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- 5:30 AM
Piano Concerto No. 23
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Keith Jarrett, piano
28:12 - 5:14 AM
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Most, conductor
13:54 - 5:10 AM
Abendlied
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
4:15 - 5:06 AM
12 Days of Christmas
Canadian Brass
2:58 - 5:01 AM
Invitation to the Polka
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
4:49 - 4:51 AM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
6:34 - 4:42 AM
Al dormir el sol
Rose Ensemble
7:37 - 4:40 AM
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
8:41 - 2:02 AM
Messiah
Minnesota Orchestra and Chorale
Osmo Vanska, conductor
150:00 - 1:58 AM
Violin Partita No. 3 in E: I
2:00 - 1:50 AM
Romance in f
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
11:00 - 1:49 AM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
3:32 - 1:40 AM
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
7:12 - 1:11 AM
Messiah: Lift up your heads
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
2:54 - 1:02 AM
Piano Sonata No. 15 "Pastoral"
Alfred Brendel, piano
25:07 - 12:54 AM
Piano Concerto No. 17: Allegretto
English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
8:09 - 12:49 AM
A virgin unspotted
The Taverner Consort Choir
Andrew Parrott, conductor
3:22 - 12:46 AM
Star in the East
Anonymous 4
3:15 - 12:22 AM
Cello Concerto No. 1
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
Christophe Coin, cello
4:23 - 12:18 AM
Two Dances
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:36 - 12:09 AM
O little one sweet
String Quartet
Anne-Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
4:00 - 12:01 AM
Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor
10:02 - 11:57 PM
Deck the Hall
Quink
1:55 - 11:53 PM
Capriol Suite
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
3:55 - 11:50 PM
Lullaby my Jesus
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
2:55 - 11:47 PM
There is no rose
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
2:14 - 11:41 PM
Goldberg Variations: Aria
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
6:21 - 11:36 PM
Cantata No. 36: Schwingt freudig euch empor
Collegium Vocale Orchestra
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Peter Kooy, bass
29:25 - 11:33 PM
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Minneapolis Philharmonic Orchestra
2:28 - 11:27 PM
Lully, lulla
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:07 - 11:24 PM
Violin Partita No. 2: Gigue
Alison Balsom, trumpet
2:06 - 11:05 PM
Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo
Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
Marco Guidarini, conductor
Paolo Restani, piano
12:53 - 11:00 PM
Musical Sleighride (selections)
Eduard Melkus Ensemble
Eduard Melkus, conductor
5:00 - 10:55 PM
Beautiful Savior
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
Kelly Becker, mezzo-soprano
4:14 - 10:50 PM
Boston Baroque
Martin Pearlman, conductor
3:26 - 10:46 PM
Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:14 - 10:44 PM
Once in Royal David's City
The London Cello Sound
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
3:25 - 10:41 PM
A Christmas Carol
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
2:53 - 10:35 PM
Three to get ready
Quartet San Francisco
3:30 - 10:20 PM
Cello Concerto: last movement
London Symphony Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
Jacqueline Du Pre, cello
29:56 - 10:14 PM
Betelehemu
Cantus
5:12 - 10:08 PM
Pilgrim's Hymn
Kantorei
Axel Theimer, conductor
3:23 - 9:55 PM
I Musici
Heinz Holliger, oboe
11:58 - 9:47 PM
O Magnum Mysterium
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
6:41 - 9:39 PM
Souvenir of Florence: last movement
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Mischa Maisky, cello
33:47 - 9:35 PM
In the bleak mid-winter
Cambridge Singers & City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
4:32 - 9:25 PM
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
17:33 - 9:18 PM
Jingle Bells (arranged in baroque style)
Duino Soloists
5:05 - 9:14 PM
Huron Carol
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:26 - 9:11 PM
Mary, did you know?
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Christopher Parkening, guitar
3:00 - 9:04 PM
Barber of Seville: Overture
Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
7:23 - 8:56 PM
O little town of Bethlehem
Dale Warland Singers
4:08 - 8:53 PM
Give me no splendour, gold or pomp
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:23 - 8:45 PM
Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
6:49 - 8:39 PM
Gesu Bambino
Kelly Yost, piano
5:11 - 8:38 PM
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Chanticleer
3:03 - 8:16 PM
Flute Concerto in D Major
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas, conductor
Sharon Bezaly, flute
6:26 - 8:14 PM
Angles we have heard on high
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
2:11 - 8:12 PM
Psallite
Galliard Brass Ensemble
2:43 - 8:05 PM
Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 2nd movement
Berlin Philharmonic
James Levine, conductor
6:26 - 8:00 PM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
American Boychoir
3:07 - 7:57 PM
Do you hear what I hear?
