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Concerto Andaluz for 4 Guitars
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
David Amado, conductor
24:22 - 5:32 AM
Sorocaba
Windscape
1:10 - 5:17 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Andrew Manze, conductor
Andrew Manze, violin
13:13 - 5:06 AM
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
10:44 - 5:01 AM
Presto II
Camerata San Antonio
4:59 - 4:51 AM
Ave Maria
Chaticleer
7:00 - 4:43 AM
Suite of English Folk Dances
The Light Music Society Orchestra
Vivian Dunn, conductor
11:00 - 4:41 AM
Carol of the Bells
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
1:40 - 4:33 AM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
American Boychoir
3:07 - 4:31 AM
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
3:30 - 4:29 AM
Christmas Night Dream
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
1:28 - 4:21 AM
Of a Rose, Lovely Rose
American Repertory Singers
Leo Nestor, conductor
5:36 - 4:17 AM
Sussex Mummers' Carol
Paul Coletti, viola
Phillip Bush, piano
3:30 - 4:14 AM
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Sir Philip Ledger, conductor
2:04 - 4:00 AM
Christmas Concerto
I Solisti Italiani
14:10 - 4:00 AM
O Holy Night (Cantique du Noel)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Jorg Demus, piano
3:58 - 3:50 AM
Chanticleer
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
3:25 - 3:42 AM
Christmas Tree Suite
Leslie Howard, piano
7:40 - 3:33 AM
All my Heart this night Rejoices; O Little One Sweet; Myn lyking
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
8:15 - 3:28 AM
Del tuo bel volto; O lux beata
Becky Baxter, harp
4:50 - 3:23 AM
I Wonder as I Wander
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Tom Finucane, lute
4:07 - 3:21 AM
London Brass
2:01 - 3:15 AM
The Ship Carol; The First Noel; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
6:27 - 3:10 AM
Nocturne No. 2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
3:59 - 2:58 AM
Christmas Medley
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
1:50 - 2:48 AM
Shepherds' Music
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:22 - 2:41 AM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:38 - 2:34 AM
Rondo on God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Ian Hobson, piano
6:31 - 2:23 AM
O Little Town of Bethlehem; Born on Earth; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
George Guest, conductor
10:05 - 2:19 AM
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
3:25 - 2:18 AM
What Sweeter Music
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Layton, conductor
4:15 - 2:11 AM
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Baltimore Consort
2:17 - 2:09 AM
Still, Still, Still
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
1:58 - 2:00 AM
Raglan Baroque Players
Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Monica Huggett, violin
7:55 - 1:05 AM
Candles Burning Brightly: A Celebration of Chanukah
Hosts: Mindy Ratner and Bill Morelock
59:00 - 12:53 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
6:56 - 12:46 AM
Coventry Carol
London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople, conductor
3:04 - 12:46 AM
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
1:53 - 12:43 AM
Bemidji Chamber Singers
Paul Brandvik, conductor
1:15 - 12:35 AM
improvization on Bring a Torch
Hiram Titus
5:44 - 12:32 AM
What is this Lovely Fragrance?
