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- 5:50 AM
Ave, dulcissima Maria
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Morten Lauridsen, finger cymbals
7:04 - 5:33 AM
Christmas Carols and Songs
Frank Wallace, guitar
16:11 - 5:25 AM
There is no Rose: Three Settings
New York Polyphony
8:48 - 5:18 AM
In the Bleak Midwinter
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
4:51 - 5:14 AM
Kirkmount
4:21 - 5:11 AM
A Christmas Carol
Theatre of Voices
Paul Hillier, conductor
2:53 - 5:06 AM
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
4:47 - 5:01 AM
One Winter's Night
Mark O'Connor, violin
Chris Thile, mandolin
Bryan Sutton, guitar
4:47 - 4:52 AM
Conte de Noel
Xavier de Maistre, harp
6:03 - 4:42 AM
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
10:01 - 4:18 AM
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Kathy Kienzle, harp
22:37 - 4:11 AM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Voces8
5:07 - 4:06 AM
Candlelight Carol
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Danielle Maddon, violin
Ellen DePasquale, viola
Rafael Figueroa, cello
4:23 - 4:01 AM
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:43 - 3:50 AM
Christmas Medley
Taverner Choir
Andrew Parrott, conductor
7:15 - 3:42 AM
Symphony of Noels No. 2
La Fantasia
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
7:38 - 3:40 AM
Il est ne, le divin enfant (Now is born the divine Christ child)
4 Girls 4 Harps At Christmas
4 Girls 4 Harps
1:50 - 3:38 AM
4 Girls 4 Harps
1:57 - 3:34 AM
4 Girls 4 Harps
3:31 - 3:14 AM
Carols of the Nativity
University of British Columbia Singers
Bruce Pullan, conductor
Kathleen Allen, soprano
Richard Petroski, baritone
Michelle Baynton, soprano
19:01 - 3:10 AM
London Brass
2:20 - 3:08 AM
London Brass
2:13 - 3:06 AM
London Brass
2:01 - 3:01 AM
A Spotless Rose
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
4:36 - 2:53 AM
Xavier de Maistre, harp
4:59 - 2:27 AM
Laud to the Nativity of the Lord
Ottorino Respighi: Lauda Per La Nativata Del Signore
Polyphonia Ensemble Berlin
Maris Sirmais, conductor
Yeree Suh, soprano
25:19 - 2:22 AM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
2:57 - 2:17 AM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Craig Jessop, conductor
4:39 - 2:06 AM
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
10:36 - 2:01 AM
Wexford Carol
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Desmond Earley, conductor
Mark Waters, tenor
Aoife Nic Athlaoich, cello
4:47 - 1:37 AM
Piano Trio No. 3 "A Christmas Divertimento"
Mirecourt Trio
20:50 - 1:30 AM
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Allan Clayton, tenor
6:13 - 1:26 AM
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
2:41 - 1:25 AM
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
1:30 - 1:23 AM
Musica Sacra
Richard Westenburg, conductor
2:09 - 1:10 AM
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
Stephen Varcoe, baritone
11:27 - 1:06 AM
Symphony of Noels
Masques
Olivier Fortin, conductor
10:29 - 1:01 AM
RCA Victor Singers
Richard Westenburg, conductor
William Whitehead, organ
4:31 - 10:49 PM
A Christmas Medley
Chanticleer
9:06 - 10:38 PM
The Nutcracker: Divertissements
Stewart Goodyear, piano
11:13 - 10:33 PM
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano
2:38 - 10:28 PM
The Ballad of the Brown King: Oh, Sing of the King Who Was Tall and Brown
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
4:10 - 10:26 PM
The Ballad of the Brown King: They Brought Fine Gifts
The Ballad of the Brown King and Selected Songs
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
2:31 - 10:23 PM
The Ballad of the Brown King: Now When Jesus Was Born
The Ballad of the Brown King and Selected Songs
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
2:06 - 10:22 PM
The Ballad of the Brown King: That Was a Christmas Long Ago
Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
1:21 - 10:17 PM
Christmas Give: Ring the Bells
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Tom Hall, conductor
2:36 - 10:15 PM
Christmas Give: Christmas Memories
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Tom Hall, conductor
3:49 - 10:06 PM
Carol of the Bells
Imani Winds
3:42 - 10:01 PM
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Jessye Norman, soprano
4:34 - 9:54 PM
Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound
Septura
4:05 - 9:42 PM
Suite of Carols for String Orchestra
ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:22 - 9:36 PM
Waverly Consort
Michael Jaffee, conductor
4:08 - 9:28 PM
Huddersfield Choral Society
Keith Rhodes, conductor
7:19 - 9:21 PM
Christmas Day
Bay Brass
David Krehbiel, conductor
John Fenstermaker, organ
6:45 - 9:06 PM
Hanukkah Fantasy
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
George Hanson, conductor
12:48 - 9:01 PM
Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Ettore Stratta, conductor
4:49 - 8:52 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
2:31 - 8:48 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
2:57 - 8:46 PM
Rossini Hayward, guitar
2:15 - 8:20 PM
