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- 5:46 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
12:26 - 5:42 AM
While shepherds watched...
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
2:31 - 5:18 AM
A Christmas Carol - Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
14:08 - 5:14 AM
Choir of Trinity Church
Owen Burdick, conductor
3:22 - 5:06 AM
Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
7:05 - 5:04 AM
Winter Wonderland; Jingle Bells
John Bayless, piano
4:38 - 4:35 AM
Coppelia: Ballet Suite
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Fricke, conductor
23:27 - 4:31 AM
Rocking Carol (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep)
Clare College Singers & Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
3:52 - 4:27 AM
"Sleigh Ride"
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:25 - 4:20 AM
Christmas Medley
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
7:06 - 4:15 AM
Tarara tarara qui yo soy Antoniyo
Masques
Olivier Fortin, conductor
3:11 - 4:11 AM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:33 - 4:06 AM
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
4:59 - 4:01 AM
Tantum Ergo
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
4:31 - 3:47 AM
Wexford Carol; Murztaler Engelruf
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
11:03 - 3:44 AM
Ballad of Jesus Christ
Orchestra of St Luke's
David Robertson, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
2:14 - 3:35 AM
Sinfonia; Ave Maria; Chorale
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
7:13 - 3:28 AM
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
6:32 - 3:23 AM
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
Chanticleer
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
3:10 - 3:06 AM
Dolly Suite
Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos
16:41 - 3:01 AM
Of the Father's Love Begotten
Paul Hill Chorale
Paul Hill, conductor
4:47 - 2:52 AM
The Skaters Waltz
National Philharmonic
Douglas Gamley, conductor
6:05 - 2:44 AM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
7:03 - 2:22 AM
Ave Maria; Adam Lay; Shepherds' Farewell
Arturo Delmoni, violin
20:15 - 2:13 AM
Karolju: Italian
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
8:26 - 2:06 AM
Three English Carols
Artaria String Quartet
5:39 - 2:01 AM
Church Sonata No. 6
I Musici de Montreal
Yuli Turovsky, conductor
4:41 - 1:50 AM
Christmas Medley
Taverner Choir
Andrew Parrott, conductor
Andrew Parrott, tenor
8:03 - 1:34 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
16:10 - 1:26 AM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:14 - 1:23 AM
Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
Vienna Boys Choir
2:13 - 1:15 AM
A Spotless Rose; Christmas Night
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Nicholas Sears, baritone
6:51 - 1:06 AM
Christmas Medley
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
8:29 - 1:01 AM
Nativity Carol
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
4:47 - 10:55 PM
Plink Plank Plunk
St. Louis Symphony
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
:00 - 10:53 PM
Riu Riu Chiu
The King's Singers
:00 - 10:43 PM
In dulci jubilo; O Jesulein suss; While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
15:00 - 10:34 PM
Andante Cantabile
Berlin Philharmonic
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
6:35 - 10:30 PM
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:59 - 10:11 PM
Concerto for 2 orchestras No. 2
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
:00 - 10:02 PM
In dulci jubilo; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Academy & Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
:00 - 10:01 PM
Away in a Manger
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
:00 - 10:00 PM
What is this Lovely Fragrance?
Catherine Victorsen, harp
Sachiya Isomura, cello
5:19 - 5:22 PM
Thy Little Ones
Gustavus Choir
Karle Erickson, conductor
4:14 - 5:14 PM
Brass Medley
London Brass
6:38 - 5:04 PM
Christmas Concerto
I Solisti Italiani
7:37 - 4:58 PM
Once in Royal David's City
BBC National Chorus of Wales
John Hugh Thomas, conductor
5:06 - 4:56 PM
Christmas Symphony
La Fantasia
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
2:13 - 4:32 PM
Christmas Medley
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
22:09 - 4:28 PM
Waltz No. 14, 15
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
1:26 - 4:22 PM
Winter
Guildhall String Ensemble
Robert Salter, conductor
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
6:05 - 4:17 PM
Footprints in the Snow
Pro Arte Guitar Trio
3:21 - 4:11 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Luther College Choirs
5:29 - 4:03 PM
Hansel & Gretel: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
7:45 - 3:58 PM
Snowfall
Boston Pops
John Williams, conductor
3:12 - 3:54 PM
Today Christ is Born, Nowell!
