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- 5:38 AM
Isle of the Dead
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
20:46 - 5:25 AM
Christmas Medley
Trinity Choir
Brian Jones, conductor
11:12 - 5:19 AM
Pohjola's Daughter
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Leif Segerstam, conductor
14:18 - 5:10 AM
Goldberg Variations: Aria
Julian Rachlin, violin
4:25 - 5:06 AM
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari, conductor
11:55 - 5:06 AM
Candlelight Carol; The Holly and the Ivy
American Boychoir
James Litton/Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, conductor
William Trafka, organ
6:55 - 4:47 AM
Air for Violin
Kernis: Air For Violin; Double Concerto For Violin And Guitar; Lament And Prayer
Minnesota Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
11:35 - 4:24 AM
Flute Sonatine
Trudy Kane, flute
15:07 - 4:09 AM
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
2:12 - 4:06 AM
Sonata No. 6
Gil Shaham, violin
Goran Sollscher, guitar
4:25 - 4:02 AM
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Mathias Monius, conductor
Albrecht Mayer, oboe
5:55 - 3:41 AM
London Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Gourlay, conductor
Charlie Siem, violin
8:58 - 3:35 AM
String Quartet: 2nd movement
Leipzig String Quartet
6:15 - 3:31 AM
The Snowman: Walking in the Air
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Stephen Van Dyck, treble
3:37 - 3:26 AM
Vocalise
Raymond Mase, trumpet
Diana Mase, piano
3:06 - 3:19 AM
Watt's Cradle Hymn
Westminster Choir
Emma Kirkby, soprano
6:02 - 3:06 AM
Romance
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
12:58 - 3:02 AM
Saint Cecilia Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello
4:37 - 3:02 AM
Responses, Hosanna and Fugue
Philharmonia Orchestra
David Amos, conductor
20:06 - 3:01 AM
Chanticleer
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
3:25 - 3:01 AM
Iris Unveiled: Tender
French National Orchestra
Muhai Tang, conductor
6:28 - 3:01 AM
Come leave your sheep
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:27 - 2:16 AM
A Sigh (Un sospiro)
Lang Lang, piano
5:26 - 2:06 AM
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic
Jose Serebrier, conductor
9:17 - 2:01 AM
Souvenirs of the Orient: Gondolier's Song
Michi Wiancko, violin
Dina Vainshtein, piano
4:47 - 1:43 AM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
15:29 - 1:35 AM
Three Renaissance French Carols
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
6:25 - 1:25 AM
Piano Trio "Notturno"
Takacs Quartet
Andreas Haefliger, piano
9:03 - 1:18 AM
Now is born the divine Christ child; Here is joy for every age
Fairfax Choral Society
Douglas Mears, conductor
6:04 - 1:06 AM
Solo Flute Partita
David Russell, guitar
11:07 - 1:06 AM
Four British Folk Song Settings
Penelope Thwaites, piano
4:32 - 1:06 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 8
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
14:55 - 1:01 AM
I Saw Three Ships
Anonymous 4
Andrew Lawrence-King, psaltery
2:54 - 12:39 AM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
16:06 - 12:39 AM
Nina: Il mio ben quando verra
La Cetra
Andrea Marcon, conductor
Mojca Erdmann, soprano
7:06 - 12:08 AM
The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
4:40 - 12:06 AM
Hungarian Dance No. 7
Esther Budiardjo, piano
1:52 - 12:03 AM
Romanza
English Sinfonia
John Farrer, conductor
4:32 - 11:46 PM
Overture and Allegro
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
12:04 - 11:41 PM
Overture
Boccherini: Concertos For Violoncello and Orchestra, Overture, Octet, Sinfonia
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
5:04 - 11:30 PM
London String Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
10:14 - 11:26 PM
Minuet
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Richard Kapp, conductor
2:36 - 11:14 PM
Concerto for Two Cellos
Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Rene Schiffer, cello
Susie Napper, cello
10:47 - 11:12 PM
Alborada del gracioso
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
6:51 - 11:01 PM
Lute Sonata: 1st movement
John Schneiderman, lute
4:41 - 10:39 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
19:38 - 10:27 PM
Christmas Medley
Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
George Guest, conductor
10:10 - 10:15 PM
Symphony: Finale
Orchestra of Paris
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
11:25 - 10:11 PM
Fulget Nicholas (Nicholas shines)
Anonymous 4
2:35 - 10:06 PM
Swan Lake: Russian Dance
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
4:07 - 10:01 PM
Tender Langours
Angela Hewitt , piano
:00 - 9:50 PM
Morning Papers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor
8:49 - 9:45 PM
Riu, Riu, chiu; El nino querido; V
King's Singers
6:52 - 9:28 PM
Concerto Grosso
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
13:08 - 9:23 PM
Sleepers Awake; Advent Responsory
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
4:58 - 9:17 PM
Four Spanish Pieces: Cubana
Javier Perianes, piano
4:21 - 9:07 PM
Sorcerer's Apprentice
Philharmonia Orchestra
James Levine, conductor
9:33 - 9:01 PM
Garden of Roses: Sinfonia
Accademia Bizantina
Ottavio Dantone, conductor
4:42 - 5:35 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