Silent Night; Greensleeves; I Wonder as I Wander; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Zither Carol; Past Three O'Clock; We Wish You a Merry Christmas
BBC Singers
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
24:03 - 8:10 PM
The Spirit of Christmas
United States Air Force Band
Lowell E. Graham, conductor
7:53 - 8:09 PM
Emily Mitchell, harp
1:04 - 8:06 PM
Emily Mitchell, harp
2:46 - 8:01 PM
Four German Carols
Berlin Philharmonic Brass
4:30 - 7:50 PM
The Twelve Days of Christmas
King's Singers
Craig Jessop, conductor
8:34 - 7:39 PM
Christmas Cantata
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Ronald Hasselmann, trumpet
Merrimon Hipps, Jr., trumpet
Ronald Ricketts, trombone
Steven Zellmer, trombone
John Ferguson, organ
8:55 - 7:28 PM
Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
10:33 - 7:22 PM
Ave Maria
Xavier de Maistre, harp
6:12 - 7:14 PM
Amahl and the Night Visitors: Dance Suite
Barber: Souvenirs; Menotti: Sebastian, Amahl and the Night Visitors
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Schenck, conductor
6:04 - 7:12 PM
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
2:10 - 7:10 PM
The Boar's Head Carol
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
1:04 - 7:08 PM
Masters in This Hall
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
2:06 - 7:06 PM
Good King Wenceslas
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Robert Shaw, conductor
2:03 - 7:02 PM
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Eaken Piano Trio
2:56 - 7:01 PM
Winter Wonderland
Eaken Piano Trio
1:47 - 6:50 PM
It's A Wonderful Life: Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
7:55 - 6:43 PM
Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
6:51 - 6:40 PM
Il est ne, le divin enfant (Now is born the divine Christ child)
4 Girls 4 Harps At Christmas
4 Girls 4 Harps
1:50 - 6:24 PM
Organ Concerto No. 9 "Hallelujah"
Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
15:22 - 6:17 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
5:25 - 6:12 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:34 - 6:08 PM
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
3:56 - 6:06 PM
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
APM Studio Recording
Voces8 Scholars
1:37 - 6:01 PM
A Carol Symphony
The 5 Browns
4:45 - 5:47 PM
The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
11:25 - 5:43 PM
March of the Toys
United States Air Force Band
Lowell E. Graham, conductor
3:50 - 5:32 PM
The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor
8:55 - 5:30 PM
Sans Day Carol
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Danielle Maddon, violin
Ellen DePasquale, viola
Rafael Figueroa, cello
2:05 - 5:27 PM
Quem pastores laudavere (He whom the shepherds praised)
Clare College Singers
John Rutter, conductor
2:22 - 5:20 PM
Maria Wiegenlied (Mary's Cradle Song)
Roland Pontinen, piano
2:09 - 5:16 PM
Silent Night
Isthmus Brass
John Stevens, conductor
3:55 - 5:10 PM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Studio Orchestra
4:55 - 5:06 PM
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Ton Koopman, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Ton Koopman, organ
2:43 - 5:01 PM
Chanticleer
4:31 - 4:55 PM
In dulci jubilo
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
3:34 - 4:52 PM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
2:36 - 4:50 PM
Sweet was the song the Virgin sang
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
2:02 - 4:48 PM
Coventry Carol
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
2:14 - 4:40 PM
Musical Sleighride; White Christmas
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
6:12 - 4:34 PM
Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)
Hampton String Quartet
5:15 - 4:23 PM
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
10:56 - 4:19 PM
Tu scendi dalle stelle (You descended from the heavens)
Met Stars At Christmas
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Anton Guadagno, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
2:40 - 4:11 PM
Ave Maria
Eaken Piano Trio
7:48 - 4:07 PM
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis, conductor
3:49 - 4:01 PM
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor
4:37 - 3:46 PM
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
12:50 - 3:40 PM
I Wish You Christmas
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
4:28 - 3:36 PM
Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying
St. Olaf Choir
4:00 - 3:32 PM
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
3:49 - 3:31 PM
Joy to the World
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
1:11 - 3:29 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
1:31 - 3:27 PM
Lo how a rose
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
1:54 - 3:26 PM
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
1:12 - 3:23 PM
Nativity Carol
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
3:32 - 3:10 PM
Miracle on 34th Street: Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
11:02 - 3:06 PM
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Evan Jolly/Paul Bateman, conductor
