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  • 5:13 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    44:55
  • 5:06 AM

    Wexford Carol; Now is Born the Divine Christ Child; Christmas Eve Reel

    Traditional

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    5:50
  • 5:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    A Swedish Serenade

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:32
  • 4:47 AM

    "A Mozart Christmas"

    Traditional

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    11:57
  • 4:14 AM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    31:12
  • 4:11 AM

    Christmas Crackers No. 3

    Christmas Music

    Christmas in Vermont

    Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet

    1:02
  • 4:06 AM

    Farewell to Stromness

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Mississippi Guitar Quartet

    4:19
  • 4:01 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    Carols Around The World

    Quink

    4:41
  • 3:48 AM

    Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Meditation

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Israeli Virtuosi

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    9:58
  • 3:37 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter; Coventry Carol; Angels We Have Heard on High

    Christmas Music

    Essential Carols

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    10:10
  • 3:21 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concertos

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    14:06
  • 3:15 AM

    Shepherd's Music for Christmas

    Gregor Joseph Werner

    Christmas Festival

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    4:31
  • 3:06 AM

    The Bells of St. Genevieve

    Marin Marais

    Marin Marais, Sainte-Colombe: The Greates Masterworks

    Spectre de la Rose

    8:25
  • 3:01 AM

    Gotterdammerung: Closing Scene

    Richard Wagner

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    4:33
  • 12:21 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    37:26
  • 12:17 AM

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

    Traditional French

    Merry Christmas From Vienna

    Vienna Boys Choir

    Gerald Wirth, conductor

    2:16
  • 12:12 AM

    Tempo di Minuetto

    Fritz Kreisler

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Paul Coker, piano

    3:38
  • 12:03 AM

    Carol of the Bells; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World

    Christmas Music

    Joy to the World

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    8:37
  • 11:48 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Samuel Wesley

    Wesley: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    13:08
  • 11:30 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Maurice Ravel

    Bizet, Faure, Ibert, Ravel

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    16:51
  • 11:26 PM

    Infant Holy

    Traditional Polish

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 6

    Steve Anderson, piano

    3:26
  • 11:15 PM

    Overture for Wind Instruments

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Romantic Wind Serenades

    Consortium Classicum

    9:21
  • 11:03 PM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    11:32
  • 11:03 PM

    Overture for Wind Instruments

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Romantic Wind Serenades

    Consortium Classicum

    9:21
  • 10:59 PM

    We Toast the Days

    Linda Kachelmeier

    Lumina

    3:00
  • 10:32 PM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christoph Perick, conductor

    24:50
  • 10:27 PM

    An English Suite: Prelude

    Hubert Parry

    Parry: Symphonic Variations

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    3:41
  • 10:20 PM

    Improvisation on Christmas Themes

    Improvisation

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 2

    Hiram Titus, piano

    5:25
  • 10:16 PM

    Legend No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    3:23
  • 10:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2: Andantino

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Little Russian, Rimsky-Korsakov: Antar

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    7:15
  • 9:59 PM

    There is No Rose

    Rene Clausen

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 2

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    5:59
  • 9:54 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"

    Enrique Granados

    Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    4:16
  • 9:39 PM

    Overture

    Alberic Magnard

    Magnard: Symphony No. 2 Etc.

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    12:21
  • 9:29 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Empire Brass

    9:31
  • 9:05 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    David Fray, piano

    22:46
  • 9:00 PM

    Once in Royal David's City

    Henry Gauntlett

    Shout the Glad Tidings!

