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  • 5:56 AM

    At Midnight on Christmas Eve

    Jan Jirasek

    Czech And Moravian Christmas Carols

    Jitro Children's Chorus

    Jiri Skopal, conductor

    2:52
  • 5:40 AM

    On Christmas Eve

    Vilnis Salaks

    New York Latvian Concert Choir

    Andres Jansons, conductor

    Inese Berzina, soprano

    Sindija Druva, soprano

    Ints Teterovskis, baritone

    Valdis Tomsons, tenor

    14:59
  • 5:30 AM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    LULLABIES AND CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS

    Judy Loman, harp

    9:03
  • 5:06 AM

    A Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    A Robert Shaw Christmas

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    Elisibeth Reny, harp

    22:03
  • 5:02 AM

    Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

    Traditional Polish

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:25
  • 5:01 AM

    Il est ne, le divin enfant (Now is born the divine Christ child)

    Traditional French

    A Harp For Christmas, Vol. 2

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    1:22
  • 4:50 AM

    Four Christmas Carols

    Gordon Getty

    New Century Chamber Orchestra

    Dawn Harms, conductor

    8:18
  • 4:39 AM

    Snowflake Ballet

    Jacques Offenbach

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    11:09
  • 4:29 AM

    When Christmas morning gleams; Yule, yule, sparkling yule; Virgin Mary

    Traditional Swedish

    Dagen ar Kommen (Swedish Christmas Songs)

    Gothenburg Cathedral Boy's Choir

    Simon Phipps, conductor

    8:09
  • 4:18 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    Belinda Burge, viola

    Ellen Shertzer, cello

    10:31
  • 4:10 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Noels & Carols from the Olde World

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Sandra Simon, soprano

    5:37
  • 4:06 AM

    Christmas Night

    Traditional French

    Christmas Night

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:02
  • 4:01 AM

    Alleluya, A New Work

    Anonymous

    Trio Mediaeval

    4:47
  • 3:30 AM

    Christmas Eve Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Suites

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    29:14
  • 3:22 AM

    Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers

    Percy Grainger

    The Grainger Edition Vol. 16: Works For Solo Piano 1

    Penelope Thwaites, piano

    7:09
  • 3:19 AM

    My Dancing Day

    Traditional English

    Linda Chatterton, flute

    2:23
  • 3:07 AM

    Personent hodie; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Traditional

    St. Jacob's Chamber Choir

    Gary Graden, conductor

    Lisa Rydberg, violin

    Gunnar Idenstam, organ

    Sofia Karlsson, vocals

    9:41
  • 3:01 AM

    The Darkest Midnight in December

    Traditional

    Adeste Fideles! - Christmas Down The Ages

    Choir of Westminster Abbey

    David Chatterley, hurdy-gurdy

    4:39
  • 2:20 AM

    It's A Wonderful Life: Suite

    Dimitri Tiomkin

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    38:30
  • 2:15 AM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Michael Chertock, piano

    3:21
  • 2:10 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    John Jacob Niles

    Christmas Carols

    Worcester Cathedral Choir

    3:38
  • 2:06 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    John Jacob Niles

    4 Girls 4 Harps

    3:39
  • 2:01 AM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:43
  • 10:55 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:27
  • 10:50 PM

    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    2:06
  • 10:45 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:51
  • 10:36 PM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    8:48
  • 10:24 PM

    Five French Carols

    Traditional French

    Christmas Songs Around the World

    Arsys Bourgogne

    Pierre Cao, conductor

    10:54
  • 10:17 PM

    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    Rick Sowash

    5:43
  • 10:12 PM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar

    2:02
  • 10:03 PM

    Violin Concerto "Il riposo" (Christmas Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Noel

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    8:42
  • 9:59 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:20
  • 9:32 PM

    The Peace of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    Christmas with the Cambridge Singers

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    26:37
  • 9:26 PM

    Cantata No. 133 "Ich freue mich"

    JS Bach

    Minnesota Bach Ensemble

    Andrew Altenbach, conductor

    Lihn Kauffman, soprano

    4:05
  • 9:21 PM

    Serenity

    Ola Gjeilo

    Chorale Arts Ensemble (Rochester)

    Rick Kvam, conductor

    5:15
  • 9:17 PM

    There Is No Rose

    Traditional

    National Lutheran Choir

    Adam Reinwald, conductor

    3:50
  • 9:13 PM

    'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

    arr: Tim Takach

    Great River Choral

    Mary Kay Geston, conductor

    3:25
  • 9:08 PM

    Convidando esta la noche

    Juan Garcia de Zespedes

    Ensemble Caprice

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    3:28
  • 9:06 PM

    Villancico de Navidad (Christmas Carol)

    Agustin Barrios

    The Ultimate Classical Christmas

    John Williams, guitar

    3:07
  • 9:02 PM

    Riu, Riu, Chiu

    Traditional Spanish

    Cantus

    2:19
  • 9:00 PM

    The First Nowell

    Traditional

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    1:45
  • 6:55 PM

    The Nutcracker excerpts

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    4:00
  • 6:42 PM

    I Saw Three Ships; Away in a Manger; This Endris Night; We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Traditional English

