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- 5:51 AM
Silent Night; Deck the Hall; Jingle Bells; A merry Christmas
Arsys Bourgogne
Pierre Cao, conductor
7:50 - 5:38 AM
Old Christmas Music
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
12:11 - 5:30 AM
Christmas Medley
Taverner Choir
Andrew Parrott, conductor
7:15 - 5:13 AM
Christmas Carols and Songs
Frank Wallace, guitar
16:11 - 5:06 AM
L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
Lyon Opera Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
5:50 - 5:01 AM
There is a Flower
Handel and Haydn Society
Harry Christophers, conductor
4:36 - 4:48 AM
I Wonder as I Wander; Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Heard; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Utah Chamber Artists
Barlow Bradford, conductor
10:12 - 4:44 AM
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor
Stacey Shames, harp
3:21 - 4:30 AM
Seven Joys of Christmas
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Linda Mack, conductor
12:40 - 4:09 AM
Tuttifantchen: Suite
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Werner Andreas Albert, conductor
Dean Olding, violin
19:34 - 4:06 AM
The Nutcracker: Dance of Sugar Plum Fairy
Steward Goodyear, piano
2:06 - 4:01 AM
Fairytale Sleighride
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
4:30 - 3:49 AM
Four Christmas Motets
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
10:01 - 3:45 AM
Valerie Milot, harp
3:24 - 3:35 AM
Messiah: Comfort ye, my people
Dunedin Consort and Players
John Butt, conductor
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
9:17 - 3:30 AM
Christmas Night
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
4:59 - 3:16 AM
Christmas Joy
University of British Columbia Singers
Bruce Pullan, conductor
Stephen Smith, organ
Quennie Wong, percussion
12:11 - 3:06 AM
Cis Ensemble of Salzburg
Jurgen Geise, conductor
8:23 - 2:52 AM
Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
6:37 - 2:47 AM
Eva Beneke, guitar
3:45 - 2:27 AM
Christmas Music from the British Isles
Seattle Pro Musica
Karen P. Thomas, conductor
19:11 - 2:22 AM
Ensemble Galilei
Maggie Sansone, hammered dulcimer
3:23 - 2:06 AM
Festive Suite
London Festival Orchestra
Ross Pople, conductor
15:31 - 2:02 AM
Awake, and join the cheerful choir
Anonymous 4
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
4:09 - 12:47 AM
French and English Christmas Music
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
11:20 - 12:44 AM
A Christmas Carol Symphony: 2nd movement
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
4:25 - 12:38 AM
Hiram Titus, piano
5:25 - 12:24 AM
Old Christmas Music
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
12:11 - 12:21 AM
Home Alone: Somewhere in my Memory
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Evan Jolly/Paul Bateman, conductor
3:21 - 12:06 AM
O Jesulein suss; Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier; Silent Night
Ensemble Amarcord
8:12 - 12:01 AM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
4:45 - 11:42 PM
Pastoral Symphony
Violins of the King
Bernard Labadie, conductor
17:53 - 11:36 PM
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)
Angela Hewitt, piano
4:18 - 11:33 PM
Tu scendi dalle stelle (You descended from the heavens)
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
2:41 - 11:32 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
1:26 - 11:21 PM
Stile Antico
4:01 - 11:00 PM
Sing Noel! A Christmas Processional
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor
4:28 - 10:53 PM
Amahl and the Night Visitors: selections
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
6:08 - 10:50 PM
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Canadian Brass
2:41 - 10:24 PM
Dancing Day
Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Grace Cloutier, harp
24:51 - 10:21 PM
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
National Lutheran Choir
David Cherwien, conductor
Merilee Klemp, oboe
1:26 - 10:15 PM
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
4:06 - 10:02 PM
Symphony of Noels No. 4
La Fantasia
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
10:35 - 9:59 PM
Joy to the World
Vienna Boys Choir
Gerald Wirth, conductor
1:59 - 9:51 PM
Canadian Brass
7:15 - 9:51 PM
Christmas Overture
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
10:51 - 9:34 PM
Make a Joyful Noise
Empire Brass & Friends
4:02 - 9:20 PM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
12:26 - 9:15 PM
Bethlehem Down
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
4:07 - 9:06 PM
The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor
8:55 - 9:00 PM
Aquatintes No. 3/We Three Kings of Orient Are
Megan Metheney, harp
4:47 - 5:56 PM
Wassail Song
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:18 - 5:43 PM
A Mozart Christmas
Hampton String Quartet
11:56 - 5:40 PM
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
Jacqueline Kerrod, harp
4:18 - 5:34 PM
La Fiesta de la Posada: Sleep Holy Infant
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
4:02 - 5:17 PM
Christmas Medley
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Torodd Wigum, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
15:10 - 5:05 PM
At Midnight Hour; Joy Be With You; Carol of the Birds; Winter's Falling Light
Ensemble Galilei
9:55 - 5:00 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Amazing Grace
John Bayless, piano
4:50 - 4:49 PM
Von Himmel Hoch (From Heaven Above)
Chanticleer
:00 - 4:28 PM
Commonwealth Christmas Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold, conductor
18:54 - 4:17 PM
A Christmas Rondo
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
Belinda Burge, viola
Ellen Shertzer, cello
10:31 - 4:06 PM
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
8:30 - 4:00 PM
Gesu Bambino
Kelly Yost, piano
5:11 - 3:57 PM
Cantiga de Santa Maria
Ensemble Galilei
Maggie Sansome, conductor
3:35 - 3:55 PM
