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  • 5:17 AM

    La Boutique fantasque (Fantastic Toy Shop)

    Ottorino Respighi

    Rossini: La Boutique fantasque, etc.

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    41:36
  • 5:06 AM

    Suite Symphonique: Romanza

    George Chadwick

    Aphrodite / Suite Symphonique / Elegy

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    9:17
  • 5:01 AM

    Santa Claus Medley

    Coots/Autry

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    4:30
  • 4:57 AM

    A Piece without Title

    John Dowland

    The Renaissance Album

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    :47
  • 4:48 AM

    Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin

    Vanessa Perez, piano

    9:04
  • 4:44 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    John Jacob Niles

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    4:21
  • 4:16 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Niels Gade

    Gade: Symphonies 3 & 4

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    26:43
  • 4:06 AM

    Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:31
  • 4:01 AM

    See Amid the Winter's Snow

    Traditional

    A Traditional Christmas Collection

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    Margaret Philips, organ

    4:50
  • 3:51 AM

    Serenade No. 1

    Robert Volkmann

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    7:42
  • 3:47 AM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Lang Lang in Paris

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:40
  • 3:22 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Academy of London

    Richard Stamp, conductor

    Ray Still, oboe

    24:19
  • 3:09 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    Parkening Plays Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetorius

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    10:51
  • 3:06 AM

    Polonaise

    Johann Muthel

    Musica Alta Ripa

    3:08
  • 3:01 AM

    Bach's Bells; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Chris Coletti/Brandon Ridenour

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Canadian Brass

    4:39
  • 2:50 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:50
  • 2:09 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    39:43
  • 2:06 AM

    Der Tannenbaum (The Christmas Tree)

    Richard Wagner

    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Lieder / Reimann, Reutter

    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

    2:47
  • 2:01 AM

    One Winter's Night

    Mark O'Connor

    An Appalachian Christmas

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    4:46
  • 1:50 AM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    7:51
  • 1:18 AM

    Symphony No. 92 "Oxford"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    31:17
  • 1:11 AM

    It's A Wonderful Life

    Dimitri Tiomkin

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

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    3:41
  • 1:06 AM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    American Anthem: The Music Of Samuel Barber And Howard Hanson

    Ying String Quartet

    5:21
  • 1:01 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Hear the Angel Voices

    Northwest Sinfonia

    Steven Mercurio, conductor

    Carl Tanner, tenor

    4:42
  • 12:43 AM

    There Shall a Star

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Love Divine, Illumine Our Darkness

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    4:35
  • 12:27 AM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Northern Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    15:05
  • 12:20 AM

    Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah Highlights

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    Karen Clift, soprano

    5:04
  • 12:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 27

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    12:37
  • 12:03 AM

    Not One Sparrow is Forgotten

    Traditional

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    2:43
  • 11:58 PM

    Toccata

    Pietro Paradisi

    The Maiden's Prayer

    Philip Martin, piano

    2:41
  • 11:51 PM

    Frostiana: Choose Something Like a Star

    Randall Thompson

    Choose Something Like a Star

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    6:23
  • 11:47 PM

    The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

    Mel Torme

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    3:25
  • 11:31 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    14:43
  • 11:30 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Traditional

    OK Factor

    3:31
  • 11:26 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    14:43
  • 11:21 PM

    Sweet Little Jesus Boy

    Robert MacGimsey

    Sacred Songs

    Jessye Norman, soprano

    4:35
  • 11:01 PM

    West Side Story Suite

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: West Side Story Suite

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    18:56
  • 10:54 PM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    5:32
  • 10:53 PM

    Good King Wenceslaus

    Traditional

    Loreen McKennitt

    3:19
  • 10:43 PM

    Christmas Day

    Gustav Holst

    Christmas with Solid Brass

    Solid Brass

    6:00
  • 10:38 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Voces8

    5:07
  • 10:31 PM

    Pieces de Fantasie: Carillon de Westminster

    Louis Vierne

    Hans Fagius plays Organ Favorites

    Hans Fagius, organ

    6:25
  • 10:26 PM

    Hodie Christus natus est

    Jan Sweelinck

    Beyond Chant

    Voices of Ascension

    Dennis Keene, conductor

    2:56
  • 10:23 PM

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

    Traditional French

    Christ is Born

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    2:48
  • 10:21 PM

    I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve

    Traditional Norwegian

    Christmas at St. Olaf 2011: Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing

