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- 5:50 AM
Men of Goodwill Variations on A Chr
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:30 - 5:46 AM
We Three Kings
Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes, conductor
3:43 - 5:13 AM
Piano Concerto No. 1
Berlin Philharmonic
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
Nicolas Economou, piano
31:58 - 5:06 AM
Carol Fantasia
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
6:18 - 5:01 AM
Cello Suite No. 4: Bourrees
Paul Galbraith, guitar
4:31 - 4:28 AM
Symphony No. 3
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
30:35 - 4:21 AM
Christmas Garland (Medley)
Summit Hill Brass Quintet
6:18 - 2:02 AM
Messiah
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
146:00 - 1:44 AM
Festival Suite
Guildhall Strings
14:27 - 1:38 AM
Pacific Coast Highway
Los Angles Guitar Quartet
5:10 - 12:47 AM
Little Tree
The Singers
7:12 - 12:45 AM
Love Came Down at Christmas
Choral Arts Ensemble
Rick Kvam, conductor
4:11 - 12:32 AM
Coventry Carol
Mirandola Ensemble
2:50 - 12:27 AM
All My Heart This Night Rejoices
Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
4:17 - 12:19 AM
Snow Had Fallen, Christ Was Born
Magnum Chorum
Christopher Aspaas, conductor
4:11 - 12:13 AM
Greensleeves
Copper Street Brass Quintet
3:35 - 12:06 AM
Tonight Eternity Alone
National Lutheran Choir
4:00 - 11:54 PM
Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
Gwynne Howell, bass, Adolph Herseth, trumpet
8:30 - 11:52 PM
Ceremony of Carols: That Little Babe
Manitou Singers
1:30 - 11:44 PM
The Little Drummer Boy's Bolero
University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds
Ron Hufstader, conductor
3:36 - 11:33 PM
Concerto for 4 Violins
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon, conductor
9:14 - 11:26 PM
Piano Etude after Chopin
Geoffrey Madge, piano
5:41 - 11:06 PM
Eduard Melkus Ensemble
Eduard Melkus, conductor
22:57 - 11:06 PM
Bach's Bells
Canadian Brass
2:37 - 10:48 PM
Veni, veni Emmanuel
Taverner Players
Andrew Parrott, conductor
3:27 - 10:27 PM
Piano Concerto No. 1
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
19:32 - 10:23 PM
Christmas Cantata
Washington Chorus
Robert Shafer, conductor
9:34 - 10:10 PM
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Tonio DiPaolo, tenor
9:38 - 10:04 PM
A Festive Christmas
Minnesota Symphonic Winds
Timothy Mahr, conductor
5:50 - 9:53 PM
Blue Horizon
Ivan Konev, piano
9:00 - 9:52 PM
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Torodd Wigum, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
4:12 - 9:44 PM
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
2:03 - 9:41 PM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:00 - 9:30 PM
Emperor Waltzes
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
9:49 - 9:26 PM
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
4:43 - 9:18 PM
Behold, The Beautiful Light of the Sun
Oslo Chamber Choir
7:01 - 9:13 PM
Koppangen
Anne Sofie von Otter, alto
Ensemble
4:29 - 9:08 PM
One Horse Open Sleigh
Robert DeCormier Singers
3:39 - 9:05 PM
Brejeiro
Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar
Sharon Isbin, guitar
2:34 - 9:02 PM
Sinfonia: Now Thank We
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman, conductor
Paul Nicholson, organ
3:00 - 6:56 PM
Trio Sonata
James Galway, flute
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
Philip Moll, piano
Moray Welsh, cello
13:31 - 6:51 PM
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Chanticleer
5:00 - 6:49 PM
The Holly and the Ivy
Hiram Titus, piano
2:00 - 6:46 PM
Troika
Bells of the Lakes
2:00 - 6:43 PM
Fairy Tale Concerto
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Clark Rundell, conductor
Ksenija Sidorova, accordian
4:00 - 6:39 PM
Gaudete
Choral Arts Ensemble
David Dickau, conductor
2:00 - 6:32 PM
Heavenly Bird; Winter; Mayila
Xuefei Yang, guitar
1:11 - 6:11 PM
Piano Concerto No. 2
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
19:16 - 6:06 PM
Bethlehem Down
Clare College Choir
Graham Ross, conductor
4:20 - 5:53 PM
Scaramouche
James Anagnoson, piano
Leslie Kinton, piano
9:46 - 5:49 PM
The Kings
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Robert Rice, baritone
2:45 - 5:39 PM
Christmas Medley
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:45 - 5:35 PM
The Hills of Anacapri
Zara Lawler, flute and piccolo
Paul Fadout, vibraphone
3:14 - 5:11 PM
Violin Concerto No. 3
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Viktoria Mullova, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
22:25 - 5:05 PM
Skating
Copper Street Brass Quintet
4:30 - 5:00 PM
Lyric for Strings
Chicago Sinfonietta
Paul Freeman, conductor
5:17 - 4:48 PM
Flute Sonata
Brasil Guitar Duo
Marina Piccinini, flute
10:00 - 4:40 PM
Naida Cole, piano
6:21 - 4:36 PM
Serenissima una noche
Rose Ensemble
3:25 - 4:12 PM
Nutcracker Suite
Harmonie Ensemble
Steven Richman, conductor
22:19 - 4:10 PM
Nutcracker Suite: Overture
Harmonie Ensemble and friends
Steven Richman, conductor
3:00 - 4:01 PM
Concerto
Collegium Musicum 90
Simon Standage, conductor
8:58 - 3:49 PM
Celtic Christmas Music
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Amanda Powell, soprano
Meredith Hall, soprano
11:19 - 3:45 PM
Reindeer Rag
Butch Thompson, piano
Laura Sewell, cello
3:19 - 3:28 PM
Rounds for String Orchestra
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
14:14 - 3:23 PM
Messiah: He shall feed his flock
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Margaret Marshall, soprano
