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  • 3:06 AM

    Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Late Romantics

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    8:53
  • 3:01 AM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:42
  • 2:49 AM

    Variations on a Portuguese Hymn (Adeste fideles)

    Ferdinand Ries

    Ries: Flute and Piano Works - Flute Sonatas / Introduction and Polonaise / Variations on a Portuguese Hymn

    Uwe Grodd, flute

    9:24
  • 2:21 AM

    Symphony on a French Mountain Air

    Vincent d'Indy

    d'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    Louis Lortie, piano

    26:20
  • 2:16 AM

    French Carol Medley

    Traditional French

    Christmas on Copper Street, Vol. 2

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    5:14
  • 2:06 AM

    A Christmas Overture

    Nigel Hess

    A Christmas Festival

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    7:23
  • 2:01 AM

    Concert Study

    Felix Godefroid

    Revelation

    Valerie Milot, harp

    4:46
  • 1:44 AM

    Silent Night Paraphrase; Joy; Jauchzet frohlochet

    Christmas Music

    A Good Housekeeping Christmas

    The Salon Orchestra

    13:59
  • 12:46 AM

    Old Christmas Music

    Philip Lane

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    12:06
  • 12:30 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Margaret Batjer, conductor

    Margaret Batjer, violin

    14:16
  • 12:17 AM

    Break Forth. . . Medley

    Christmas Music

    A Festival Of Carols

    Robert Shaw Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:04
  • 12:08 AM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Mad About Mad About

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    6:57
  • 12:06 AM

    Country Gardens

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: Folk-Inspired Works for Piano Duet and Piano Duo

    Bilder Duo

    2:23
  • 12:01 AM

    Four English Country Dances

    John Playford

    Early American Roots

    Hesperus

    4:50
  • 11:45 PM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:30
  • 11:38 PM

    Carol Fantasia

    John Fox

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    6:12
  • 11:26 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Parkening Plays Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetorius

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    10:28
  • 11:16 PM

    Personent hodie; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Traditional

    A Swedish Folk Christmas

    St. Jacob's Chamber Choir

    Gary Graden, conductor

    Lisa Rydberg, violin

    9:44
  • 11:12 PM

    Wonderful Town: The Story of My Life

    Leonard Bernstein

    For Lenny

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:32
  • 11:06 PM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Russian Sketches

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:56
  • 11:01 PM

    Four Waltzes

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms on Brass

    Canadian Brass

    4:53
  • 10:50 PM

    Silent Night; Away in a Manger; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Medley

    The Great British Carol Collection

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    7:37
  • 10:30 PM

    Symphony No. 28

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 26, 27, 28, 30 & 32

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:43
  • 10:19 PM

    Unto us is born; While shepherds; The First Nowell

    Christmas Music

    Christmas at King's: Favourite Carols

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    9:46
  • 10:10 PM

    Alcina Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: 10 Overtures

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:26
  • 10:06 PM

    Lux Aeterna

    Edward Elgar

    Lux

    Voces8

    3:48
  • 10:03 PM

    O Tannenbaum

    Traditional

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:31
  • 9:38 PM

    Missa Carolae

    James Whitbourn

    James Whitbourn: Carolae: Music for Christmas

    Westminster Williamson Voices

    James Jordan, conductor

    Daryl Robinson, organ

    20:12
  • 9:21 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Britten: Serenade Op. 31

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    15:35
  • 9:12 PM

    Variations on the Boar's Head Carol

    Rick Sowash

    Rick Sowash: Piano Trios

    Mirecourt Trio

    7:14
  • 9:06 PM

    Chanukah, Chanukah/S'vivon, Sov, Sov, Sov

    Traditional Jewish

    Seasons Celebrations

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Howard Cable, conductor

    4:49
  • 9:01 PM

    The Girl from Corsica

    Trevor Duncan

    British Light Music Classics - 3

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:39
  • 8:40 PM

    A Christmas Carol

    Carl Davis

    20th Century English Ballets

    Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra

    John Pryce-Jones, conductor

    17:55
  • 6:51 PM

    A Christmas Fantasy

    Gordon Langford

    Christmas Fantasy

    Huddersfield Choral Society

    Keith Rhodes, conductor

    7:21
  • 6:42 PM

    He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:42
  • 6:21 PM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Der Nussknacker and others