Trinity Church Choir
Richard Marlow, conductor
3:09 - 3:44 PM
The Snows of Yesteryear
I Fiamminghi
Rudolf Werthen, conductor
Rudolf Werthen, violin
10:17 - 3:39 PM
Christmas Medley for Brass
Brass Ensemble
Richard Westenburg, conductor
3:01 - 3:35 PM
The Dance of the Snowflakes
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ernest Tomlinson, conductor
3:32 - 3:12 PM
A Ceremony of Carols
Britten: A Ceremony Of Carols / Rejoice In The Lamb / A Boy Was Born
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Rachel Masters, harp
23:08 - 3:08 PM
Chanticleer
1:51 - 3:03 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:43 - 2:58 PM
Joanne Polk, piano
4:42 - 2:54 PM
The Kings
Orphei Dranger
Robert Sund, conductor
Peter Mattei, baritone
2:12 - 2:52 PM
A la nanita nana
Orphei Dranger
Robert Sund, conductor
4:47 - 2:47 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:26 - 2:36 PM
Stockholm Sinfonietta
Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor
10:28 - 2:30 PM
Donkey Carol
Clare College Choir
John Rutter, conductor
4:33 - 2:25 PM
The Nutcracker: March
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2:19 - 2:22 PM
The Star Carol
Cathleen Arhelger, flute
Jan Matson, piano
6:15 - 2:17 PM
Messiah: For Unto Us a Child is Born
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
2:08 - 2:07 PM
Concerto for 2 Mandolins
La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor
Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin
Christian Schneider, mandolin
9:15 - 2:04 PM
'Tis late and cold
Stephen Varcoe, baritone
Mark Caudle, bass viol
Paul O'Dette, lute
Stephen Stubbs, English theorbo
2:08 - 2:00 PM
Nocturne in Three Scenes: Snowflakes
Izumi Tateno, piano
3:41 - 1:48 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
10:30 - 1:44 PM
Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
2:36 - 1:30 PM
A Christmas Carol
Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra
John Pryce-Jones, conductor
18:00 - 1:18 PM
Two Noels
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Neary, conductor
Michala Petri, recorder
4:13 - 1:10 PM
Shepherds' Music
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:22 - 12:49 PM
Miracle on 34th Street: Suite
It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
11:02 - 12:49 PM
Walking in the Air
Emma Johnson, clarinet
2:01 - 12:42 PM
The Virgin and the Child
Kentucky Center Chamber Players
2:50 - 12:22 PM
Brother Heinrich's Christmas
King's Singers
19:15 - 12:09 PM
Chamber Concerto for Recorder, Oboe, Violin & Bassoon
Chandos Baroque Players
10:40 - 12:08 PM
Alleluya, A New Work
University of Texas Chamber Singers
James Morrow, conductor
2:29 - 12:02 PM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
4:47 - 11:49 AM
Behold, I bring you glad tidings
London String Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
10:13 - 11:49 AM
Away in a Manger
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
2:10 - 11:49 AM
Gesu Bambino
Kelly Yost, piano
5:11 - 11:35 AM
French and English Christmas Music
Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorel, conductor
11:20 - 11:26 AM
Somerset Wassail
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:05 - 11:10 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople, conductor
15:00 - 11:10 AM
Run, Tobaggan, Run
Abbie Betinis Singers
1:40 - 11:07 AM
Berlin Philharmonic Brass
4:30 - 10:36 AM
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
25:28 - 10:33 AM
Huddersfield Choral Society
Keith Rhodes, conductor
7:20 - 10:25 AM
What Sweeter Music
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
5:10 - 10:09 AM
I Saw Three Ships; Christmas Song; Mid-Winter; Masters in this Hall; In dulci jubilo
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
8:14 - 10:08 AM
Delight Galliard
Christopher Wilson, lute
1:25 - 10:01 AM
O Holy Night
Orchestra of St. Luke's, Boys Choir of Harlem
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
4:47 - 9:54 AM
Festive Suite
NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle
Alun Francis, conductor
17:20 - 9:33 AM
All my Heart; O Little One Sweet; Myn lyking
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
8:15 - 9:30 AM
Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
Neville Marriner, conductor
1:57 - 9:26 AM
A Christmas Carol
Galliard Brass & Friends
2:56 - 9:21 AM
Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Handel Bars: Popular Works of George Frideric Handel
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
3:48 - 9:06 AM
17th Century Noels
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
14:50 - 9:01 AM
The Cherry Tree Carol
The Baltimore Consort
4:45 - 8:34 AM
A Carol Symphony
City of Prague Philharmonic
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
24:42 - 8:30 AM
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:18 - 8:26 AM
Ave Maria
Eaken Piano Trio
7:51 - 8:22 AM
Silent Night
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
3:23 - 8:06 AM
Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Coventry Carol; In dulci jubilo; The First Nowell
London Brass
11:40 - 8:01 AM
Santa Claus Medley
Ayako Shinozuki, harp
4:32 - 7:49 AM
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
9:59 - 7:33 AM
Hallelujah Concerto
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
15:22 - 7:26 AM
Sleigh Ride
Northern Sinfonia of England
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:30 - 7:21 AM
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
3:33 - 7:14 AM
Messe de minuit: Kyrie
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
6:21 - 7:09 AM
Northwest Sinfonia
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Carl Tanner, tenor
4:09 - 7:06 AM
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
2:12 - 7:01 AM
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
4:41 - 6:47 AM
Twelfth Night
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
19:02 - 6:35 AM
A Christmas Festival
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
8:00 - 6:12 AM
Choral Fantasy
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
18:44 - 6:06 AM
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:57 - 6:02 AM
Two Christmas Interludes
NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle
Alun Francis, conductor
4:42