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- 5:29 AM
Christmas Eve
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
29:11 - 5:21 AM
Minuet Antique
Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
7:20 - 5:14 AM
Columba aspexit
Gothic Voices
Christopher Page, conductor
Emma Kirkby, soprano
5:11 - 5:06 AM
Aria: Pieta, signore
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
David Amos, conductor
Meir Rimon, horn
7:28 - 5:01 AM
Intermezzo for String Trio
Domus
4:48 - 4:43 AM
Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"
Kremerata Baltica
Gidon Kremer, conductor
14:57 - 4:39 AM
Pentangle: Cottonwood Grove
Louisville Orchestra
Jorge Mester, conductor
Ken Albrecht, horn
2:40 - 4:19 AM
Piano Trio in d
Gil Shaham, violin
Akira Eguchi, piano
Brinton Smith, cello
3:09 - 4:14 AM
The Winter's Past
Eastman Philharmonia
Howard Hanson, conductor
4:52 - 4:06 AM
Shepherds, in the field abiding
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:52 - 3:55 AM
The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
1:55 - 3:38 AM
Piano Sonata No. 10
John O'Conor, piano
8:06 - 3:30 AM
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 - 3:29 AM
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Boston Brass
John M. Laverty, conductor
1:04 - 3:29 AM
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
1:54 - 3:14 AM
Bern Symphony Orchestra
Peter Maag, conductor
12:04 - 3:07 AM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
5:31 - 2:35 AM
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G
Shlomo Mintz, violin
Itamar Golan, piano
31:00 - 2:26 AM
Across the Universe
Goeran Soellscher, guitar
8:32 - 2:20 AM
Audite principes
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh, conductor
5:24 - 2:12 AM
Christmas Fantasia
The London Cello Sound
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:38 - 2:10 AM
Nar det lider mot jul (Christmas Draws Nigh)
Orphei Drangar
Robert Sund, conductor
3:14 - 1:49 AM
The Prodigal Son Suite
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
18:36 - 1:44 AM
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
Chanticleer
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
3:10 - 1:36 AM
Flute Concerto No. 2 "La notte" ("The Night")
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Lorenzo Cavasanti, recorder
8:03 - 1:31 AM
Vi azoi lebt der Keyser
Paul Robeson, bass-baritone
Lawrence Brown, piano
3:00 - 1:23 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
6:38 - 1:10 AM
Fantasy
Alexei Lubimov, piano
11:24 - 1:06 AM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
3:41 - 1:00 AM
Christmas Garland (Medley)
Summit Hill Brass Quintet
6:18 - 12:40 AM
Haffner Serenade
ASMF
Marriner, conductor
17:20 - 12:35 AM
Snowcarols: In the bleak mid-winter
William Ferris Chorale
Paul French, conductor
4:44 - 12:35 AM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:19 - 12:24 AM
The Shepherd's Hour
Pascal Roge, piano
Ensemble
7:23 - 12:24 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
3:29 - 12:04 AM
Sonata
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
10:23 - 11:56 PM
O Little Town...
The London Cello Sound
3:14 - 11:53 PM
The Holly and the Ivy
Anonymous 4
3:12 - 11:52 PM
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Canadian Brass
2:16 - 11:47 PM
Waltz No. 5
Ingrid Fliter, piano
4:05 - 11:38 PM
Ave Maria
Gil Shaham/ Goran Sollscher
7:03 - 11:23 PM
Concerto Grosso No. 8
Handel and Haydn Society
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
13:32 - 11:06 PM
Grand Nonetto: Finale
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
7:34 - 11:03 PM
I saw Three Ships
True North Brass
1:43 - 10:58 PM
Two Bits
Carol Wincenc/Samuel Sanders
3:59 - 10:54 PM
Huron Carol Interlude
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau
4:27 - 10:42 PM
Concerto for 3 Trumpets
English Chamber Orchestra
Simon Preston, conductor
Bernhard Laubin, trumpet
Hannes Laubin, trumpet
Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet
9:30 - 10:31 PM
Clarinet Quintet: 4th movement
Chicago Chamber Musicians
9:45 - 10:29 PM
The Ship Carol; The First Noel; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
6:27 - 10:28 PM
Coventry Carol
Butch Thompson, piano
2:12 - 10:25 PM
Musica Intima
5:46 - 10:01 PM
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Neil Black, oboe
6:54 - 9:59 PM
O Little Town of Bethlehem; O Sanctissima; What Child is This?
Elaine Murphy, harp
Gregory Jefferson, flute
4:25 - 9:50 PM
Concerto for 2 Trumpets
I Musici de Montreal
Yuli Turovsky, conductor
James Thompson, trumpet
Robert Early, trumpet
7:17 - 9:40 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
9:18 - 9:36 PM
In dulci jubilo
Roland Pontinen, piano
1:57 - 9:28 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:48 - 9:28 PM
What Child is This?
