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- 5:55 AM
O magnum mysterium
Handel & Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewllyn, conductor
4:10 - 5:48 AM
Adriano in Siria: Overture
Academy of Ancient Music
Simon Standage, conductor
6:50 - 5:46 AM
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
:00 - 5:10 AM
Pictures at an Exhibition
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
33:12 - 5:07 AM
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
:00 - 5:02 AM
Silent Night
English Chamber Orchestra
Emma Kirkby, soprano
:00 - 4:56 AM
Behold, a mighty prophet
Choir of Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago
Richard Proulx, conductor
:00 - 4:50 AM
God's Mother Be
The Singers/Minnesota Choral Artists
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Jeffrey Van, guitar
:00 - 4:48 AM
Of the father's love begotten
The Singers/Minnesota Choral Artists
Matthew Culloton, conductor
:00 - 4:43 AM
"Eg synger Julekvad"/"In dulci jubilo"
Asne Valland Nordli, singer
:00 - 4:14 AM
The Littlest Angel
Ken Darby Choir and Orchestra
Victor Young, conductor
Loretta Young, narrator
:00 - 4:08 AM
Three Carol Improvisations ('Bring a torch"; "Low, how a rose"; "The Holly and the Ivy")
Hiram Titus, piano
:00 - 4:02 AM
It came upon a midnight clear
Hiram Titus, piano
:00 - 3:55 AM
Two English Carols ("Tis winter now"; "Infinite Light")
Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus
Paul Halley, conductor
Christopher Lane, organ
:00 - 3:54 AM
Children of Peace (2003)
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
:00 - 3:47 AM
Coventry Carol
Ann Ransom, harp
Merilee Klemp, oboe
:00 - 3:40 AM
Pilgrim Jesus (1996)
Choir of Kind's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Tom Winpenny, organ
:00 - 3:27 AM
Three Nativity Carols (1993)
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati
Earl Rivers, conductor
Elizabeth Motter, harp
Mark Ostoich, oboe
:00 - 3:08 AM
Christ's Nativity (1931)
BBC Singers
Steuart Bedford, conductor
Judith Harris, mezzo-soprano
Margaret Feaviour, soprano
:00 - 3:00 AM
Joyeux Noel (1998)
Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Alfred Reed, conductor
:00 - 1:01 AM
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Collegiate Chorale
Robert Bass, conductor
:00 - 12:30 AM
Concerto Grosso #1
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
:00 - 12:29 AM
From Jewish Life: Prayer
Peter Bruns, cello
Roglit Ishay, piano
:00 - 12:15 AM
Concert Suite #4
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor
:00 - 12:07 AM
Prelude & Fugue #13
Keith Jarrett, piano
:00 - 12:06 AM
The Little Drummer Boy
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
:00 - 11:58 PM
2 -Part Invention
Nigel Kennedy
Lynn Harrell
:00 - 11:49 PM
Arietta from Piano Concerto in C
La Scala Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, conductor
:00 - 11:45 PM
Psalm setting from Marian Vespers 1610
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh, conductor
:00 - 11:34 PM
Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser
Canadian Brass
5:12 - 11:27 PM
String Quartet #14 "Spring": Finale
Emerson String Quartet
:00 - 11:21 PM
WTC, Book 2: Prelude
Andras Schiff, piano
:00 - 11:15 PM
Christmas Medley
Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorel, conductor
Sandra Simon, soprano
7:03 - 11:04 PM
Hebrides Overture
Boston Pops
Keith Lockhart, conductor
:00 - 10:55 PM
In the Bleak Mid-winter
Grex Vocalis
:00 - 10:47 PM
Islamey
Andrei Gavrilov
:00 - 10:36 PM
Prague Waltzes
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
8:54 - 10:35 PM
O Christmas Tree
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
3:15 - 10:27 PM
Piano Concerto #2: Scherzo
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Andre Watts, piano
:00 - 10:25 PM
Snowflake Song
Kiev Chamber Choir
:00 - 10:05 PM
Messiah: O thou that tellest
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Catherine Robbin, mezzo-soprano
5:19 - 9:56 PM
Gavotte from Les Paladins
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Gustav Leonhardt, conductor
:00 - 9:44 PM
La Valse
Israel Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
:00 - 9:37 PM
Bourree Fantasque
Alain Planes, piano
:00 - 9:34 PM
Shem Speaks
MPR Carolers
:00 - 9:30 PM
Bright Bright the Holly Berry
MPR Carolers
:00 - 9:27 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:44 - 9:08 PM
In the Fen Country
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
