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  • 5:37 AM

    The Nutcracker

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    21:10
  • 5:31 AM

    Taverner Consort, Choir & Players

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    7:06
  • 5:27 AM

    Wonder Tidings

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:09
  • 5:23 AM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional

    Kelly Yost, piano

    2:55
  • 5:11 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Tavener; Rutter

    Trinity Choir

    Brian Jones, conductor

    11:12
  • 5:06 AM

    Sonata No. 12

    Marco Uccellini

    Romanesca

    3:46
  • 5:01 AM

    Bell Carol

    William Mathias

    Sing Noel

    Washington Chorus

    Robert Shafer, conductor

    William Neil, organ

    4:50
  • 4:47 AM

    Suite of English Folk Dances

    Ernest Tomlinson

    Light Music Society Orchestra

    Vivian Dunn, conductor

    14:21
  • 4:40 AM

    Wassail Song

    Trad., arr. Holst

    Christ Cathedral Choir

    Stephen Darlington, conductor

    3:15
  • 4:29 AM

    The Winter's Tale

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    A Swedish Pastorale

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    10:28
  • 4:26 AM

    O Green and Shimmering Tree

    Traditional Scandinavian

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    3:17
  • 4:15 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:37
  • 4:15 AM

    In Sweet Rejoicing: 3 Variations

    Michael Praetorius

    Creator of the Stars - Christmas Music from Earlier Times

    Pomerium

    Alexander Blachly, conductor

    4:58
  • 4:00 AM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    9:07
  • 3:50 AM

    Rorate coeli desuper

    Trad. Scottish

    Baltimore Consort

    8:14
  • 3:44 AM

    Medley of Christmas Spirituals

    Trad.

    Chanticleer

    6:30
  • 3:42 AM

    Aya Po

    Trad.

    David Burgess, guitar

    1:30
  • 3:36 AM

    When the lovely Virgin Mary

    Trad. Polish

    Poznan Nightingales

    6:09
  • 3:32 AM

    Sheep May Safely Graze

    J.S. Bach

    Liona Boyd, guitar

    4:50
  • 3:27 AM

    Lullay thou tiny little child

    Trad.

    Boston Camerata

    4:14
  • 3:23 AM

    Cantiga de Santa Maria No. 48

    Trad. Spanish

    Ensemble Galilei

    Maggie Sansome, dulcimer

    3:35
  • 3:15 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Chanticleer

    7:31
  • 2:49 AM

    ProArte Orchestra

    Barry Rose, conductor

    24:00
  • 2:45 AM

    Lord in Heaven

    Trad. Rumanian

    Bucharest Madrigal Choir

    Marin Constantin, conductor

    3:40
  • 2:42 AM

    Good King Wenceslaus

    Trad.

    John Alldis Choir

    3:23
  • 2:39 AM

    Choir of Trinity Church

    Brian Jones, conductor

    3:20
  • 2:27 AM

    Fantasia on Christmas Carols

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Stephen Roberts, baritone

    11:10
  • 2:24 AM

    O Tannebaum

    Trad.

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    2:28
  • 2:18 AM

    This I have done for my true love

    Trad. Cornish, arr, Holst

    Christ Churdh Cathedral Choir

    Stephen Darlington, conductor

    5:40
  • 2:14 AM

    A Christmas Jig

    Trad.

    Baltimore Consort

    4:00
  • 2:09 AM

    Lord of the Dance

    Trad.

    Christmas Revels

    4:00
  • 2:03 AM

    Suesser die Glocken

    Trad. Austrian

    Theatre of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    2:39
  • 2:01 AM

    Cold winter is come

    Trad.

    Sneak's Noyse

    Roddy Skeaping, conductor

    2:00
  • 12:45 AM

    Christmas Eve Suite

    Niels Gade

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:35
  • 12:42 AM

    Kristallen den fina

    Trad. Swedish

    Chicago a capella

    2:28
  • 12:39 AM

    Fantasia on "Greensleeves"

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Eaken Piano Trio

    5:03
  • 12:31 AM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Guildhall String Ensemble

    Robert Salter, conductor

    5:22
  • 12:26 AM

    O admirabile commercium

    Josquin des Prez

    Zefiro Torna

    3:43
  • 12:18 AM

    Sinfonia from Christmas Cantata

    J.S. Bach

    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano

    5:49
  • 12:15 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Trad.

