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Helios Overture
Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
12:01 - 5:42 AM
O Nata Lux
King's Singers
4:12 - 5:34 AM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
8:42 - 5:10 AM
Fantasia for a Gentleman
Philharmonia Orchestra
Placido Domingo, conductor
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
21:38 - 5:06 AM
O great mystery (O magnum mysterium)
Seattle Pro Musica
Karen P. Thomas, conductor
2:50 - 5:01 AM
True Love Polka
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Mika Eichenholz, conductor
4:37 - 4:50 AM
Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in e minor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
8:35 - 4:11 AM
Symphony No. 3
Rotterdam Philharmonic
Edo de Waart, conductor
38:15 - 4:09 AM
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
8:41 - 3:53 AM
Ave Maria
Chanticleer
7:00 - 3:52 AM
String Quartet No. 23
Emerson Quartet
20:26 - 3:28 AM
El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin)
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Christopher Parkening, guitar
2:39 - 3:06 AM
Concierto Serenata
London Symphony
Enrique Batiz, conductor
Nancy Allen, guitar
23:00 - 2:08 AM
Hodie: A Christmas Cantata
Guildford Cathedral Choir
Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor
Janice Watson, soprano
Peter Hoare, tenor
Stephen Gadd, baritone
59:17 - 1:59 AM
Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat
Angela Hewitt, piano
4:14 - 1:50 AM
Still Water; While Shepherds Watched
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
7:00 - 1:43 AM
Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 5
Trio Sonnerie
10:00 - 1:26 AM
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers; Waltz of the Snowflakes
Berlin Chamber Orchestra
Peter Wohlert, conductor
6:30 - 1:05 AM
Brother Heinrich's Christmas
King's Singers
19:15 - 1:02 AM
Adeste fideles
London Symphony Orchestra
Philippe Rombi, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
4:15 - 12:52 AM
Ave Maria
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
6:00 - 12:45 AM
Shepherds and Magi
Church of the Holy Childhood
7:00 - 12:34 AM
Keyboard Concertino
Wu Han, piano
Jorja Fleezanis, violin
Erin Keefe, violin
David Finckel, cello
10:41 - 12:29 AM
The Angel Gabriel
Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band
2:46 - 12:24 AM
Trout Quintet: Scherzo
Takacs Quartet
Andreas Haefliger, piano
Joseph Carver, double bass
3:56 - 12:07 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
City of London Sinfonia/Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Stephen Varcoe
11:31 - 12:01 AM
The Banks of Green Willow
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox, conductor
6:12 - 11:51 PM
What Child Is This
Minneapolis Philharmonic
7:15 - 11:46 PM
Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
7:49 - 11:08 PM
Water Music: Hornpipe
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
4:21 - 11:04 PM
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
2:18 - 10:55 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
8:14 - 10:43 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra
Peter Schreier, conductor
Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
2:33 - 10:39 PM
Sans Day Carol
Exultate
Thomas Rossin, conductor
3:04 - 10:21 PM
Piano Trio K 564
Barenboim/Znaider/Zlotnikov trio
16:40 - 10:17 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Charles Mackerras, conductor
2:19 - 10:08 PM
3 European Christmas Songs
Die Singphoniker
Irmgard Gorzawski, harp
9:14 - 10:01 PM
Sleighride
Medalist Concert Band
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
3:22 - 9:56 PM
A Virgin Most Pure
Hiram Titus
3:52 - 9:46 PM
Waltz from Eugene Onegin
Berlin Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
8:24 - 9:31 PM
Christmas Concerto
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
13:48 - 9:19 PM
12 Variations on a theme by Mozart
Jonathan Miller, cello
Randall Hodgkinson, piano
10:41 - 9:14 PM
Christmas Medley
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:00 - 9:04 PM
Hanover Band
Roy Goodman, conductor
8:57 - 9:00 PM
Christmas Time Is Here
Copper Street Brass
2:55 - 6:54 PM
Piano Quintet in D
Berlin Philharmonic Quintet
Love Derwinger, piano
5:35 - 6:48 PM
O Little Town of Bethlehem; O Sanctissima; What Child is This?
