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  • 5:46 AM

    Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:22
  • 5:35 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    11:31
  • 5:10 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Melos Quartet

    Wilhelm Melcher, violin

    22:01
  • 5:06 AM

    What is this lovely fragrance?

    Christmas Music

    Clare College Singers & Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:25
  • 5:01 AM

    Viola Sonata No. 1: Air

    Darius Milhaud

    Darius Milhaud: Viola Works

    Kenneth Martinson, viola

    4:32
  • 4:45 AM

    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Philharmonic

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    13:28
  • 4:41 AM

    In dulci iubilo

    Traditional

    Freiburg Cathedral Boys' Choir

    Raimund Hug, conductor

    4:34
  • 4:28 AM

    Three Scenes from the Holy Infancy

    Virgil Thomson

    Gloria Dei Cantores

    12:16
  • 4:19 AM

    Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus: I

    Olivier Messiaen

    Peter Serkin, piano

    8:10
  • 4:00 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    18:01
  • 1:57 AM

    Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stephen Bennett, guitar

    2:00
  • 12:32 AM

    The Nutcracker

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    88:50
  • 12:06 AM

    Nutcracker: selections

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Martha Argerich, piano

    11:30
  • 11:57 PM

    Christmas Nightingale

    Traditional

    A Brass Organ Christmas

    Bay Brass

    David Krehbiel, conductor

    John Fenstermaker, organ

    2:17
  • 11:46 PM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol, Donkey Carol, Jesus Child

    John Rutter

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    9:47
  • 11:37 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 8: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 27 And 8

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Rudolf Serkin, piano

    8:15
  • 11:29 PM

    The Singer: Minnesota Choral Artists

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    6:17
  • 11:15 PM

    Concerto for 2 Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord and organ

    13:42
  • 11:08 PM

    And Every Stone Shall Cry

    Bob Chilcott

    Natioanl Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwin, conductor

    4:27
  • 11:05 PM

    Mannheim Mozart Orchestra

    Thomas Fey, conductor

    3:05
  • 10:58 PM

    Little Drummer Boy

    Hiram Titus

    2:49
  • 10:50 PM

    Toy Symphony

    Leopold Mozart

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, conductor

    7:14
  • 10:43 PM

    Silent Night; O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Christmas Music

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:00
  • 10:39 PM

    Christmas Mass: Kyrie

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noel; Poulenc: Motets

    City of London Sinfonia

    George Guest, conductor

    4:21
  • 10:21 PM

    Symphony No. 9: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    15:29
  • 10:18 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    3:02
  • 10:12 PM

    Be Like a Bird

    Abbie Bettinis

    MPR Carolers

    2:42
  • 10:04 PM

    Serenade for Winds: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Opp. 22 & 24

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    5:58
  • 9:47 PM

    Fantasia on Christmas Carols

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Guildford Cathedral Choir

    Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor

    Stephen Gadd, baritone

    11:42
  • 9:35 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 26: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    10:41
  • 9:32 PM

    Jeg er saa glad

    Traditional

    World Voices

    Karle Erickson, conductor

    2:16
  • 9:24 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Key to Classics: Tchaikovsky

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:56
  • 9:19 PM

    Make We Joy Now

    William Walton

    Christ Church Cathedral Choir

    Stephen Darlington, conductor

    3:44
  • 9:04 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Baroque, Vol. 6

    Toulouse Chamber Orchestra

    Louis Auriacombe, conductor

    Lily Laskine, harp

    13:42
  • 8:37 PM

    Symphony No. 11

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    22:38
  • 8:26 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Empire Brass

    9:31
  • 8:11 PM

    The Enchanted Forest (La foret enchantee)

    Vincent d'Indy

    D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    13:39
  • 8:09 PM

    We Three Kings of Orient Are

    Traditional

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    2:58
  • 8:05 PM

    Dance of the Flowers

    Amy Beach

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:41
  • 7:48 PM

    Christmas Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacker, conductor

    10:51
  • 7:19 PM

    Bach Choir of Bethelehem

    Greg Funfgeld, conductor

    Julia Doyle, soprano

    27:09
  • 7:08 PM

    Trio Sonata

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    9:14
  • 7:06 PM

    I saw Three Ships

    Elizabethan Singers

    1:50
  • 7:01 PM

    Chanson Triste

    Henri Duparc

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    4:28
  • 4:36 PM

    Divertimento No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    New York Philomusica

    22:19
  • 4:23 PM

    Miracle on 34th Street: Suite

    Cyril Mockridge

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    11:02
  • 4:12 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, conductor

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    8:48
  • 4:06 PM

    Three Renaissance French Carols

    Traditional

    Boston Camerata

    Joel Cohen, conductor

    6:25
  • 4:01 PM

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Traditional

    Robert DeCormier Singers

    Robert DeCormier, conductor

    4:31
  • 3:55 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Stephen Van Dyck, treble

