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- 5:46 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
12:26 - 5:39 AM
Candlelight Carol; The Holly and the Ivy
American Boychoir
James Litton/Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, conductor
William Trafka, organ
6:55 - 5:36 AM
The Huron Carol
Chicago a cappella
2:59 - 5:28 AM
Bay Brass
David Krehbiel, conductor
John Fenstermaker, organ
6:43 - 5:17 AM
Symphony of Noels
Masques
Olivier Fortin, conductor
10:29 - 5:15 AM
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
2:09 - 5:09 AM
Alexandre Tharaud, piano
3:46 - 5:06 AM
University of British Columbia Singers
Bruce Pullan, conductor
Kathleen Allen, soprano
2:19 - 5:01 AM
Messiah: He shall feed his flock
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Margaret Marshall, soprano
Catherine Robbin, alto
4:28 - 4:56 AM
Sussex Mummer's Carol
Paul Coletti, viola
Phillip Bush, piano
2:00 - 4:42 AM
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
London Philharmonic
Bryden Thomson, conductor
13:28 - 4:37 AM
Adeste fideles
John McCormack, tenor
4:11 - 4:29 AM
Weinachtsmusik
Arditti String Quartet
Louise Bessette, piano
6:00 - 4:24 AM
Up Good Christen Folk; In the bleak midwinter
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
5:55 - 4:03 AM
Siegfried Idyll
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
18:52 - 12:53 AM
Sussex Mummer's Carol
Medalist Concert Band
Jerry Luckhardt, conductor
3:50 - 12:25 AM
Laud to the Nativity
Philadelphia Singers
Michael Korn, conductor
Benita Valente, soprano
Maureen Forrester, mezzo-soprano
26:36 - 12:19 AM
Gesu Bambino
Concordia Choir
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:11 - 12:08 AM
Bethlehem After Dark
Butch Thompson
4:58 - 12:06 AM
Fiddlin on the Roof top
Mill City String Quartet
2:10 - 11:59 PM
Sanctus from Mass for double choir
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
5:03 - 11:52 PM
Shepherd's Farewell
Montreal Symphony Orchestra/Chorus
Charles Dutroit, conductor
4:24 - 11:48 PM
two carols
Hakon Hagegard
4:35 - 11:44 PM
Winter Concerto
English Concert
Simon Standage
4:41 - 11:37 PM
Laudamus Te from Mass in c
Bavarian Radio Symphony
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Arleen Auger
4:59 - 11:31 PM
Air from Orchestral Suite III
Les Violons du Roy
5:01 - 11:26 PM
Il est Ne
Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde
3:48 - 11:20 PM
Claire de Lune
Leif Ove Andsnes
4:42 - 11:07 PM
Opening Christmas Oratorio
Amsterdam Baroque
Ton Koopman, conductor
8:00 - 11:03 PM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwin, conductor
4:00 - 10:52 PM
Horn Trio
Golub/Kaplan/Carr Trio
6:03 - 10:47 PM
Magnificat
Estonian Philharmonic Choir
Paul Hillier, conductor
7:13 - 10:35 PM
Mirror in the Mirror
Daniel Hope/Simon Mulligan
9:11 - 10:30 PM
Lux Aurumque
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:44 - 10:23 PM
Psalm 50
Nordic Choir
Craig Arnold, conductor
6:01 - 10:18 PM
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Sons of Orpheus
3:11 - 10:05 PM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
7:23 - 10:03 PM
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Anne Sofie von Otter, alto
Ensemble
1:49 - 9:55 PM
Appalachia Waltz
Mark O'Connor
6:26 - 9:47 PM
Once in Royal David's City
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Andrew Davis, organ
5:30 - 9:43 PM
Messiah: For unto us a child is born
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
4:05 - 9:34 PM
Bay Brass
David Krehbiel, conductor
John Fenstermaker, organ
6:43 - 9:27 PM
La Fiesta de la Posada: God's Love Made Visible
Dale Warland Singers
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano
Gene Tucker, tenor
Jake Gardner, baritone
John Stephens, bass
3:30 - 9:25 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:00 - 9:21 PM
Personent Hodie
Washington Cathedral Choral Society
3:39 - 9:09 PM
"Christmas" Concerto
Philharmonia Baroque
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
12:02 - 9:01 PM
O Holy Night (Cantique du Noel)
Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra
Nils Grevillius, conductor
Jussi Bjoerling, tenor
5:05 - 6:41 PM
Christmas Medley
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
19:52 - 6:34 PM
White Christmas
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars
