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  • 5:21 AM

    The Protecting Veil

    John Tavener

    I Fiamminghi

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    France Springuel, cello

    37:45
  • 5:16 AM

    O Nata Lux

    Thomas Tallis

    Lux

    Voces8

    Christian Forshaw, saxophone

    2:55
  • 5:07 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Sleigh Ride

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    8:57
  • 5:03 AM

    Five Meditations: The Lord bless you and keep you

    John Rutter

    Distant Land

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:39
  • 5:01 AM

    See Amid the Winter's Snow

    Traditional

    4 Girls 4 Harps At Christmas

    4 Girls 4 Harps

    1:57
  • 4:49 AM

    Bright Blue Music

    Michael Torke

    Michael Torke's Color Music

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:07
  • 4:44 AM

    Berlin Mass: Credo

    Arvo Part

    Part: Berliner Messe & Magnificat

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:50
  • 4:27 AM

    Bridge of Light

    Keith Jarrett

    Fairfield Orchestra

    Thomas Crawford, conductor

    Patricia McCarty, viola

    16:59
  • 4:18 AM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    7:50
  • 4:07 AM

    Vivaldi: Winter

    Max Richter

    Berlin Chamber Orchestra

    Andre de Ridder, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Max Richter, electronics

    10:31
  • 4:04 AM

    Lyric Pieces: Arietta

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Stephen Hough, piano

    1:07
  • 4:01 AM

    The Snow It Melts The Soonest

    Traditional

    Winter

    Voces8

    3:30
  • 3:39 AM

    String Quintet No. 6 "L'ucceliera" (The Aviary)

    Luigi Boccherini

    Smithsonian Chamber Players

    18:57
  • 3:32 AM

    Messe de Minuit pour Noel

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    The Baroque Christmas Album

    Les Musiciens

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    Mirella Giardelli, organ

    5:00
  • 3:16 AM

    Ports of Call (Escales)

    Jacques Ibert

    Ibert: Ouverture de Fete; Escales; Tropismes

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    15:25
  • 3:08 AM

    Three Carols

    Traditional

    Carols Vol. II

    Pro Arte Singers

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    6:51
  • 3:06 AM

    Tambourin

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    James Galway - Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    1:24
  • 3:01 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander; Coventry Carol; O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Collection

    Neil Hogan, guitar

    5:00
  • 2:49 AM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    8:58
  • 2:25 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Maurice Ravel

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Dutoit, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    22:40
  • 2:16 AM

    What Sweeter Music; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

    Christmas Music

    Trinity Choir of Boston

    Brian Jones, conductor

    6:30
  • 2:06 AM

    Concerto for Violin and Organ

    Antonio Vivaldi

    La Serenissima

    10:07
  • 2:01 AM

    Modern Times: Smile

    Charlie Chaplin

    I Salonisti Play Music from Titanic, Casablanca, the Godfather

    I Salonisti

    4:31
  • 1:44 AM

    Suite in the Old Style

    Alfred Schnittke

    Modern Portaits

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    15:26
  • 1:32 AM

    Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:55
  • 1:20 AM

    Little Serenade

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Music for String Orchestra

    Orebro Chamber Orchestra

    Goran Nilson, conductor

    10:29
  • 1:13 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:30
  • 1:06 AM

    Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard on High; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With The Pops: Traditional Christmas Favorites

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:29
  • 1:01 AM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 11:55 PM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    The Spirit of Christmas: Piano Improvisations based on Traditional Carols

    Hiram Titus, piano

    3:04
  • 11:42 PM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 30, 53, 69

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    14:56
  • 11:29 PM

    Keyboard Suite No. 8

    George Frideric Handel

    Lisa Smirnova, piano

    11:31
  • 11:20 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    French Flute Concertos

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Philippe Auguin, conductor

    Manuela Wiesler, flute

    8:25
  • 11:07 PM

    L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell

    Hector Berlioz

    40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:48
  • 11:04 PM

    The Sussex Mummers' Carol

    Traditional

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    Medalist Concert Band

    Jerry Luckhardt, conductor

    3:47
  • 11:01 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Traditional Ukrainian

    Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn

    Gaelynn Lea, violin, looping pedal

    2:28
  • 10:42 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Dale Clevenger, horn

    16:47
  • 10:37 PM

    Psalm 23

    Rene Clausen

    Grand Christmas

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    3:57
  • 10:24 PM

    Canto di Virginia

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi Discoveries

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Alessandro Potenza, oboe

    11:37
  • 10:16 PM

    Fantasie

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Fantasien

    Sivan Magen, harp

    6:48
  • 10:09 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Shout the Glad Tidings!