    St. Olaf Choir

    Andrea Een, Hardanger fiddle

    1:41
  • 10:00 PM

    Choral Fantasy

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    18:36
  • 9:51 PM

    The Christmas Alleluias

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 7

    Sarah Grudem, harp

    6:42
  • 9:46 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:52
  • 9:25 PM

    Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Baroque Christmas

    Masques

    Olivier Fortin, conductor

    15:07
  • 9:21 PM

    Forest Scenes: Bird as Prophet

    Robert Schumann

    Itzhak Perlman: A Tribute to Jascha Heifetz

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    2:42
  • 9:06 PM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 9:00 PM

    God is with us

    John Tavener

    TAVENER: Song for Athene / Svyati

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    Christopher Robinson, conductor

    5:20
  • 6:53 PM

    The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

    Mel Torme

    Christmas at Steinway Hall

    Simon Mulligan, piano

    5:23
  • 6:14 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    37:27
  • 6:05 PM

    Organ Concerto No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    Richard Egarr, organ

    7:38
  • 6:00 PM

    Serenissima una noche

    Fray Geronimo Gonzales

    Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque

    Rose Ensemble

    3:22
  • 5:49 PM

    Suite Rococo

    Andre Gretry

    Gretry, Ysaye, Vieuxtemps, Gossec, etc.

    I Fiamminghi

    France Springuel, cello

    9:50
  • 5:28 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Isaac Stern - A Life In Music - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas

    Isaac Stern, violin

    19:50
  • 5:26 PM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional French

    Stephen Paulus: Carols For Christmas

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    1:18
  • 5:03 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord

    22:01
  • 5:00 PM

    O Little One Sweet

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Great British Carol Collection

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    2:07
  • 4:51 PM

    Il viaggio a Reims (The Journey to Rheims): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:20
  • 4:47 PM

    Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

    Traditional English

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    2:05
  • 4:00 PM

    Abdelazer: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    5:44
  • 3:56 PM

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Traditional

    A King's Singers Christmas

    King's Singers

    2:51
  • 3:45 PM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    James Tyler, mandolin

    Robin Jeffrey, mandolin

    10:05
  • 3:41 PM

    Hermoso amor

    Juan Garcia de Zespedes

    Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque

    Rose Ensemble

    3:27
  • 3:10 PM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Dutoit, conductor

    30:03
  • 3:01 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:25
  • 2:56 PM

    La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz

    Giacomo Puccini

    Deanna Durbin, soprano

    :00
  • 2:47 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    8:25
  • 2:37 PM

    The Royal Children: Overture

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    7:49
  • 2:32 PM

    Skating

    Vince Guaraldi

    Christmas On Copper Street

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    4:28
  • 2:24 PM

    Variations on Paisiello's "Nel cor piu non mi sento" from La Molinara

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    John Ogdon, piano

    6:40
  • 2:18 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Scherzo burlesque

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    5:20
  • 2:10 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Carols and Christmas Songs

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    4:15
  • 2:04 PM

    Concert Suite No. 6: La Poule (The Hen)

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Rameau: Une Symphonie Imaginaire

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:31
  • 1:50 PM

    Kreisleriana No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Kreisleriana; Sonata No. 3 In F minor; Toccata in C Major

    Anton Kuerti, piano

    8:23
  • 1:46 PM

    Gaudete (Rejoice!)

    Piae Cantiones

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    2:40
  • 1:34 PM

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Benjamin Britten

    Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    10:19
  • 1:31 PM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    2:46
  • 1:20 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord

    9:34
  • 1:20 PM

    Nonetto: 3rd movement

    Bohuslav Martinu

    Spohr, Martinu: Nonets / Ensemble Wien-Berlin

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    5:08
  • 1:16 PM

    March of the Little Lead Soldiers

    Gabriel Pierne

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    3:05
  • 1:11 PM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Minnesota Orchestra At One Hundred

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:23
  • 1:07 PM

    Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

    George Frederic Handel

    Cambridge Buskers

    1:00
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:51 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, etc.

