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- 5:50 AM
Ave Maria
Eaken Piano Trio
7:48 - 5:25 AM
Dancing Day
Etherea Vocal Ensemble
Grace Cloutier, harp
24:51 - 5:22 AM
Early in the Morning/The Ivy Leaf/Christmas Comes But Once a Year
Quadriga Consort
3:01 - 5:15 AM
Bethlehem Down
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
5:13 - 5:06 AM
Violin Concerto "Il riposo" (Christmas Concerto)
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
8:40 - 5:01 AM
Nuit de Noel
Antoine Bareil, violin
Valerie Milot, harp
4:38 - 4:50 AM
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
7:39 - 4:45 AM
I Wonder as I Wander
Orange Mighty Trio
4:26 - 4:26 AM
Christmas Eve
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
17:54 - 4:23 AM
The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Pipes
Mari Kodama, piano
Momo Kodama, piano
2:23 - 4:13 AM
Christmas Song; The Newborn Jesus; Peace, only peace; The country is so beautiful
HOL Choir
Esko Kallio, conductor
8:11 - 4:06 AM
This Ember Night
Voces8
Barnaby Smith, conductor
6:51 - 4:04 AM
Angels We Have Heard on High
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Alexander Romanul, violin
Katherine Murdock, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
1:37 - 4:01 AM
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Alexander Romanul, violin
Katherine Murdock, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
3:07 - 3:48 AM
Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
9:55 - 3:38 AM
Symphony of Noels
Masques
Olivier Fortin, conductor
10:29 - 3:28 AM
When Christmas morning gleams; Yule, yule, sparkling yule; Virgin Mary
Dagen ar Kommen (Swedish Christmas Songs)
Gothenburg Cathedral Boy's Choir
Simon Phipps, conductor
8:09 - 3:17 AM
Christmas Eve Suite
Orchestra of the Mill
Andrew Penny, conductor
10:14 - 3:12 AM
Long is our Winter
William Ferris Chorale
Paul French, conductor
3:51 - 3:06 AM
Wondrous Love/The Snowman: Walking in the Air
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba
Ronn McFarlane, lute
5:18 - 12:52 AM
Les Chanteurs de Noel
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
6:44 - 12:44 AM
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: A Sleigh of Presents
Studio Orchestra
James Horner, conductor
5:59 - 12:41 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
3:05 - 12:20 AM
Grandpa Christmas
The Kanneh-Masons
Michael Morpurgo, narrator
Mariatu Kanneh-Mason, narrator
21:03 - 12:07 AM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
10:56 - 11:54 PM
I Wish You Christmas
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:28 - 11:52 PM
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
1:31 - 11:29 PM
The Nutcracker: Act II, Nos 13-15
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
21:17 - 11:06 PM
The Nutcracker: Act II, Nos 10-12
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
21:15 - 11:01 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:25 - 10:32 PM
The Nutcracker: Act I, Nos 5-9
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
26:37 - 10:13 PM
The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture; Act I, Nos 1-4
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle, conductor
17:06 - 10:08 PM
Rossini Hayward, guitar
2:44 - 10:06 PM
Silent Night
Rossini Hayward, guitar
2:10 - 10:01 PM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
4:38 - 9:32 PM
Santa Claus Symphony
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Tony Rowe, conductor
26:11 - 9:28 PM
March of the Toys
United States Air Force Band
Lowell E. Graham, conductor
3:50 - 9:18 PM
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:04 - 9:16 PM
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
2:10 - 9:07 PM
Chanukah Suite
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
7:36 - 9:01 PM
Winter
La Pieta
Angele Dubeau, conductor
Angele Dubeau, violin
4:48 - 8:51 PM
Romanian Christmas Carols
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen, conductor
6:45 - 8:48 PM
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Edison Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Matthew Larkin, organ
2:25 - 8:43 PM
The First Noel
Edison Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Matthew Larkin, organ
5:36 - 8:40 PM
