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  • 5:47 AM

    How Little You Are: The night herders

    Nico Muhly

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Esteli Gomez, soprano

    10:33
  • 5:26 AM

    Cello Concerto "Never Give Up"

    Fazil Say

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    Camille Thomas, cello

    21:26
  • 5:21 AM

    From Galloway

    James MacMillan

    Sean Shibe, guitar

    2:44
  • 5:06 AM

    Molitva (Prayer)

    Galina Grigorjeva

    Estonian National Male Choir

    Mikk Uleoja, conductor

    Allar Kaasik, cello

    13:31
  • 5:01 AM

    Kleine Kammermusik: 3rd movement

    Paul Hindemith

    HENZE: l'autunno / HINDEMITH: Kleine Kammermusik

    Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

    4:41
  • 4:26 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Seattle Symphony

    Ludovic Morlot, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    32:13
  • 4:21 AM

    The Listeners: Sail through this to that

    Caroline Shaw

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    2:34
  • 4:14 AM

    Alma redemptoris Mater

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Truro Cathedral Choir

    Christopher Gray, conductor

    5:55
  • 4:08 AM

    Ludovico Einaudi, piano

    Redi Hasa, cello

    Federico Mecozzi, violin and viola

    3:59
  • 4:06 AM

    Autumn Landscapes: Cold autumn night

    Veljo Tormis

    Holst Singers

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    1:20
  • 4:01 AM

    Duo for Flute and Piano: 2nd movement

    Laura Kaminsky

    Tara Helen O'Connor, flute

    Margaret Kampmeier, piano

    4:33
  • 3:47 AM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Coventry Carol; In dulci jubilo; The First Nowell

    John Rutter/Traditional

    London Brass

    11:40
  • 3:33 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Petite Suite, etc

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    12:51
  • 3:27 AM

    Blessed be that maid Mary

    Traditional English

    Winter's Delights

    Quadriga Consort

    3:56
  • 3:07 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Camille Saint-Saens

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Hee-Young Lim, cello

    19:41
  • 3:01 AM

    West: 1st movement

    Michael Torke

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Peter Kolkay, bassoon

    4:37
  • 2:44 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    14:07
  • 2:37 AM

    O Tannenbaum; Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier

    Christmas Music

    A Classical Guitar Christmas

    Eva Beneke, guitar

    5:24
  • 2:29 AM

    Esther: Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    8:16
  • 2:13 AM

    Pohjola's Daughter

    Jean Sibelius

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    14:18
  • 2:07 AM

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

    Rick Sowash

    Cheryl Trace, violin

    Thaddeus Archer, trumpet

    Robert Clemens, cello

    Greg Kostraba, piano

    5:43
  • 2:01 AM

    Il finto Stanislao: Overture

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:43
  • 1:39 AM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    19:08
  • 1:27 AM

    Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:33
  • 1:20 AM

    Irish Tune from County Derry

    Percy Grainger

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:47
  • 1:06 AM

    Piano Trio No. 32

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Trio Wanderer

    13:49
  • 1:01 AM

    Shepherd's Music for Christmas

    Gregor Joseph Werner

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    4:30
  • 12:32 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Paul Creston

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    26:00
  • 12:26 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Tomas Luis de Victoria

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:01
  • 12:20 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:24
  • 12:12 AM

    Four Carols: Good People All, This Christmastime; Still, Still, Still; Cherry Tree Carol; The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    Adagio Trio

    6:44
  • 12:06 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 4

    Manchester Camerata

    Gabor Takacs-Nagy, conductor

    5:44
  • 12:01 AM

    In the Mists: No. 1

    Leos Janacek

    Water

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    4:35
  • 11:50 PM

    Harvest Dances (Ernte Tanze) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss, Jr. Edition: Vol. 14

    Czech State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    7:12
  • 11:39 PM

    Five French Carols

    Traditional French

    Arsys

    Pierre Cao, conductor

    10:53
  • 11:20 PM

    Symphonic Variations

    Cesar Franck

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    16:50
  • 11:16 PM

    Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Mikola Leontovich

    A Star in the East

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    3:53
  • 11:11 PM

    Nocturne

    Edvard Grieg

    Wonderland

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    3:51
  • 11:06 PM

    Prelude

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    The Fantastic Stokowski

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:35
  • 10:54 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 2: 3rd movement

