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  • 5:27 AM

    Symphony Espagnole

    Edouard Lalo

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    32:05
  • 5:24 AM

    The Ship Carol; The First Noel; Bri

    Christmas Music

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    6:27
  • 5:18 AM

    Suite for Oboe and Strings

    Tauno Pylkkanen

    Music by Leevi Madetoja & Tauno Pylkkanen

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    Aale Lindgren, oboe

    8:21
  • 5:06 AM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:25
  • 5:05 AM

    The Past

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:30
  • 4:58 AM

    Sussex Mummers' Carol

    Trad., arr. Grainger

    Paul Coletti, viola

    Phillipp Bush, piano

    3:00
  • 4:51 AM

    Les Musiciens

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    Mirella Giardelli, organ

    5:01
  • 4:47 AM

    D'un cahier d'esquisses (From a Sketchbook)

    Claude Debussy

    Nelson Freire, piano

    4:53
  • 4:26 AM

    In principio

    Arvo Part

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Tonu Kaljuste, conductor

    19:34
  • 4:15 AM

    French and English Christmas Music

    Traditional

    Apollo's Fire

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    11:20
  • 3:49 AM

    Christmas Oratorio: Herrscher des Himmels

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Netherlands Bach Society

    Jos van Veldhoven, conductor

    Johannette Zomer, soprano

    Annette Markert, contralto

    Gerd Turk, tenor

    Peter Harvey, bass

    22:30
  • 3:33 AM

    Phantasy Quintet

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Music Group of London

    15:32
  • 1:06 AM

    The Nutcracker

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    90:00
  • 1:00 AM

    The Seasons: December

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Earl WIld, piano

    3:30
  • 12:56 AM

    See amid the Winter's snow

    Traditional

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    4:50
  • 12:34 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:13
  • 12:27 AM

    Star in the East

    Traditional

    The Waverly Consort

    5:30
  • 12:23 AM

    Puer Natus Est

    Leo Nestor

    Gustavus Choir

    7:08
  • 12:03 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Christmas Music

    Foothills Brass

    12:51
  • 11:55 PM

    Praeludium and Allegro

    Fritz Kreisler

    Midori, violin

    Robert McDonald, piano

    5:53
  • 11:47 PM

    Sonata: 4th movement

    Antonio Carlos Gomez

    Essencia Do Brasil

    Brazilian Guitar Quartet

    3:36
  • 11:35 PM

    Patapan; The Twelfth Night Song; Away in a Manger; Carol of the Bells

    Christmas Music

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:45
  • 11:31 PM

    The Devil's Beauties

    Francois Dompierre

    Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    3:12
  • 11:24 PM

    Pastorale pour Noel

    Henri Dallier

    Festival Orchestra: Church of the Holy Childhood

    Stephen Schmall, conductor

    5:19
  • 11:13 PM

    Symphony No. 30

    Haydn

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Chrstopher Hogwood, conductor

    13:34
  • 11:07 PM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional

    Anonymous 4

    2:01
  • 11:04 PM

    Maria Wiegenlied (Mary's Cradle Song)

    Max Reger

    Evening Bells

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    2:10
  • 11:01 PM

    The Lamb

    John Tavener

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:33
  • 10:40 PM

    Musical Sleighride

    Leopold Mozart

    Eduard Melkus Ensemble

    20:00
  • 10:34 PM

    Ground after the "Scotch Humor"

    Nicola Matteis

    Palladian Ensemble

    4:17
  • 10:30 PM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional

    Andrea Lynn Cianflone, soprano

    3:15
  • 10:29 PM

    Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Copper Street Brass

    3:54
  • 10:21 PM

    Sleep Holy Infant

    Dave Brubeck

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau

    4:06
  • 10:17 PM

    The Fridays: Courante

    Alexander Glazunov

    Shostakovich Quartet

    2:02
  • 10:12 PM

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Michael Culloton, conductor

    2:05
  • 10:05 PM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 45: Rarieties and Surprises

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Timothy Brown, horn

    5:32
  • 10:03 PM

    Kantorei

    Axel Theimer, conductor

    1:40
  • 10:00 PM

    In dulci jubilo

    Traditional

    Artaria Quartet

    2:31
  • 9:56 PM

    Joseph Dearest Joseph Mine

    Traditional German

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    3:37
  • 9:44 PM

    Hungarian Dances

    Johannes Brahms

    Labeques

    11:45
  • 9:39 PM

    Shepherd's Dance

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    George Mabry, conductor

    3:19
  • 9:34 PM

    A Virgin Most Pure

    Traditional

    Hiram Titus

    3:52
  • 9:33 PM

    Coventry Carol

    Anonymous

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    3:04
  • 9:21 PM

    Sonata No. 1

    Marco Uccellini

    Uccellini: Sonatas

    Romanesca

    6:27
  • 9:07 PM

    A Christmas Garland

    Conrad Susa

    Philovox Ensemble of Boston

    Jennifer Lester, conductor

    12:35
  • 9:00 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Frederick Delius