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    6:22
  • 12:45 PM

    Suite in Old Style: 3rd movement

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    5:04
  • 12:40 PM

    Gymnopedie No. 2

    Erik Satie

    Fete a la Francaise

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Dutoit, conductor

    3:30
  • 12:37 PM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    Musica Intima

    3:22
  • 12:31 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak Symphony No. 2, Slavonic Dances

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    5:04
  • 12:21 PM

    Concerto for Two Horns, Flutes, Oboes, and Strings

    Johann Heinichen

    Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    8:35
  • 12:16 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    4:13
  • 12:10 PM

    What is this Lovely Fragrance?

    Traditional

    The Holly And The Ivy

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:56
  • 12:04 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 20

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 2

    Victor Sangiorgio, piano

    5:19
  • 11:51 AM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Six Concertos

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    James Thompson, trumpet

    7:15
  • 11:42 AM

    A Christmas Fantasy

    Gordon Langford

    A Christmas Fantasy

    Huddersfield Choral Society

    Keith Rhodes, conductor

    7:19
  • 11:33 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    9:19
  • 11:19 AM

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    12:58
  • 11:13 AM

    Winter Wonderland

    Felix Bernard

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:19
  • 11:06 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Classic Marches

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:21
  • 11:01 AM

    Rondo Amoroso

    Harald Saeverud

    Norwegian Composers Now - For Tomorrow: Harald Saeverud

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Per Dreier, conductor

    4:36
  • 10:52 AM

    Away in a Manger; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    The Christmas Album

    Ambrosian Singers

    Vaughan Meakins, conductor

    6:06
  • 10:45 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    6:16
  • 10:24 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    19:56
  • 10:16 AM

    Spanish Carols and Dances

    Traditional

    Carols For Dancing

    Renaissonics

    6:33
  • 10:06 AM

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:04
  • 10:01 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Japanese Melodies

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 9:45 AM

    Violin Sonatina No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    Claire Desert, piano

    13:26
  • 9:30 AM

    A Faust Symphony: Gretchen

    Franz Liszt

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    14:55
  • 9:06 AM

    X'mas Suite

    Massimo Paris

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    Massimo Paris, conductor

    21:39
  • 9:01 AM

    Suite from Esclarmonde: Hymenee

    Jules Massenet

    Massenet: Orchestral Suites

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:29 AM

    Nonet for Strings and Winds

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc: Musique de chambre

    Philippe Bernold, flute

    29:06
  • 8:18 AM

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

    Traditional

    A Swedish Folk Christmas

    St. Jacob's Chamber Choir

    Gary Graden, conductor

    Lisa Rydberg, violin

    9:44
  • 8:14 AM

    Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme

    Ennio Morricone

    Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    Ennio Morricone, conductor

    3:30
  • 8:06 AM

    Huron Carol; A la nanita nana

    Traditional

    Christmas Songs from Around the World

    Robert DeCormier Singers

    Robert DeCormier, conductor

    7:10
  • 8:01 AM

    Harp Consort No. 3

    William Lawes

    Lawes: Harp Consorts

    Les Voix Humaines

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    4:40
  • 7:43 AM

    Flight

    Oliver Davis

    Oliver Davis: Flight

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    Kerenza Peacock, violin

    15:30
  • 7:27 AM

    On Christmas Eve

    Vilnis Salaks

    Christmas Joy In Latvia: Latvian Christmas Cantatas

    New York Latvian Concert Choir

    Andres Jansons, conductor

    Inese Berzina, soprano

    15:00
  • 7:06 AM

    An English Suite

    Hubert Parry

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    19:06
  • 7:01 AM

    Il finto Stanislao: Overture

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Overtures, Preludes, and Intermezzi

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:44
  • 6:36 AM

    A Card Game (Jeu de cartes)

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Jeu de Cartes; Orpheus

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    22:07
  • 6:19 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 26 "Les adieux"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 81a & 106

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    16:41
  • 6:13 AM

    Convidando esta la noche

    Juan Garcia de Zespedes

    Ensemble Caprice

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    3:28
  • 6:06 AM

    Sonata for Flute and Continuo (Halle No. 3)

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: The Complete Wind Sonatas

    Frans Bruggen, flute

    6:59
  • 6:01 AM

    Two Pastorales

    Lou Harrison

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    4:36
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