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  • 5:48 AM

    Illuminations of the Beyond (Eclairs sur l'au-dela): Demeurer dans l’amour (To Abide in Love)

    Olivier Messiaen

    Messiaen: Illuminations of the Beyond

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    10:11
  • 5:41 AM

    Illuminations of the Beyond (Eclairs sur l'au-dela): Apparition du Christ glorieux (Apparition of the Glorious Christ)

    Olivier Messiaen

    Messiaen: Illuminations of the Beyond

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    6:40
  • 5:36 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    John Jacob Niles

    Breakin' Up Christmas

    Orange Mighty Trio

    4:22
  • 5:14 AM

    Our Lord's Nativity

    Rihards Dubra

    Christmas Joy In Latvia: Latvian Christmas Cantatas

    New York Latvian Concert Choir

    Andres Jansons, conductor

    Viesturs Jansons, tenor

    20:36
  • 5:07 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Eventide

    Voces8

    5:44
  • 5:01 AM

    O Come, Isabella

    The OK Factor

    The OK Factor

    4:53
  • 4:49 AM

    Karolju: Italian

    Christopher Rouse

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    8:26
  • 4:43 AM

    Winter

    Rebecca Dale

    Winter

    Voces8

    4:56
  • 4:36 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Imagine Christmas

    American Contemporary Music Ensemble

    5:51
  • 4:32 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Alex Ryan

    Make We Merry

    New Dublin Voices

    Bernie Sherlock, conductor

    3:06
  • 4:29 AM

    Dormi Jesu

    Conor O'Reilly

    Make We Merry

    New Dublin Voices

    Bernie Sherlock, conductor

    3:11
  • 4:10 AM

    In Terra Pax

    Gerald Finzi

    In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology

    City of London Choir

    Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor

    Julia Doyle, soprano

    16:11
  • 4:06 AM

    The Lamb

    John Tavener

    Anonymous 4

    3:00
  • 4:01 AM

    Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus: Noel

    Olivier Messiaen

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    4:27
  • 3:54 AM

    Winter's Wait

    James Whitbourn

    James Whitbourn: Carolae: Music for Christmas

    Westminster Williamson Voices

    James Jordan, conductor

    Daryl Robinson, organ

    4:04
  • 3:18 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    George Chadwick

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    34:55
  • 3:13 AM

    Silver Bells

    Jay Livingston

    Have Yourself an OK Christmas

    The OK Factor

    2:36
  • 3:06 AM

    Prelude Pastoral

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana, Etc / Gardiner, Wiener Philharmoniker

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    6:38
  • 3:01 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    Carols Around The World

    Quink

    4:41
  • 2:53 AM

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    4:59
  • 2:48 AM

    Lullay, my liking

    Graham Ross

    Lux De Caelo: Music For Christmas

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    4:58
  • 2:22 AM

    Concierto Breve

    Xavier Montsalvatge

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Celso Antunes, conductor

    Jenny Lin, piano

    24:25
  • 2:15 AM

    Spanish Carols and Dances

    Traditional

    Carols For Dancing

    Renaissonics

    6:33
  • 2:06 AM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    6:56
  • 2:01 AM

    Sonata No. 8

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Sonatas Vol. 2

    Purcell Quartet

    4:50
  • 12:49 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Christmas On Guitar

    Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar

    5:01
  • 12:14 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Jean Sibelius

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    33:55
  • 12:01 AM

    O come, all ye faithful; The Shepherd's Carol; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    11:05
  • 11:59 PM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Autumn Songs

    John O'Conor, piano

    1:38
  • 11:41 PM

    Children's Corner

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Engulfed Cathedral

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    16:37
  • 11:31 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    8:58
  • 11:24 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    6:08
  • 11:21 PM

    First Snow

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs

    12 Ensemble

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    2:26
  • 11:09 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    6:33
  • 11:01 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    6:29
  • 10:55 PM

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Traditional

    Shout the Glad Tidings!