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Thomas Beecham, conductor

    5:25
  • 6:47 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    2:19
  • 6:38 PM

    Nutcracker excerpts

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Uptown Flutes

    4:24
  • 6:33 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Rondo (Finale)

    Johannes Brahms

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    5:23
  • 6:26 PM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Patapan

    Traditional; arr: John Rutter

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/BBC Singers

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:02
  • 6:22 PM

    The Piping Carol

    James Sclater

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    David Livingstone, recorder

    4:10
  • 6:20 PM

    Cantus

    2:01
  • 6:07 PM

    Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

    arr: Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:20
  • 6:01 PM

    Waltz No. 3

    Agustin Barrios

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    4:37
  • 5:56 PM

    We Three Kings of Brubeck Are; Jingle Bells Forever

    Traditional

    Boston Brass

    John M. Laverty, conductor

    1:04
  • 5:48 PM

    Ach Herr, Du Schopfer

    Heinrich Schutz

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    3:20
  • 5:44 PM

    Symphony No. 87: 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    6:24
  • 5:27 PM

    Children's Corner

    Claude Debussy

    Martin Jones, piano

    1:40
  • 5:21 PM

    Pastorale

    Domenico Zipoli

    Noel

    J. Melvin Butler, organ

    3:43
  • 5:18 PM

    Cherry Ripe

    Frank Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:14
  • 5:14 PM

    Lo, How a Rose E'Er Blooming

    Michael Praetorius

    The Ultimate Classical Christmas

    American Boychoir

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano

    4:04
  • 5:08 PM

    Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Flower Waltz

    Percy Grainger

    Piers Lane, piano

    6:33
  • 5:04 PM

    Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Commisiona, conductor

    4:39
  • 5:01 PM

    Christmas Crackers No. 1

    Christmas Music

    Christmas in Vermont

    Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet

    2:46
  • 4:56 PM

    Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (in the style of mechanical pianos)

    J. Fred Coots

    Duo Campion-Vachon

    2:03
  • 4:54 PM

    God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen

    Traditional; arr: Carl Vine

    Australian Youth Orchestra

    Graham Abbott, conductor

    11:21
  • 4:47 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Javier Busto

    Grex Vocalis

    Carl Hogset, conductor

    4:15
  • 4:35 PM

    Flute Sonata in E-flat

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brasil Guitar Duo

    Marina Piccinini

    7:01
  • 4:29 PM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional

    Kelly Yost, piano

    2:47
  • 4:22 PM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    John Rutter

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:33
  • 4:15 PM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    5:06
  • 4:10 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Tomas Luis de Victoria

    Chanticleer

    6:38
  • 4:01 PM

    Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute

    Kathleen Greenbank, oboe

    3:01
  • 3:57 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd Movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    Isaac Stern, violin

    3:02
  • 3:52 PM

    La Fiesta de la Posada: Sleep Holy Infant

    Dave Brubeck

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:02
  • 3:39 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Good King Wenceslas

    Christmas Music

    Choir of St John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    13:50
  • 3:32 PM

    O Holy Night (Cantique du Noel)

    Adolphe Adam

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    Kazuko Shinozaki, harp II

    4:07
  • 3:15 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd mvt

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    3:41
  • 3:08 PM

    Now is born the divine Christ child; Here is joy for every age

    Traditional; Piae Cantiones

    Fairfax Choral Society

    Douglas Mears, conductor

    6:04
  • 3:08 PM

    It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

    Traditional

    Galliard Brass & Friends

    2:56
  • 3:01 PM

    Mock Morris

    Percy Grainger

    Studio Orchestra

    Harry Rabinowitz, conductor

    3:15
  • 2:57 PM

    En priere (In Prayer)

    Gabriel Faure

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    Ensemble

    2:53
  • 2:47 PM

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:38
  • 2:42 PM

    Peter Pan: Who am I?

    Leonard Bernstein

    Amber Chamber Orchestra

    Linda Eder, s

    3:33
  • 2:34 PM

    L'Arlesienne: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:03
  • 2:27 PM

    A Christmas Medley

    Christmas Music

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    Raymond Mase, trumpet

    Fred Sherry, cello

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    6:20
  • 2:08 PM

    I Wonder as I Wander; Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child; Rocking Carol

    Christmas Music

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    8:45
  • 2:02 PM

    Abdelazer: Overture, Rondo and Air

    Henry Purcell

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    5:41
  • 1:54 PM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    5:24
  • 1:48 PM

    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    4:40
  • 1:45 PM

    Chicago a cappella

    2:04
  • 1:40 PM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Homage to Schumann

    Eric Himy, piano

    2:50
  • 1:40 PM

    Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine

    Traditional

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    1:31
  • 1:37 PM

    Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)

    Traditional

    Philadelphia Brass

    2:06
  • 1:34 PM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    2:53
  • 1:34 PM

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:12
  • 1:31 PM

    Good Christian Men Rejoice

    Trad./Praetorius

    Empire Brass & Friends

    3:05
  • 1:31 PM

    Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)

