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Clarinet Concerto
English Chamber Orchestra
Antony Pay, conductor
Thomas Friedli, clarinet
22:10 - 5:26 AM
3 European Christmas Songs
Die Singphoniker
9:14 - 5:14 AM
String Quartet No. 3
Sequoia String Quartet
11:31 - 5:08 AM
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
4:20 - 5:06 AM
English Chamber Orchestra Brass
Donald Fraser, conductor
1:54 - 5:01 AM
Modern Times: Smile
I Salonisti
4:31 - 4:45 AM
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 - 4:40 AM
Variations for Arinushka
Kalle Randalu, piano
5:08 - 4:40 AM
Hodie Christus natus est
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:08 - 4:27 AM
Suite of Carols for Woodwinds
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:37 - 4:23 AM
Wexford Carol
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
4:21 - 4:15 AM
Romance No. 1
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
5:53 - 4:13 AM
Il est ne, le divin Enfant (He is Born, the Divine Child)
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:27 - 4:05 AM
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Norman Del Mar, conductor
6:17 - 4:00 AM
Christmas Medley
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
9:35 - 3:40 AM
Cantata: Sinfonia
Winchester College Chapel Choir
William Lacey, conductor
7:23 - 3:37 AM
Nocturne No. 18
John O'Conor, piano
4:10 - 3:37 AM
What is this Lovely Fragrance?; Away in a Manger; Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Choir of Trinity Church
Brian Jones, conductor
Ross Wood, organ
John Ranck, flute
11:10 - 3:16 AM
Symphony No. 5: Waltz
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Commissiona, conductor
6:26 - 3:08 AM
All my Heart this night Rejoices; O Little One Sweet; Myn lyking
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
8:15 - 3:01 AM
Adagio
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
James MacMillan, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
6:47 - 2:00 AM
An Elizabethan Christmas with The Rose Ensemble
59:00 - 1:58 AM
Sussex Mummers' Carol
Paul Coletti, viola
Phillipp Bush, piano
3:30 - 1:52 AM
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Chanticleer
3:47 - 1:48 AM
Chanticleer
4:00 - 1:45 AM
Chanticleer
2:19 - 1:38 AM
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Martha Argerich, piano
Nicolas Economou, piano
6:21 - 1:37 AM
The Musical Box
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Enrique Batiz, conductor
1:32 - 1:29 AM
"Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations
Andre Previn, piano
7:45 - 1:26 AM
Gabriel's Message
Cantus
2:48 - 1:05 AM
Brother Heinrich's Christmas
King's Singers
19:15 - 1:01 AM
Violin Partita No. 2: Gigue
Hilary Hahn, violin
3:21 - 11:49 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 3
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
19:22 - 11:32 PM
Ave Maria
Chanticleer
7:05 - 11:26 PM
Koanga: La Calinda
Halle Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
4:31 - 11:22 PM
Xuefei Yang, guitar
3:52 - 11:16 PM
Viennese Caprice
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lambert Orkis, piano
4:16 - 11:14 PM
Bemidji Chamber Singers
Paul Brandvik, conductor
1:39 - 11:07 PM
Branles; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan
Renaissonics
6:26 - 11:04 PM
The Three Kings
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
2:51 - 10:59 PM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Andrew Rangell, piano
3:45 - 10:44 PM
Serenade for Strings
Stockholm Philharmonic
Stig Westerberg, conductor
14:12 - 10:33 PM
Sleigh Ride; Winter Wonderland; Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
10:02 - 10:31 PM
Music box from ca. 1900
1:56 - 10:20 PM
Concertino
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
9:06 - 10:09 PM
Messiah: Pifa; There were Shepherds; Glory to God
Dunedin Consort and Players
John Butt, conductor
5:54 - 10:05 PM
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
3:04 - 10:02 PM
Good King Wenceslas
Canadian Brass
1:44 - 9:58 PM
Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Valley Chamber Chorale
Carol Carver, conductor
2:59 - 9:52 PM
Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christof Perick, conductor
5:31 - 9:39 PM
Midwinter
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
14:23 - 9:30 PM
Gabriel's Message; The Infant King
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
5:38 - 9:21 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
Orchestra of the Mozarteum
Sandor Vegh, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
6:42 - 9:17 PM
The Nutcracker: Overture
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2:57 - 9:07 PM
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Peter Breiner, conductor
