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  • 5:18 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto; Schumann: Fantasy op. 131

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    40:17
  • 5:13 AM

    Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)

    Traditional English

    Rejoice and Be Merry!

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    3:06
  • 5:06 AM

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:24
  • 5:01 AM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Steinway Christmas Album

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    4:30
  • 4:49 AM

    Rondo for Piano

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Haydn: Jeunehomme

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    9:23
  • 4:41 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Carols from New College, Oxford

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    Howard Moody, organ

    7:28
  • 4:17 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    22:47
  • 4:12 AM

    Mysterious Habitats

    Dusan Bogdanovic

    Xavier Jara, guitar

    3:08
  • 4:06 AM

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

    Traditional

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    5:50
  • 4:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies 1 & 5

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:33
  • 3:53 AM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:21
  • 3:41 AM

    Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Meditation

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin

    10:41
  • 3:35 AM

    In Dulci Jubilo; Gabriel's Message

    Traditional

    O Nata Lux

    Musica Intima

    5:14
  • 3:06 AM

    String Quartet

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy and Ravel: String Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    28:03
  • 3:01 AM

    Aquatintes No. 3/We Three Kings of Orient Are

    Bernard Andres

    Megan Metheney, harp

    4:47
  • 2:52 AM

    Away in a Manger; Veni, Veni, Emanuel

    Traditional

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    Lesley Pearson, organ

    6:01
  • 2:14 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    36:29
  • 2:06 AM

    Sinfonia; Ave Maria; Chorale

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:18
  • 2:01 AM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 12:52 AM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional French

    The Spirit of Christmas: Piano Improvisations based on Traditional Carols

    Hiram Titus, piano

    5:40
  • 12:47 AM

    Jessye's Carol

    Donald Fraser

    Jessye Norman, soprano

    5:17
  • 12:23 AM

    Musical Sleighride

    Leopold Mozart

    L. Mozart: Peasant Wedding, Musical Sleighride, etc.

    Eduard Melkus Ensemble

    Eduard Melkus, conductor

    22:57
  • 12:17 AM

    The Ground (Pleni sunt caeli)

    Ola Gjeilo

    Life And Breath

    Phoenix Chorale

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    3:34
  • 12:13 AM

    Two Songs

    Gustav Holst

    Lawrence Williford, tenor

    Marie Bernard, violin

    4:13
  • 12:08 AM

    Lux Aurumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:37
  • 12:00 AM

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    7:01
  • 11:55 PM

    Carol of the Birds

    Craig Courtney

    Yuletide Treasures

    Two Rivers Chorale

    Timothy Sawyer, conductor

    3:21
  • 11:46 PM

    Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)

    Traditional

    40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

    Chanticleer

    4:01
  • 11:41 PM

    Swiss Noel

    Claude Daquin

    Francois Zeitouni, organ

    4:38
  • 11:35 PM

    Evensong

    Stephen Paulus

    December Stillness

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    5:05
  • 11:31 PM

    Magic Flute: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena!

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cecilia Bartoli & Bryn Terfel: Duets

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

    2:21
  • 11:17 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 10

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    13:22
  • 11:11 PM

    The Birthday Party

    Peter Mayer

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 7

    One Voice Mixed Chorus

    5:21
  • 11:05 PM

    Passaggio

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:07
  • 10:28 PM

    Symphony No. 7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    35:40
  • 10:21 PM

    When Christ is Born

    Traditional

    Christmas Carols

    Poznan Nightingales

    Stefan Stuligrosz, conductor

    5:49
  • 10:15 PM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional English

    American Repertory Singers

    Leo Nestor, conductor

    4:53
  • 10:07 PM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Daniel Hope: Air

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

    Daniel Hope, violin

    5:09
  • 10:00 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Chanticleer

    6:58
  • 9:46 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Il Giardino Armonico

    12:50
  • 9:41 PM

    Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships"

    Traditional

    O Holy Night: Christmas Favorites

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    3:08
  • 9:38 PM

    What Child

    Paul Lohman

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:10
  • 9:34 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:52
  • 9:17 PM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Northern Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    15:05
  • 9:07 PM

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    9:06
  • 9:05 PM

    Here Comes the Sun

    George Harrison

    Here, There and Everywhere: Goran Sollscher Plays The Beatles

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    1:57
  • 9:00 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    A Seraphic Fire Christmas

    Seraphic Fire

    Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

    4:22
  • 6:45 PM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 6:31 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 36

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

    13:00
  • 6:23 PM

    Christmas Medley

    William Billings/Hans Leo Hassler/Traditional

    Christmas Carols

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    6:30
  • 6:04 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Trondheim Soloists

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    17:25
  • 6:00 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Traditional

    Angels and Shepherds

    Eric N. King, piano

    3:30
  • 3:53 PM

    The English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    4:55
  • 3:44 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    8:58
  • 3:39 PM

    Splendid Jewel

    Stephen Paulus

    Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary

    Phoenix Chorale

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    3:42
  • 3:06 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 26 "Coronation"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 7: Piano Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    30:38
  • 3:01 PM

    A Canadian Brass Christmas Card

    Howard Cable

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    4:12
  • 2:47 PM

    Semiramide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    12:21
  • 2:35 PM

    At Midnight Hour; Joy Be With You; Carol of the Birds; Winter's Falling Light

    Medley

    Surrounded By Angels

    Ensemble Galilei

    9:55
  • 2:30 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:00
  • 2:20 PM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 95, 97, 101

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:05
  • 2:16 PM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional English

    Comfort and Joy, Vol. 1

    Cantus

    2:45
  • 2:11 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    French Impressions