Clair Assad, vocals
6:20 - 6:28 PM
Messiah: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion
The Toronto Symphony
Andrew Davis, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
2:53 - 6:24 PM
Greensleeves
Dean Shostak, glass armonica
Jacqueline Schwab, piano
3:13 - 6:14 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
8:14 - 6:07 PM
Behold A Star From Jacob Shiniing
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
6:14 - 6:05 PM
Still, Still, Still
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
4:26 - 6:02 PM
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear/Sonatina
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
1:56 - 5:58 PM
Amahl and the Night Visitors: selections
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
6:08 - 5:48 PM
I Wonder as I Wander; Two Short Fantasies
Rita Costanzi, harp
2:46 - 5:40 PM
I Saw Three Ships; Ring out, ye bells; Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Fairfax Choral Society
Douglas Mears, conductor
8:20 - 5:10 PM
Die Natali Choral Preludes for Christmas
Louisville Orchestra
Jorge Mester, conductor
17:31 - 5:09 PM
Three Medieval Carols
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, conductor
5:00 - 4:58 PM
Three Christmas Pieces
Las Vegas Brass Quintet
6:00 - 4:56 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
3:33 - 4:53 PM
Ding, dong! merrily on high
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
2:21 - 4:47 PM
The Three Kings
Choral Arts Ensemble
Michael Culloton, conductor
4:39 - 4:37 PM
Concerto in F "Winter"
Red Priest
9:10 - 4:31 PM
Copper Street Brass
4:30 - 4:05 PM
Christmas Cantata
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir; New London Children's Choir
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Christopher Maltman, baritone
22:00 - 4:01 PM
Awed by the Beauty
Cantus
4:00 - 3:47 PM
Christus: March of the Three Kings
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
James Conlon, conductor
11:11 - 3:25 PM
Carol Suite: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; What Child is This; Carol of the Bells; Away in a Manger
London Symphony Orchestra
17:00 - 3:25 PM
O Holy Night (Cantique du Noel)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
4:14 - 3:17 PM
L'Arlesienne: Farandole
Orchestra of the Bastille
Myung Whun Chung, conductor
3:23 - 3:16 PM
Christmas Medley
Trinity Church Choir
Brian Jones, conductor
11:12 - 3:02 PM
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Huddersfield Choral Society
Keith Rhodes, organ
3:39 - 2:52 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:19 - 2:43 PM
Symphony No. 1, "Winter Dreams": 1st mvt
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
8:00 - 2:32 PM
3 European Christmas Songs
Die Singphoniker
Irmgard Gorzawski, harp
9:14 - 2:27 PM
Riddle of the Polar Sky
Joan Watson, h
et al
2:22 - 2:18 PM
Deck the Halls
New York Pops
Skitch Henderson, conductor
3:11 - 2:10 PM
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
5:24 - 2:03 PM
Renaissonics
6:33 - 1:55 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:48 - 1:52 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:13 - 1:51 PM
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Gothic Voices
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:00 - 1:45 PM
Donkey Carol
Clare College Choir
John Rutter, conductor
4:33 - 1:37 PM
Away in a Manger; Veni, Veni, Emanuel
London Brass
Lesley Pearson, organ
5:55 - 1:33 PM
Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas; Angels We Have Heard on High
Vienna Boys Choir
2:56 - 1:25 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
4:04 - 1:16 PM
Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Carol of the Bells; Nativity carol
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
8:38 - 1:10 PM
Blithe Bells (arrangement of Sheep May Safely Graze)
Bengt Forsberg, piano
4:00 - 1:05 PM
Amahl and the Night Visitors: Shepherd's Dance
NBC Television Theatre Orchestra
Thomas Schippers, conductor
3:21 - 1:02 PM
Acis and Galatea: Happy We
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:52 - 12:47 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 - 12:47 PM
Sleigh Ride
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:25 - 12:43 PM
There is No Rose of Such Virtue; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Silent Night