Stephane Lemelin, piano
23:49 - 5:33 PM
Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
1:14 - 5:18 PM
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, viola
13:20 - 5:11 PM
Sleigh Ride
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
5:42 - 5:06 PM
Semele: Where E'er You Walk
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
4:05 - 5:01 PM
Romance
Izumi Tateno, piano
4:39 - 4:43 PM
Dolly Suite
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
16:39 - 4:35 PM
El Rorro; The Coventry Carol; Deck the Halls
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
7:18 - 4:27 PM
Introduction and Passacaglia
London Symphony Orchestra
Boris Brott, conductor
6:49 - 4:22 PM
Once in Royal David's City
Kevin Murphy, piano
3:30 - 4:18 PM
Canadian Brass
2:44 - 4:06 PM
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Szeged Symphony Orchestra
Tamas Pal, conductor
10:36 - 4:01 PM
Nocturne No. 19
Nelson Freire, piano
4:34 - 3:52 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
6:37 - 3:38 PM
Flute Quartet No. 1
Lisa Beznosiuk, flute
14:04 - 3:17 PM
Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yondani Butt, conductor
18:15 - 3:14 PM
Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
2:00 - 3:06 PM
Concerto No. 6
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage, conductor
6:48 - 3:01 PM
Madame Bovary: Waltz
City of Prague Philharmonic
Kenneth Alwyn, conductor
4:44 - 2:42 PM
Piano Sonata No. 26 "Les Adieux"
Andras Schiff, piano
16:51 - 2:38 PM
Convidando esta la noche
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
3:28 - 2:35 PM
Sonata No. 4
Annapolis Brass Quintet
1:21 - 2:16 PM
Melos Quartet
17:43 - 2:10 PM
Advent Anthem for choir and organ
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Timothy Brown, conductor
Nicholas Collon, organ
4:29 - 2:06 PM
Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano
3:28 - 2:01 PM
A John Field Suite: Polka
Ulster Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
4:51 - 11:41 AM
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
17:26 - 11:39 AM
Noel No. 8
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Neary, conductor
Michala Petri, recorder
2:09 - 11:34 AM
Partita No. 2: Corrente
Tomo Iwakura, guitar
3:06 - 11:21 AM
The Nutcracker: Dances
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel, conductor
11:16 - 11:17 AM
In exitu Israel (When Israel went out of Egypt)
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
3:14 - 11:07 AM
Sacred and Profane Dances
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Frances Tietov, harp
9:55 - 11:01 AM
Trio for Piano, Oboe and Horn: Adagio
Dallas Chamber Players
4:33 - 10:48 AM
Swedish Dances
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor
9:56 - 10:46 AM
The Skaters' Waltz
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
4:44 - 10:42 AM
Oregon String Quartet
7:24 - 10:29 AM
The Lamb
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
3:10 - 10:06 AM
Carnival of the Animals
Sinfonia da Camera
Ian Hobson, conductor
Ian Hobson, piano
22:25 - 10:01 AM
Quintet No. 2: 1st movement
Mobius
4:39 - 9:38 AM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Bruno Meier, flute
20:13 - 9:32 AM
The Three Kings
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Nicholas Sears, baritone
2:16 - 9:28 AM
Franz and the Eagle
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Stuart Duncan, fiddle
Chris Thile, mandolin
Edgar Meyer, piano
6:54 - 9:09 AM
Peer Gynt Suite No. 2
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
16:59 - 9:06 AM
Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:25 - 9:01 AM
Stephen Hough, piano
4:29 - 8:25 AM
Symphony No. 36 "Linz"
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ruggero Allifranchini, conductor
31:10 - 8:23 AM
Phoenix Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
3:38 - 8:16 AM
Malmo Symphony Orchestra
Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor
5:38 - 8:10 AM
What Sweeter Music
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
5:10 - 8:09 AM
Andersen: Chinese Waltz
Dvorak Chamber Orchestra
Miroslav Homolka, conductor
3:14 - 8:04 AM
Newcastle; Scotch Cap; Jack's Maggot
Musica Pacifica
4:50 - 7:49 AM
Christmas Mass: Kyrie
Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noel; Poulenc: Motets
City of London Sinfonia
George Guest, conductor
4:21 - 7:49 AM
Covent Garden: Overture
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington, conductor
4:12 - 7:17 AM
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
30:44 - 7:09 AM
Variations on the Boar's Head Carol
Mirecourt Trio
7:19 - 7:06 AM
Children are Playing
James Galway, flute
2:37 - 7:01 AM
Prussian Sonata No. 5: 2nd movement
Jon Mendle, archguitar
4:30 - 6:52 AM
Rondo for Violin and Strings
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
14:11 - 6:52 AM
Ballade for Flute and Piano
Laurel Zucker, Flute
Paul Switzler, Piano
:00 - 6:15 AM
Ave Maria; Adam Lay; Shepherds' Farewell
Arturo Delmoni, violin
20:15 - 6:11 AM
Keltic Lament (Keltic Suite)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
4:38 - 6:06 AM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost
Kelly Yost, piano
3:37 - 6:01 AM
Scherzo
Boston Chamber Music Society
4:27