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:43
  • 10:27 PM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    26:19
  • 10:18 PM

    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

    7:56
  • 10:03 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    Academy of London

    Richard Stamp, conductor

    Ray Still, oboe

    12:03
  • 9:59 PM

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Traditional

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Dolce Wind Quintet

    2:42
  • 9:44 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:36
  • 9:36 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    The Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas Music

    Taverner Choir

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    7:07
  • 9:05 PM

    Arpeggione Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert, Schumann, Debussy

    Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

    28:37
  • 9:00 PM

    The Darkest Midnight in December

    Traditional

    Adeste Fideles! - Christmas Down The Ages

    Choir of Westminster Abbey

    David Chatterley, hurdy-gurdy

    4:39
  • 6:48 PM

    Symphony of Noels No. 4

    Michel Corrette

    Corrette: Symphonies de Noel

    La Fantasia

    Rien Voskuilen, conductor

    10:36
  • 6:13 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Jean Sibelius

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    33:38
  • 6:07 PM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    HOLIDAY CLASSICS

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    5:20
  • 6:01 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Scherzo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    5:20
  • 5:47 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    On Christmas Night

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    Andrew Nethsingha, conductor

    John Challenger, organ

    11:41
  • 5:13 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 27

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    32:14
  • 5:09 PM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    Have Yourself an OK Christmas

    The OK Factor

    2:39
  • 5:05 PM

    Midwinter

    The OK Factor

    Have Yourself an OK Christmas

    The OK Factor

    3:35
  • 5:01 PM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Michael Praetorius

    Christmas with Septura

    Septura

    2:34
  • 4:26 PM

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    33:25
  • 4:18 PM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Allan Clayton, tenor

    6:13
  • 4:08 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Joseph Silverstein, violin

    8:35
  • 4:01 PM

    Away in a Manger; Veni, Veni, Emanuel

    Traditional

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    Lesley Pearson, organ

    6:01
  • 3:46 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Abbado conducts Prokofiev Peter & Wolf & Classical Symphony

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:15
  • 3:40 PM

    Christmas Waltzes

    Christmas Music

    Holiday Pops

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:30
  • 3:36 PM

    The Seven Rejoyces of Mary

    Traditional Irish

    Christmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Meredith Hall, soprano

    3:40
  • 3:07 PM

    Horn Trio

    Johannes Brahms

    Franck: Violin Sonata; Brahms: Horn Trio

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    27:27
  • 3:01 PM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:43
  • 2:52 PM

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Traditional English

    Noel

    Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge

    6:58
  • 2:46 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    5:14
  • 2:35 PM

    Overture for Wind Instruments

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Consortium Classicum

    9:21
  • 2:31 PM

    Gaudete (Rejoice!)

    Steven Sametz

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    David Dickau, conductor

    2:22
  • 2:21 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    8:58
  • 2:18 PM

    Allegretto

    Mauro Giuliani

    David Starobin Performs Mauro Giuliani, Volume Two

    David Starobin, guitar

    2:12
  • 2:11 PM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful

    Traditional

    The New York Pops Christmas in the Country

    New York Pops

    Skitch Henderson, conductor

    4:19
  • 2:04 PM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    5:42
  • 1:53 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    4:20
  • 1:50 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Minuet

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    2:11
  • 1:35 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kennedy Plays Bach with the Berlin Philharmonic

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    13:28
  • 1:32 PM

    Finnegan's Wake

    A.J. Potter

    A.J. Potter: Orchestral Music

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Robert Houlihan, conductor

    2:40
  • 1:26 PM

    London Suite: Knightsbridge March

    Eric Coates

    European Light Music Classics

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:34
  • 1:21 PM

    Ave Generosa

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    4:30
  • 1:08 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pas de Deux - Tchaikovsky: Famous Waltzes

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    6:17
  • 1:04 PM

    O Christmas Tree

    Traditional

    Christmas With The Pops: Traditional Christmas Favorites

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:16
  • 12:52 PM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Dance; Finale