    A Victorian Christmas

    Robert DeCormier Singers

    Robert DeCormier, conductor

    12:04
  • 6:35 PM

    Variations on the Boar's Head Carol

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    7:19
  • 6:21 PM

    Seven Joys of Christmas

    Kirke Mechem

    Santa Fe Desert Chorale

    Linda Mack, conductor

    12:40
  • 6:06 PM

    Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree Suite)

    Franz Liszt

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:30
  • 6:04 PM

    Angels and The Shepherds

    Traditional

    Stephen Paulus: Carols For Christmas

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    1:31
  • 6:00 PM

    Santa Claus Medley

    Coots/Autry

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    4:32
  • 5:50 PM

    'Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Harry Simeone

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 2

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    8:14
  • 5:47 PM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    A Christmas Celebration, Volume 2

    Galliard Brass & Friends

    :47
  • 5:46 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    Galliard Brass & Friends

    1:45
  • 5:43 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional

    Galliard Brass & Friends

    2:36
  • 5:31 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 1

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    11:29
  • 5:28 PM

    The Nutcracker Medley

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Straight No Chaser

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:41
  • 5:20 PM

    The Polar Express: Suite

    Alan Silvestri

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Alan Silvestri, conductor

    6:03
  • 5:16 PM

    Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

    John Harbison

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    3:01
  • 5:12 PM

    The Infant King

    Traditional Basque

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    3:19
  • 5:11 PM

    Hodie Christus Natus Est

    Healey Willan

    A True North Christmas

    True North Brass

    1:26
  • 5:09 PM

    The Road to Lisdoonvarna

    Traditional Irish

    Christmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    1:45
  • 5:00 PM

    6 Christmas Pieces

    Felix Mendelssohn

    James Galway: The Man with the Golden Flute

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:31
  • 2:58 PM

    Festival Fanfare

    John Wasson

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    3:43
  • 2:53 PM

    Greensleeves

    Traditional

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Chick Corea, piano

    4:16
  • 2:50 PM

    Two Noels

    Louis-Claude Daquin

    Noel! Noel! Noel! Christmas With Michala Petri

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    5:22
  • 2:25 PM

    A Merry Christmas

    Traditional Irish

    Winter's Delights

    Quadriga Consort

    1:56
  • 2:23 PM

    Sussex Carol; Deck the Halls; O Holy Night; Angels from the Realms of Glory

    Traditional

    Rejoice and Be Merry!

    King's Singers

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    18:33
  • 2:18 PM

    Tune No. 172

    Turlough O'Carolan

    Quadriga Consort

    3:15
  • 2:12 PM

    Three German Chorales

    Johann Cruger

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    4:00
  • 2:09 PM

    Four Christmas Carols: Candles on the Tree

    Gordon Getty

    New Century Chamber Orchestra

    Dawn Harms, conductor

    1:42
  • 2:09 PM

    Four Christmas Carols: The Snow Child

    Gordon Getty

    New Century Chamber Orchestra

    Dawn Harms, conductor

    1:40
  • 2:09 PM

    Four Christmas Carols: Call the Children (Hodie Christus Natus Est)

    Gordon Getty

    New Century Chamber Orchestra

    Dawn Harms, conductor

    1:42
  • 1:56 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    6:34
  • 1:48 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Steinway Christmas Album

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    3:27
  • 1:45 PM

    I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve

    Traditional Norwegian

    Celestial Noel

    Cynthia Schultz, harp

    1:58
  • 1:43 PM

    Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin)

    Arvo Part

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    The Singers

    1:03
  • 1:39 PM

    The Babe of Bethlehem

    William Walker

    Shout the Glad Tidings!

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    3:32
  • 1:37 PM

    Fear Not, I Bring You Tidings

    Johann Topff

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    2:03
  • 1:37 PM

    Now the Time is Fulfilled

    Johann Topff

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    3:09
  • 1:30 PM

    Christmas Medley

    John Playford

    The Playfords

    4:31
  • 1:16 PM

    Deck the Halls; Angel's Dance; We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Christmas Music

    Home for the Holidays

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    8:55
  • 1:09 PM

    Methinks I see an heav'nly host; Los que fueren de buen gusto

    Christmas Music

    The Christmas Album

    Taverner Consort

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    7:02
  • 1:04 PM

    Maria Wiegenlied (Mary's Cradle Song)

    Max Reger

    Evening Bells

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    2:10
  • 12:59 PM

    German Dance No. 3 "Sleigh Ride"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Classic Christmas Album

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:28
  • 12:54 PM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:31
  • 12:46 PM

    Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

    Leon Jessel

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:25
  • 12:42 PM

    Christmas Oratorio: Oh, when will the time be ripe?