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
3:33 - 7:56 PM
Theme from In Search of Angels
Tim Story, keyboards/piano
Kimberly Bryden, oboe
2:11 - 7:38 PM
Guitar Concerto
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar
16:11 - 7:32 PM
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
4:21 - 7:28 PM
Rejoice Greatly, O daughter of Zion
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Elly Ameling, soprano
4:11 - 7:17 PM
Fantasy for Clarinet and String Quartet
Consortium Classicum
Dieter Klocker, clarinet
8:38 - 7:09 PM
Two Etudes, Op. 10
Louis Lortie, piano
4:29 - 7:01 PM
Riu, Riu Chiu; El nino querido; Villancico catalan
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:52 - 6:50 PM
Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal": Adagio
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:01 - 6:40 PM
Six Noels
Emily Mitchell, harp
9:00 - 6:35 PM
Lullay, My Liking
The Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street
Owen Burdick, conductor
9:59 - 6:28 PM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Vienna Wind Soloists
Andre Previn, piano
5:43 - 6:24 PM
Caroling, Caroling!/Bright, Bright the Holly Berries
Chanticleer
2:20 - 6:19 PM
Pastorale
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:05 - 6:17 PM
Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming
Chanticleer
4:18 - 6:01 PM
Carmina Burana Wind Suite
Mainz Wind Ensemble
Klaus Rainer Scholl, conductor
12:46 - 5:56 PM
Lullaby of the Virgin
Coro de Canaria de la Asociacion Wagneriana de Buenos Aires
3:13 - 5:52 PM
Flute Concerto: II
Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich
David Zinman, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
7:00 - 5:46 PM
I heard the Bells on Christmas Day
VocalEssence/Twin Cities Bronze Bell Choir
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:00 - 5:37 PM
Violin and Cello Concerto
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Anner Bylsma, cello
Jeanne Lamon, violin
8:36 - 5:32 PM
Come Join Their Song
VocalEssence/Twin Cities Bronze Bell Choir
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:00 - 5:29 PM
Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol
Rita Costanzi, harp
1:01 - 5:27 PM
Suite: Bourree
Goran Sollscher, guitar
1:19 - 5:20 PM
Concerto Symphonique No. 4: Scherzo
Philharmonia Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
Misha Dichter, piano
6:57 - 5:16 PM
Troika
Bells of the Lakes
2:00 - 5:09 PM
Messiah: Comfort ye...every valley
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Michele Mariotti, conductor
Juan Diego Florez, tenor
6:16 - 5:01 PM
Piano Sonata: 3rd movement
Yaara Tal, piano
Andreas Groethuysen, piano
4:53 - 4:51 PM
Noels pour les instruments
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
7:51 - 4:44 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
7:07 - 4:38 PM
Quintet: Finale
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
3:34 - 4:26 PM
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
9:59 - 4:23 PM
Nowell Echoes
True North Brass
2:36 - 4:16 PM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Stephen Varcoe, baritone
4:34 - 4:15 PM
Invention No. 2
Renaud Capucon, violin
Gautier Capucon, cello
Aude Capucon, piano
3:19 - 4:13 PM
O Christmas Tree
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
2:01 - 4:01 PM
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": I
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
11:58 - 3:54 PM
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:14 - 3:30 PM
Keyboard Concerto No. 1
English Chamber Orchestra
George Malcolm, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
7:54 - 3:24 PM
The Three Kings
Cantus
2:48 - 3:21 PM
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
3:45 - 3:17 PM
Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet
Summit Hill Brass Quintet
3:45 - 3:10 PM
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jahja Ling, conductor
Rolf Smedvig, trumpet
6:30 - 3:02 PM
Christmas Medley
Sunita Staneslow, harp
Ensemble
12:55 - 2:57 PM
The Cider House Rules: The Cider House
Studio orchestra
4:00 - 2:51 PM
Carmen Fantasy
Sarah Chang, v
Sandra Rivers, p
2:22 - 2:46 PM
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:21 - 2:42 PM
Fugal Concerto
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
7:21 - 2:34 PM
Motet of St. Stanislaw
Rose Ensemble
2:22 - 2:28 PM
Canon
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
6:08 - 2:20 PM
Of the Father's Heart Begotten; Angelus ad virginem; The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
7:15 - 2:15 PM
Violin Sonata: 3rd mvt
Yuval Waldman, v
Dick Hyman, p
2:22 - 2:07 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
5:16 - 2:02 PM
The First Nowell; O Come, All Ye Faithful