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Edison Singers
Noel Edison, conductor
Matthew Larkin, organ
2:40 - 8:17 PM
Piano Trio No. 3 "A Christmas Divertimento"
Mirecourt Trio
20:50 - 8:10 PM
When Christ is Born
Poznan Nightingales
Stefan Stuligrosz, conductor
5:50 - 8:06 PM
Dallas Wind Symphony
Jerry Junkin, conductor
3:43 - 8:01 PM
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
4:39 - 7:48 PM
Medley
Emily Mitchell, harp
9:22 - 7:43 PM
Elektra Women's Choir
Morna Edmundson, conductor
4:35 - 7:20 PM
X'mas Suite
Los Romeros
Massimo Paris, conductor
21:38 - 7:09 PM
The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor
8:55 - 7:06 PM
The Little Drummer Boy
Philadelphia Orchestra & Chorus
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
3:23 - 7:01 PM
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Pavel Snajdr, conductor
4:25 - 6:41 PM
A Christmas Carol
Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra
John Pryce-Jones, conductor
17:55 - 6:30 PM
Men of Goodwill Variations on A Christmas Carol
Minnesota Orchestra
Neville Marriner, conductor
8:30 - 6:24 PM
Chicago Brass Ensemble
6:18 - 6:19 PM
The Shepherd's Carol
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
3:20 - 6:16 PM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
2:50 - 6:06 PM
Christmas Roses
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:00 - 6:01 PM
Bell Carol
Washington Chorus
Robert Shafer, conductor
William Neil, organ
4:48 - 5:50 PM
Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:38 - 5:46 PM
Rejoice and Be Merry
Galliard Brass & Friends
2:00 - 5:43 PM
Galliard Brass & Friends
2:54 - 5:21 PM
Christmas Medley
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor
19:05 - 5:08 PM
Christmas Overture
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
10:51 - 5:06 PM
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
2:01 - 5:01 PM
We Need a Little Christmas
Hampton String Quartet
4:38 - 2:48 PM
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
10:29 - 2:42 PM
What Sweeter Music
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
5:10 - 2:30 PM
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:36 - 2:25 PM
Christmas Daybreak
The Crossing
Donald Nally, conductor
3:46 - 2:17 PM
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin
Rene Jacobs, conductor
7:46 - 2:13 PM
English Dance
Boston Camerata
Anne Azema, conductor
2:14 - 2:06 PM
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic
Peter Breiner, conductor
6:57 - 2:01 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
4:50 - 1:52 PM
Original Soundtrack Recording
Alan Silvestri, conductor
6:02 - 1:47 PM
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Northern Lights Orchestra
Petri Juutilainen, conductor
4:53 - 1:41 PM
Lully, Lulla, Lullay
Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
Andrew Carwood, conductor
4:37 - 1:32 PM
Christmas Night Medley
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
9:14 - 1:31 PM
Deck the Halls
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:09 - 1:28 PM
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
2:10 - 1:27 PM
The Boar's Head Carol
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:04 - 1:26 PM
Wassail Song
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:18 - 1:21 PM
Suantrai ar Slanaitheora (Lullaby of our Saviour)
Chamber Choir Ireland
Paul Hillier, conductor
3:57 - 1:18 PM
Wexford Carol
Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba
Ronn McFarlane, lute
2:42 - 1:08 PM
6 Christmas Pieces
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Georgiadis, conductor
James Galway, flute
8:29 - 1:06 PM
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
1:31 - 1:01 PM
Copley Singers
Brian Jones, conductor
Christian Lane, organ
4:27 - 12:52 PM
Christmas Medley
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Nina Bodnar, violin
Natasha Lipkina, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
6:15 - 12:51 PM
Bright Star
Lara Downes, piano
1:26 - 12:46 PM
Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)
Snowflakes - A Classical Christmas
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Torodd Wigum, conductor
Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
4:56 - 12:35 PM
Six Noels for Harp
Emily Mitchell, harp
8:48 - 12:30 PM