Chanticleer
4:28 - 12:31 AM
O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Good King Wenceslas; Silent Night; Joy to the World
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
6:31 - 12:31 AM
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
His Majestie's Clerkes
Anne Heider, conductor
1:49 - 12:07 AM
Patapan; The Twelfth Night Song; Away in a Manger; Carol of the Bells
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:45 - 12:05 AM
Palladian Ensemble
4:05 - 11:57 PM
Every Stone Shall Cry
National Lutheran Choir
4:30 - 11:41 PM
Sonata No. 1
Paul Galbraith
15:33 - 11:37 PM
I Wonder as I Wander
Cantus
3:51 - 11:31 PM
Messiah: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Winchester College Chapel Choir
William Lacey, conductor
Sara Macliver, soprano
4:56 - 11:18 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Finale
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano
6:56 - 11:14 PM
Gesu Bambino
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
4:11 - 11:10 PM
Clare College Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:52 - 11:06 PM
Angels From the Realms of Glory
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Renee Fleming, soprano
4:22 - 11:01 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
3:08 - 10:56 PM
Robert DeCormier Singers
Robert DeCormier, conductor
John Muratore, guitar
7:44 - 10:48 PM
Christmas Medley
Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Sandra Simon, soprano
7:03 - 10:39 PM
He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
A Christmas Concert For Brass
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
7:42 - 10:37 PM
Vienna Boys Choir
1:37 - 10:34 PM
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:59 - 10:32 PM
The Cherry Tree Carol
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
1:51 - 10:22 PM
Adoration of the Magi
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
8:37 - 10:21 PM
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (in the style of Gershwin)
Duo Campion-Vachon
2:17 - 10:10 PM
What Sweeter Music; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Trinity Church Choir
Brian Jones, conductor
6:30 - 10:05 PM
Sheep May Safely Graze
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
5:01 - 10:01 PM
Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
Vienna Boys Choir
2:13 - 9:57 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
4:29 - 9:51 PM
Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:56 - 9:45 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
5:32 - 9:37 PM
In Pace
Magnum Chorum
7:30 - 9:27 PM
Christmas Medley
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
8:29 - 9:18 PM
Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"
Andras Schiff, piano
3:15 - 9:14 PM
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Donald Hunt, conductor
Raymond Johnston, organ
2:57 - 9:09 PM
Orfeo and Euridice: Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Michelle Frisch, flute
Kathy Kienzle, harp
4:23 - 9:07 PM
The Coventry Carol
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
4:07 - 8:54 PM
Instrumental Noels
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
7:00 - 8:44 PM
Carol Medley
The Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
6:33 - 8:41 PM
Spread your wings, O Jesus
Hakan Hagegard, baritone
2:05 - 8:38 PM
In God is Pure Happiness
Anne-Lise Berntsen, soprano
Nils Henrik Asheim, organ
3:40 - 8:25 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 - 8:20 PM
The Friendly Beasts
The Saint Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
4:14 - 8:15 PM
O Holy Night (Cantique du Noel)
Empire Brass
Nancy Allen, harp
4:14 - 8:11 PM
Halling & Dance from Peer Gynt
Oslo Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Stig Nilsson, solo violin
3:15 - 8:07 PM
The Gloucestershire Wassail
The Waverly Consort
Michael Jaffee, conductor
4:11 - 8:04 PM
Sicilienne
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:52 - 7:57 PM
Messiah: Rejoice Greatly, O daughter of Zion
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
Karen Clift, soprano
9:22 - 7:54 PM
Bourree alla Polacca
John Williams, guitar
3:11 - 7:50 PM
The Rune of Hospitality
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:26 - 7:36 PM
The Nutcracker: Divertissement
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
1:05 - 7:32 PM
Once in Royal David's City
The London Cello Sound
3:28 - 7:29 PM
Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Angela Hewitt, piano
3:44 - 7:16 PM
Christmas Medley
Trinity Church Choir
Brian Jones, conductor
11:12 - 7:08 PM
Heroic Marches
Empire Brass
Michael Murray, organ
5:54 - 7:06 PM
O Little Town of Bethleham
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenberg, conductor
3:35 - 7:04 PM
Toccata
Nancy Allen, harp
2:14 - 7:01 PM
Away in a Manger
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
2:13 - 6:57 PM
Music box from ca. 1900
1:56 - 6:50 PM
In dulci jubilo
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh, conductor
5:22 - 6:42 PM
Quem pastores; Sleepers Awake
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
7:20 - 6:39 PM
Breton Noel
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Danielle Maddon, violin
Ellen DePasquale, viola
Rafael Figueroa, cello
2:12 - 6:30 PM
Ave Maria
Cantus
6:43 - 6:23 PM
Chorale Prelude "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland"
Alfred Brendel, piano
5:14 - 6:11 PM
Cantata No. 36 (Part 2)
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
Klaus Mertens, bass
Sandrine Piau, soprano
12:00 - 6:01 PM
How Brightly Beams the Morning Star
Chicago Brass Quintet
1:34 - 5:45 PM
Christmas Carol Medley
Ambrosian Singers
Vaughan Meakins, conductor
15:42 - 5:40 PM
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
4:37 - 5:36 PM
What is this Lovely Fragrance?