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
4:27 - 9:17 PM
Serenade for Winds
Minnesota Orchestra Winds
Edo de Waart, conductor
8:51 - 9:08 PM
Nutcracker Dances
Copper Street Brass
8:00 - 8:57 PM
Chanukah
Symphony Nova Scotia
Howard Cable, conductor
4:51 - 8:40 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
16:03 - 8:36 PM
O Shepherds leave your sheep
Magnum Chorum
:00 - 8:32 PM
A la nanita nana; Il est ne, le divin enfant
Trapp Family Singers
6:48 - 8:31 PM
Angels we have heard on high
1st Presbyterian Church of Fort Thomas Bell Choir
Becky Bell, conductor
1:00 - 8:29 PM
Quittez, pasteurs
The Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:23 - 8:08 PM
Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, piano/conductor
Kenneth Sillito, violin
Jaime Martin, flute
21:21 - 8:00 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
5:50 - 7:55 PM
A spotless rose
Finzi Singers
Paul Spicer, conductor
3:16 - 7:53 PM
Spread you wings
Anne Sophie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Kalle Moraeus, guitar
2:55 - 7:51 PM
Sussex Carol
Philadelphia Brass
2:11 - 7:36 PM
Romantic Pieces
James Ehnes, violin
Eduard Laurel, piano
3:01 - 7:28 PM
Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
5:35 - 7:26 PM
Pat-a-Pan
Plymouth Music Series Ensemble Singers
Philip Brunelle, conductor
1:35 - 7:22 PM
Villancico de Navidad
Goran Sollscher, guitar
2:59 - 7:19 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
3:57 - 7:09 PM
Concerto No. 7
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Gottfied von der Goltz, conductor
9:07 - 7:06 PM
Dance
Empire Brass & Friends
:00 - 7:03 PM
Ding Dong Merrily on High
The Baltimore Consort
2:46 - 6:49 PM
String Symphony No. 2
The London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople, conductor
4:12 - 6:45 PM
Divertimento
Eastman Brass
4:17 - 6:33 PM
The Sons of Knute Christmas Dance and Dinner
Garrison Keillor and friends
Philip Brunelle, piano
Janis Hardy, vocals
3:00 - 6:28 PM
Guds Son ar fodd
St. Jacob's Chamber Choir
Gary Graden, conductor
3:00 - 6:18 PM
Carols and Lullabies
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
6:00 - 6:13 PM
Pat-a-Pan/It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Alfred Deller Consort
Alfred Deller, consort
4:00 - 6:09 PM
The Shepherd Carol
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:00 - 5:56 PM
Four Seasons: Winter
Music@Menlo Ensemble
Ian Swensen, violin
10:49 - 5:47 PM
Der Schneemann
The New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
9:18 - 5:39 PM
Scheherazade: Tale of the Young Prince and the Young Princess
Orchestra of the Bastille
Myung Whun Chung, conductor
9:44 - 5:33 PM
The Immovable Do
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
4:58 - 5:27 PM
Sherburne
And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs
Rose Ensemble
1:45 - 5:26 PM
The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:01 - 5:24 PM
A Christmas Carol
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
3:37 - 5:15 PM
Adagio
Berlin Philharmonic
David Oistrakh, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin
4:27 - 5:10 PM
The Holly and the Ivy
Hiram Titus, piano
2:35 - 5:07 PM
Walking in the Air
Copper Street Brass
3:51 - 5:05 PM
O Shepherd Leave Your Sheep
Magnum Chorum
3:16 - 4:56 PM
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
3:10 - 4:47 PM
Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 2nd movement
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
5:10 - 4:41 PM
Silent Night
Peter Ostroushko and Friends
5:15 - 4:40 PM
Hannaford Street Silver Band
James Curnow, conductor
1:27 - 4:28 PM
Fantasia on Nursery Rhymes
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
11:00 - 4:22 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
3:05 - 4:13 PM
Cello Sonata: Finale
Mats Lindstrom, cello
Bengt Forsberg, piano
8:13 - 4:04 PM
Octet No. 3
Banda Classica
9:00 - 4:01 PM
Mid-Winter Songs: Like Snow
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
1:33 - 3:48 PM
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
4:48 - 3:44 PM
Night of Silence
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:00 - 3:37 PM
Symphony No. 3: Scherzo
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
5:49 - 3:25 PM
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming) (Chorale Variations)
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Melissa Holm-Johansen, mezzo-soprano
11:04 - 3:15 PM
Concert de Trompettes
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor
8:30 - 3:10 PM
American Thanksgiving: McKay
National Lutheran Choir
:00 - 3:01 PM
Die Fledermaus: Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
7:48 - 2:56 PM
What Child is This?
