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- 5:28 AM
Symphony No. 5
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
30:50 - 5:20 AM
"Sleigh Ride"
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:25 - 5:12 AM
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic
Peter Breiner, conductor
6:55 - 5:06 AM
Voices of Trees: Listen through the rustling leaves
Florie Rothenberg, clarinet
5:40 - 5:01 AM
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
4:33 - 4:49 AM
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in e minor
London Philharmonic
Bryden Thomson, conductor
11:45 - 4:35 AM
Three American Pieces
Boston Symphon
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
12:20 - 4:25 AM
Three Piano Excerpts from Our Town
James Tocco, piano
9:30 - 3:53 AM
Enigma Variations
Vienna Philharmonic
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
30:30 - 3:39 AM
Ghost Variations
Yael Weiss, piano
12:55 - 3:37 AM
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:24 - 3:16 AM
English Chamber Orchestra
Philip Ledger, conductor
20:46 - 3:04 AM
Light of the World Medley
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
10:58 - 2:30 AM
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
31:08 - 2:20 AM
El noi de la mare; En belen tocan a fuego; O little town of Bethlehem
Arsys Bourgogne
Pierre Cao, conductor
9:03 - 2:00 AM
Pastorales
Brooklyn Philharmonic
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
19:35 - 12:35 AM
Overture
Good Ideas Ensemble
23:30 - 12:29 AM
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Psalmody
Peter Holman, conductor
5:04 - 12:25 AM
Patapan; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Minneapolis Philharmonic Orchestra
3:31 - 12:13 AM
To Bethlehem, to Little Jesus; Bring what ye may; Interlude; We welcome you, dear Jesus
Boni Pueri Children's Chorus
9:43 - 12:04 AM
Quebec Symphony Orchestra
Yoav Talmi, conductor
8:05 - 11:49 PM
Piano Sonata No. 18: 1st Mvt.
Jonathan Gilad, piano
5:04 - 11:33 PM
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
4:51 - 11:28 PM
Baltimore Consort
4:46 - 11:28 PM
King Jesus Hath a Garden
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
3:59 - 11:26 PM
O Sanctissima
Die Singphoniker
3:28 - 11:10 PM
Introduction and Polonaise
Zuill Bailey, cello
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
8:26 - 11:02 PM
Huddersfield Choral Society
Keith Rhodes, conductor
7:20 - 10:57 PM
Musical Moment No. 3
Gil Shaham, violin
Goran Sollscher, guitar
2:01 - 10:56 PM
Variations on Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
3:22 - 10:51 PM
Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)
Cantus
2:37 - 10:42 PM
Dances from WaterMusic
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
8:00 - 10:28 PM
The Christmas Story: selections
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier, conductor
14:07 - 10:21 PM
Bell' Alma Duo
4:24 - 10:16 PM
Huron Carol
Chanticleer
4:04 - 10:06 PM
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
6:45 - 10:05 PM
The Nutcracker: Russian Dance
Dallas Brass
Betsey Sesler, harp
Alfred Mouledous, celeste
Joe Ferraro, percussion
Steve Kimple, percussion
1:08 - 9:37 PM
Here We Come a'Caroling
Lynn Trapp
3:00 - 9:30 PM
I Wish You Christmas
Great River Chorale
Mary Kay Geston, conductor
5:12 - 9:26 PM
Once in Royal David's City
Miraldola Ensemble
Scott Sanderfeld, conductor
4:10 - 9:19 PM
Love Came Dowm at Christmas
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
4:50 - 9:16 PM
Coventry Carol
Mirandola Ensemble
2:49 - 9:04 PM
Concerto for 3 Trumpets
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
9:59 - 9:01 PM
O Christmas Tree
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
2:33 - 6:49 PM
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; I Wonder as I Wander; We Three Kings
Jacqueline Schwab, p
9:33 - 6:18 PM
Santa Claus, Christmas Symphony
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Tony Rowe, conductor
26:14 - 6:03 PM
Pastoral Noels
Kathleen Rudolph, flute
Jesse Read, bassoon
Rita Costanzi, harp
13:01 - 6:01 PM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
1:33 - 4:56 PM
Song for Baba
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
John Lenehan, piano
2:06 - 4:44 PM
Ballet des Flocons de Neige
The Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
11:00 - 4:38 PM
Skating
Copper Street Brass
:00 - 4:35 PM
Children's Corner: The snow is dancing
ORTF National Orchestra
Jean Martinon, conductor
:00 - 4:33 PM
Joy Medley
Eve Beneke and Scott Tenant, guitar
:00 - 4:09 PM
X'mas Suite
Los Romeros
Massimo Paris, conductor
21:46 - 4:00 PM
Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto"
I Musici
8:30 - 3:50 PM
Sweet was the Song
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:06 - 3:44 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:10 - 3:41 PM
Sweet was the Song
Vasari Singers
4:00 - 3:36 PM
Convidando esta la noche
Rose Ensemble
4:04 - 3:23 PM
A Christmas Rondo
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