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:01
  • 6:46 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
  • 6:44 PM

    Ritsch Ratsch

    Traditional

    Christmas Songs from Around the World

    Robert DeCormier Singers

    Robert DeCormier, conductor

    2:33
  • 6:44 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
  • 6:19 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Midori, violin

    25:11
  • 6:10 PM

    Les Chanteurs de Noel

    Alexander Glazunov

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    6:44
  • 5:59 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Overture

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    10:11
  • 5:51 PM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth (Suites No. 1 & 2)

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 5:45 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    4:20
  • 5:36 PM

    Omphale's Spinning Wheel

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphonies 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Marc Soustrot, conductor

    8:04
  • 5:04 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 24

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Concertos Nos. 23 & 24

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    31:29
  • 5:00 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    A Classical Guitar Christmas

    Eva Beneke, guitar

    2:42
  • 3:47 PM

    Capriccio Brillant

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Helen Huang

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Helen Huang, piano

    11:25
  • 3:42 PM

    Kings of Orient

    Traditional

    Singphonic Christmas: Christmas Songs from Europe

    The Singphoniker

    4:35
  • 3:32 PM

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:00
  • 3:04 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn and Myslivecek

    Camerata Chicago

    Drostan Hall, conductor

    Wendy Warner, cello

    26:40
  • 3:00 PM

    Norwegian Dances Nos. 2-4

    Edvard Grieg

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    11:40
  • 2:51 PM

    All on a Christmas Morning

    Alfred Burt

    MPR recording

    The MPR Carolers

    1:00
  • 2:38 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures, Queen Mab Scherzo

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    8:04
  • 2:32 PM

    Pargoletto

    Antonio Cifra

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    Consortium Carissimi

    Garrick Comeaux, conductor

    4:17
  • 2:29 PM

    Villancico de Navidad (Christmas Carol)

    Agustin Barrios

    The Ultimate Classical Christmas

    John Williams, guitar

    3:07
  • 2:24 PM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Gabriel Faure

    Grant Johannesen, piano

    4:01
  • 2:19 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    4:02
  • 2:08 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Classical Favorites

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:25
  • 2:04 PM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    2:46
  • 1:49 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Pachelbel Canon

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Michael Laird, trumpet

    8:41
  • 1:47 PM

    March of the Three Kings

    Traditional French

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    Danielle Maddon, violin

    Ellen DePasquale, viola

    Rafael Figueroa, cello

    1:41
  • 1:40 PM

    Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)

    Claude Debussy

    Prokofiev: Classical Symphony

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Alberto Zedda, conductor

    5:30
  • 1:38 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    Voices of Angels

    Tore Aaen Aune, recorder

    1:19
  • 1:29 PM

    Symphony No. 39: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 38 "Prague" and 39

    Vienna Philharmonic

    James Levine, conductor

    7:38
  • 1:23 PM

    Symphony of Noels No. 2: 5th-7th movements

    Michel Corrette

    La Fantasia

    Rien Voskuilen, conductor

    4:43
  • 1:16 PM

    Polonaise No. 3 "Military"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Art of Ashkenazy

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:02
  • 1:08 PM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    6:27
  • 1:04 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Traditional

    A Christmas Celebration, Volume 1

    Galliard Brass & Friends

    2:54
  • 12:49 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Venetian Oboe Concertos

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Anderson, oboe

    8:18
  • 12:46 PM

    Past Three A Clock

    Traditional

    Christmas At St. Olaf 2010: A Child, A Son, The Prince of Peace

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    2:25
  • 12:39 PM

    Polonaise

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite, Prague Waltzes, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    5:21
  • 12:35 PM

    Festival Fanfare

    John Wasson

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    3:43
  • 12:32 PM

    Canzon Septimi et Octavi Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Music of Gabrieli

    Empire Brass

    2:25
  • 12:24 PM

    Symphony No. 87: 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 83 & 87

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:14
  • 12:20 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet/Quartet in A minor

    Cleveland Quartet

    John O'Conor, piano

    3:49
  • 12:09 PM

    Orchestral Quartet No. 4: Presto assai

    Carl Stamitz

    Carl Stamitz: Orchestral Quartets, Op. 14

    NZSO Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Armstrong, conductor

    4:26
  • 12:04 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Shout the Glad Tidings!