    Alexander Reinagle

    Sylvia Glickman, piano

    3:41
  • 10:45 PM

    6 Christmas Pieces

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:29
  • 10:34 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Cage: 8 Seasons

    B'Rock Baroque Orchestra

    Rodolfo Richter, violin

    9:29
  • 10:21 PM

    15 Original Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert For Two / Gil Shaham, Göran Söllscher

    Gil Shaham, violin

    11:41
  • 10:10 PM

    Concerto for Three Trumpets

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trumpet Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Simon Preston, conductor

    Hannes Laubin, trumpet

    9:28
  • 10:06 PM

    The Bells of Christmas

    Armas Maasalo

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:03
  • 10:03 PM

    Beloved Sperl Polka

    Johann Strauss, Sr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    2:48
  • 9:49 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 7

    Bruce Haynes

    Montreal Baroque Orchestra

    Eric Milnes, conductor

    8:16
  • 9:46 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol. 10: Etudes

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    2:33
  • 9:32 PM

    We Wish You; Jingle Bells; 12 Days; Winter W'land; Deck the Hall

    Christmas Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    Kazuko Shinozaki, harp

    12:09
  • 9:25 PM

    The Music Director: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    6:13
  • 9:06 PM

    Symphony No. 14

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    18:26
  • 9:01 PM

    Suite No. 11

    Francois Chauvon

    Chauvon

    Washington McClain, oboe

    4:46
  • 6:42 PM

    Bull on the Roof (Le boeuf sur le toit)

    Darius Milhaud

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    16:15
  • 6:30 PM

    Variations on a Portuguese Hymn (Adeste fideles)

    Ferdinand Ries

    Uwe Grodd, flute

    Matteo Napoli, piano

    9:28
  • 6:18 PM

    Overture No. 3

    Jean-Marie Leclair

    Rare Fruits Council

    10:34
  • 6:06 PM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act III; Dance; Finale

    Richard Wagner

    Reiner Conducts Wagner

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    12:06
  • 6:01 PM

    This Endris Night

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Kathleen Robinson, oboe

    Kathy Kienzle, harp

    4:34
  • 5:48 PM

    Viola Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Complete Viola D'amore Concertos

    Ars Antigua

    Rachel Barton Pine, viola d'amore

    10:02
  • 5:40 PM

    Three Carols

    Traditional

    Carols Vol. II

    Pro Arte Singers

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    6:51
  • 5:34 PM

    Raymonda: Grand Adagio

    Alexander Glazunov

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    5:14
  • 5:28 PM

    Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Various

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    4:58
  • 5:06 PM

    Wanderer Fantasy

    Franz Schubert

    Andre Watts: The Schubert Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    20:47
  • 5:01 PM

    Semele: Where E'er You Walk

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Arias

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Harry Bicket, conductor

    Ian Bostridge, tenor

    4:46
  • 4:39 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:50
  • 4:30 PM

    Impressions from the Countryside: Village Dance

    Zdenek Fibich

    Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    Marek Stilec, conductor

    7:46
  • 4:15 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"

    Arcangelo Corelli

    I Solisti Italiani

    14:23
  • 4:06 PM

    The Hetman's Mistress: Overture

    Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    7:19
  • 4:01 PM

    Menuet and A Little Gigue

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    4:31
  • 3:51 PM

    Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    6:37
  • 3:31 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Night in the Tropics"

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    18:57
  • 3:17 PM

    Suite for Strings

    Joan Trimble

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:22
  • 3:09 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:11
  • 2:59 PM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    7:09
  • 2:56 PM

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Traditional

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    2:15
  • 2:49 PM

    Downton Abbey: Main Theme

    John Lunn

    Silence on Joue, Take 2

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:03
  • 2:37 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Ray Chen, violin

    10:31
  • 2:32 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    4:41
  • 2:22 PM

    String Quartet: 1st movement

    Maurice Ravel

    Diffusion

    Verona Quartet

    7:56
  • 2:18 PM

    Preludes, Book 2: Brouillards (Mists)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Preludes

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    2:28
  • 2:05 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    George Frideric Handel