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Munich Bach Orchestra

    Karl Richter, conductor

    Gundula Janowitz, soprano

    Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

    Fritz Wunderlich, tenor

    5:20
  • 12:37 PM

    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks/Two-Part Invention

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    1:38
  • 12:27 PM

    A Christmas Fantasy

    Gordon Langford

    Christmas Fantasy

    Huddersfield Choral Society

    Keith Rhodes, conductor

    7:20
  • 12:24 PM

    The Skaters' Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:47
  • 12:20 PM

    Icy December

    Traditional

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    1:36
  • 12:07 PM

    While Shepherds Watched

    William Billings

    Christmas In Early America

    Columbus Consort

    6:23
  • 12:07 PM

    Joy to the World

    George Frideric Handel

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    1:23
  • 11:46 AM

    Fantasia on Christmas Carols

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Hervey Alan, baritone

    11:40
  • 11:41 AM

    Blithe Bells

    Percy Grainger

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    4:00
  • 11:35 AM

    All Bells in Paradise

    John Rutter

    Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

    Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

    Andrew Carwood, conductor

    Simon Johnson, organ

    5:31
  • 11:32 AM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    Canadian Brass

    2:10
  • 11:19 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:37
  • 11:10 AM

    Christmas Medley

    John Rutter

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:20
  • 11:06 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    Imani Winds

    3:53
  • 11:01 AM

    Three Carols

    Christmas Music

    Joy of Christmas

    Choral Guild of Atlanta

    William Noll, conductor

    4:27
  • 10:49 AM

    Variations on a Portuguese Hymn (Adeste fideles)

    Ferdinand Ries

    Uwe Grodd, flute

    Matteo Napoli, piano

    9:28
  • 10:47 AM

    Adeste fideles

    Traditional

    Merry Christmas From Vienna

    Vienna Boys Choir

    Gerald Wirth, conductor

    2:06
  • 10:40 AM

    Sleigh Ride

    Frederick Delius

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    5:36
  • 10:20 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    On Christmas Night

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    Andrew Nethsingha, conductor

    John Challenger, organ

    19:17
  • 10:07 AM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    11:51
  • 10:02 AM

    Whispered and Revealed

    Nico Muhly

    Holiday Harmonies: Songs Of Christmas

    Essential Voices USA

    Judith Clurman, conductor

    Stacey Shames, harp

    3:21
  • 10:01 AM

    Weihnachtstraum (Christmas Dream)

    Max Reger

    Christmas Piano Music

    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano

    1:27
  • 9:47 AM

    Four Christmas Motets

    Francis Poulenc

    Westminster Cathedral Choir

    James O'Donnell, conductor

    11:33
  • 9:44 AM

    The Sussex Mummers' Carol

    Traditional

    Asbury Brass Quintet with Adolph Herseth, soloist

    Asbury Brass Quintet

    2:16
  • 9:20 AM

    A Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Osian Ellis, harp

    22:30
  • 9:16 AM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional English

    Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost

    Kelly Yost, piano

    2:47
  • 9:06 AM

    Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Late Romantics

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    8:53
  • 9:01 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    4:21
  • 8:49 AM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Nicholas Mulroy, tenor

    9:17
  • 8:28 AM

    Medley for Advent

    Christmas Music

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    20:17
  • 8:21 AM

    Rondo on "God rest you merry, gentlemen"

    Samuel Wesley

    Ian Hobson, piano

    6:31
  • 8:11 AM

    Christmas Song; The Newborn Jesus; Peace, only peace; The country is so beautiful

    Christmas Music

    HOL Choir

    Esko Kallio, conductor

    8:11
  • 8:09 AM

    Angels We Have Heard on High

    Traditional French

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    1:43
  • 8:06 AM

    The First Nowell

    Traditional

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    2:29
  • 8:01 AM

    Gentle Mary

    William Ferris

    William Ferris Chorale

    Paul French, conductor

    4:45
  • 7:43 AM

    Christmas Carol Medley

    John Rutter

    The Christmas Album

    Ambrosian Singers

    Vaughan Meakins, conductor

    15:48
  • 7:21 AM

    Piano Trio No. 3 "A Christmas Divertimento"

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    20:50
  • 7:12 AM

    little tree

    Steve Heitzeg

    December Stillness

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Kathy Kienzle, harp

    7:04
  • 7:06 AM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:26
  • 7:01 AM

    See amid the Winter's snow

    Traditional

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    4:50
  • 6:33 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Christmas Music

    A Winter's Light

    Vasari Singers

    Jeremy Backhouse, conductor

    Martin Ford, organ

    25:43
  • 6:28 AM

    Lux Aeterna: O Nata Lux

    Morten Lauridsen

    Voces8

    4:23
  • 6:22 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Torelli

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:05
  • 6:18 AM

    Hodie Christus natus est

    Jacob Clemens non Papa

    A Wondrous Mystery: Renaissance Choral Music For Christmas

    Stile Antico

    3:11
  • 6:14 AM

    Ein Kind geborn in Bethlehem

    Michael Praetorius

    A Wondrous Mystery: Renaissance Choral Music For Christmas

    Stile Antico

    3:23
  • 6:06 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    Nina Bodnar, violin

    Natasha Lipkina, violin

    Nathaniel Rosen, cello

    6:15
  • 6:01 AM

    Christ is the morning star

    John Rutter

    The Gift Of Life

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:34
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