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    19:57
  • 6:17 PM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:17
  • 6:14 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:46
  • 6:06 PM

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    New Year's Concert 2013

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    7:06
  • 6:01 PM

    Symphonic Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Marion Bauer

    Marion Bauer: American Youth Concerto

    Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

    4:39
  • 5:45 PM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 5:38 PM

    Andante festivo

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82; Andante festivo; Karelia-Overture Op. 10

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:04
  • 5:23 PM

    12 Variations on Handel's "See, The Conquering Hero Comes" from Judas Maccabaeus

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Hope Amid Tears

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    13:51
  • 5:16 PM

    The Polar Express: Suite

    Alan Silvestri

    The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Alan Silvestri, conductor

    6:02
  • 5:06 PM

    A Winter Idyll

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Symphony, "The Cotswolds" / Walt Whitman, Overture / Indra / Japanese Suite / A Winter Idyll

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:59
  • 5:01 PM

    Hook: Flight to Neverland

    John Williams

    Celebrating John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:48
  • 4:57 PM

    Sweet William

    John Playford

    Mariners and Milkmaids: Ballads and Dances from 17th Century England

    Toronto Consort

    1:11
  • 4:49 PM

    Men of Goodwill Variations on A Christmas Carol

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Young Person's Guide, Sea Interludes, Men Of Goodwill / Marriner

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:30
  • 4:42 PM

    Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)

    Nelson/Rollins

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    5:15
  • 4:24 PM

    Scenes from Childhood

    Robert Schumann

    Children's World

    Mirian Conti, piano

    17:38
  • 4:09 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Good King Wenceslas

    Christmas Music

    Carols From St. John's College, Cambridge

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    Philip Kenyon, organ

    13:45
  • 4:06 PM

    French Suite No. 5: Gavotte; Bourree

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The French Suites

    Peter Hill, piano

    2:34
  • 4:01 PM

    Village Dance

    Claude Champagne

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    4:48
  • 3:56 PM

    When Icicles Hang: Good Ale

    John Rutter

    Joy to the World

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Michael Culloton, conductor

    2:45
  • 3:54 PM

    Blow, blow, thou winter wind

    George Shearing

    Fancie

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Jerry Rubino, piano

    2:15
  • 3:53 PM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Christmas Goes Baroque 1

    CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:35
  • 3:35 PM

    A Christmas Carol Symphony

    Patric Standford

    HELY-HUTCHINSON: Carol Symphony / STANDFORD / KELLY

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    18:59
  • 3:30 PM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Hearth

    Miro Quartet

    3:27
  • 3:19 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    Florigelium Musicale: Vivaldi, Marcello, Quantz, J.Ch. Bach, Fasch

    Camerata Cologne

    Hans-Peter Westermann, oboe

    10:57
  • 3:11 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Favourite Selections

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:36
  • 3:02 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Nina Tso-Ning Fan, violin

    8:48
  • 2:58 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    3:03
  • 2:53 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia 3 - Finnish Music

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    4:28
  • 2:48 PM

    Messiah: Rejoice Greatly, O Daugher of Zion

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah Highlights

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    Karen Clift, soprano

    4:17
  • 2:43 PM

    Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory

    John Williams

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:47
  • 2:34 PM

    Piano Quintet: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak & Price: Piano Quintets

    Takacs Quartet

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    7:57
  • 2:30 PM

    What Child

    Paul Lohman

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:10
  • 2:20 PM

    Symphony No. 90: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 90 & 93

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Franz Bruggen, conductor

    10:12
  • 2:16 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Switched-On Bach

    Wendy Carlos, moog synthesizer

    2:57
  • 2:07 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    Min Kim, harp

    6:00
  • 2:04 PM

    Xerxes: Largo

    George Frideric Handel

    Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon; Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:01
  • 1:58 PM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    1:27
  • 1:49 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 1:37 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 8, And 9

    Mantova Chamber Orchestra

    Carlo Fabiano, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    10:34
  • 1:30 PM

    Tarantella

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Winged Creatures

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    6:08
  • 1:16 PM

    Violin Concerto: Andante

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kevin John Edusei, conductor

    Elena Urioste, violin

    8:49
  • 1:11 PM

    Holberg Suite: Gavotte

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Holberg Suite, Dvorak and Elgar: String Serenades

    Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra

    Conrad van Alphen, conductor

    3:08
  • 1:06 PM

    A Canadian Brass Christmas Card

    Howard Cable

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    4:13
  • 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
  • 12:58 PM

    Noel Berger

    Jean Bouvard

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 7

    Ancia Saxophone Quartet

    1:48
  • 12:50 PM

    Symphonic Sketches: Noel

    George Chadwick

    Chadwick

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    8:16
  • 12:48 PM

    Noel Provencal

    Jean Bouvard

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 7

    Ancia Saxophone Quartet

    1:21
  • 12:33 PM

    Symphony breve

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    Gouvy: Symphony 4; Fantasie symphonique

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    14:00
  • 12:29 PM

    Candlelight Carol

    John Rutter

    Cozy Winter

    Alis Huws, harp

    2:42
  • 12:25 PM

    Prelude on Rhosymedre

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Country Gardens

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:03
  • 12:15 PM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi's Cello

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    8:56
  • 12:07 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Comfort and Joy, Vol. 1

    Cantus

    6:35
  • 12:04 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Concert A La Carte

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    3:02
  • 11:44 AM

    The Christmas Story: selections

    Christmas Music

    Christmas Story

    Ars Nova Copenhagen

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    14:00
  • 11:31 AM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Barry Griffiths, violin

    12:05
  • 11:27 AM

    Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships"

    Traditional

    O Holy Night: Christmas Favorites

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    3:08
  • 11:20 AM

    Sinfonia; Ave Maria; Chorale

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:18
  • 11:12 AM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    British Light Music Premieres Vol. 2

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:20
  • 11:06 AM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Haydn, Ravel, Stravinsky

    Tesla Quartet

    5:44
  • 11:01 AM

    Symphony "The Cotswolds": 3rd movement

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Symphony, "The Cotswolds" / Walt Whitman, Overture / Indra / Japanese Suite / A Winter Idyll

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:51
  • 10:41 AM

    Good King Wenceslas; Carol of the Bells; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; I Wonder as I Wander; What Child is This?; The First Nowell; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Hallelujah Chorus

    Christmas Music

    Canadian Brass: The Christmas Album

    Canadian Brass

    17:28
  • 10:22 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    17:41
  • 10:17 AM

    O Tannenbaum

    Traditional

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:31
  • 10:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 10

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    10:15
  • 10:01 AM

    Four German Carols

    Traditional

    An Old World Christmas

    Berlin Philharmonic Brass

    4:30
  • 9:44 AM

    Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Simphonies des Noels: A Treasury of Baroque Christmas Concerti

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    14:33
  • 9:28 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Carulli, Molino: Guitar Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    15:28
  • 9:15 AM

    Christmas Carols for Strings

    Traditional

    Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Mozart: Toy Symphony

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    10:42
  • 9:01 AM

    Quartet No. 3

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Six Wind Quartets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    13:38
  • 8:33 AM

    Dancing Day

    John Rutter

    Ceremony of Carols

    Etherea Vocal Ensemble

    Grace Cloutier, harp

    24:50
  • 8:23 AM

    Suite Rococo

    Andre Gretry

    I Fiamminghi

    France Springuel, cello

    9:50
  • 8:18 AM

    Messiah: All we like sheep

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah Highlights

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    3:26
  • 8:01 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti a due cori

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    16:28
  • 7:43 AM

    Sussex Carol; I Saw Three Ships; Silent Night; Festive Cheer

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    14:44
  • 7:15 AM

    Symphony No. 99

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 104 'London'

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    27:28
  • 7:01 AM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites for Piano Duo

    Mari Kodama, piano

    12:18
  • 6:36 AM

    Suite Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Wolf-Ferrari: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    21:53
  • 6:14 AM

    The First Noel; Carol of the Bells; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World; I Wonder as I Wander; Good King Wenceslas

    Christmas Music

    Joy to the World

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    22:06
  • 6:11 AM

    Rigaudons

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    A Basket of Wild Strawberries

    Tzimon Barto, piano

    1:16
  • 6:01 AM

    Suite Castellana

    Federico Torroba

    Torroba: Guitar Concertos 1

    Vicente Coves, guitar

    9:17
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