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- 5:27 AM
String Quartet No. 10
Takacs Quartet
32:03 - 5:12 AM
O Little Town of Bethlehem; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Good King Wenceslas
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
George Guest, conductor
Philip Kenyon, organ
13:44 - 5:07 AM
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
4:13 - 5:01 AM
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Chanticleer
4:33 - 4:45 AM
Lyon National Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
12:42 - 4:41 AM
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
3:13 - 4:22 AM
Die Natali: Choral Preludes for Christmas
Barber: Die Natali / Prayers of Kierkegaard, Toch: Jephtha / Creston Corinthians XIII
Louisville Orchestra
Jorge Mester, conductor
17:32 - 4:06 AM
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
14:53 - 4:01 AM
A Scotts Tune; A Scots Tune; Swit Sant Nickola
Sean Shibe, guitar
4:49 - 3:47 AM
Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy
English Chamber Orchestra
Steuart Bedford, conductor
William Bennett, flute
11:21 - 3:41 AM
When the Lovely Virgin Mary
Poznan Nightingales
Stefan Stuligrosz, conductor
6:06 - 3:18 AM
Daniel Migdal, violin
21:11 - 3:11 AM
Blue Bird: Christmas Dream
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
5:20 - 3:06 AM
Three Carols for Harp
Emily Mitchell, harp
3:51 - 3:01 AM
Nocturne No. 10
Kathryn Stott, piano
4:43 - 2:49 AM
Christmas Roses
Gulbenkian Orchestra
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
9:00 - 2:45 AM
The Friendly Beasts
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
4:00 - 2:21 AM
Carnival of the Animals
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
21:51 - 2:14 AM
Elizabeth Hill, piano
5:18 - 2:06 AM
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
7:34 - 2:01 AM
Songs of the Auvergne: Shepherd's Song
Lyon Opera Orchestra
Kent Nagano, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
4:41 - 1:39 AM
A Christmas Carol Symphony
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
18:58 - 12:50 AM
Huapango
Festival Orchestra of Mexico
Enrique Batiz, conductor
8:24 - 12:44 AM
Moths and Butterflies and Wild Bears
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
James Judd, conductor
4:33 - 12:27 AM
Papillons (Butterflies)
Jeanne Golan, piano
16:53 - 12:12 AM
Sing Noel; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels from the Realms of Glory
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor
Alfie Boe, tenor
13:23 - 12:06 AM
Angel's Dance
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor
4:29 - 12:01 AM
String Quartet No. 4: 1st movement
Arabella String Quartet
4:46 - 11:49 PM
Munich: A Memory Waltz
Munich Chamber Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
8:54 - 11:30 PM
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
18:05 - 11:18 PM
O come, all ye faithful; The Shepherd's Carol; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
11:12 - 11:13 PM
Takacs Quartet
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
2:46 - 11:06 PM
Children's March (Over the Hills and Far Away)
Grainger: Complete Music for Wind Band, Vol. 2
Royal Norwegian Navy Band
Bjarte Engeset, conductor
6:40 - 11:01 PM
Jingle Bells
CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Breiner, conductor
4:34 - 10:53 PM
Fantasia on "In Dulci Jubilo"
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Georgiadis, conductor
James Galway, flute
4:57 - 10:29 PM
Harp Concerto No. 1
Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra
Stefan Fraas, conductor
Silke Aichhorn, harp
22:41 - 10:25 PM
Spanish Serenade
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
Philip Moll, piano
2:34 - 10:12 PM
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night; The First Nowell; Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
George Guest, conductor
Stephen Cleobury, organ
11:25 - 10:06 PM
Pavane
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Mathias Monius, conductor
Albrecht Mayer, oboe d'amore
5:54 - 10:03 PM
Talich Quartet
2:15 - 9:49 PM
Christmas Night Medley
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
9:14 - 9:22 PM
Flute Concerto No. 1
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma, flute
24:59 - 9:11 PM
Symphony No. 2: Finale
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Karl Anton Rickenbacker, conductor
9:03 - 9:06 PM
Chanukah Song "We Are Lights"
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor
4:26 - 9:01 PM
From Foreign Lands: Italy
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Martin West, conductor
4:43 - 8:54 PM
Sonata No. 19
English Chamber Orchestra Brass
Donald Fraser, conductor
4:27 - 6:48 PM
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
9:51 - 6:43 PM
A Carol Symphony
The 5 Browns
4:45 - 6:20 PM
Images for Orchestra: Iberia
Paris Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor
21:45 - 6:17 PM
Pastorale
English Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone
2:42 - 6:06 PM
The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba, conductor
8:55 - 6:01 PM
Piano Sonata No. 1
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
4:47 - 5:51 PM
Festive Cheer
Isthmus Brass
John Stevens, conductor
6:57 - 5:42 PM
Ding Dong Merrily on High; The Colours of Christmas; Star Carol
Bach Choir
John Rutter, conductor
8:28 - 5:16 PM
Violin Concerto No. 1
Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Randall Goosby, violin
25:04 - 5:11 PM
Villancico de Navidad (Christmas Carol)
John Williams, guitar
3:07 - 5:06 PM
Idil Biret, piano
4:01 - 5:01 PM
Eva Waltz
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Alfred Walter, conductor