Belinda Burge, viola
Ellen Shertzer, cello
10:31 - 3:16 PM
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
8:15 - 3:02 PM
Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
Vienna Boys Choir
2:13 - 2:55 PM
Guitar Concerto No. 1: 3rd mvt
English Chamber Orchestra
Eduardo Fernandez, g
5:33 - 2:45 PM
Barry Douglas, piano
9:07 - 2:34 PM
The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
10:56 - 2:25 PM
Toy Soldier's March; La Precieuse
James Ehnes, violin
Eduard Laurel, piano
3:35 - 2:17 PM
Exultate
Thomas D. Rossin, conductor
6:14 - 2:09 PM
Gayaneh: Selections
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
5:00 - 2:05 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
3:16 - 1:41 PM
Piano Concerto No. 27: 3rd mvt
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, p
9:09 - 1:35 PM
Angel, San Jose y Nuestra Senora
Lyra Baroque Orchestra
Jacques Ogg, conductor
:00 - 1:32 PM
Deck the Halls
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
2:01 - 1:25 PM
Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti a due cori
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
7:42 - 1:15 PM
Angels From the Realms of Glory; Silent Night
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
10:40 - 1:10 PM
Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Gagliarda
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
3:30 - 1:04 PM
Celtic Dawn
Philip Pickett, recorder
5:00 - 12:57 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:04 - 12:49 PM
Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; Ding Dong Merrily On High
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
8:13 - 12:47 PM
Rejoice and Be Merry
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
1:50 - 12:45 PM
Away in a Manger
Los Romeros
1:45 - 12:31 PM
Fantasia for a Gentleman: Dance
English Chamber Orchestra
Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
1:58 - 12:26 PM
Empire Brass & Friends
3:23 - 12:21 PM
Five Meditations: Candlelight
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
4:02 - 12:10 PM
Violin Concerto No. 4
The Birth of the North Italian Violin Concerto: 1690-1740, Vol. 1: The Dawn of the Virtuoso
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
5:30 - 12:04 PM
Gesu Bambino
Eaken Piano Trio
4:33 - 11:47 AM
String Quartet No. 4
Sequoia String Quartet
11:22 - 11:37 AM
Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Caro
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
8:38 - 11:26 AM
Venetian Barcarolle
Navarra Symphony Orchestra
Ernest Martinez Izquierdo, conductor
Tianwa Yang, violin
9:51 - 11:22 AM
Reindeer Rag
Butch Thompson, piano
Laura Sewell, cello
3:19 - 11:09 AM
Snowride
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
3:43 - 11:06 AM
Flute Sonata
Frans Bruggen, flute
10:23 - 11:01 AM
Three Country Dances
The Broadside Band
Jeremy Barlow, conductor
4:43 - 10:50 AM
Vienna 3/4 Time - Waltz Cycle
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
9:37 - 10:43 AM
Messe de minuit: Kyrie
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, conductor
6:21 - 10:30 AM
Four Christmas Motets
Westminster Cathedral Choir
James O'Donnell, conductor
11:33 - 10:15 AM
Alfred Brendel, piano
12:14 - 10:06 AM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:16 - 10:01 AM
Flute Concerto No. 161: Presto
Dresden Chamber Solists
Johannes Wildner, flute
4:41 - 9:53 AM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
5:31 - 9:18 AM
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Virgil Fox, organ
34:39 - 9:09 AM
Christmas Medley
Apollo's Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Sandra Simon, soprano
7:03 - 9:06 AM
Angeldance
Darren Curtis Skanson, guitar
2:09 - 9:01 AM
Rusalka: Polonaise
Minnesota Orchestra
Eiji Oue, conductor
4:30 - 8:53 AM
Closing
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
5:40 - 8:53 AM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:07 - 8:08 AM
Trout Quintet
Takacs Quartet
Andreas Haefliger, piano
40:44 - 8:06 AM
Sergio Assad, guitar
:58 - 8:01 AM
Viola Concerto: 3rd movement
Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor
Wolfram Christ, viola
4:35 - 7:48 AM
Chorale Variations
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:43 - 7:48 AM
Sinfonia "Le campane di Roma" ("Bells of Rome")
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Fabio Biondi, violin
16:02 - 7:25 AM
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
4:59 - 7:11 AM
Petite Suite
CBC Vancouver Orchestra
Mario Bernardi, conductor
13:10 - 7:06 AM
Emily Mitchell, harp
3:51 - 7:01 AM
Introduction and Tarantella
Abbey Road Ensemble
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:31 - 6:53 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
6:05 - 6:51 AM
Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:27 - 6:43 AM
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic
Peter Breiner, conductor
6:04 - 6:06 AM
Also Sprach Zarathustra
SWR Symphony Orchestra
Constantinos Carydis, conductor
34:49 - 6:01 AM
Goyescas: Intermezzo
Pepe Romero, guitar
4:44