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
4:34 - 1:57 PM
Slavonic Dance No. 5
Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
7:54 - 1:53 PM
Come Join Their Song
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:00 - 1:47 PM
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Psalmody
Peter Holman, conductor
Timothy Roberts, organ
3:34 - 1:45 PM
Riu, Riu Chiu
Cantus
1:57 - 1:36 PM
Symphonie Espagnole: Rondo
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Chee-Yun, violin
8:27 - 1:35 PM
O Come Little Children
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
:57 - 1:28 PM
Clare College Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:52 - 1:26 PM
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Boston Brass
John M. Laverty, conductor
1:40 - 1:25 PM
Symphony No. 24
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
8:55 - 1:12 PM
Bemidji Chamber Singers
Paul Brandvik, conductor
1:15 - 1:09 PM
Musette en rondeau
Christopher O'Riley, piano
2:22 - 1:08 PM
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
:50 - 1:03 PM
Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Georgiadis, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:15 - 1:02 PM
Acis and Galatea: Happy We
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:52 - 12:57 PM
The Nutcracker: Mother Ginger
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
6:50 - 12:49 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
6:28 - 12:44 PM
What Child?
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:11 - 12:40 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
3:08 - 12:33 PM
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": 3rd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:11 - 12:31 PM
Flute Sonata: Siciliano
Jean-Claude Gerard, flute
Daniel Blumenthal, piano
2:29 - 12:26 PM
Jingle Bells; O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World
Canadian Brass
4:37 - 12:20 PM
Elite Syncopations
Dick Hyman, p
3:33 - 12:09 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:36 - 12:01 PM
Presto
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:42 - 11:32 AM
Symphony No. 40
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
28:03 - 11:22 AM
I Saw Three Ships; Christmas Song; Mid-Winter; Masters in this Hall; In dulci jubilo
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
8:14 - 11:12 AM
Concerto for 4 Violins
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
6:53 - 11:06 AM
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
5:14 - 11:01 AM
Symphony No. 6: Largo-Allegro
Boyce: The Eight Symphonies / Boughton, English String Orch
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
4:38 - 10:44 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
16:10 - 10:21 AM
Twelfth Night
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
19:02 - 10:18 AM
Courante
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
1:27 - 10:06 AM
Oboe Sonata
Berlin Baroque Trio
11:33 - 10:01 AM
Viola Concerto: 3rd movement
Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor
Wolfram Christ, viola
4:35 - 9:30 AM
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
RIAS Symphony
Uros Lajovic, conductor
Anthony Paratore, piano
28:25 - 9:26 AM
Revirado
Cavatina Duo
3:17 - 9:17 AM
When Christmas morning gleams; Yule, yule, sparkling yule; Virgin Mary
Gothenburg Cathedral Boy's Choir
Simon Phipps, conductor
8:14 - 9:06 AM
Roman Carnival Overture
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:30 - 9:01 AM
Sibelius Academy Quartet
Erik Tawaststjerna, piano
4:30 - 8:29 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Samuel Coles, flute
29:54 - 8:21 AM
The Ship Carol; The First Noel; Bri
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
6:27 - 8:11 AM
Piano Sonata No. 40
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
9:22 - 8:06 AM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
3:43 - 8:01 AM
Egyptian March
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
4:43 - 7:55 AM
Sonata with 3 Violins
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh, conductor
3:52 - 7:25 AM
Symphony No. 2
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado, conductor
30:56 - 7:20 AM
Chicago a cappella
3:50 - 7:06 AM
Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": 3rd movement
Vienna Philharmonic
Bernard Haitink, conductor
10:37 - 7:01 AM
Bransle gay
Hopkinson Smith, lute
4:30 - 6:30 AM
String Quartet No. 1
Cleveland Quartet
29:05 - 6:26 AM
Arioso
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
3:12 - 6:16 AM
Christmas Roses
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:00 - 6:06 AM
Noon on the Plain
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
8:01 - 6:01 AM
Andante for Oboe and Strings
Ensemble Berlin
Christoph Hartmann, oboe
4:23