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:20
  • 2:04 PM

    Enfantines: Joyous March

    Ernest Bloch

    Bloch: Works for Piano

    Margaret Fingerhut, piano

    1:08
  • 1:57 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    Welcome Christmas: Carols and Lullabies from Around the World

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    1:41
  • 1:45 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:56
  • 1:38 PM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    5:46
  • 1:29 PM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    7:37
  • 1:24 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:21
  • 1:20 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    2:42
  • 1:10 PM

    Legend No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    3:48
  • 1:04 PM

    The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade

    Erich Korngold

    Favorite Holiday Classics

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Michael Ludwig, violin

    4:39
  • 12:53 PM

    Musical Sleighride; White Christmas

    Christmas Music

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    6:12
  • 12:47 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Florence Price

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    4:46
  • 12:38 PM

    Scherzando No. 5

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:08
  • 12:34 PM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    Imani Winds

    3:22
  • 12:22 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Souvenirs of Spain and Italy

    Pacifica Quartet

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    11:04
  • 12:17 PM

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    4:00
  • 12:08 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 4

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Cho-Liang Lin, violin

    7:02
  • 12:04 PM

    Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Ilse von Alpenheim, piano

    2:56
  • 11:52 AM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Bartered Bride

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Miklos Rozsa, conductor

    6:43
  • 11:47 AM

    Farewell to Stromness

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Soundscapes

    Mississippi Guitar Quartet

    4:20
  • 11:41 AM

    Peer Gynt: Ase's Death

    Edvard Grieg

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:30
  • 11:36 AM

    Bethlehem Down

    Peter Warlock

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:07
  • 11:26 AM

    Serenade for Strings: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:48
  • 11:19 AM

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    6:14
  • 11:11 AM

    Les Chanteurs de Noel

    Alexander Glazunov

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    6:44
  • 11:07 AM

    Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:08
  • 11:01 AM

    La Verneuille

    Francois Couperin

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:33
  • 10:48 AM

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

    Traditional

    St. Jacob's Chamber Choir

    Gary Graden, conductor

    Lisa Rydberg, violin

    Gunnar Idenstam, organ

    Sofia Karlsson, vocals

    9:41
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony No. 31

    Alan Hovhaness

    Northwest Sinfonia

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    21:57
  • 10:19 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    A True North Christmas

    True North Brass

    3:48
  • 10:06 AM

    Sonata No. 3

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    12:51
  • 10:01 AM

    Flute Sonata: Aria

    Otar Taktakishvili

    Marina Piccinini, flute

    Ewa Kupiec, piano

    4:39
  • 9:40 AM

    Jeux (Games)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Music

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    18:50
  • 9:20 AM

    Four Paths of Light

    Pat Metheny

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    19:13
  • 9:10 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    8:01
  • 9:06 AM

    Old Bollnas Polska

    Anonymous

    Lynx Ensemble

    3:27
  • 9:01 AM

    Wesendonck-Lieder (Wesendonk Songs): Traume (Dreams)

    Richard Wagner

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Mathieu Herzog, conductor

    Camille Thomas, cello

    4:49
  • 8:46 AM

    Birdflight

    Christopher Gunning

    Gunning: Violin & Cello Concertos - Birdflight

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Gunning, conductor

    12:13
  • 8:39 AM

    Variations on the Boar's Head Carol

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    7:19
  • 8:10 AM

    Sinfonietta

    Jack Gallagher

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    26:43
  • 8:06 AM

    Traditional Slavic Christmas Music

    Leopold Stokowski

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    3:05
  • 8:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 4: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    4:39
  • 7:36 AM

    Seasonal Rites

    Michael Fine

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Philip Mann, conductor

    22:04
  • 7:25 AM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano

    9:59
  • 7:06 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    17:50
  • 7:01 AM

    Bach's Bells; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Chris Coletti/Brandon Ridenour

    Canadian Brass

    4:39
  • 6:34 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:47
  • 6:22 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Various

    Trinity Choir of Boston

    Brian Jones, conductor

    11:12
  • 6:06 AM

    Tarn Hows: A Cumbrian Rhapsody

    Maurice Johnstone

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:56
  • 6:01 AM

    Tango No. 2

    Astor Piazzolla

    Tali Morgulis, piano

    4:45