Catherine Robbin, alto
4:28 - 3:19 PM
Angels We Have Heard on High
The Singers
Matthew Culloton, conductor
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Concerto for 2 Flutes
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Jiri Valek, f
Radomir Pivoda, f
16:21 - 2:56 PM
Carol of the Stranger
MPR Carolers
2:33 - 2:49 PM
Christ in the Stranger's Guise
MPR Carolers
3:00 - 2:46 PM
Caroling, Caroling
MPR Carolers
2:33 - 2:42 PM
Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude
Andras Schiff, p
:00 - 2:32 PM
Suite: Selections
Sonnerie
Pamela Thorby, recorder
9:00 - 2:20 PM
Blue Danube Waltz
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
10:17 - 2:16 PM
The First Nowell
Duo Campion-Vachon
2:02 - 2:12 PM
I Saw Three Ships
Imani Winds
3:00 - 2:05 PM
Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll": 3rd movement
Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Charles Mackerras, conductor
5:11 - 1:49 PM
Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola: 2nd movement
James Galway, f
Joseph Swensen, v
Paul Neubauer, va
5:01 - 1:44 PM
Bright, Bright, the Holly Berries
MPR Carolers
1:33 - 1:40 PM
Shepherd's Prayer (Fabodpsalm Fran Dalarna)
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
4:55 - 1:32 PM
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
Helmuth Rilling, conductor
7:09 - 1:19 PM
The Nutcracker: Selections
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor
12:00 - 1:06 PM
Gloucester Wassail
Symphony Nova Scotia
Howard Cable, conductor
4:40 - 1:04 PM
Acis and Galatea: Happy We
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:52 - 12:52 PM
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
6:55 - 12:49 PM
14 Angels
UCCELLO
Lisa Delan, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Matt Haimovitz, cello
3:08 - 12:45 PM
Run, Toboggan, Run
MPR Carolers
:00 - 12:43 PM
Brodsky Quartet
1:04 - 12:32 PM
Recorder Concerto
Sonnerie
Pamela Thorby, recorder
10:27 - 12:24 PM
El Rorro; O Be Joyful
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
6:41 - 12:20 PM
Suite: Gaio
Peter Christ, oboe
David Atkins, clarinet
Alan de Veritch, viola
2:03 - 12:07 PM
Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell, conductor
6:55 - 12:04 PM
Christopher Parkening, guitar
2:13 - 11:49 AM
A Christmas Rondo
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
Belinda Burge, viola
Ellen Shertzer, cello
10:31 - 11:22 AM
Carnival of the Animals
London Sinfonietta
Charles Dutoit, conductor
22:45 - 11:18 AM
Carol of the Bells
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Sergio Assad, guitar
Odair Assad, guitar
3:01 - 11:13 AM
A Carol Fantasy
Pacific Chorale
John Alexander, conductor
5:03 - 11:06 AM
Vocalise
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
6:41 - 11:01 AM
Partita No. 2: Allemande
David Russell, guitar
4:41 - 10:46 AM
Suite of Carols for String Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:22 - 10:19 AM
Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Jon Manasse, clarinet
25:58 - 10:13 AM
Empire Brass & Friends
4:02 - 10:06 AM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
5:45 - 10:01 AM
Pastorale-Polonaise
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
Christianne Jaccottet, harpsichord
4:29 - 9:28 AM
Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish"
Moscow Virtuosi
Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
31:04 - 9:28 AM
Away in a Manger
Los Romeros
1:45 - 9:23 AM
Los Romeros
2:30 - 9:17 AM
Slavonic Dance No. 3
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier, conductor
5:08 - 9:15 AM
Four Laendler
Yaara Tal, piano Andreas Groethuysen, piano
3:49 - 9:06 AM
Four Bohemian Shepherds' Songs
Flautando Cologne
6:19 - 9:01 AM
Csardas
London Festival Orchestra
Josef Sakonov, violin
4:35 - 8:47 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 - 8:24 AM
String Quartet No. 3
Cleveland Quartet
23:50 - 8:19 AM
Harmonie Ensemble
Steven Richman, conductor
3:32 - 8:09 AM
Flute Concerto No. 2 "La notte" ("The Night")
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Lorenzo Cavasanti, recorder
8:03 - 8:06 AM
Yolka (The Christmas Tree): Waltz
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
2:42 - 8:01 AM
Fairytale Sleighride
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
4:37 - 7:44 AM
Der Rosenkavalier: 1st Waltz Sequence
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
13:46 - 7:40 AM
Mary's Lullaby
Clare College Choir
John Rutter, conductor
3:37 - 7:21 AM
Keyboard Concerto No. 2
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Murray Perahia, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
19:01 - 7:15 AM
Josep i Maria (Joseph and Maria)
Arianna Savall, mezzo-soprano
Petter Udland Johansen, voice and Hardanger fiddle
Sveinung Lillehier, guitar
Miquel Angel Cordero, double bass
David Mayoral, percussion
3:28 - 7:06 AM
El noi de la mare; En belen tocan a fuego; O little town of Bethlehem
Arsys Bourgogne
Pierre Cao, conductor
9:03 - 7:01 AM
Abbey Road Ensemble
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
4:36 - 6:33 AM
Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Grace Cloutier, harp
24:50 - 6:18 AM
Divertimento No. 2
Academy Chamber Ensemble
14:37 - 6:14 AM
Alleluya, A New Work
University of Texas Chamber Singers
James Morrow, conductor
2:29 - 6:06 AM
Avison Ensemble
Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor
7:29 - 6:01 AM
Danish National Radio Choir
Stefan Parkman, conductor
4:44