    3:37
  • 3:50 PM

    Trumpet Sonata No. 1

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Miscellany

    Purcell Quartet

    Mark Bennett, trumpet

    4:09
  • 3:23 PM

    African Suite

    Fela Sowande

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    24:52
  • 3:08 PM

    17th Century Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    14:50
  • 3:06 PM

    The Kentucky Wassail Song

    John Jacob Niles

    Traditional and Modern Carols

    Pro Arte Singers

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    1:14
  • 3:01 PM

    Hungarian Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin

    4:50
  • 2:48 PM

    When I View the Mother Holding; Let Christmas Be Merry

    Bates Burt

    MPR Carolers

    3:00
  • 2:46 PM

    Come, Dear Children

    Alfred Burt

    MPR Carolers

    1:00
  • 2:30 PM

    Christus: The Three Kings

    Franz Liszt

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    13:00
  • 2:19 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 2:17 PM

    Snowflakes: About the Calf

    Alexander Grechaninov

    Grechaninov: Symphony No. 1 Etc.

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    1:12
  • 2:04 PM

    Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    8:07
  • 1:56 PM

    Run, Toboggan, Run

    Abbie Betinis

    MPR Carolers

    :00
  • 1:51 PM

    A Merry Christmas Song; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day; The First Nowell; Fum, Fum Fum

    Traditional

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    :00
  • 1:48 PM

    Rustic Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Simon Standage, violin

    Elizabeth Wilcock, violin

    3:40
  • 1:43 PM

    Prayer for Peace

    Abbie Betinis

    MPR Carolers

    3:22
  • 1:36 PM

    Name Day Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:33
  • 1:32 PM

    A Child is Born in Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    2:30
  • 1:10 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:36
  • 1:07 PM

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Traditional

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:19
  • 1:04 PM

    Here Comes the Sun

    George Harrison

    Goran Sollscher, g

    2:00
  • 12:49 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    10:53
  • 12:39 PM

    Blithe Bells (arrangement of Sheep May Safely Graze)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    4:00
  • 12:34 PM

    The Bells of Christmas

    Armas Maasalo

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:03
  • 12:20 PM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    10:37
  • 12:11 PM

    A River Runs Through It

    Mark Isham

    Studio orchestra

    4:00
  • 12:04 PM

    Luther College Choirs

    4:45
  • 11:52 AM

    Men of Goodwill Variations on A Chr

    Benjamin Britten

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:30
  • 11:23 AM

    Harpischord Concerto

    Johann Muthel

    Musica Alta Ripa

    25:15
  • 11:17 AM

    Star Candles

    Michael Head

    Joyous Day!

    Utah Chamber Artists

    Barlow Bradford, conductor

    4:05
  • 11:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio Sonnerie

    10:35
  • 10:59 AM

    Three Carols

    Christmas Music

    Joy of Christmas

    Choral Guild of Atlanta

    William Noll, conductor

    4:27
  • 10:43 AM

    Hallelujah Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Marie-Claire Alain, organ

    15:22
  • 10:26 AM

    Piano Trio

    Josef Suk

    Suk Trio

    15:31
  • 10:15 AM

    Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Late Romantics

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    8:53
  • 10:06 AM

    Sinfonia

    Johann Scheibe

    Scheibe: Sinfonias

    Concerto Copenhagen

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    8:29
  • 10:01 AM

    Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas; Angels We Have Heard on High

    Traditional

    Vienna Boys Choir

    2:56
  • 9:47 AM

    Brass Suite--Sussex; Here We Come;

    Christmas Music

    Canadian Brass

    11:23
  • 9:24 AM

    A Christmas Divertimento

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    20:50
  • 9:06 AM

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alan Hovhaness, conductor

    Meir Rimon, horn

    17:57
  • 9:01 AM

    See amid the Winter's snow

    Traditional

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    4:50
  • 8:54 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Orchestra of St. Luke's and the Boy's Choir of Harlem

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    4:46
  • 8:48 AM

    Partita

    David Wooldridge

    Encore!

    Trio Sonata

    5:46
  • 8:17 AM

    Messiah: Part III

    George Frideric Handel

    UNKNOWN

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Soloists

    29:56
  • 8:06 AM

    Divertimento No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wallace Collection

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    9:33
  • 8:01 AM

    The Pretend Gardener: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    4:46
  • 7:54 AM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    British Light Music Premieres Vol. 2

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:20
  • 7:36 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    Marc Neikrug, piano

    17:36
  • 7:10 AM

    A Carol Symphony

    Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    Hely-Hutchinson - Carol Symphony

    Pro Arte Orchestra

    Barry Rose, conductor

    24:05
  • 7:06 AM

    Melancholy Galliard

    John Dowland

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    2:36
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony: 2nd movement

    Johan Zander

    Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:29
  • 6:17 AM

    Fantastic Toy Shop

    Ottorino Respighi

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    41:06
  • 6:06 AM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:31
  • 6:01 AM

    Reindeer Rag

    Joseph Lamb

    Butch Thompson, piano

    Laura Sewell, cello

    3:19
  • 6:01 AM

    Santa Claus Medley

    Coots/Autry

    Ayako Shinozuki, harp

    4:32
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