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:13
  • 10:00 PM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    7:30
  • 9:49 PM

    Serenade No. 2: 1st movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenades

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    8:39
  • 9:34 PM

    French Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The French Suites

    Peter Hill, piano

    14:43
  • 9:30 PM

    The Sky in Winter

    J. David Moore

    Classical MPR Taste of the Holidays Volume 7

    Lumina Women's Ensemble

    1:43
  • 9:07 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    21:55
  • 8:59 PM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful

    Traditional

    A Christmas Flourish

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    James Curnow, conductor

    6:19
  • 6:46 PM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    English Music for Strings

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    12:36
  • 6:34 PM

    Miniature Suite

    Cyril Rootham

    Rootham: The Stolen Child Etc.

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Alan Fearon, piano

    10:36
  • 6:27 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Frederick Delius

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:45
  • 6:05 PM

    Symphony No. 53 "Imperial"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    21:30
  • 6:01 PM

    Good King Wenceslas

    Traditional

    Most Wonderful Time

    Eaken Piano Trio

    3:03
  • 5:45 PM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies 5 & 6

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    14:05
  • 5:24 PM

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    19:32
  • 5:18 PM

    There is No Rose of Such Virtue

    Robert Young

    A Chanticleer Christmas: Holiday Favorites Broadcast Live on Public Radio

    Chanticleer

    4:10
  • 5:16 PM

    We Three Kings

    Traditional

    A Harp For Christmas, Vol. 2

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    2:00
  • 5:01 PM

    Excelsior! Symphonic Overture

    Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Stenhammer: Symphony No. 2

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    14:19
  • 3:43 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    16:21
  • 3:31 PM

    Symphony

    Claude Debussy

    Bach: Organ Music (Complete), Vol. 7

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    11:10
  • 3:25 PM

    Ave Maria

    Gabriel Faure

    Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell and Friends

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    4:10
  • 3:11 PM

    Viola Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, viola

    13:20
  • 3:01 PM

    Impressions from the Countryside: Village Dance

    Zdenek Fibich

    Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    Marek Stilec, conductor

    7:46
  • 2:57 PM

    The Sussex Mummer's Carol

    Percy Grainger

    Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

    2:33
  • 2:53 PM

    The Christmas Revels: Selections

    Anthology

    The Christmas Revels

    3:44
  • 2:37 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Violin Concertos

    Janine Jansen and Friends

    Janine Jansen, violin

    13:31
  • 2:34 PM

    Awake, Awake and Greet The New Morn

    Marty Haugen

    2015 Concordia College Christmas Concert: Let Every Heart Awake and Sing

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    2:13
  • 2:30 PM

    Rigoletto: La donna e mobile

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Andrea Bocelli, tenor

    2:05
  • 2:25 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    4:20
  • 2:22 PM

    Dance Intermezzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:32
  • 2:17 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Christmas at the Movies

    Michael Chertock, piano

    3:21
  • 2:08 PM

    The Comedians: Galop, Gavotte, and Epilogue

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Full Dimensional Sound - Sabre Dance: Ballet Suites

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Alfred Newman, conductor

    6:04
  • 2:04 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    The Berlin Gala - A Salute To Carmen

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:55
  • 1:50 PM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    8:49
  • 1:45 PM

    When Icicles Hang: Blow thou winter

    John Rutter

    Fancies

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:53
  • 1:33 PM

    Recorder Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Peter Holtslag, recorder

    10:05
  • 1:27 PM

    The Christmas Revels: The Dargason; Fra Giovanni; The Holly and the Ivy

    Anthology

    1078

    The Christmas Revels

    5:00
  • 1:24 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite, Symphony No. 5

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    2:43
  • 1:19 PM

    Angels We Have Heard on High

    Traditional French

    Deepest Darkness, Brightest Dawn

    Gaelynn Lea, violin, looping pedal

    3:42
  • 1:11 PM

    Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

    Claude Debussy

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    Gordon Back, piano

    2:16
  • 1:04 PM

    Waltz-Intermezzo

    Frank Bridge

    Showpieces and Encores

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    6:13
  • 12:50 PM

    Symphonie Espagnole: Rondo

    Edouard Lalo

    Lalo; Saint-Saens; Ravel

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    8:21
  • 12:46 PM

    Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)