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor

    3:48
  • 2:04 PM

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: selections

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    Favorite Holiday Classics

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    6:07
  • 1:54 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    5:28
  • 1:45 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Bernhard Crusell

    Crusell: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1-3

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    7:07
  • 1:37 PM

    Cantata No. 42: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    CHRISTMAS WITH WINCHESTER COLLEGE CHAPEL CHOIR

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    William Lacey, conductor

    7:09
  • 1:33 PM

    Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    2:52
  • 1:21 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Academic Festival

    Halle Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    10:43
  • 1:15 PM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Eaken Piano Trio: Home for the Holidays

    Eaken Piano Trio

    5:03
  • 1:07 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    The Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas Music

    Taverner Choir

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    7:07
  • 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
  • 12:49 PM

    Alexander in India: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Overtures, 2

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    9:38
  • 12:46 PM

    Etude No. 10

    Frederic Chopin

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    2:03
  • 12:39 PM

    London Again Suite: Mayfair

    Eric Coates

    The Music of Eric Coates

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:54
  • 12:37 PM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Christmas Carols

    Worcester Cathedral Choir

    1:29
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:35
  • 12:23 PM

    Sir Gawain & the Green Knight: A Christmas Legend: Arthur's Court at Christmas & Hunting Scenes

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Cheryl Trace, violin

    5:43
  • 12:16 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    6:30
  • 12:11 PM

    Messiah: For unto us a child is born

    George Frideric Handel

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    3:45
  • 12:04 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    5:59
  • 11:51 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Fazil Say, piano

    7:55
  • 11:39 AM

    String Quartet No. 68 "Unfinished"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    L'Archibudelli

    10:31
  • 11:30 AM

    6 Christmas Pieces

    Felix Mendelssohn

    In Dulci Jubilo

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:30
  • 11:23 AM

    The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol

    Traditional

    Rejoice: Christmas with the Dallas Symphony Brass, Percussion and the Lay Family Concert Organ

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Lawrence Loh, conductor

    6:01
  • 11:19 AM

    Tarara tarara qui yo soy Antoniyo

    Antonio de Salazar

    Masques

    Olivier Fortin, conductor

    3:11
  • 11:16 AM

    The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade

    Erich Korngold

    Escape To Paradise: The Hollywood Album

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:31
  • 11:12 AM

    Arabesque No. 2

    Claude Debussy

    Maria Graf � Recital: Debussy, Faure, Caplet, Tailleferre, Tournier, Roussel, Ravel

    Maria Graf, harp

    3:30
  • 11:08 AM

    Traditional Slavic Christmas Music

    Leopold Stokowski

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    3:05
  • 11:06 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    1:38
  • 11:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:45
  • 10:54 AM

    Carol of the Magi

    John Rutter

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:48
  • 10:46 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    8:01
  • 10:39 AM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

    Pachelbel: Canon / Albinoni: Adagio / Bach / Molter / Bonporti

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    6:17
  • 10:31 AM

    Christmas Crackers

    Christmas Music

    Christmas in Vermont

    Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet

    7:12
  • 10:21 AM

    Seattle Baroque Orchestra

    Stephen Stubbs, conductor

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    8:26
  • 10:16 AM

    Sweet was the Song

    Matthew Brown

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:01
  • 10:06 AM

    Introduction and Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    The Rose Album

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    9:07
  • 10:01 AM

    Two Christmas Interludes

    Henry Purcell

    Baroque Christmas Music

    Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle

    Alun Francis, conductor

    4:42
  • 9:28 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Pastoral"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    30:49
  • 9:22 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
  • 9:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Violin Concertos

    Janine Jansen, violin

    14:28
  • 9:01 AM

    A Christmas Carol Symphony: 2nd movement

    Patric Standford

    HELY-HUTCHINSON: Carol Symphony / STANDFORD / KELLY

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:25
  • 8:39 AM

    Oboe Concerto No. 4

    Ludwig Lebrun

    Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    Bart Schneemann, oboe

    18:57
  • 8:27 AM

    Medley

    Christmas Music

    Our Heart's Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas

    Chanticleer

    11:50
  • 8:06 AM

    Carols of the Nativity

    Stephen Chatman

    Chatman Christmas

    University of British Columbia Singers

    Bruce Pullan, conductor

    Kathleen Allen, soprano

    19:01
  • 8:01 AM

    Carol to the King

    Traditional

    Rejoice and Be Merry!

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    4:42
  • 7:34 AM

    A Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Ceremony Of Carols

    Westminster Cathedral Choir

    David Hill, conductor

    23:52
  • 7:28 AM

    Three Danish Christmas Songs

    Traditional

    Noel! Noel! Noel! Christmas With Michala Petri

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    4:43
  • 7:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2

    Ernest Bloch

    Ernest Bloch: Concerti Grossi 1 & 2

    Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    20:15
  • 7:01 AM

    The First Nowell; O Come, All Ye Faithful

    Christmas Music

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    4:31
  • 6:43 AM

    In a Summer Garden

    Frederick Delius

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    15:11
  • 6:38 AM

    Angel's Dance

    Steven Amundson

    Home for the Holidays

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:31
  • 6:19 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Quartets

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    18:25
  • 6:11 AM

    There Is a Flower; Sans Day Carol

    Traditional

    John Rutter: Music For Christmas

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    7:09
  • 6:06 AM

    Scottis Dance/Swit St. Nikclas

    Traditional Scottish

    Solstice Spirit: The Musical Visions of Sister Gildaherd the Benign

    Kirk Elliott

    3:49
  • 6:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 11 "Serioso": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cypress String Quartet

    4:41
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