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- 5:37 AM
The Nutcracker
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
21:10 - 5:31 AM
Christmas Medley
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
7:06 - 5:27 AM
Wonder Tidings
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:09 - 5:23 AM
Deck the Halls
Kelly Yost, piano
2:55 - 5:11 AM
Christmas Medley
Trinity Choir
Brian Jones, conductor
11:12 - 5:06 AM
Sonata No. 12
Romanesca
3:46 - 5:01 AM
Washington Chorus
Robert Shafer, conductor
William Neil, organ
4:50 - 4:47 AM
Suite of English Folk Dances
Light Music Society Orchestra
Vivian Dunn, conductor
14:21 - 4:40 AM
Wassail Song
Christ Cathedral Choir
Stephen Darlington, conductor
3:15 - 4:29 AM
Stockholm Sinfonietta
Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor
10:28 - 4:26 AM
O Green and Shimmering Tree
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
3:17 - 4:15 AM
Suite of Carols for Woodwinds
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:37 - 4:15 AM
In Sweet Rejoicing: 3 Variations
Creator of the Stars - Christmas Music from Earlier Times
Pomerium
Alexander Blachly, conductor
4:58 - 4:00 AM
Six Noels for Harp
Emily Mitchell, harp
9:07 - 3:50 AM
Rorate coeli desuper
Baltimore Consort
8:14 - 3:44 AM
Medley of Christmas Spirituals
Chanticleer
6:30 - 3:42 AM
Aya Po
David Burgess, guitar
1:30 - 3:36 AM
When the lovely Virgin Mary
Poznan Nightingales
6:09 - 3:32 AM
Sheep May Safely Graze
Liona Boyd, guitar
4:50 - 3:27 AM
Lullay thou tiny little child
Boston Camerata
4:14 - 3:23 AM
Cantiga de Santa Maria No. 48
Ensemble Galilei
Maggie Sansome, dulcimer
3:35 - 3:15 AM
Ave Maria
Chanticleer
7:31 - 2:49 AM
Carol Symphony
ProArte Orchestra
Barry Rose, conductor
24:00 - 2:45 AM
Lord in Heaven
Bucharest Madrigal Choir
Marin Constantin, conductor
3:40 - 2:42 AM
Good King Wenceslaus
John Alldis Choir
3:23 - 2:39 AM
Suo Gan
Choir of Trinity Church
Brian Jones, conductor
3:20 - 2:27 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Richard Hickox, conductor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
11:10 - 2:24 AM
O Tannebaum
Thomas Hampson, baritone
2:28 - 2:18 AM
This I have done for my true love
Christ Churdh Cathedral Choir
Stephen Darlington, conductor
5:40 - 2:14 AM
A Christmas Jig
Baltimore Consort
4:00 - 2:09 AM
Lord of the Dance
Christmas Revels
4:00 - 2:03 AM
Suesser die Glocken
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
2:39 - 2:01 AM
Cold winter is come
Sneak's Noyse
Roddy Skeaping, conductor
2:00 - 12:45 AM
Christmas Eve Suite
Orchestra of the Mill
Andrew Penny, conductor
10:35 - 12:42 AM
Kristallen den fina
Chicago a capella
2:28 - 12:39 AM
Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Eaken Piano Trio
5:03 - 12:31 AM
Canon and Gigue
Guildhall String Ensemble
Robert Salter, conductor
5:22 - 12:26 AM
O admirabile commercium
Zefiro Torna
3:43 - 12:18 AM
Sinfonia from Christmas Cantata
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
5:49 - 12:15 AM
The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Simon Preston, conductor
3:30 - 12:12 AM
Danish Radio Sinfonietta
Michala Petri, recorder
2:25 - 12:10 AM
Gaudete
Chicago a cappella
2:04 - 12:04 AM
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
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
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, organ
7:15 - 11:26 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
6:29 - 11:10 PM
Violin Concerto