    Gustaf Nordqvist

    Christmas Songs

    Orphei Drangar

    Cecilia Rydinger Alin, conductor

    2:35
  • 12:43 PM

    Four Scottish Dances: Vivace

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold for Band

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    2:23
  • 12:39 PM

    The Christmas Revels: Abbots Bromley Dance; Father Christmas; The Boar's Head Carol

    Anthology

    The Christmas Revels

    :00
  • 12:30 PM

    Le Roi malgre lui (The King in Spite of Himself): Fete polonaise

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    7:23
  • 12:24 PM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 102

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    4:37
  • 12:19 PM

    Flemish Carol; Past Three a Clock

    Traditional

    Carols from Clare

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:52
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Scherzo

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    Gouvy: Symphony 4; Fantasie symphonique

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    4:49
  • 12:04 PM

    La Visionaire

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music Vol. 2

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    3:43
  • 11:45 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Daniel Hope, violin

    13:39
  • 11:32 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
  • 11:23 AM

    Symphony No. 2: Finale

    Joachim Nikolas Eggert

    Eggert: Symphonies Nos. 2 And 4

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Korsten, conductor

    8:57
  • 11:17 AM

    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne

    What if Mozart Wrote "White Christmas"?

    Northern Lights Orchestra

    Petri Juutilainen, conductor

    4:53
  • 11:06 AM

    Helios Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    10:08
  • 11:01 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, how a Rose E'Er Blooming; I am so Glad each Christmas Eve

    Traditional

    A Christmas pastorale

    Michael Newman, guitar

    4:33
  • 10:44 AM

    Tannhauser: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    13:45
  • 10:32 AM

    Four Carols

    Traditional French

    Noel

    Westminster Choir College

    Joe Miller, conductor

    9:57
  • 10:22 AM

    Serenata No. 5

    James Oswald

    Chatham Baroque

    8:07
  • 10:15 AM

    Festive Cheer

    Roger Harvey

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    6:58
  • 10:06 AM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:49
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies 1 & 5

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:33
  • 9:48 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander; Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Heard; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Christmas Music

    Utah Chamber Artists

    Barlow Bradford, conductor

    10:12
  • 9:33 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 34

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Sonatas 29, 31, 34, 35, 49

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    14:30
  • 9:30 AM

    The Falcon Carol

    Stephen Chatman

    Chatman Christmas

    University of British Columbia Singers

    Bruce Pullan, conductor

    Kathleen Allen, soprano

    2:19
  • 9:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    22:29
  • 9:01 AM

    Angel's Dance

    Steven Amundson

    Home for the Holidays

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:31
  • 8:50 AM

    Pastorale; Silent Night

    Christmas Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    8:40
  • 8:28 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Vienna Symphony

    Philippe Jordan, conductor

    22:03
  • 8:23 AM

    O Jesulein Zart (O Gentle Little Jesus)

    Samuel Scheidt

    Carols and Christmas Songs

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    2:47
  • 8:06 AM

    Horn Concerto

    Franz Pokorny

    Horn Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    16:00
  • 8:01 AM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Barber: Adagio, Sibelius: Valse Triste

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    4:43
  • 7:47 AM

    Snowflake Ballet

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach Music from the Operettas

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    11:06
  • 7:21 AM

    Piano Trio No. 5 "Ghost"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 1

    Florestan Trio

    25:39
  • 7:11 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    Howard Moody, organ

    7:28
  • 7:06 AM

    Pavan, Jig and Grimstock

    Anonymous

    Watkins Ale

    Baltimore Consort

    5:16
  • 7:01 AM

    Concerto for Strings "Conch Shell"

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings

    I Musici

    4:35
  • 6:49 AM

    In dulci jubilo; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With The Academy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    9:01
  • 6:34 AM

    Symphony No. 26 "The Lamentation"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 26, 52, 53

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    14:32
  • 6:26 AM

    Up Good Christen Folk and Listen; In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Christmas Carols from King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Stephen Varcoe, baritone

    5:53
  • 6:06 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 8, And 9

    Mantova Chamber Orchestra

    Carlo Fabiano, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    19:53
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