4:49 - 4:52 PM
The Christmas Song/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Buzz Brass
5:45 - 4:43 PM
Of the Father's Heart Begotten; Angelus ad virginem; The Holly and the Ivy
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, conductor
7:06 - 4:07 PM
Valencia Community Orchestra
Javier Perianes, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
35:08 - 4:01 PM
String Quartet No. 2: 4th movement
Ying String Quartet
4:43 - 3:49 PM
North German Radio Philharmonic
David Porcelijn, conductor
9:29 - 3:44 PM
Ports of Call (Escales)
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson, conductor
14:14 - 3:35 PM
North German Radio Philharmonic
David Porcelijn, conductor
9:29 - 3:29 PM
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
5:19 - 3:10 PM
Oboe Concerto
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Jaap ter Linden, conductor
Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe
17:51 - 3:06 PM
Mirandola Ensemble
Scott Sandersfeld, conductor
2:48 - 2:59 PM
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
John Morris Russell, conductor
5:49 - 2:51 PM
Swan Lake: Waltz
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Georg Solti, conductor
6:54 - 2:43 PM
Polonaise No. 9
Winner of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2025
Eric Lu, piano
6:52 - 2:37 PM
NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Bomsori Kim, violin
5:46 - 2:25 PM
On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Leonard Bernstein: Marin Alsop The Complete Naxos Recordings
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
10:32 - 2:21 PM
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor
Paul Schoenfield, piano
3:50 - 2:17 PM
Takacs Quartet
Gabor Ormai, harmonium
2:56 - 2:11 PM
I Saw Three Ships
Imani Winds
2:55 - 2:04 PM
Bartered Bride: Overture
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pesek, conductor
6:51 - 1:54 PM
Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
5:34 - 1:45 PM
Hary Janos Suite: Entrance of the Emperor and His Court
Kodaly, Hungarian State Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik ?� Hary Janos Suite - Concerto
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Janos Ferencsik, conductor
3:04 - 1:29 PM
London Sinfonietta
Richard Hickox, conductor
Richard Watkins, horn
15:37 - 1:21 PM
Anamus
David Brophy, conductor
Lynda O'Connor, violin
5:54 - 1:16 PM
In This Tyme of Chrystmas
Rose Ensemble
Jordan Sramek, conductor
5:06 - 1:09 PM
Dala Suite: Rustic Dances
Gavle Symphony Orchestra
Tobias Ringborg, conductor
5:14 - 1:04 PM
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
Vienna-Berlin Ensemble
4:37 - 12:56 PM
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiri Petrdlik, conductor
3:16 - 12:52 PM
Robert Langevin, flute
4:14 - 12:38 PM
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Christian Benda, conductor
12:10 - 12:34 PM
O Magnum Mysterium
Cantus
3:12 - 12:28 PM
Illyria Consort
Bojan Cicic, violin
5:07 - 12:15 PM
English Symphony Orchestra
William Boughton, conductor
11:55 - 12:05 PM
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Frans Bruggen, conductor
8:30 - 12:04 PM
Brodsky Quartet
1:04 - 11:44 AM
Toulouse Chamber Orchestra
Louis Auriacombe, conductor
Lily Laskine, harp
13:42 - 11:43 AM
Here We Go A-Wassailing
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Alexander Romanul, violin
Katherine Murdock, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
1:35 - 11:24 AM
Variations on a Theme of Franz Schubert
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Bo Holten, conductor
16:47 - 11:20 AM
Splendid Jewel
Phoenix Chorale
Charles Bruffy, conductor
3:45 - 11:12 AM
Sonate Sentimentale: 1st movement
Vlad Weverbergh, clarinet
Vasily Illisavsky, piano
6:25 - 11:06 AM
Polonaise for Violin and Strings
London Symphony Orchestra
Emil Tchakarov, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
5:41 - 11:01 AM
Silent Night
Los Romeros
4:48 - 10:43 AM
Little Suite
Stockholm Sinfonietta
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
15:22 - 10:39 AM
Greensleeves
Ensemble Galilei
3:19 - 10:36 AM
Winter's Falling Light
Ensemble Galilei
3:05 - 10:17 AM
Double Keyboard Concerto
Orchestra of Toulouse
David Fray, conductor
David Fray, piano
Jacques Rouvier, piano
17:19 - 10:12 AM
Voces8
3:22 - 10:06 AM
Lang Lang, piano
5:24 - 10:01 AM
The sparrow on Christmas morning (Varpunen jouluaamuna)
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Osmo Vanska, conductor
4:39 - 9:25 AM
Symphony No. 2
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado, conductor
33:38 - 9:20 AM
Carlos Simon, piano
3:51 - 9:08 AM
Five French Carols
Arsys
Pierre Cao, conductor
10:53 - 9:01 AM
Toute vie
Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra
Jonathan Kaell, conductor
6:05 - 8:30 AM
Symphony
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Juanjo Mena, conductor
27:58 - 8:27 AM
Chanticleer
2:54 - 8:23 AM
Three Carols for Harp
Emily Mitchell, harp
3:51 - 8:07 AM
Poema Autunnale (Autumn Poem)
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin
14:19 - 8:01 AM
Gesu Bambino
Kelly Yost, piano
5:11 - 7:56 AM
Carol Eliseus
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
2:16 - 7:13 AM
Symphony No. 2
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
41:58 - 7:01 AM
Symphony of Noels
Masques
Olivier Fortin, conductor
10:29 - 6:33 AM
Wolfgang Schulz, flute
25:10 - 6:22 AM
Christmas Eve Suite
Orchestra of the Mill
Andrew Penny, conductor
10:14 - 6:15 AM
Behold a Tender Babe
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
Jack Anthony Pott, tenor
Jared Graveley, bass
4:57 - 6:01 AM
Violin Sonata No. 2
Franco Mezzena, violin
Bruno Mezzena, piano
14:08