    Michael Praetorius

    All Is Bright

    Handel and Haydn Society Chorus

    Grant Llewellyn, conductor

    2:20
  • 1:21 PM

    Trio No. 2 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    Renee Siebert, flute

    Samuel Magill, cello

    6:54
  • 1:16 PM

    O Tannenbaum

    Traditional

    Bergedorf Chamber Choir

    Hellmut Wormsbacher, conductor

    2:46
  • 1:08 PM

    The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    2:59
  • 1:04 PM

    I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

    J. David Moore

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:00
  • 1:03 PM

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    2:00
  • 12:58 PM

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Traditional

    Clare College Singers & Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:07
  • 12:52 PM

    Christmas Day; Wassail, Wassail

    Traditional

    Seasons Celebrations

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Howard Cable, conductor

    3:46
  • 12:52 PM

    Branles; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan

    Claude Gervais/Traditional

    Renaissonics

    6:26
  • 12:40 PM

    Sweet Remembrance

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Andras Schiff, piano

    3:07
  • 12:35 PM

    Three Carols for Harp

    Christmas Music

    O Holy Night: Christmas Favorites

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    3:51
  • 12:31 PM

    Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Ton Koopman, organ

    3:38
  • 12:24 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Luther College Choirs

    5:29
  • 12:21 PM

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Traditional

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:19
  • 12:20 PM

    Chanticleer

    3:29
  • 12:20 PM

    Italian Serenade

    Hugo Wolf

    I Solisti Italiani

    7:07
  • 12:01 PM

    Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)

    Traditional

    Sergio Assad, guitar

    Odair Assad, guitar

    :58
  • 11:40 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Richard Studt, conductor

    19:00
  • 11:32 AM

    Sonata Natalis

    Johann Schmelzer

    Frohlich soll mein

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    6:32
  • 11:17 AM

    Concerto No. 6

    Pieter Hellendaal

    Combattimento Consort of Amsterdam

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    13:10
  • 11:16 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium

    U of Texas Chamber Singers

    3:59
  • 11:06 AM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Nocturne

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    5:08
  • 11:05 AM

    Bell Carol

    William Mathias

    Sing Noel

    Washington Chorus

    Robert Shafer, conductor

    William Neil, organ

    4:50
  • 10:37 AM

    String Quartet No. 59 "The Rider"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    The Haydn Project

    Emerson String Quartet

    22:16
  • 10:16 AM

    A Christmas Carol

    Carl Davis

    20th Century English Ballets

    Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra

    John Pryce-Jones, conductor

    17:55
  • 10:15 AM

    King Jesus Hath a Garden

    Traditional

    Clare College Choir

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:09
  • 10:12 AM

    Three Mexican Folk Songs

    Manuel Ponce

    David Russell, guitar

    5:01
  • 10:01 AM

    Scottish Rondo

    John Field

    Field: 16 Piano Pieces

    Miceal O'Rourke, piano

    4:35
  • 9:45 AM

    In the Fen Country

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Hagai Shaham, violin

    13:41
  • 9:43 AM

    To Bethlehem did they go

    Howard Skempton

    Traditional and Modern Carols

    Pro Arte Singers

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    2:36
  • 9:32 AM

    Christmas Roses

    Emile Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    9:00
  • 9:18 AM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    20:00
  • 9:15 AM

    See Amid the Winter's Snow

    John Goss

    The Wallace Collection's Victorian Christmas

    Trinity Boys' Choir

    Simon Wright, conductor

    3:35
  • 9:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Andante

    Max Bruch

    Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

    George Hanson, conductor

    4:36
  • 8:49 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 1

    Muzio Clementi

    Maria Tipo, piano

    11:34
  • 8:44 AM

    Jubilate Domino

    Michael Praetorius

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    2:18
  • 8:15 AM

    Petite Suite

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    29:08
  • 8:06 AM

    Three Renaissance French Carols

    Traditional

    Boston Camerata

    Joel Cohen, conductor

    6:25
  • 8:01 AM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    Toulouse Capitol Orchestra

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Natalie Dessay, soprano

    4:48
  • 7:48 AM

    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
  • 7:23 AM

    Symphony No. 33

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    23:25
  • 7:09 AM

    Yoruban Songs of Cuba

    Hector Angulo

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    13:17
  • 7:09 AM

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Traditional

    A Christmas Flourish

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    James Curnow, conductor

    1:27
  • 7:04 AM

    This Endris Night

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:34
  • 6:56 AM

    French and English Christmas Music

    Traditional

    Apollo's Fire

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    11:20
  • 6:44 AM

    Prayer of the Venerable Bede

    Richard Proulx

    Christmas A Cappella: Songs from Around the World

    Chicago a cappella

    2:38
  • 6:24 AM

    Images: Iberia

    Claude Debussy

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    19:16
  • 6:12 AM

    Phantasy Quintet

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Nash Ensemble

    14:23
  • 6:06 AM

    What Cheer?

    William Walton

    Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

    1:17
  • 6:03 AM

    Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Joan Trimble

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:46
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