    Choir of Westminster Abbey

    Simon Preston, conductor

    3:30
  • 12:12 AM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Michael Praetorius

    Christmas With Michala Petri

    Danish Radio Sinfonietta

    Michala Petri, recorder

    2:25
  • 12:10 AM

    Chicago a cappella

    2:04
  • 12:04 AM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Karelia Suite

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    4:30
  • 11:55 PM

    Have Yourself A Merry...

    Lake Wobegon Brass

    Charles Olson, conductor

    3:26
  • 11:40 PM

    Grand Overture No. 5: Minuet

    Johann Christian Bach

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:09
  • 11:34 PM

    There is No Rose of Such Virtue; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Silent Night

    Traditional

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, organ

    7:15
  • 11:26 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    6:29
  • 11:10 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

    Helmut Rilling, conductor

    Isabelle Faust, violin

    Christoph Poppen, violin

    9:20
  • 11:04 PM

    Minnesota Winter

    Jeff Lambert

    Dances of Spain and Argentina

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    4:05
  • 10:47 PM

    Four Vignettes from A Winter's Tale

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Jan Olav Wedin, conductor

    10:37
  • 10:44 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Apollo's Fire

    Jeannette Sorel, conductor

    Sandra Simon, soprano

    5:37
  • 10:40 PM

    The Shepherds at the Manger (In dulci jubilo)

    Franz Liszt

    Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost

    Kelly Yost, piano

    3:59
  • 10:36 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    Kalman Balogh, cimbalom

    3:22
  • 10:32 PM

    Two-Part Invention

    JS Bach

    Janine Jansen

    1:18
  • 10:24 PM

    Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto"

    Francesco Manfredini

    Christmas Concertos - Il Giardino Armonico

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    7:35
  • 10:17 PM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:31
  • 10:10 PM

    Suite of Dances

    Anthony Holborne

    Summit Brass Quintet

    5:54
  • 10:04 PM

    The sparrow on Christmas morning

    Otto Kotilainen

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:48 PM

    Flute Suite

    Benjamin Godard

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    William Bennett

    11:01
  • 9:38 PM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    8:14
  • 9:30 PM

    Puer natus in Bethlehem

    Michael Praetorius

    The Baroque Christmas Album

    Gabrieli Consort & Players

    Paul McCreesh, conductor

    7:31
  • 9:27 PM

    Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Marat Bisengaliev

    Benjamin Firth

    2:31
  • 9:11 PM

    highlights from 2008 Christmas at the Basilica with the National Lutheran Choir

    14:34
  • 9:04 PM

    Hymn & Fuguing Tune No. 10: Hymn

    Henry Cowell

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    5:48
  • 8:58 PM

    Three Carols for Harp

    Christmas Music

    O Holy Night: Christmas Favorites

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    3:51
  • 8:46 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emile Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    9:00
  • 8:35 PM

    Sussex Carol; Sans Day Carol; Here We Come A-Wassailing

    Traditional

    Noel! Noel! Noel! Christmas With Michala Petri

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    8:51
  • 8:35 PM

    Snowflakes: About the Calf

    Alexander Grechaninov

    Russian State Symphony

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    1:12
  • 8:31 PM

    Grandmother's Minuet

    Edvard Grieg

    Mikhail Pletnev, piano

    2:19
  • 8:25 PM

    Christmas Concerto

    Giuseppe Torelli

    King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    5:40
  • 8:20 PM

    Three Polish Christmas Carols

    Witold Lutoslawski

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    3:52
  • 8:14 PM

    Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Various

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    4:58
  • 8:07 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:02
  • 8:01 PM

    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    Chanticleer

    4:36
  • 7:41 PM

    Christmas Carol Medley

    John Rutter

    Ambrosian Singers

    Vaughan Meakins, conductor

    15:42
  • 7:38 PM

    Agnus Dei

    Giovanni Palestrina

    Palestrina: Music for Advent and Christmas

    Westminster Cathedral Choir

    Martin Baker, conductor

    4:20
  • 7:35 PM

    Rejoice and Be Merry

    Traditional

    Galliard Brass & Friends

    1:58
  • 7:30 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    New York Pops