Elaine Murphy, harp
Gregory Jefferson, flute
4:25 - 6:44 PM
"Jig" Fugue
Lionel Rogg, organ
3:12 - 6:41 PM
Deck the Halls
New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
3:11 - 6:31 PM
Viola Concerto in D
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
Markand Thakar, conductor
Victoria Chiang, viola
9:29 - 6:23 PM
Gaudete; O magnum mysterium; Riu, riu, chiu
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
6:19 - 6:13 PM
I Musici
Pepe Romero, guitar
8:23 - 6:11 PM
Richard Goode, piano
3:25 - 5:54 PM
I Saw Three Ships; Away in a Manger; This Endris Night; We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Robert DeCormier Singers
Robert DeCormier, conductor
12:04 - 5:39 PM
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise
Ingolf Wunder, piano
15:15 - 5:29 PM
A Ceremony of Carols: selections
The American Boychoir
Barbara Ann Biggers, harp
6:00 - 5:24 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
2:26 - 5:16 PM
Symphony Nova Scotia
Georg Tintner, conductor
8:53 - 5:02 PM
Petite Suite
Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
Michel Beroff, piano
11:55 - 4:58 PM
The Golden Age: Polka
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
2:15 - 4:52 PM
Symphony No. 3 "Scottish:" Vivace non troppo
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
4:23 - 4:20 PM
Messe de Minuit
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
29:18 - 4:08 PM
Cello Concerto: Adagio, ma non troppo
National Orchestra of Lyon
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Anne Gastinel, cello
11:00 - 4:01 PM
Jesus is born
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Terence Charston, organ
5:00 - 3:50 PM
Noble and Sentimental Waltzes: Selections
Angela Hewitt, p
10:22 - 3:42 PM
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
5:04 - 3:35 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1: 4th mvt
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Marc-Andre Hamelin, p
Mark O'Keefe, tpt
6:22 - 3:25 PM
Sinfonia No. 4
Camerata Bern
Thomas Furi, conductor
11:18 - 3:18 PM
Chanukah Suite
Eaken Piano Trio
2:34 - 3:05 PM
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn, conductor
12:17 - 3:01 PM
Hannaford Street Silver Band
James Curnow, conductor
2:53 - 2:57 PM
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
6:34 - 2:46 PM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:16 - 2:40 PM
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Jeffrey Biegel, p
3:00 - 2:32 PM
Piano Concerto: 3rd Movement
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
5:55 - 2:26 PM
What Sweeter Music
City of London Sinfonia; Cambridge Singers
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
4:28 - 2:20 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
4:31 - 2:08 PM
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Nott, conductor
8:29 - 2:02 PM
Messiah: For unto us a child is born
London Philharmonic Orchestra; John Alldis Choir
Karl Richter, conductor
4:13 - 1:56 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:10 - 1:51 PM
Sinfonia No. 3
Camerata Bern
Thomas Furi, conductor
11:28 - 1:45 PM
Lux Aurumque
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN
Rene Clausen, conductor
:00 - 1:37 PM
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
6:54 - 1:31 PM
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
4:49 - 1:24 PM
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
5:04 - 1:18 PM
A siolo flasiquiyo
Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque
Rose Ensemble
5:49 - 1:12 PM
Slavonic Dance No. 9
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati, conductor
3:51 - 1:06 PM
Brass Medley
London Brass
:00 - 1:02 PM
The Keeper
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
:00 - 12:54 PM
Shepherds, leave your flocks; Gabriel's Message
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
:00 - 12:47 PM
Symphony No. 103: 3rd movement
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
:00 - 12:45 PM
Minuet on the Name of Haydn
Angela Hewitt, piano
:00 - 12:43 PM
In the Style of Chabrier
Angela Hewitt, piano
:00 - 12:39 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Danish Radio Sinfonietta
Michala Petri, recorder
:00 - 12:31 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Luther College Choirs
5:29 - 12:23 PM
Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Flower Waltz
Piers Lane, piano
6:33 - 12:20 PM
Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie
Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra
Jorg Faerber, conductor
James Galway, flute
:00 - 12:02 PM
Guitar Concerto
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Howard Griffiths, conductor
Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:47 - 12:01 PM
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Chanticleer
:00 - 11:54 AM
Cape Breton Concerto: Finale
Camerata Bariloche
Chris Norman, flute
4:21 - 11:51 AM
The Two Shepherd Boys
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
:00 - 11:46 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:00 - 11:36 AM
English Suite
Northern Sinfonia
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
10:17 - 11:32 AM
Chicago a cappella
2:38 - 11:06 AM
Flute Concerto No. 1
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Shigenori Kudo, flute
:00 - 11:01 AM
La Magnifica Comunita
4:46 - 10:46 AM
Theme with Variations
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Yoel Levi, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
Lynn Harrell, cello
12:08 - 10:43 AM
Christmas Tree: Waltz
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
2:37 - 10:19 AM
North German Radio Symphony
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
22:20 - 10:09 AM
A Child is Born/In dulci jubilo/On Christmas Night
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
:00 - 10:06 AM
Murmurs from the Bay
Susan McDonald, harp
3:14 - 10:01 AM
Berlin Opera Orchestra
Christian Thielemann, conductor
4:26 - 9:41 AM
Dances of Galanta
Hungarian State Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
:00 - 9:36 AM
Santa Claus Medley
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
4:32 - 9:30 AM
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Stuart Duncan, fiddle
Chris Thile, mandolin
Edgar Meyer, bass
:00 - 9:09 AM
Carols of the Nativity
University of British Columbia Singers
Bruce Pullan, conductor
Kathleen Allen, soprano
Richard Petroski, baritone
Michelle Baynton, soprano
19:27 - 9:06 AM
Jutta Zoff, harp
2:15 - 9:01 AM
Piano Trio No. 5: Allegretto
Florestan Trio
:00 - 8:41 AM
Symphony
London Mozart Players
Matthias Bamert, conductor
17:50 - 8:37 AM
Curtain Tune
Parley of Instruments
Peter Holman, conductor
3:52 - 8:30 AM
Dormi Jesu
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
:00 - 8:15 AM
Symphony No. 9: 1st movement
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
:00 - 8:11 AM
A Canadian Brass Christmas Card
Canadian Brass
4:12 - 8:06 AM
Nocturne
Javier Perianes, piano
4:19 - 8:01 AM
The Darkest Midnight in December
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Emma Kirkby, soprano
:00 - 7:44 AM
Flute Concerto
I Solisti Veneti
Claudio Scimone, conductor
James Galway, flute
14:34 - 7:40 AM
O Jesu most sweet
RIAS Chamber Choir
Uwe Gronostay, conductor
2:40 - 7:20 AM
Symphony No. 23
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor
:00 - 7:11 AM
Passacaglia
Musica Antiqua of Cologne
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
:00 - 7:06 AM
I wish you Christmas
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:28 - 7:01 AM
Prayer
John Williams, guitar
Timothy Kain, guitar
4:41 - 6:41 AM
The Lark Ascending
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
17:41 - 6:14 AM
Piano Concerto No. 7
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Leon Fleisher, conductor and piano
Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, piano
:00 - 6:10 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Norman Mackenzie, conductor
3:07 - 6:06 AM
Helen Callus, viola
3:38 - 6:01 AM
Gayaneh: Lullaby
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
4:39