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- 5:30 AM
Laudate; Ding Dong; Pifa; Hark the Herald Angels
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
28:04 - 5:25 AM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Robert Rice, baritone
2:49 - 5:22 AM
Seattle Pro Musica
Karen P. Thomas, conductor
2:25 - 5:15 AM
Sleigh Ride
Northern Sinfonia of England
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:30 - 5:06 AM
Christmas Concerto
I Solisti Italiani
8:40 - 5:01 AM
I wish you Christmas
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:28 - 4:22 AM
And Therefore Be Merry
Artaria Quartet
13:50 - 4:20 AM
Three Nativity Carols: Wonder Tidings
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati
Earl Rivers, conductor
3:17 - 4:18 AM
Three Nativity Carols: This Endris Night
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati
Earl Rivers, conductor
4:02 - 4:13 AM
Three Nativity Carols: The Holly and the Ivy
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati
Earl Rivers, conductor
3:36 - 4:05 AM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:24 - 4:00 AM
Merry Christmas 1941
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
3:59 - 3:46 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Guildford Cathedral Choir
Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
Stephen Gadd, baritone
11:42 - 3:37 AM
Resonent in laudibus
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
:00 - 3:25 AM
Pastoral Noels
Kathleen Rudolph, flute
Jesse Read, bassoon
Rita Costanzi, harp
13:01 - 2:59 AM
Christmas Oratorio: Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Philip Ledger, conductor
Elly Ameling, soprano
Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
24:45 - 12:50 AM
A Child is Born Upon This Day; Veni, veni, Emanuel
St Jacob's Chamber Choir
Gary Graden, conductor
Gunnar Idenstam, organ
Lisa Rydberg, violin
Sofia Karlsson, vocals
7:12 - 12:45 AM
Gesu Bambino
Kelly Yost, piano
5:11 - 12:41 AM
Music box from ca. 1900
1:56 - 12:38 AM
Burgundian Songs: Carol
Lyon National Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
3:07 - 12:33 AM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
3:59 - 12:24 AM
Christmas Concerto
I Musici
7:37 - 12:21 AM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:20 - 12:07 AM
Carol of the Bells; I Wonder as I Wander; Joy to the World
Orchestra at Temple Square
Craig Jessop, conductor
9:27 - 12:05 AM
Im Wald is so staad (It is peaceful in the forest)
East Tirol Vocal Quartet
1:50 - 11:57 PM
Christmas Medley
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
7:13 - 11:56 PM
Hannaford Street Silver Band
James Curnow, conductor
1:27 - 11:52 PM
Hannaford Street Silver Band
James Curnow, conductor
2:53 - 11:47 PM
Pastorale
English Consort
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:05 - 11:40 PM
Up Good Christen Folk; In the bleak midwinter
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
5:55 - 11:34 PM
New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
4:19 - 11:20 PM
The First Nowell; Ave Maria; Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen; Silent Night
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
12:42 - 11:19 PM
New York Latvian Concert Choir
Andres Jansons, conductor
Monta Martinsone, soprano
2:14 - 11:13 PM
La Fiesta de la Posada: Sleep Holy Infant
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
4:02 - 11:09 PM
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
1:49 - 11:06 PM
Two French Carols
Artaria Quartet
3:10 - 11:00 PM
Thy Little Ones; I Am So Glad
Gustavus Choir
Karle Erickson, conductor
4:14 - 10:57 PM
Villancico de Navidad
Goran Sollscher, guitar
2:59 - 10:43 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
11:51 - 10:39 PM
Lullaby on Christmas Eve
Lake Wobegon Brass Band
3:29 - 10:32 PM
Choir of Trinity Church
Owen Burdick, conductor
5:12 - 10:24 PM
Christmas Fantasia
The London Cello Sound
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
6:38 - 10:21 PM
Joy to the World
Gustavus Choir
Karle Erickson, conductor
1:55 - 10:19 PM
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)
Ellen Hargis, soprano
Paul O'Dette, lute
2:36 - 10:11 PM
My Spirit Be Joyful
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Knapp, conductor
5:59 - 10:05 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:26 - 10:04 PM
The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance
London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor
1:01 - 9:58 PM
O Holy Night
Chanticleer
4:43 - 9:56 PM
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Boston Brass
John M. Laverty, conductor
1:04 - 9:51 PM
There Is No Rose
Choral Arts Ensemble
4:00 - 9:47 PM
Lux Arumque
Kantorei
3:00 - 9:44 PM
Winter Song
Copper Street Brass
3:00 - 9:38 PM
Salvation is Created
National Lutheran Choir
3:00 - 9:31 PM
Empire Brass & Friends
4:02 - 9:21 PM
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 - 9:09 PM
Gabriel's Message; Sans Day Carol
Clare College Singers & Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
7:15 - 9:04 PM
Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
4:30 - 9:00 PM
Deck the Halls
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:10 - 6:51 PM
Christmas Medley
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
7:15 - 6:43 PM
Christmas selections
Baltimore Consort
7:17 - 6:27 PM
The First Nowell; Ding Dong! Merrily on High; One December, Bright and Clear; Rejoice and Be Merry!