17:40 - 9:04 PM
Behold, here is the best morning
Anonymous 4
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
:00 - 8:49 PM
Christmas Medley
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
10:02 - 8:44 PM
Sinfonia for 2 Oboes
London Virtuosi
John Georgiadis, conductor
Anthony Camden, oboe
8:30 - 8:21 PM
Christmas Revels
RTE Sinfonietta - Dublin
Andrew Penny, conductor
:00 - 8:14 PM
Nutcracker: Finale
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
5:31 - 8:01 PM
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
4:25 - 7:49 PM
My Home Overture
London Symphony Orchestra
Istvan Kertesz, conductor
9:31 - 7:24 PM
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
25:28 - 7:09 PM
Trumpet Concerto
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Maurice Andre, trumpet
10:20 - 7:06 PM
Prepare the Way
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:02 - 7:01 PM
The darkest midnight in December
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Emma Kirkby, soprano
:00 - 6:40 PM
Bassoon Concerto
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seija Ozawa, conductor
Dag Jensen
:00 - 6:33 PM
Sleigh Ride
Royal Scottich National Orchestra
:00 - 6:19 PM
King Rene's Chimney
Athena Ensemble
12:47 - 6:11 PM
Riu, Riu, chiu; El nino querido; V
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:52 - 6:06 PM
Where is the Child
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
3:29 - 6:01 PM
Piano Sonata #50
Maria Bergmann, piano
:00 - 5:51 PM
A Merry Christmas Song; Tomorrow Sh
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
6:47 - 5:42 PM
Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner, conductor
8:52 - 5:22 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Neil Black, oboe
18:39 - 5:13 PM
Christmas Concerto
Il Giardino Armonico
:00 - 5:06 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter/Ding Dong Merrily on High
Dean Shostak
:00 - 5:01 PM
Two Christmas Interludes
NW Chamber Orchetsra of Seattle
Alun Francis, conductor
:00 - 4:50 PM
Carol of the Bells; O Come, all ye
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
:00 - 4:33 PM
Grand Overture #3
English Symphony Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
:00 - 4:29 PM
The Virgin and the Child
Kentucky Center Chamber Players
2:50 - 4:25 PM
In dulci jubilo
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:12 - 4:06 PM
Festive Suite
NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle
Alun Francis, conductor
17:20 - 4:01 PM
English Suite #3: 2 Gavottes
Ivo Pogorelich, piano
:00 - 3:46 PM
The Many Moods of Christmas (1)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
11:29 - 3:25 PM
Guitar Quintet #4
Artaria Quartet
Richard Savino, guitar
:00 - 3:21 PM
Sibylla & Agatha
Ensemble Galilei
3:14 - 3:06 PM
O Tannenbaum; In dulci jubilo
Vienna Choir Boys
:00 - 3:01 PM
Bethlehem Down
Westminster Cathedral Choir
4:34 - 2:54 PM
The Christmas Revels
:00 - 2:51 PM
The Nutcracker: Grandfather's Dance
Philharmonia Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
:00 - 2:34 PM
Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles: Carol
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
:00 - 2:31 PM
Love for 3 Oranges: March
St Louis Symphony
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
:00 - 2:24 PM
Choro de Saudade
David Russell, guitar
4:53 - 2:21 PM
The Holly and the Ivy
:00 - 2:16 PM
The Christmas Revels
:00 - 2:16 PM
Keyboard Concerto #4
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
:00 - 2:07 PM
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
:00 - 2:05 PM
Past Three o'clock
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Gerald Finley, baritone
2:37 - 1:58 PM
March of the Little Fauns
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
2:22 - 1:49 PM
Mass in c: Et incarnatus est
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Sylvia McNair, s
:00 - 1:45 PM
Navarra
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
5:53 - 1:36 PM
The Christmas Revels
:00 - 1:31 PM
Coronation of Poppea: Pur Ti Miro
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
3:37 - 1:21 PM
Symphony #101 "The Clock": 3rd mvt
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
:00 - 1:14 PM
Perpetual Movements
Richard Stolzman, clarinet
Nancy Allen, harp
:00 - 1:08 PM
The Lord of the Dance
John Langstaff, bar
:00 - 1:05 PM
Suite from the Monteregian Hills: Danse Villageoise
German Brass
:00 - 12:57 PM
Mary, did you know?