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, organ
7:15 - 12:32 PM
The Nutcracker: Russian Dance
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
1:09 - 12:24 PM
Born in Bethlehem; Deck the Hall; A la nanita nana; Il est ne, le divin enfant
Trapp Family Singers
6:48 - 12:21 PM
Still, Still, Still
Cynthia Schultz, harp
2:36 - 12:11 PM
Christmas Crackers No. 2
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
3:24 - 12:01 PM
Wassail Suite
Waverly Consort
8:28 - 11:38 AM
Ave Maria; Adam Lay Ybounden; Shepherds' Farewell
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Ensemble
20:15 - 11:32 AM
Jingle Bells (arranged in baroque style)
Duino Soloists
5:05 - 11:27 AM
Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)
Snowflakes - A Classical Christmas
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Torodd Wigum, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
4:56 - 11:27 AM
Bologna Theater Orchestra
Michele Mariotti, conductor
Juan Diego Florez, tenor
5:00 - 11:15 AM
Emily Mitchell, harp
3:51 - 11:11 AM
Bethlehem Down
City of Prague Philharmonic
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
4:06 - 11:06 AM
Three Polish Christmas Carols
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
3:52 - 11:01 AM
O Holy Night (Cantique du Noel)
Northwest Sinfonia
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Carl Tanner, tenor
4:42 - 10:49 AM
Miracle on 34th Street: Suite
It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
11:02 - 10:48 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Christmas Concertos - Il Giardino Armonico
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
5:40 - 10:48 AM
Candlelight Carol
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:06 - 10:37 AM
In the Bleak Mid Winter
Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
4:35 - 10:30 AM
Three German Chorales
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
5:12 - 10:18 AM
Snowflake Ballet
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
11:09 - 10:06 AM
Christmas Medley
Ambrosian Singers
Vaughan Meakins, conductor
11:47 - 10:01 AM
Swan Lake: Danse russe
Berlin Philharmonic
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
4:28 - 9:46 AM
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 - 9:40 AM
Three English Carols
Artaria Quartet
5:39 - 9:34 AM
Hannaford Street Silver Band
James Curnow, conductor
5:25 - 9:09 AM
Pro Arte Orchestra
Barry Rose, conductor
24:05 - 9:06 AM
Gaudete (Rejoice)
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
1:49 - 9:01 AM
One Winter's Night
Mark O'Connor, violin
Chris Thile, fiddle
Bryan Sutton, guitar
4:46 - 8:51 AM
Shepherds' Music
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
7:22 - 8:48 AM
Alleluya, A New Work
University of Texas Chamber Singers
James Morrow, conductor
2:29 - 8:32 AM
London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople, conductor
15:32 - 8:26 AM
Two 16th Century Songs
Frank Wallace, guitar
4:20 - 8:06 AM
Brother Heinrich's Christmas
King's Singers
19:15 - 8:01 AM
Sleep Baby Jesus
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Kevin Murphy, piano
4:24 - 7:39 AM
Twelfth Night
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
19:02 - 7:32 AM
Three Carols
Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
7:02 - 7:23 AM
Ding Dong Merrily on High; The Colours of Christmas; Star Carol
John Rutter: The Colours Of Christmas
Bach Choir
John Rutter, conductor
8:28 - 7:10 AM
Concerto Pastorale
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
6:46 - 7:06 AM
The Romantic Quartet
2:53 - 7:01 AM
The Last Sleep of the Virgin
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
Anthony Ross, cello
4:29 - 6:47 AM
French and English Christmas Music
Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
11:20 - 6:39 AM
Fantasy on Christmas Carols fr The Holly and the Ivy
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor
8:55 - 6:35 AM
Kirkmount
3:38 - 6:35 AM
A Christmas Carol
Galliard Brass & Friends
2:56 - 6:11 AM
Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra
John Pryce-Jones, conductor
17:55 - 6:06 AM
Advent Anthem for choir and organ
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Timothy Brown, conductor
Nicholas Collon, organ
4:29 - 6:01 AM
Santa Claus Medley
Ayako Shinozuki, harp
4:32