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Helmut Rilling, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Christoph Poppen, violin
9:20 - 11:04 PM
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
4:05 - 10:47 PM
Four Vignettes from A Winter's Tale
Stockholm Sinfonietta
Jan Olav Wedin, conductor
10:37 - 10:44 PM
Christmas Medley
Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorel, conductor
Sandra Simon, soprano
5:37 - 10:40 PM
The Shepherds at the Manger (In dulci jubilo)
Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost
Kelly Yost, piano
3:59 - 10:36 PM
Hungarian Dance No. 1
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Andras Keller, violin
Kalman Balogh, cimbalom
3:22 - 10:32 PM
Two-Part Invention
Janine Jansen
1:18 - 10:24 PM
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
7:35 - 10:17 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
5:31 - 10:10 PM
Suite of Dances
Summit Brass Quintet
5:54 - 10:04 PM
The sparrow on Christmas morning
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:39 - 9:48 PM
Flute Suite
English Chamber Orchestra
Steuart Bedford, conductor
William Bennett
11:01 - 9:38 PM
Symphony No. 23
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:14 - 9:30 PM
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh, conductor
7:31 - 9:27 PM
Serenade
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
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra
Richard Auldon Clark, conductor
5:48 - 8:58 PM
Emily Mitchell, harp
3:51 - 8:46 PM
Christmas Roses
Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:00 - 8:35 PM
Sussex Carol; Sans Day Carol; Here We Come A-Wassailing
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
Russian State Symphony
Valery Polyansky, conductor
1:12 - 8:31 PM
Grandmother's Minuet
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
2:19 - 8:25 PM
Christmas Concerto
King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
5:40 - 8:20 PM
Three Polish Christmas Carols
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
3:52 - 8:14 PM
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
4:58 - 8:07 PM
Christmas Medley
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
7:02 - 8:01 PM
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Chanticleer
4:36 - 7:41 PM
Christmas Carol Medley
Ambrosian Singers
Vaughan Meakins, conductor
15:42 - 7:38 PM
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker, conductor
4:20 - 7:35 PM
Rejoice and Be Merry
Galliard Brass & Friends
1:58 - 7:30 PM
March of the Toys
New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
4:51 - 7:24 PM
Sleigh Ride
Northern Sinfonia of England
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:30 - 7:19 PM
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
3:21 - 7:19 PM
Shepherds' Music
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:22 - 7:06 PM
William Ferris Chorale
Paul French, conductor
3:55 - 7:06 PM
Santa Claus Medley
Ayako Shinozuki, harp
4:32 - 4:48 PM
"Sleigh Ride"
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:25 - 4:45 PM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:33 - 4:18 PM
Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata"
Andras Schiff, piano
25:55 - 4:06 PM
Christmas Medley
Empire Brass
9:21 - 4:01 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Amazing Grace
John Bayless, piano
4:50 - 3:52 PM
Three Carols
Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
7:02 - 3:52 PM
Estrellita (My little star)
Carter Brey, cello
Christopher O'Riley, piano
3:04 - 3:45 PM
Fum, Fum Fum!