    Skitch Henderson, conductor

    4:51
  • 7:24 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Frederick Delius

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:30
  • 7:19 PM

    A Spotless Rose

    Herbert Howells

    All Is Bright

    Handel and Haydn Society Chorus

    Grant Llewellyn, conductor

    3:21
  • 7:19 PM

    Shepherds' Music

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    7:22
  • 7:06 PM

    Long is our Winter

    William Ferris

    Snowcarols: Christmas Music by William Ferris

    William Ferris Chorale

    Paul French, conductor

    3:55
  • 7:06 PM

    Santa Claus Medley

    Coots/Autry

    Ayako Shinozuki, harp

    4:32
  • 4:48 PM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:25
  • 4:45 PM

    Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

    Elizabeth Poston

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:33
  • 4:18 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Andras Schiff, piano

    25:55
  • 4:06 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional, Praetorius

    Empire Brass

    9:21
  • 4:01 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Amazing Grace

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    John Bayless, piano

    4:50
  • 3:52 PM

    Three Carols

    Traditional

    Pro Arte Singers

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    7:02
  • 3:52 PM

    Estrellita (My little star)

    Manuel Ponce

    Carter Brey, cello

    Christopher O'Riley, piano

    3:04
  • 3:45 PM

    Fum, Fum Fum!

    Traditional

    QUINK Vocal Ensemble

    1:41
  • 3:36 PM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Leslie Howard, piano

    7:40
  • 3:06 PM

    Laudate; Ding Dong; Pifa; Hark the Herald Angels

    Christmas Music

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

    28:04
  • 3:01 PM

    Festive March

    Erkki Melartin

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:31
  • 2:56 PM

    Beyond the Clouds

    Abbie Betinis

    MPR Carolers

    2:22
  • 2:46 PM

    Some Children See Him

    Alfred Burt

    MPR Carolers

    :00
  • 2:43 PM

    Nigh Bethlehem

    Alfred Burt

    MPR Carolers

    :00
  • 2:38 PM

    Sonata Natalis

    Johann Schmelzer

    Frohlich soll mein

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    6:32
  • 2:33 PM

    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:57
  • 2:24 PM

    A River Runs Through It: Three Fisherman

    Mark Isham

    Studio orchestra

    Ken Kugler, conductor

    :00
  • 2:18 PM

    To Kill a Mockingbird: End Title

    Elmer Bernstein

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    :00
  • 2:09 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    7:35
  • 2:04 PM

    The Polar Express: Spirit of the Season

    Glen Ballard/Alan Silvestri

    Spirit Of The Season

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    2:32
  • 1:48 PM

    Two Christmas Interludes

    Henry Purcell

    NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle

    Alun Francis, conductor

    4:42
  • 1:36 PM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful; The First Nowell; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Christmas Music

    Sing Noel

    Washington Chorus

    Robert Shafer, conductor

    William Neil, organ

    10:07
  • 1:32 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:04
  • 1:29 PM

    Petite Suite: Sleigh Ride

    Jacques Ibert

    Hae-won Chang, piano

    :59
  • 1:19 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Truls Mork, cello

    9:13
  • 1:17 PM

    Star Carol

    Alfred Burt

    MPR Carolers

    1:33
  • 1:13 PM

    Eislauf (Skating) Polka

    Josef Strauss

    Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    1:54
  • 1:10 PM

    The Old Angels Hymn/St. Luke's Tune/Kimbolton Tune

    William Tans'ur

    Rose Ensemble

    2:25
  • 1:05 PM

    John Peel

    Traditional

    Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:00
  • 12:56 PM

    Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory

    John Williams

    Boston Pops

    John Williams, conductor

    Tanglewood Festival Chorus

    3:33
  • 12:53 PM

    Run, Toboggan, Run

    Abbie Betinis

    MPR Carolers

    :00
  • 12:45 PM

    Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    6:38
  • 12:38 PM

    Branles; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan

    Claude Gervais/Traditional

    Renaissonics

    6:26
  • 12:34 PM

    Norwegian Dance No. 2

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Norwegian Dances, Lyric Suite