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
15:04 - 6:20 PM
A Christmas Overture
Hannaford Street Silver Band
James Curnow, conductor
2:53 - 6:10 PM
Once in Royal David's City
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
8:52 - 5:57 PM
Serenade for Christmas
Niederaltaich Choral Scholars
Konrad Ruhland, conductor
4:11 - 5:49 PM
Deck the Hall; Dormi Jesu; Here We Come A-Wassailing
Elizabethan Singers
Louis Halsey, conductor
6:21 - 5:42 PM
Christmas Sonata
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
3:22 - 5:39 PM
Christmas? Who Knows?
Bryn Terfel, bass
Catrin Finch, harp
3:35 - 5:31 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 - 5:28 PM
Peace and Joy
Rose Ensemble
Kim Sueko, soprano
2:21 - 5:26 PM
The Snowman: Walking in the Air
The King's Singers
1:04 - 5:19 PM
Lo, How a Rose
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
5:44 - 5:09 PM
Christmas Concerto
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
8:40 - 5:05 PM
Nowell, Nowell! This is Salutation
Cantus
2:13 - 5:00 PM
Silent Night; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Catherine Victorsen, harp
Sachiya Isomura, cello
Barbara Leibundguth, flute
4:00 - 4:49 PM
Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Flower Waltz
Piers Lane, piano
6:33 - 4:38 PM
Seven Joys of Christmas
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Linda Mack, conductor
12:53 - 4:35 PM
The Nutcracker: Trepak
Sheldon Theatre Brass Band
4:09 - 4:30 PM
O Holy Night
Royal Orchestra, Stockholm
Jussi Bjorling, tenor
3:44 - 4:05 PM
Pro Arte Orchestra
Barry Rose, conductor
24:05 - 4:01 PM
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Canadian Brass and friends
2:18 - 3:49 PM
Christus: March of the Three Kings
Rotterdam Philharmonic
James Conlon, conductor
10:00 - 3:36 PM
Silent Night
Choir of St. Thomas's Leipzig
Erhard Mauersberger, conductor
3:38 - 3:31 PM
Jingle Bells (arranged in baroque style)
Duino Soloists
5:05 - 3:19 PM
Christmas Concerto
Red Priest
13:48 - 3:11 PM
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
5:44 - 3:07 PM
Away in a Manger
New York Polyphony
2:26 - 3:02 PM
March of the Toys
New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
4:51 - 2:56 PM
Candlelight Carol
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Danielle Maddon, violin
Ellen DePasquale, viola
Rafael Figueroa, cello
4:27 - 2:52 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:11 - 2:48 PM
Emily Mitchell, harp
3:51 - 2:44 PM
Messiah: And the Glory ...
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
2:52 - 2:37 PM
Christmas Garland (Medley)
Summit Hill Brass Quintet
6:18 - 2:32 PM
O Holy Night (Cantique du Noel)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
4:14 - 2:25 PM
Shepherd's Music for Christmas
London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople, conductor
4:36 - 2:23 PM
Adagio Trio
3:29 - 2:19 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:10 - 2:12 PM
I Wonder as I Wander
Butch Thompson, piano
Laura Sewell, cello
3:12 - 2:12 PM
To Bethlehem, to Little Jesus; Bring what ye may; Interlude; We welcome you, dear Jesus
Boni Pueri Children's Chorus
9:43 - 2:03 PM
What Child is This?