QUINK Vocal Ensemble
1:41 - 3:36 PM
Christmas Tree Suite
Leslie Howard, piano
7:40 - 3:06 PM
Laudate; Ding Dong; Pifa; Hark the Herald Angels
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
28:04 - 3:01 PM
Festive March
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
4:31 - 2:56 PM
Beyond the Clouds
MPR Carolers
2:22 - 2:46 PM
Some Children See Him
MPR Carolers
:00 - 2:43 PM
Nigh Bethlehem
MPR Carolers
:00 - 2:38 PM
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
6:32 - 2:33 PM
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
2:57 - 2:24 PM
A River Runs Through It: Three Fisherman
Studio orchestra
Ken Kugler, conductor
:00 - 2:18 PM
To Kill a Mockingbird: End Title
Scottish National Orchestra
Elmer Bernstein, conductor
:00 - 2:09 PM
Prague Waltzes
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
7:35 - 2:04 PM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
2:32 - 1:48 PM
Two Christmas Interludes
NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle
Alun Francis, conductor
4:42 - 1:36 PM
Washington Chorus
Robert Shafer, conductor
William Neil, organ
10:07 - 1:32 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:04 - 1:29 PM
Petite Suite: Sleigh Ride
Hae-won Chang, piano
:59 - 1:19 PM
Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown, conductor
Truls Mork, cello
9:13 - 1:17 PM
Star Carol
MPR Carolers
1:33 - 1:13 PM
Eislauf (Skating) Polka
Budapest Strauss Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
1:54 - 1:10 PM
The Old Angels Hymn/St. Luke's Tune/Kimbolton Tune
Rose Ensemble
2:25 - 1:05 PM
John Peel
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:00 - 12:56 PM
Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory
Boston Pops
John Williams, conductor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
3:33 - 12:53 PM
Run, Toboggan, Run
MPR Carolers
:00 - 12:45 PM
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
6:38 - 12:38 PM
Branles; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan
Renaissonics
6:26 - 12:34 PM
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
2:23 - 12:31 PM
I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve
Cynthia Schultz, harp
1:58 - 12:23 PM
El Rorro; The Coventry Carol; Deck the Halls
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
7:18 - 12:20 PM
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Menuetto & Trio
English Concert
Andrew Manze, conductor
2:09 - 12:12 PM
Wassail Song
Artaria Quartet
2:04 - 12:05 PM
A River Runs Through It (soundtrack)
Studio orchestra
Ken Kugler, conductor
7:00 - 11:54 AM
Fantasia No. 2
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
4:12 - 11:53 AM
There Is a Flower; Sans Day Carol
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
7:05 - 11:25 AM
The Friendly Beasts
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
4:00 - 11:25 AM
God Rest You Merry, Gentleman
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
1:14 - 11:11 AM
The Many Moods of Christmas (3)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
12:46 - 11:06 AM
Columbus Consort
4:20 - 11:01 AM
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
New York Philharmonic
Kurt Masur, conductor
4:42 - 10:59 AM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:16 - 10:41 AM
Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas
Vienna Boys Choir
2:13 - 10:37 AM
A Canadian Brass Christmas Card
Canadian Brass
4:12 - 10:06 AM
Christmas Eve
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
29:11 - 10:01 AM
Sleep, sweet babe
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Layton, conductor
4:46 - 9:43 AM
Christmas Concerto
Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
15:30 - 9:32 AM
Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
10:00 - 9:29 AM
Love for Three Oranges: March
Gil Shaham, violin
1:38 - 9:15 AM
RTE Sinfonietta
Andrew Penny, conductor
13:35 - 9:10 AM
Huron Carol
Chanticleer
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
4:02 - 9:06 AM
Coventry Carol
Waverly Consort
3:39 - 9:01 AM
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Neary, conductor
Michala Petri, recorder
4:43 - 8:52 AM
Riu, Riu, chiu; El nino querido; V
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:52 - 8:41 AM
Christmas Overture
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacker, conductor
10:51 - 8:34 AM
L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:49 - 8:25 AM
O magnum mysterium
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
6:52 - 8:11 AM
17th Century Noels
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
14:50 - 8:06 AM
Empire Brass & Friends
4:02 - 8:02 AM
The Cherry Tree Carol
The Baltimore Consort
4:45 - 7:34 AM
Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
24:50 - 7:27 AM
Bay Brass
David Krehbiel, conductor
John Fenstermaker, organ
6:43 - 7:20 AM
What Sweeter Music
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
5:10 - 7:10 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
9:17 - 7:06 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations
Julia Shaw, harp
3:19 - 7:01 AM
Symphony of Noels No. 2: Andante and Moderato
La Fantasia
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
4:41 - 6:53 AM
All Poor Men; Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Choir of Trinity Church
Brian Jones, conductor
5:26 - 6:51 AM
Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cake Walk
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar
2:30 - 6:28 AM
Ceremony of Carols
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
22:06 - 6:22 AM
Melody
Emil Gilels, piano
4:00 - 6:18 AM
Little Fugue
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
3:57 - 6:11 AM
Christmas Medley
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
6:32 - 6:06 AM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
4:19 - 6:03 AM
Bransle gay
Hopkinson Smith, lute
4:30