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:23
  • 12:31 PM

    I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve

    Traditional

    Cynthia Schultz, harp

    1:58
  • 12:23 PM

    El Rorro; The Coventry Carol; Deck the Halls

    Christmas Music

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    Roger Wagner, conductor

    7:18
  • 12:20 PM

    Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Menuetto & Trio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    2:09
  • 12:12 PM

    Wassail Song

    Traditional

    Artaria Quartet

    2:04
  • 12:05 PM

    A River Runs Through It (soundtrack)

    Mark Isham

    Studio orchestra

    Ken Kugler, conductor

    7:00
  • 11:54 AM

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:12
  • 11:53 AM

    There Is a Flower; Sans Day Carol

    John Rutter

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    7:05
  • 11:25 AM

    The Friendly Beasts

    Traditional Medieval

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:00
  • 11:25 AM

    God Rest You Merry, Gentleman

    Traditional

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    1:14
  • 11:11 AM

    The Many Moods of Christmas (3)

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:46
  • 11:06 AM

    How Beauteous Are Their Feet

    Samuel Holyoke

    UNKNOWN

    Columbus Consort

    4:20
  • 11:01 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    4:42
  • 10:59 AM

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:16
  • 10:41 AM

    Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas

    Ronald Kaufmann

    Vienna Boys Choir

    2:13
  • 10:37 AM

    A Canadian Brass Christmas Card

    Traditional

    Canadian Brass

    4:12
  • 10:06 AM

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    29:11
  • 10:01 AM

    Sleep, sweet babe

    John Rutter

    City of London Sinfonia

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    4:46
  • 9:43 AM

    Christmas Concerto

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    15:30
  • 9:32 AM

    Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Traditional

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    10:00
  • 9:29 AM

    Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Gil Shaham, violin

    1:38
  • 9:15 AM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 9:10 AM

    Huron Carol

    Traditional

    Chanticleer

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    4:02
  • 9:06 AM

    Coventry Carol

    Traditional

    Waverly Consort

    3:39
  • 9:01 AM

    Three Danish Christmas Songs

    Traditional

    Noel! Noel! Noel! Christmas With Michala Petri

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    4:43
  • 8:52 AM

    Riu, Riu, chiu; El nino querido; V

    Traditional

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:52
  • 8:41 AM

    Christmas Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacker, conductor

    10:51
  • 8:34 AM

    L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell

    Hector Berlioz

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:49
  • 8:25 AM

    O magnum mysterium

    Morten Lauridsen

    Handel and Haydn Society Chorus

    Grant Llewellyn, conductor

    6:52
  • 8:11 AM

    17th Century Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    14:50
  • 8:06 AM

    Make a Joyful Noise

    Frank Denson

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass & Friends

    4:02
  • 8:02 AM

    The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    The Baltimore Consort

    4:45
  • 7:34 AM

    Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    24:50
  • 7:27 AM

    Christmas Day

    Gustav Holst

    A Brass Organ Christmas

    Bay Brass

    David Krehbiel, conductor

    John Fenstermaker, organ

    6:43
  • 7:20 AM

    What Sweeter Music

    John Rutter

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    5:10
  • 7:10 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Torelli

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    9:17
  • 7:06 AM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Julia Shaw, harp

    3:19
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony of Noels No. 2: Andante and Moderato

    Michel Corrette

    La Fantasia

    Rien Voskuilen, conductor

    4:41
  • 6:53 AM

    All Poor Men; Shepherd's Pipe Carol

    Roberts; Rutter

    Choir of Trinity Church

    Brian Jones, conductor

    5:26
  • 6:51 AM

    Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cake Walk

    Claude Debussy

    Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar

    2:30
  • 6:28 AM

    Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    22:06
  • 6:22 AM

    Emil Gilels, piano

    4:00
  • 6:18 AM

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    3:57
  • 6:11 AM

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    6:32
  • 6:06 AM

    Little Jesus, sweetly sleep

    Traditional

    Christmas Choral Spectacular

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:19
  • 6:03 AM

    Hopkinson Smith, lute

    4:30
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