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- 5:20 AM
It's A Wonderful Life: Suite
It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
38:30 - 5:17 AM
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Tore Aaen Aune, recorder
Jessica Gordon, guitar
1:20 - 5:06 AM
Christmas Medley
Trinity Choir
Brian Jones, conductor
9:59 - 5:01 AM
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
4:39 - 4:55 AM
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Michael Chertock, piano
4:00 - 4:42 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Light Music Society Orchestra
Vivian Dunn, conductor
John Barrow, baritone
12:12 - 4:26 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 8 in g minor, Op. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
15:30 - 4:22 AM
A star shines above us
Orphei Draenger
Robert Sund, conductor
3:21 - 4:16 AM
Ave Maria
Arturo Belmoni, violin
Nina Bodnar, violin
4:42 - 3:47 AM
Christmas Oratorio: Und es waren Hirten
New London Consort
Philip Pickett, conductor
Catherine Bott, soprano
Michael Chance, countertenor
Paul Agnew, tenor
Andrew King, tenor
Michael George, bass
28:02 - 3:43 AM
The First Noel
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
3:27 - 3:39 AM
Jesu, bleibet meine Freude
Bengt Forsberg, piano
:00 - 3:37 AM
Swedish Folk Songs
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg, piano
7:30 - 3:30 AM
Awed by the Beauty
Cantus
4:23 - 3:16 AM
The Nutcracker: selections
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel, conductor
14:00 - 3:04 AM
Liber generationis
Anonymous 4
11:11 - 2:44 AM
Siegfried Idyll
Academy Chamber Ensemble
18:01 - 2:31 AM
Celtic Christmas Music
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Amanda Powell, soprano
Meredith Hall, soprano
11:19 - 2:27 AM
A Christmas Jig
The Baltimore Consort
4:11 - 2:23 AM
Yule-tide Fires
Saint John's University Men's Chorus
Axel Theimer, conductor
2:53 - 2:19 AM
Drive the Cold Winter Away
The Baltimore Consort
3:30 - 2:00 AM
Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra
John Pryce-Jones, conductor
17:55 - 12:46 AM
A Christmas Carol
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
14:10 - 12:40 AM
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
3:44 - 12:26 AM
Christmas Concerto
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
14:00 - 12:19 AM
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:57 - 12:05 AM
Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Carol of the Bells; Nativity carol
Roger Wagner Chorale
Roger Wagner, conductor
8:38 - 12:00 AM
Christmas Medley
Empire Brass & Friends
4:18 - 10:57 PM
Little Drummer Boy
I Solisti Di Duino
Antonio Pellegrino, conductor
:00 - 10:53 PM
Three German Chorales
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
5:12 - 10:34 PM
London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople, conductor
15:32 - 10:20 PM
Seven Joys of Christmas
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Linda Mack, conductor
12:53 - 10:19 PM
O Sanctissima
Janice Watson, soprano
Ruby Philogene, mezzo
Thomas Allen, baritone
Malcolm Martineau, piano
1:36 - 10:10 PM
Sleigh Ride
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
5:25 - 10:07 PM
He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
A Christmas Concert For Brass
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
7:42 - 10:03 PM
Adoration of the Magi
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:45 - 9:48 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
4:30 - 9:35 PM
Angels From the Realms of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Silent Night
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
10:40 - 9:30 PM
Snowride
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
3:43 - 9:25 PM
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
4:35 - 9:21 PM
I Wonder as I Wander
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
Gerald Finley, baritone
2:52 - 9:14 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:14 - 9:04 PM
In dulci jubilo; O Jesulein suss; While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
15:00 - 6:51 PM
Christmas Sinfonia
La Fantasia
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
:00 - 6:46 PM
Let it snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
:00 - 6:27 PM
Carols of the Nativity
University of British Columbia Singers
Bruce Pullan, conductor
Kathleen Allen, soprano
Richard Petroski, baritone
Michelle Baynton, soprano
19:27 - 6:19 PM
Ave Maria
Cantus
7:12 - 6:09 PM
Carol of the Bells; Christmas Medley
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Sergio Assad, guitar
Odair Assad, guitar
Raymond Mase, trumpet
Fred Sherry, cello
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
3:01 - 6:00 PM
Three Medieval Carols
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, conductor
:00 - 5:54 PM
At Christmas/Angels We Have Heard on High
Lahti Symphony Orchestra Brass
Osmo Vanska, conductor
3:06 - 5:42 PM
The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
10:56 - 5:35 PM
Pastoral Concerto
The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
:00 - 5:25 PM
Polish Christmas Carols
BBC Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus
David Zinman, conductor
:00 - 5:23 PM
Sleigh Ride
Copper Street Brass
:00 - 5:18 PM
Copper Street Brass
:00 - 5:12 PM
little tree
The Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Kathy Kienzle, harp
:00 - 5:06 PM
The Rune of Hospitality
The Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Jeffrey Van, guitar
4:17 - 5:03 PM
Ave Maria
The Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:34 - 4:43 PM
Christmas Medley
Cincinnati Pops
John Morris Russell, conductor
19:07 - 4:40 PM
The Snow is Dancing
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
2:11 - 4:06 PM
Suite from "Christmas Eve"
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
:00 - 4:00 PM
Gabriel's Message; Sans Day Carol
Clare College Singers & Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
7:15 - 3:53 PM
Laudate Dominum; Ding Dong Merrily on High; Pifa; Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