8:38 - 9:00 PM
Horn Trio: Finale
William Vermeulen, horn
Jorja Fleezanis, violin
Derek Han, piano
6:09 - 6:57 PM
Christmas Time is Here
Paul English and friends
3:07 - 6:55 PM
Seis por derecho
David Russell, guitar
4:53 - 6:44 PM
Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Carol of the Bells; Nativity carol
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
8:38 - 6:39 PM
Trumpet Concerto: Finale
English Chamber Orchestra
Andre Bernard, trumpet
3:25 - 6:35 PM
O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Good King Wenceslas; Silent Night; Joy to the World
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
6:31 - 6:33 PM
Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
Vienna Boys Choir
2:13 - 6:27 PM
Sleeping Beauty: Bluebird
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
5:28 - 6:24 PM
Cradle Song
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
2:48 - 6:16 PM
In dulci jubilo
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:40 - 6:05 PM
The Desert shall Rejoice
Wells Cathedral Choir
Rupert Gough, organ
Elizabeth Fyfe, English horn
5:39 - 6:01 PM
Riu, riu, chiu
The Baltimore Consort
2:14 - 5:54 PM
Quink
4:41 - 5:52 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
3:08 - 5:46 PM
Prelude and Fugue No. 1
Alexandre Melnikov, piano
6:30 - 5:41 PM
O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
2:28 - 5:31 PM
Concerto in F
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage, conductor
4:21 - 5:28 PM
Let Our Gladness Have No End
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Shari Latz Rothman, harp
Joanna Shelton, violin
2:07 - 5:18 PM
Clarinet Quartet: I
Hagen Quartet
Eduard Brunner, clarinet
3:10 - 5:14 PM
The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Flutes
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
3:15 - 5:08 PM
Winter's Night
Peter Conte, organ
3:02 - 5:01 PM
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:48 - 4:57 PM
Berceuse
Eniko Magyar, viola
Tadashi Imai, piano
3:37 - 4:48 PM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:16 - 4:40 PM
String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor": I
Emerson Quartet
4:34 - 4:31 PM
Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
Berlin Philharmonic
Fritz Lehmann, conductor
6:51 - 4:27 PM
Prelude No. 1 in G "A Summer Morning on the Lawn"
Alexandre Dossin, piano
3:37 - 4:20 PM
Christmas Medley
Empire Brass & Friends
4:18 - 4:16 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:00 - 4:14 PM
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Dean Shostak, glass armonica and violin
Jacqueline Schwab, piano
3:13 - 4:07 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica:" Scherzo
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:49 - 4:00 PM
Stella nuova
Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble
5:26 - 3:54 PM
Nowell sing we
Folger Consort
2:23 - 3:50 PM
Ronn McFarlane, lute
4:37 - 3:44 PM
Christmas Garland (Medley)
Summit Hill Brass Quintet
6:18 - 3:37 PM
Invitation to a March: Incidental Music
Ensemble
5:00 - 3:31 PM
Air for flute
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Frank Sinatra, conductor
Julius Baker, f
4:33 - 3:25 PM
Wassail Song; Coventry Carol; Silent Night
Elaine Murphy, harp
Gregory Jefferson, flute
5:12 - 3:19 PM
Andante festivo
Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:30 - 3:07 PM
Washington Chorus
Robert Shafer, conductor
William Neil, organ
10:07 - 3:03 PM
Molly on the Shore
North Texas Wind Symphony
Eugene Corporon, conductor
4:02 - 2:57 PM
Sleigh Ride
Vienna Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:32 - 2:54 PM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
3:25 - 2:48 PM
Piano Quintet: 3rd mvt
Jacob Lateiner, p
Jascha Heifetz, v
et al
:00 - 2:41 PM
Messiah: Comfort ye...every valley
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Michele Mariotti, conductor
Juan Diego Florez, tenor
6:16 - 2:34 PM
Symphony No. 84: 1st movement
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
6:31 - 2:30 PM
Go Tell it on the Mountain
Cantus
2:30 - 2:25 PM
Minuet
Pascal Roge, piano
Catherine Cantin, flute
Maurice Bourgue, oboe
Michel Portal, clarinet
3:31 - 2:21 PM
King Jesus Hath a Garden
Clare College Choir
John Rutter, conductor
3:09 - 2:16 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Ruth Holton, soprano
4:04 - 2:06 PM
Shepherds' Music
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:22 - 2:04 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
3:24 - 1:56 PM
Czech Suite: Sousedska
National Chamber Players
Lowell Graham, conductor
4:02 - 1:51 PM
Convidando esta la noche
Rose Ensemble
4:00 - 1:45 PM
Concerto No. 11
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Gottfied von der Goltz, conductor
