concerto Grosso #1

    George Frideric Handel

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    :00
  • 9:20 AM

    A Virgin Most Pure

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:41
  • 9:06 AM

    Enchanted Kingdom

    Nikolai Tcherepnin

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    13:33
  • 9:01 AM

    Andante festivo

    Jean Sibelius

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:30
  • 8:50 AM

    Pastorale ; Silent Night

    Christmas Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    8:45
  • 8:33 AM

    Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Kuentz, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    17:21
  • 8:27 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano

    Kevin Murphy, piano

    :00
  • 8:06 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Georg Matthias Monn

    Camerata Salzburg

    Jian Wang, cello

    19:13
  • 8:02 AM

    Song of the Farmlands

    Mozart Camargo Guarnieri

    Brazilian Guitar Quartet

    4:25
  • 7:54 AM

    The First Nowell

    Traditional

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    :00
  • 7:30 AM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Orchestra of St. Cecilia

    Daniele Gatti, conductor

    :00
  • 7:22 AM

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    6:32
  • 7:07 AM

    Three Idylls

    Frank Bridge

    Coull Quartet

    15:03
  • 7:01 AM

    Trio #3: Minuet

    Johann Hummel

    Vienna String Trio

    :00
  • 6:56 AM

    Worcester Cathedral Choir

    Donald Hunt, conductor

    Raymond Johnston, organ

    :00
  • 6:29 AM

    Arpeggione Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    David Finckel, cello

    Wu Han, piano

    26:14
  • 6:24 AM

    Messiah: For Unto Us ...

    George Frideric Handel

    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    :00
  • 6:18 AM

    Awake, and join the cheerful choir

    Traditional

    Anonymous 4

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    :00
  • 6:06 AM

    Summer Scenes

    Tauno Pylkkanen

    Music by Leevi Madetoja & Tauno Pylkkanen

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    11:55
  • 6:01 AM

    Hungarian Dance #4

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    :00
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