Clare College Choir
John Rutter, conductor
3:56 - 5:27 PM
Oboe Sonata: Ad libitum
Bart Schneeman, oboe
Paolo Giacometti, piano
5:32 - 5:12 PM
Christmas Carols for Strings
I Musici de Montreal
Yuli Turovsky, conductor
10:40 - 5:06 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Luther College Choirs and Orchestra
5:29 - 5:01 PM
After a Dream
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
2:45 - 4:55 PM
Four Carols: Good People All, This Christmastime; Cherry Tree Carol; The Holly and the Ivy; Still, Still, Still
Adagio Trio
6:44 - 4:52 PM
One Horse Open Sleigh
Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble
Robert DeCormier, conductor
3:34 - 4:45 PM
The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe and The Falls
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra
Ennio Morricone, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
5:40 - 4:38 PM
Rondo on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
Timothy Roberts, fortepiano
6:18 - 4:32 PM
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Luther College Choirs
4:25 - 4:18 PM
Clarinet Concerto: Allegro
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Jon Manasse, clarinet
7:51 - 4:12 PM
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
4:32 - 4:10 PM
Deck the Halls
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
2:01 - 4:08 PM
Allon, gay bergeres
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:40 - 4:03 PM
Footsteps in the Snow
Aldo Ciccolini, piano
4:00 - 4:01 PM
Children's Corner: The snow is dancing
Aldo Ciccolino, piano
3:19 - 3:53 PM
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
English Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:00 - 3:51 PM
Angels' Carol
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:22 - 3:47 PM
Personent hodie
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:00 - 3:45 PM
Jan Sweelinck
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:44 - 3:42 PM
Rocking Carol
Chanticleer
1:57 - 3:38 PM
Sebastian: Barcarolle
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:40 - 3:27 PM
Ave Maria; Adam Lay Ybounden; Shepherds' Farewell
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Ensemble
20:15 - 3:23 PM
Away in a Manger
Peter Bloom, flute
Mary Jane Rupert, harp
1:53 - 3:19 PM
I Wonder as I Wander
Catherine Victorsen, harp
Sachiya Isomura, cello
2:57 - 3:14 PM
Fantasia for a Gentleman: Canario
Philharmonia Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
John Williams, guitar
4:47 - 3:04 PM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:16 - 3:00 PM
March of the Toys
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:51 - 2:51 PM
Chanukah
Symphony Nova Scotia
Howard Cable, conductor
4:51 - 2:43 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; O Come, All ye Faithful
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, g
:00 - 2:34 PM
The Skaters Waltz
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
7:30 - 2:32 PM
Caroling, Caroling/Bright Bright the Holly Berries
Chanticleer
2:20 - 2:25 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists
Daniel Hope, violin
Lorenza Borrani, violin
Stefan Maass, lute
Stephan Rath, guitar
5:01 - 2:16 PM
Christmas Day
City of London Choir
Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
Julia Doyle, soprano
Lydia Challen, contralto
Julian Davies, tenor
Simon Oberst, baritone
7:37 - 2:11 PM
What Child is This?