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia
Peter Breiner, conductor
4:37 - 1:46 PM
There Shall a Star; Patapan; Carols
St. Olaf Choir
Anton Armstrong, conductor
13:47 - 1:37 PM
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Choir of Coventry Cathedral
Robin Stapleton, conductor
3:58 - 1:35 PM
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
5:26 - 1:26 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
4:01 - 1:24 PM
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
1:35 - 1:15 PM
The Nutcracker: Selections
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
2:29 - 1:06 PM
Of the Father's Heart Begotten; Angelus ad virginem; The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
7:15 - 1:03 PM
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
2:46 - 12:56 PM
Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles: Carol
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tippett, conductor
:00 - 12:49 PM
Sussex Mummer's Carol
Asbury Brass Quintet
2:00 - 12:38 PM
Christmas Medley
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
9:35 - 12:32 PM
RCA Victor Singers
Richard Westenburg, conductor
1:56 - 12:32 PM
Wassail Song
RCA Victor Singers
Richard Westenburg, conductor
1:35 - 12:31 PM
RCA Victor Singers
Richard Westenburg, conductor
1:57 - 12:25 PM
Silent Night
Sumi Jo, soprano
Hiro Kurosaki, violin
Gottfried Bach, fortepiano
2:21 - 12:22 PM
Lulle, Lullay
Ronn McFarlane, lute
2:05 - 12:11 PM
Now is born the divine Christ child; Here is joy for every age
Fairfax Choral Society
Douglas Mears, conductor
6:04 - 12:02 PM
Christmas Medley
Ambrosian Singers
Vaughan Meakins, conductor
6:10 - 12:01 PM
Chicago Brass Quintet
1:02 - 11:50 AM
Snow-Storm Ballet
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
11:09 - 11:49 AM
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Eaken Piano Trio
2:29 - 11:30 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Il Giardino Armonico
12:50 - 11:13 AM
Frank Wallace, guitar
16:10 - 11:10 AM
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Chanticleer
1:39 - 11:06 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:00 - 11:01 AM
The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
4:40 - 10:48 AM
Christmas Overture
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacker, conductor
10:51 - 10:37 AM
Washington Chorus
Robert Shafer, conductor
William Neil, organ
10:07 - 10:25 AM
Cello Concerto
Toronto Chamber Orchestra
Paul Robinson, conductor
Ofra Harnoy, cello
10:25 - 10:07 AM
Away in a Manger; Veni, Veni, Emanuel
London Brass
Lesley Pearson, organ
5:55 - 10:06 AM
Symphony of Noels
Masques
Olivier Fortin, conductor
10:29 - 10:01 AM
Pavane and Gigue
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
4:35 - 9:44 AM
Clarinet Concerto
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Iona Brown, conductor
Sabine Meyer, clarinet
15:39 - 9:31 AM
Sinfonia No. 4
Musica Ad Rhenum
11:51 - 9:10 AM
Symphony No. 31 "Paris"
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
18:40 - 9:06 AM
Chorus Angelicus
Paul Halley, conductor
3:23 - 9:01 AM
Orchestra Suite No. 2: Scherzo
USSR Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor
4:38 - 8:53 AM
Silent Woods (Klid)
Maria Kliegel, cello
5:14 - 8:50 AM
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
3:09 - 8:40 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 5
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
9:27 - 8:17 AM
Symphony No. 74
Philharmonia Hungarica
Antal Dorati, conductor
21:15 - 8:06 AM
Violin Sonata No. 6
Trio Sonnerie
9:58 - 8:01 AM
Canarios
Paul O'Dette, guitar
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Pedro Estevan, percussion
Pat O'Brien, guitar
Steve Player, guitar
4:52 - 7:55 AM
Minstrel's Song
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
David Amos, conductor
Meir Rimon, horn
4:32 - 7:18 AM
Concerto for Piano and Violin
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Martha Argerich, piano
36:33 - 7:12 AM
Nun Wandre, Maria
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
3:36 - 7:09 AM
A New Year Carol
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:15 - 7:06 AM
Sarabande
Empire Brass
2:05 - 7:01 AM
Paul's Steeple and Stingo
Apollo's Banquet
4:45 - 6:52 AM
Gabriel's Message; Sans Day Carol
Clare College Singers & Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
7:15 - 6:48 AM
Maxim Vengerov, violin
2:02 - 6:43 AM
"Bad Boy" for 2 guitars
John Williams, guitar
3:28 - 6:06 AM
Symphony
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
Hans-Jorg Schellenberger, conductor
36:27 - 6:01 AM
Concert No. 4: La Rameau
Baroque Nouveau
4:42