28:04 - 3:39 PM
Album for Children: Selections
I Musici di Montreal
4:44 - 3:35 PM
The Shepherd and the King
VocalEssence
3:00 - 3:28 PM
Christmas Medley
Artaria Quartet
5:00 - 3:19 PM
The Cherry Tree Carol; Away in a Manger
Jacqueline Schwab, p
4:00 - 3:18 PM
The Cherry Tree Carol
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
1:00 - 3:09 PM
Three Carols
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
7:00 - 3:03 PM
Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota
Rene Clausen, conductor
4:11 - 3:01 PM
The Message of Christmas
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
2:00 - 2:55 PM
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Dale Warland Singers
3:00 - 2:53 PM
Adeste Fidelis
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
2:44 - 2:50 PM
The First Noel
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Thomas Hampson, bar
3:00 - 2:42 PM
O Come, all ye Faithful
Hannaford Street Silver Band
Amadeus Choir
5175
5:44 - 2:30 PM
In the bleak midwinter; Coventry Carol; Shepherds in the Fields Abiding
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
9:54 - 2:24 PM
Ave Maria
London Cello Sound
4:00 - 2:22 PM
His Majestie's Clerkes
Anne Heider, conductor
1:27 - 2:17 PM
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
8:41 - 2:08 PM
Still, Still, Still
Kelly Yost, piano
4:55 - 2:04 PM
O Little Town of Bethlehem
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
Min Kim, harp
Basil Reeve, oboe
4:08 - 1:55 PM
Away in a Manger; Sussex Carol
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:23 - 1:45 PM
Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Handel Bars: Popular Works of George Frideric Handel
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
3:48 - 1:34 PM
Wassail, Wassail, All Over the Town (Gloucester Wassail)
Symphony Nova Scotia
Howard Cable, conductor
3:46 - 1:31 PM
Dolce Wind Quintet
2:39 - 1:25 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:17 - 1:24 PM
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
5:21 - 1:14 PM
Night of Silence
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:33 - 1:09 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:00 - 1:04 PM
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
3:25 - 12:56 PM
The Holly and the Ivy
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:33 - 12:51 PM
The Sparrow on Christmas Morning
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:00 - 12:47 PM
O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
2:28 - 12:43 PM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
3:20 - 12:31 PM
Christmas Carols for Strings
I Musici de Montreal
Yuli Turovsky, conductor
10:40 - 12:24 PM
Silent Night
Hannaford Street Silver Band
James Curnow, conductor
6:19 - 12:19 PM
Once in Royal David's City
London Cello Sound
Geoffrey Simon, conductor
3:28 - 12:07 PM
Three English Carols
Artaria Quartet
5:39 - 12:05 PM
Christmas Collage; Sing We Now of Christmas
Twin Cities Bronze
Monica S. McGowan, conductor
2:48 - 10:47 AM
True North Brass
2:24 - 10:44 AM
True North Brass
1:26 - 10:20 AM
X'mas Suite
Los Romeros
Massimo Paris, conductor
21:46 - 10:16 AM
The Holy Boy
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
3:06 - 10:12 AM
La Fiesta de la Posada: Sleep Holy Infant
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
4:02 - 10:09 AM
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
2:11 - 10:06 AM
Voices of Earth: Snow
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Jon Washburn, conductor
2:27 - 10:01 AM
Christmas Medley
The Playfords
4:31 - 9:35 AM
A Ceremony of Carols
Britten: A Ceremony Of Carols / Rejoice In The Lamb / A Boy Was Born
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Rachel Masters, harp
23:08 - 9:33 AM
O come, o come Emmanuel
Galliard Brass & Friends
:00 - 9:23 AM
Messiah: There were shepherds
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
8:05 - 9:12 AM
Four Christmas Motets
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Ivars Taurins, conductor
10:42 - 9:06 AM
Away in a Manger
Adagio Trio
5:10 - 9:01 AM
This is the truth sent from above
Chanticleer
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
4:42 - 8:43 AM
Masques
Olivier Fortin, conductor
15:07 - 8:41 AM
Stile Antico
2:04 - 8:32 AM
Rondo on God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Ian Hobson, piano
6:31 - 8:08 AM
Pro Arte Orchestra
Barry Rose, conductor
24:05 - 8:06 AM
God Rest You Merry, Gentleman
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
1:14 - 8:01 AM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
4:47 - 7:55 AM
Sinfonia Cymru
John Rutter, conductor
Catrin Finch, harp
4:49 - 7:51 AM
Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
2:58 - 7:46 AM
Wexford Carol
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
4:21 - 7:42 AM
Still, Still, Still
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
4:26 - 7:38 AM
O Holy Night
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
Rolando Villazon, tenor
3:11 - 7:11 AM
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
26:37 - 7:06 AM
A La Nanita Nana
MAYA
3:03 - 7:01 AM
The darkest midnight in December
Westminster Choir
Emma Kirkby, soprano
4:39 - 6:45 AM
Christmas Tree Suite
Roland Pontinen, piano
12:51 - 6:37 AM
Silent Night; Deck the Hall; Jingle Bells; A merry Christmas
Arsys Bourgogne
Pierre Cao, conductor
7:50 - 6:32 AM
Sheep May Safely Graze
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
5:40 - 6:20 AM
A Christmas Rondo
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
Belinda Burge, viola
Ellen Shertzer, cello
10:31 - 6:16 AM
O Jesu most sweet
RIAS Chamber Choir
Uwe Gronostay, conductor
2:40 - 6:06 AM
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Silver Bells; The Christmas Song
Canadian Brass
Eric Robertson, organ
9:06 - 6:03 AM
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Cincinnati Pops
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:52 - 6:01 AM
Angels We have Heard on High
Ft. Thomas Bell Choir
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