Kathlen Battle, soprano
Christopher Parkening, guitar
2:59 - 12:53 PM
Christmas Tree Suite: The shepherds at the manger
Roland Pontinen, piano
:00 - 12:45 PM
Christmas Symphony
King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
:00 - 12:41 PM
Salutation (1513)
Robert J. Lurtsema, narrator
:00 - 12:24 PM
Flute Concerto #2: 1st mvmt
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
:00 - 12:21 PM
In dulci jubilo
Webb Wiggins, organ
1:37 - 12:14 PM
The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
1:44 - 12:10 PM
The Christmas Revels
John Langstaff, conductor
:00 - 12:04 PM
Andante from Sagittarius
Amanda Forsyth, cello
Peter Longworth, piano
4:11 - 11:55 AM
Fairy Queen: Dance for the Fairies
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:40 - 11:46 AM
A Christmas Festival
Boston Pops
John Williams, conductor
Joy/Deck/Wenceslas/God Rest/Hark
:00 - 11:31 AM
Isle of Bliss
Netherlands Radio Symphony
Eri Klas, conductor
11:47 - 11:23 AM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:16 - 11:08 AM
Concerto Grosso #9 (D. Scarlatti)
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
:00 - 11:08 AM
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
1:31 - 10:59 AM
Hymn of the Cherubim
Bulgarian Radio & TV Men's Choir
Mikhail Milkov, conductor
5:00 - 10:52 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:14 - 10:42 AM
Lute Suite #2
John Williams, guitar
:00 - 10:19 AM
Hallelujah Concerto
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
15:22 - 10:18 AM
Hallelujah Concerto
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
15:22 - 10:11 AM
Da pacem Domine
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier, conductor
5:45 - 10:06 AM
Trumpet Voluntary
Edward Carroll and Steve Hendrickson, trumpets
William Neil, organ
:00 - 10:01 AM
Kenneth Smith, flute
4:32 - 9:52 AM
Alborada del gracioso
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
7:38 - 9:48 AM
At this joyful Christmastide
Grex Vocalis
Carl Hogset, conductor
:00 - 9:33 AM
Christmas Concerto
Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
15:30 - 9:08 AM
Ceremony of Carols
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlowe, conductor
:00 - 9:06 AM
Nutcracker: Chinese Dance
Royal Philharmonic
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
:00 - 9:01 AM
Folias
Ensemble Kapsberger
Rolf Lislevand, conductor
4:18 - 8:28 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Soloists
29:56 - 8:20 AM
Bay Brass
David Krehbiel, conductor
John Fenstermaker, organ
6:43 - 8:14 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
5:45 - 8:06 AM
El Rorro; The Coventry Carol; Deck the Halls
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
7:18 - 8:01 AM
Symphony #7: 3rd mvmt "Midday"
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
:00 - 7:36 AM
Suite for Trumpet & Strings
American Concerto Orchestra
Stephen Burns, conductor
Stephen Burns, trumpet
22:49 - 7:32 AM
O Magnum Mysterium
Grex Vocalis
Carl Hogset, conductor
:00 - 7:27 AM
Ensemble Galilei
4:01 - 7:11 AM
Cello Sonata #4
Mischa Maisky, cello
:00 - 7:07 AM
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
3:38 - 7:01 AM
A Christmas Carol Symphony: 2nd Mvt
City of Prague Philharmonic
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
:00 - 6:46 AM
Break Forth. . . Medley
Robert Shaw Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
:00 - 6:24 AM
Concerto for Flute, Violin & Piano
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
:00 - 6:09 AM
Lute Suite
Ronn McFarlane, lute
13:25 - 6:06 AM
The Two Shepherd Boys
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
2:21 - 6:01 AM
La Traviata: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra
Carlo Rizzi, conductor
4:17