4:13 - 1:41 PM
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
Twin Cities Bronze
2:44 - 1:40 PM
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Worcester Cathedral Choir
Donald Hunt, conductor
3:43 - 1:31 PM
The Nutcracker: Finale
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
4:59 - 1:28 PM
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
2:06 - 1:21 PM
Good King Wenceslas; Coventry Carol
Canadian Brass
4:39 - 1:16 PM
The Ruins of Athens: Overture
German Chamber Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
5:03 - 1:12 PM
Chanticleer
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
3:25 - 1:07 PM
Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol; Joy to the World
Counterpoint
Robert DeCormier, conductor
3:33 - 1:03 PM
Deck the Halls
New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
3:11 - 12:54 PM
Swan Lake: Dance of the LIttle Swans
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, conductor
4:00 - 12:49 PM
Angels From the Realms of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Silent Night
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
10:40 - 12:41 PM
Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement
Anton Kuerti, piano
James Sommerville, horn
James Campbell, clarinet
James Mason, oboe
James McKay, bassoon
5:47 - 12:38 PM
Mysterious Barricades
Angela Hewitt, p
4:07 - 12:34 PM
Symphony Nova Scotia
Howard Cable, conductor
3:46 - 12:32 PM
Ding Dong Merrily
Baltimore Consort
1:45 - 12:22 PM
Christmas Medley
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
7:02 - 12:20 PM
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
1:31 - 12:09 PM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Andras Schiff, conductor
Andras Schiff, piano
4:02 - 12:01 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 - 11:36 AM
The Hours of the Day
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
James DePreist, conductor
22:29 - 11:32 AM
Hunsdon House and Sir Martin Marah's
David Douglass, violin
3:59 - 11:27 AM
Sicilienne and Allegro giocoso
Karen Geoghegan, bassoon
5:59 - 11:17 AM
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Parkening, guitar
6:37 - 11:09 AM
Concerto in 7 Parts
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam
Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
6:01 - 11:06 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
2:28 - 11:01 AM
Suite from Esclarmonde: Hymenee
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Kenneth Jean, conductor
4:35 - 10:47 AM
Petite Suite
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray, conductor
11:22 - 10:43 AM
Fairfax Choral Society
Douglas Mears, conductor
3:55 - 10:24 AM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Gilbert Levine, conductor
Jeffrey Campbell, piano
18:03 - 10:21 AM
Convidando esta la noche
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
3:28 - 10:08 AM
Variations on a Swedish Air
English Chamber Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Emma Johnson, clarinet
11:09 - 10:03 AM
Longing
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
4:30 - 9:58 AM
Siegfried's Funeral Music
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
12:57 - 9:41 AM
Bethlehem Down
Chanticleer
3:42 - 9:12 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
James Levine, conductor
28:57 - 9:06 AM
Cavatina
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3:50 - 9:01 AM
Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
4:39 - 8:30 AM
Rodolphe Kreutzer
San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia, conductor
Axel Strauss, violin
:00 - 8:26 AM
March
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
4:16 - 8:21 AM
I wish you Christmas
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:28 - 8:06 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
14:55 - 8:01 AM
Romance
Izumi Tateno, piano
4:39 - 7:52 AM
Riu, Riu, chiu; El nino querido; V
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:52 - 7:23 AM
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
28:24 - 7:17 AM
Solemn Allegro
Berta Rojas, guitar
3:09 - 7:13 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, conductor
4:01 - 7:13 AM
Sonata No. 9
Hesperion XX
Jordi Savall, conductor
6:15 - 7:02 AM
Moths and Butterflies and Wild Bears
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
4:45 - 6:53 AM
Movement for Clarinet and Strings
Leopold Quartet
Dieter Klocker, clarinet
:00 - 6:43 AM
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
8:55 - 6:37 AM
Carol to the King
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
4:46 - 6:12 AM
Alessandro
Musica Antiqua Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
23:33 - 6:10 AM
Fenwick Smith, flute
5:42 - 6:01 AM
Arcadian Academy
4:42