2:56 - 3:01 PM
A Medley of Carols
The Choral Project
Daniel Hughes, conductor
4:43 - 2:48 PM
Christmas Medley
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
10:02 - 2:42 PM
Canadian Brass
4:12 - 2:34 PM
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Daniel Hyde, conductor
7:25 - 2:29 PM
Of the Father's Heart Begotten
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Daniel Hyde, conductor
4:47 - 2:24 PM
Once in Royal David's City
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Daniel Hyde, conductor
5:03 - 2:19 PM
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
3:36 - 2:10 PM
The Twelve Days of Christmas
King's Singers
Craig Jessop, conductor
8:34 - 2:06 PM
The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
3:36 - 2:02 PM
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Peter Conte, organ
3:00 - 2:01 PM
Good King Wenceslas
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
Peter Conte, organ
1:29 - 11:55 AM
Alleluia! Into the Light
Cantus
3:35 - 11:45 AM
At Midnight Hour; Joy Be With You; Carol of the Birds; Winter's Falling Light
Ensemble Galilei
9:55 - 11:40 AM
Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Kathleen Robinson, oboe
Kathy Kienzle, harp
Jay Johnson, percussion
Brian Kremer, percussion
2:25 - 11:36 AM
This Endris Night
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Kathleen Robinson, oboe
Kathy Kienzle, harp
4:34 - 11:24 AM
A Mozart Christmas
Hampton String Quartet
11:56 - 11:19 AM
Ronn McFarlane, lute
2:51 - 11:15 AM
See Amid the Winter's Snow
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
3:50 - 11:10 AM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Simon Preston, organ
4:50 - 11:06 AM
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Georgiadis, conductor
James Galway, flute
3:17 - 11:03 AM
12 Ensemble
Ola Gjeilo, piano
2:26 - 11:01 AM
Rocking Carol (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep)
Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
2:12 - 10:50 AM
Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi
Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
8:01 - 10:27 AM
A Ceremony of Carols
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, conductor
Sioned Williams, harp
21:35 - 10:20 AM
O Magnum Mysterium
Tenebrae
Nigel Short, conductor
Grace Davidson, soprano
Joseph Edwards, baritone
5:42 - 10:06 AM
Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Il Giardino Armonico
12:50 - 10:01 AM
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Antoine Bareil, violin
Valerie Milot, harp
4:38 - 9:49 AM
The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum
Empire Brass
9:21 - 9:28 AM
Missa Carolae
Westminster Williamson Voices
James Jordan, conductor
Daryl Robinson, organ
20:11 - 9:25 AM
The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Stewart Goodyear, piano
2:06 - 9:19 AM
Blue Bird: Christmas Dream
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
5:20 - 9:06 AM
We Wish You; Jingle Bells; 12 Days; Winter W'land; Deck the Hall
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
Kazuko Shinozaki, harp
12:09 - 9:01 AM
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
4:51 - 8:54 AM
Adagio Trio
3:57 - 8:28 AM
Christmas Medley
Vasari Singers
Jeremy Backhouse, conductor
Martin Ford, organ
25:43 - 8:24 AM
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
The OK Factor
2:39 - 8:20 AM
Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
3:03 - 8:17 AM
I Wonder as I Wander
Pro Arte Singers
Paul Hillier, conductor
3:08 - 8:06 AM
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
10:29 - 8:03 AM
In the Stillness
Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Anna Lapwood, conductor
2:15 - 8:01 AM
The Sussex Mummers' Carol
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
2:32 - 7:55 AM
Silent Night
Empire Brass
3:22 - 7:52 AM
What Child is This?
Empire Brass
2:58 - 7:49 AM
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Empire Brass
2:45 - 7:38 AM
Four Christmas Motets
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Ivars Taurins, conductor
10:46 - 7:36 AM
Short Fantasy on a Neapolitan Carol
Xavier de Maistre, harp
1:12 - 7:35 AM
Short Fantasy on a Basque Carol
Xavier de Maistre, harp
:57 - 7:34 AM
Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol
Xavier de Maistre, harp
:58 - 7:34 AM
Short Fantasy on a Noel Provencal
Xavier de Maistre, harp
:51 - 7:06 AM
The Joy of Christmas
City of London Sinfonia
John Rutter, conductor
25:28 - 7:01 AM
The Seasons: December (Christmas)
Lydia Artymiw, piano
4:26 - 6:56 AM
O Sanctissima
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Alexander Romanul, violin
Katherine Murdock, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
2:25 - 6:20 AM
Dresden Philharmonic
Martin Flamig, conductor
35:28 - 6:13 AM
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
5:36 - 6:09 AM
The Magi's Dream
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:28 - 6:06 AM
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
3:06 - 6:01 AM
Alleluya, A New Work
Trio Mediaeval
4:47