Ave Generosa
Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, conductor
4:29 - 12:26 PM
Carol of the Bells
Imani Winds
3:42 - 12:20 PM
The Bells of Christmas
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:03 - 12:10 PM
Christmas Medley
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
9:20 - 12:06 PM
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Alexander Romanul, violin
Katherine Murdock, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
3:07 - 12:01 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Harmonia Sacra
Peter Leech, conductor
4:41 - 11:52 AM
Ave Maria
Xavier de Maistre, harp
6:12 - 11:50 AM
There is No Rose of Such Virtue
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Daniel Hyde, conductor
1:55 - 11:45 AM
Silent Night
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
3:37 - 11:43 AM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
1:49 - 11:28 AM
The King's Violins
Bernard Labadie, conductor
14:32 - 11:24 AM
Nowell: Out of your sleep
New York Polyphony
3:00 - 11:20 AM
O Magnum Mysterium
Cantus
3:12 - 11:06 AM
Christmas Medley
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
Howard Moody, organ
12:44 - 11:01 AM
Aquatintes No. 3/We Three Kings of Orient Are
Megan Metheney, harp
4:47 - 10:47 AM
Four Christmas Motets
Westminster Cathedral Choir
James O'Donnell, conductor
11:33 - 10:40 AM
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
5:24 - 10:21 AM
Christmas Eve
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson, conductor
17:54 - 10:18 AM
Once in Royal David's City
Rossini Hayward, guitar
1:52 - 10:06 AM
Five French Carols
Arsys
Pierre Cao, conductor
10:53 - 10:01 AM
Ave Maria
Septura
4:38 - 9:57 AM
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
1:26 - 9:42 AM
The Christmas Story: selections
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier, conductor
13:59 - 9:31 AM
Christmas Eve Suite
Orchestra of the Mill
Andrew Penny, conductor
10:14 - 9:19 AM
The Nutcracker: Divertissements
Stewart Goodyear, piano
11:13 - 9:06 AM
A Mozart Christmas
Hampton String Quartet
11:56 - 9:01 AM
The sparrow on Christmas morning (Varpunen jouluaamuna)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:39 - 8:46 AM
Break Forth. . . Medley
Robert Shaw Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
12:03 - 8:33 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Vaughan Williams: Serenade, Flos Campi, Five Mystical Songs
English Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Best, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
12:26 - 8:29 AM
The Magi's Dream
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:28 - 8:10 AM
A Christmas Carol
Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra
John Pryce-Jones, conductor
17:55 - 8:06 AM
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Chad Lawson, piano
3:20 - 8:01 AM
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:43 - 7:53 AM
Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory
Studio Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:55 - 7:45 AM
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Dawn Harms, conductor
8:18 - 7:20 AM
Christmas Tree Suite
Leslie Howard, piano
24:34 - 7:16 AM
Chanticleer
2:19 - 7:13 AM
Chanticleer
3:07 - 7:10 AM
Mary's Lullaby
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
John Lenehan, piano
1:51 - 7:07 AM
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor
Stacey Shames, harp
3:41 - 7:03 AM
The Cherry Tree Carol; Holly and the Ivy
Adagio Trio
2:12 - 7:01 AM
Good People All, This Christmastime
Adagio Trio
2:35 - 6:55 AM
Apollo5
2:56 - 6:52 AM
A Spotless Rose
Apollo5
3:15 - 6:50 AM
Past Three a Clock
Apollo5
2:21 - 6:32 AM
Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; Away in a Manger; El Noi de la Mare; Silent Night; Lo, how a Rose E'er Blooming; O Christmas Tree; We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Los Romeros
17:14 - 6:11 AM
Carols of the Nativity
University of British Columbia Singers
Bruce Pullan, conductor
Kathleen Allen, soprano
Richard Petroski, baritone
Michelle Baynton, soprano
19:01 - 6:06 AM
Christmas Night's Dream
Gowanus Arts Ensemble
Reuben Blundell, conductor
4:22 - 6:01 AM
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Jessye Norman, soprano
4:34