The Christmas Tree: Waltz
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
2:20 - 3:50 PM
Der Tannenbaum (The Christmas Tree)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Aribert Reimann, piano
2:47 - 3:37 PM
Suite of Carols for String Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:22 - 3:10 PM
Santa Claus Symphony
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Tony Rowe, conductor
26:11 - 3:04 PM
Ave Maria
Joshua Bell, violin
Steven Isserlis, cello
Francis Grier, organ
4:13 - 3:00 PM
Les Petits Pas No. 1/O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Megan Metheney, harp
4:36 - 2:53 PM
Trinity Boys' Choir
Simon Wright, conductor
4:52 - 2:49 PM
Good People All, This Christmastime
Adagio Trio
2:35 - 2:45 PM
A Canadian Brass Christmas Card
Canadian Brass
4:12 - 2:35 PM
Violin Concerto "Il riposo" (Christmas Concerto)
I Solisti Italiani
8:40 - 2:29 PM
Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance)
English String Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
4:45 - 2:26 PM
Eric Parkin, piano
2:34 - 2:22 PM
The Holly and the Ivy
Imani Winds
3:53 - 2:17 PM
Away in a Manger
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
3:31 - 2:08 PM
Karolju: Little March of the Three Kings; Czech
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman, conductor
5:54 - 2:04 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:11 - 1:56 PM
The Holly and the Ivy
Empire Brass
2:47 - 1:52 PM
How Brightly Shines the Morning Star
Philadelphia Brass
3:53 - 1:52 PM
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
1:18 - 1:45 PM
Cantus
5:18 - 1:35 PM
A Child is Born; In dulci jubilo; On Christmas Night
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
7:55 - 1:30 PM
Christmas Waltzes
Boston Pops Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
4:29 - 1:23 PM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
5:32 - 1:20 PM
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Stile Antico
2:52 - 1:08 PM
Sleigh Ride
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
5:36 - 1:05 PM
I Saw Three Ships
Artaria Quartet
1:40 - 1:04 PM
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Artaria Quartet
1:17 - 12:48 PM
Christmas Roses
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:00 - 12:45 PM
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Duo Campion-Vachon
2:13 - 12:39 PM
A Carol Fantasy
Pacific Chorale
John Alexander, conductor
5:03 - 12:36 PM
Darren Curtis Skanson, guitar
2:09 - 12:31 PM
Angel's Dance
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor
4:29 - 12:25 PM
Summit Hill Brass Quintet
4:20 - 12:20 PM
Princeton University Chapel Camerata
Joan Lippincott, organ
3:51 - 12:06 PM
Wassail Suite
Waverly Consort
8:28 - 12:04 PM
Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
Sergio Assad, guitar
Odair Assad, guitar
:58 - 11:52 AM
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Stewart Goodyear, piano
6:26 - 11:50 AM
The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Stewart Goodyear, piano
2:06 - 11:49 AM
Stewart Goodyear, piano
1:00 - 11:44 AM
March of the Toys
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
3:51 - 11:33 AM
Five French Carols
Arsys
Pierre Cao, conductor
10:53 - 11:22 AM
Six Noels for Harp
Emily Mitchell, harp
8:48 - 11:13 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Janos Rolla, conductor
15:30 - 11:01 AM
Lully, Lulla, Lullay
Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
Andrew Carwood, conductor
4:37 - 10:32 AM
The Peace of Christmas
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
26:37 - 10:22 AM
Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:00 - 10:17 AM
Dormi Jesu (Sleep, Jesus)
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
4:47 - 10:12 AM
Convidando esta la noche
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, conductor
3:28 - 10:09 AM
John Williams, guitar
3:07 - 10:06 AM
Riu, Riu, Chiu
Cantus
2:19 - 10:03 AM
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:18 - 10:01 AM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:20 - 9:48 AM
Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
:00 - 9:43 AM
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
4:58 - 9:38 AM
Quaeramus cum pastoribus
Marian Consort
Rory McCleery, conductor
5:22 - 9:18 AM
A Christmas Carol
Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra
John Pryce-Jones, conductor
17:55 - 9:06 AM
Christmas Medley
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
10:21 - 9:01 AM
Santa Claus Medley
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
4:32 - 8:51 AM
Symphonic Sketches: Noel
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Hidetaro Suzuki, violin
7:53 - 8:28 AM
A Medieval Christmas
Folger Consort
21:51 - 8:25 AM
Xicochi (Go to sleep, little babe)
Seattle Pro Musica
Karen P. Thomas, conductor
1:45 - 8:23 AM
A La Nanita Nana
MAYA
3:03 - 8:06 AM
I Solisti Italiani
14:55 - 8:03 AM
Early in the Morning/The Ivy Leaf/Christmas Comes But Once a Year
Quadriga Consort
3:01 - 8:01 AM
Sumi Jo, soprano
1:45 - 7:38 AM
New York Latvian Concert Choir
Andres Jansons, conductor
Viesturs Jansons, tenor
20:36 - 7:34 AM
O Holy Night
Adagio Trio
3:48 - 7:25 AM
Christmas Medley
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Martin Ford, organ
25:43 - 7:01 AM
New York Polyphony
:49 - 7:01 AM
Five Meditations: What Sweeter Music
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Rutter, conductor
4:02 - 6:34 AM
Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree Suite)
Leslie Howard, piano
24:28 - 6:27 AM
Two Tree Carols: Christbaum
Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes, conductor
5:29 - 6:23 AM
La vierge a la creche (The Virgin at the Cradle)
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
3:04 - 6:07 AM
Christmas Carol Medley
Ambrosian Singers
Vaughan Meakins, conductor
15:48 - 6:02 AM
Choir of Westminster Abbey
David Chatterley, hurdy-gurdy
4:39