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
2:07 - 2:05 PM
Berlin Chamber Orchestra
Peter Wohlert, conductor
6:30 - 2:04 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
1:04 - 1:56 PM
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
4:10 - 1:46 PM
The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum
Empire Brass
9:21 - 1:40 PM
Fantasy for a Gentleman: 1st mvt
Philharmonia Orchestra
Louis Fremaux, conductor
John Williams, g
4:22 - 1:39 PM
Nar det lider mot jul (Christmas Draws Nigh)
Orphei Drangar
Robert Sund, conductor
3:14 - 1:39 PM
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Paul Hill Chorale
Paul Hill, conductor
Sondra Proctor, organ
2:59 - 1:18 PM
Christmas Medley
Foothills Brass
11:34 - 1:15 PM
Two French Carols
Artaria Quartet
3:10 - 1:10 PM
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:12 - 1:06 PM
Norwegian Dance No. 2
Arctic Guitar Trio
2:35 - 1:03 PM
The Happy Christmas
Gustavus Choir
Karle Erickson, conductor
3:00 - 1:01 PM
Children's Games: The Top
Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos
1:00 - 12:55 PM
Reindeer Rag
Butch Thompson, piano
Laura Sewell, cello
3:19 - 12:51 PM
In dulci jubilo
The Carnival Band
Maddy Prior, vocal
2:59 - 12:47 PM
True North Brass
2:24 - 12:42 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:27 - 12:36 PM
Sound Forth in Praise
Pomerium
Alexander Blachly, conductor
4:15 - 12:32 PM
Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:40 - 12:25 PM
Three English Carols
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Danielle Maddon, violin
Ellen DePasquale, viola
Rafael Figueroa, cello
5:17 - 12:21 PM
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
2:18 - 12:11 PM
Silent Night
Chanticleer
3:21 - 12:02 PM
Wassail Suite
Waverly Consort
8:28 - 12:01 PM
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valery Polyansky, conductor
:55 - 11:49 AM
Serenade on Country Dances
Vienna Quintet
11:29 - 11:42 AM
Capriccio for Bassoon and Orchestra
Milan Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Andrea Magnani, bassoon
10:32 - 11:21 AM
Trio Sonata No. 1
Palladian Ensemble
12:40 - 11:20 AM
Piano Sonata No. 37
Alfred Brendel, piano
10:33 - 11:09 AM
Lieutenant Kije Suite: Troika
St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
2:38 - 11:01 AM
Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One
Oregon String Quartet
4:35 - 10:47 AM
Fantasie and Variations on Verdi's Rigoletto
Budapest Strings
Janos Balint, flute
Imre Kovacs, flute
11:29 - 10:39 AM
Double Violin Concerto
Berlin Baroque Soloists
Rainer Kussmaul, conductor
Rainer Kussmaul, violin
Rudiger Liebermann, violin
7:48 - 10:27 AM
Waltz Fantasie
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:25 - 10:09 AM
Grand Serenade No. 1
Consortium Classicum
17:17 - 10:06 AM
Humoresque
Pascal Roge, piano
1:58 - 10:01 AM
Giselle: selections
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
4:38 - 9:50 AM
Concert Suite No. 3
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor
9:19 - 9:26 AM
Roman Festivals
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti, conductor
23:48 - 9:20 AM
Love's Sorrow (Liebesleid)
Chen Yi, violin
Lars Hannibal, guitar
3:19 - 9:08 AM
Moorish Rhapsody: Elegy at Sunset
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic
Martin Fischer-Dieskau, conductor
12:55 - 9:01 AM
Romantic Waltz
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
4:34 - 8:39 AM
Berlin Chamber Orchestra
Max Pommer, conductor
Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe
22:32 - 8:31 AM
Water Night
Eric Whitacre Singers
Eric Whitacre, conductor
5:27 - 8:27 AM
On the Banks of Helicon
Baltimore Consort
1:27 - 8:06 AM
Responses, Hosanna and Fugue
Philharmonia Orchestra
David Amos, conductor
20:06 - 8:01 AM
Landler
Detmold Horn Quartet
4:40 - 7:28 AM
Violin Concerto
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
30:39 - 7:23 AM
Odeon
Antoine Zemor, piano
2:46 - 7:13 AM
In the Arms of the Beloved: Arietta
Iris Chamber Orchestra
Michael Stern, conductor
Jaime Laredo, violin
10:26 - 7:06 AM
6 Easy Variations on a Swiss Air
Jutta Zoff, harp
5:24 - 7:01 AM
"The Floating Figure" Polka-Mazurka
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Arthur Kulling, conductor
4:37 - 6:54 AM
Faust: Ballet Music
Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
Michel Plasson, conductor
16:22 - 6:39 AM
The Scotch cuckold
Baltimore Consort
3:03 - 6:14 AM
Piano Sonata No. 12
Maria Joao Pires, piano
23:55 - 6:07 AM
2 Swedish Folk Songs
Orchestra of the Mill
Andrew Penny, conductor
5:57 - 6:01 AM
Vocalise
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Andre Previn, piano
4:32