    Richard Wagner

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    6:17
  • 12:48 PM

    Ballet Scenes: Preambule

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: From the Middle Ages; Scenes de Ballet

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:21
  • 12:42 PM

    Three English Carols

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    5:14
  • 12:34 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    6:21
  • 12:27 PM

    A siolo flasiquiyo

    Juan Gutierrez de Padilla

    Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque

    Rose Ensemble

    5:49
  • 12:21 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Rondo

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade No. 1, Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    5:26
  • 12:16 PM

    Waltz No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Stamitz Quartet

    3:59
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Franz Schubert

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Otmar Suitner, conductor

    6:10
  • 12:04 PM

    The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    3:30
  • 11:51 AM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    7:24
  • 11:47 AM

    Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory

    John Williams

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:47
  • 11:36 AM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    8:58
  • 11:33 AM

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

    1:49
  • 11:20 AM

    Manfred Overture

    Robert Schumann

    Bernstein: Reaching For The Note

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    13:11
  • 11:14 AM

    The Friendly Beasts

    Traditional English

    All Are Welcome!

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    4:34
  • 11:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    George Frideric Handel

    Collegium Aureum

    Franzjosef Maier, violin

    7:19
  • 11:01 AM

    Galliarde

    Pierre Attaingnant

    Attaingnant: Preludes, chansons & danses

    Hopkinson Smith, lute

    4:36
  • 10:43 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6

    New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

    Max Pommer, conductor

    15:05
  • 10:37 AM

    Three Carols for Harp

    Christmas Music

    O Holy Night: Christmas Favorites

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    3:51
  • 10:25 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 24

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Sonatas

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    11:57
  • 10:15 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
  • 10:06 AM

    Recorder Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Cordevento

    Erik Bosgraaf, recorder

    8:10
  • 10:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 9:38 AM

    Die Frau ohne Schatten (Woman without a Shadow): Fantasy

    Richard Strauss

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    20:17
  • 9:36 AM

    The Boar's Head Carol

    Traditional

    Songs Of Angels: Christmas Hymns And Carols

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:05
  • 9:34 AM

    Seven Popular Spanish Songs: Nana (Lullaby)

    Manuel de Falla

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    2:12
  • 9:29 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    3:04
  • 9:07 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart & Schumann Fantasies

    Piotr Anderszewski, piano

    22:24
  • 9:01 AM

    Angel's Dance

    Steven Amundson

    Home for the Holidays

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:31
  • 8:38 AM

    String Quartet "For Art"

    Eduard Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    20:37
  • 8:30 AM

    Christmas Oratorio: Shepherd's Music

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    White Christmas

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    7:24
  • 8:16 AM

    Yoruban Songs of Cuba

    Hector Angulo

    Cuba

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    13:08
  • 8:06 AM

    Serenata No. 5

    James Oswald

    Chatham Baroque

    8:07
  • 8:01 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    Carols Around The World

    Quink

    4:41
  • 7:51 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    7:04
  • 7:17 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Alexander Grechaninov

    Grechaninov: Symphony No. 1 Etc.

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    34:16
  • 7:06 AM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High; The Colours of Christmas; Star Carol

    Christmas Music

    John Rutter: The Colours Of Christmas

    Bach Choir

    John Rutter, conductor

    8:28
  • 7:01 AM

    Andante festivo

    Jean Sibelius

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    4:35
  • 6:48 AM

    Patapan; Twelfth Night Song; Away in a Manger; Carol of the Bells

    Christmas Music

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:45
  • 6:35 AM

    Tema con Variazioni (Theme with Variations)

    Miklos Rozsa

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Robert McDuffie, violin

    Lynn Harrell, cello

    12:13
  • 6:11 AM

    Gaspard de la Nuit

    Maurice Ravel

    Martha Argerich, piano

    22:01
  • 6:06 AM

    A los Maytines; Aro que Nostre Seign'es Nat; March

    Christmas Music

    Joy | Carols & Songs for a Season of Light

    Frank Wallace, guitar

    4:15
  • 6:01 AM

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:40
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