Kelly Yost, piano
2:47 - 2:54 PM
Susanni
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
1:33 - 2:53 PM
Patapan
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
1:26 - 2:51 PM
Leise rieselt der Schnee
Erich Bender Children's Choir
Hellmut Wormsbacher, conductor
2:32 - 2:48 PM
Dawn of a New Day
Kevin Cole, piano
2:26 - 2:36 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin
6:25 - 2:32 PM
Serse: Tu le dirai
Hanover Band
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Brian Asawa, countertenor
1:33 - 2:23 PM
My Life is Love and Laughter Waltz
Vienna Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
7:38 - 2:19 PM
Rigaudon
Peter Jacobs, piano
3:00 - 2:10 PM
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand, conductor
6:17 - 2:02 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; O Come, All ye Faithful
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:36 - 1:46 PM
The Nutcracker: Selections
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
3:08 - 1:43 PM
Drive the Cold Winter Away
Ensemble Buon tempo
1:37 - 1:40 PM
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Dolce Winds
2:22 - 1:34 PM
Pastoral Suite: Idylle
French National Orchestra
Armin Jordan, conductor
4:55 - 1:28 PM
Various Oddities (Diverse bizzarrie...)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists
Daniel Hope, violin
Lorenza Borrani, violin
Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano
Jonathan Cohen, cello
Stefan Maass, lute
Stephan Rath, guitar
4:17 - 1:25 PM
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
5:41 - 1:23 PM
Bethlehem Down
Chanticleer
3:42 - 1:06 PM
The Comedians: Selections
San Diego Chamber Orchestra
Donald Barra, conductor
1:32 - 1:05 PM
Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:14 - 1:04 PM
Here Comes the Sun
Goran Sollscher, g
2:00 - 12:56 PM
Empire Brass & Friends
3:23 - 12:49 PM
Morning Song
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
Margaret Fingerhut, piano
8:11 - 12:42 PM
Lost in the Night
Magnum Chorum
3:22 - 12:35 PM
Flute Concerto No. 4
I Musici
Aurele Nicolet, flute
6:44 - 12:31 PM
I Saw Three Ships
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
1:26 - 12:24 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:58 - 12:16 PM
Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon: 3rd movement
Gareth Hulse, oboe
Ursula Leveaux, bassoon
Ian Brown, piano
3:07 - 12:03 PM
Handel and Haydn Society
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:29 - 12:01 PM
Deck the Halls
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
1:14 - 11:44 AM
Clarinet Concerto
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
15:39 - 11:31 AM
Concerto No. 3
Combattimento Consort of Amsterdam
Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
10:40 - 11:18 AM
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 - 11:07 AM
Introduction and Allegro
Markus Klinko, harp
Frederic Laroque, violin
Gerard Torgomian, violin
Pierre Lenert, viola
Cyril Lacrouts, cello
Benoit Fromanger, flute
10:56 - 11:01 AM
Old and Lost Rivers
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:44 - 10:38 AM
Oboe Concerto
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Paul Goodwin, oboe
20:05 - 10:24 AM
Serenade No. 1: Menuetto,Scherzo,Rondo
American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein, conductor
12:40 - 10:11 AM
Improvisations on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
Yael Weiss, piano
10:54 - 10:06 AM
Pastoral
John Bradbury, clarinet
4:25 - 10:01 AM
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
4:48 - 9:48 AM
Christmas Medley
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
George Guest, conductor
10:05 - 9:16 AM
String Quartet No. 10
Emerson String Quartet
32:03 - 9:06 AM
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
John Mauceri, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
7:46 - 9:01 AM
Madrigal
London Mozart Players
James Galway, flute
4:31 - 8:26 AM
Symphony No. 5
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
33:38 - 8:18 AM
Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra of Milan
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano
4:55 - 8:11 AM
Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" ("Storm at Sea")
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Gallois, flute
6:48 - 8:06 AM
Christmas Night
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:00 - 8:01 AM
Piano Sonata No. 43: Rondo
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
4:34 - 7:49 AM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Niklas Willen, conductor
9:39 - 7:36 AM
King's Noyse
David Douglass, conductor
12:26 - 7:33 AM
Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas
Vienna Boys Choir
2:13 - 7:06 AM
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
25:10 - 7:01 AM
Waltz-Impromptu
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
4:30 - 6:54 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 4
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
5:10 - 6:29 AM
Symphony No. 29
Sinfonia Varsovia
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
25:20 - 6:09 AM
Romeo and Juliet: Love Scene
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
16:41 - 6:06 AM
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
2:18 - 6:01 AM
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor
4:33