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:13
  • 11:50 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Carols from New College, Oxford

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    8:30
  • 11:39 AM

    Sinfonia No. 4

    Johann Rosenmuller

    Hesperion XX

    Jordi Savall, conductor

    8:38
  • 11:31 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo and Intermezzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Woody Allen Classics

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    7:35
  • 11:24 AM

    Four Carols: Good People All, This Christmastime; Still, Still, Still; Cherry Tree Carol; The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    Winter Gift

    Adagio Trio

    6:44
  • 11:16 AM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 1

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann for Trumpet

    American Concerto Orchestra

    Stephen Burns, conductor

    Stephen Burns, trumpet

    7:53
  • 11:11 AM

    Tarara tarara qui yo soy Antoniyo

    Antonio de Salazar

    Masques

    Olivier Fortin, conductor

    3:11
  • 11:06 AM

    Cosi fan tutte: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Late Romantics

    Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    4:41
  • 11:01 AM

    Three Parts on a Ground

    Henry Purcell

    A Tre Violini

    Stradivaria

    4:45
  • 10:49 AM

    Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    8:50
  • 10:43 AM

    Five Meditations: What Sweeter Music

    John Rutter

    Distant Land

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:00
  • 10:29 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    John Field

    Nice Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marco Guidarini, conductor

    Paolo Restani, piano

    14:19
  • 10:21 AM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel; What Child is This; The Boar's Head Carol; Good King Wenceslas; God Rest You Merry Gentlemen; Now the Holly Bears a Berry

    Traditional

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    5:27
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op 6

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    14:58
  • 10:01 AM

    Romanza Andaluza

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No 1 & 2 / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

    Berlin Guitar Ensemble

    Hans Maile, violin

    4:33
  • 9:50 AM

    Sussex Carol; Sans Day Carol; Here We Come A-Wassailing

    Traditional

    Noel! Noel! Noel! Christmas With Michala Petri

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    8:51
  • 9:26 AM

    Czech Suite

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "New World"; Czech Suite

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    23:07
  • 9:20 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

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

    Kelly Yost, piano

    3:37
  • 9:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Horns

    Franz Pokorny

    Herrmann Baumann

    Concerto Amsterdam

    Jaap Schroder, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    13:55
  • 9:01 AM

    String Quartet: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo String Quartet

    4:41
  • 8:48 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 5

    Francesco Veracini

    Veracini Sonatas

    John Holloway, violin

    10:44
  • 8:38 AM

    3 European Christmas Songs

    Traditional

    Singphonic Christmas: Christmas Songs from Europe

    The Singphoniker

    Irmgard Gorzawski, harp

    9:09
  • 8:34 AM

    A Small Piece

    Hilding Rosenberg

    A Swedish Pastorale

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Elemer Lavotha, cello

    3:37
  • 8:17 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Johann Stamitz

    Johann & Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    15:40
  • 8:06 AM

    Unto us is born; While shepherds; The First Nowell

    Christmas Music

    Christmas at King's: Favourite Carols

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    9:46
  • 8:01 AM

    Three Country Dances

    John Playford

    Broadside Band

    Jeremy Barlow, conductor

    4:43
  • 7:30 AM

    Symphony

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony No. 1, Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    28:00
  • 7:23 AM

    While by my sheep; Adeste fideles; Come, little children

    Traditional

    Christmas with the Vienna Choir Boys

    Vienna Boys Choir

    Peter Marschik, conductor

    5:55
  • 7:06 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 7

    Luigi Boccherini

    Vivaldi, Boccherini: Cello Concertos

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    15:52
  • 7:01 AM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    4:39
  • 6:42 AM

    Symphony No. 21

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    16:40
  • 6:33 AM

    I Saw 3 Ships; Xmas Song; Mid-Winter; Masters in this Hall; In D

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:10
  • 6:13 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Late Piano Sonatas

    Igor Levit, piano

    18:21
  • 6:06 AM

    Summer Evening

    Frederick Delius

    Vaughan Williams and Delius

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    6:01
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