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  • 5:49 AM

    Kellojen kumarrus (The Bells Bow Down)

    Ilari Kaila

    The Bells Bow Down

    Aizuri Quartet

    Adrienne Kim, piano

    9:22
  • 5:44 AM

    Lighten our Darkness

    Ben Parry

    Ben Parry: The Hours

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    4:42
  • 5:41 AM

    Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)

    Traditional

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:15
  • 5:39 AM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:12
  • 5:12 AM

    Variations, Chaconne and Finale

    Norman Dello Joio

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    25:37
  • 5:06 AM

    Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo

    Tenebrae

    Matthew Sharp, cello

    5:05
  • 5:01 AM

    Mrs Anne Grene her Leaves be Green

    John Danyel

    Nocturnal

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:52
  • 4:52 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    American Contemporary Music Ensemble

    5:51
  • 4:43 AM

    Swan of Tuonela

    Jean Sibelius

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    Susan Tyte, English horn

    Adrian Shepard, cello

    8:19
  • 4:14 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Florence Price

    American Quintets

    Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

    27:28
  • 4:06 AM

    Prayer and Cathedral Vision

    Hoagy Carmichael

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    6:20
  • 4:01 AM

    Prayer for Peace

    Abbie Betinis

    Still

    Elektra Women's Choir

    Morna Edmundson, conductor

    4:35
  • 3:50 AM

    Bridges to Bach

    Giya Kancheli

    The Art of Instrumentation: Homage to Glenn Gould

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    7:50
  • 3:39 AM

    Variations on a Portuguese Hymn (Adeste fideles)

    Ferdinand Ries

    Uwe Grodd, flute

    Matteo Napoli, piano

    9:28
  • 3:26 AM

    Photography

    Errollyn Wallen

    Ensemble X

    Nicholas Kok, conductor

    12:42
  • 3:21 AM

    Peace on Earth

    Errollyn Wallen

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    3:34
  • 3:08 AM

    Inventions (Hommage a Bach)

    Alexandre Tansman

    Bach Inspirations

    Thibaut Garcia, guitar

    12:16
  • 3:06 AM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    1:43
  • 3:01 AM

    Wexford Carol; Gloucestershire Wassail

    Traditional

    Christmas Spirit

    Mainstreet Brass Quintet

    4:40
  • 2:47 AM

    Fantasia on Christmas Carols

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    On Christmas Night

    London Symphony Orchestra

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Hervey Alan, baritone

    11:30
  • 2:20 AM

    Fantasie for Violin and Piano

    Franz Schubert

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    Reiko Uchida, piano

    24:27
  • 2:13 AM

    Of a rose sing we

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Truro Cathedral Choir

    Christopher Gray, conductor

    Joseph Wicks, organ

    5:26
  • 2:01 AM

    Song without Words

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Elizabeth Dolin, cello

    Bernadene Blaha, piano

    4:48
  • 1:36 AM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    22:12
  • 1:25 AM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    8:48
  • 1:14 AM

    The Winter's Tale

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    A Swedish Pastorale

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    10:28
  • 1:10 AM

    Let it Snow!

    Jule Styne

    Buzz Brass

    2:48
  • 1:06 AM

    Capriccio No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Richard Goode Plays Brahms

    Richard Goode, piano

    3:25
  • 1:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 12:42 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    English Music for Strings

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:03
  • 12:39 AM

    While Shepherds Watched

    Anonymous

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Daniel Hyde, conductor

    2:51
  • 12:24 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    Pieter Hellendaal

    Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    13:10
  • 12:22 AM

    Good King Wenceslas

    Traditional

    A Star in the East

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    1:23
  • 12:19 AM

    Mizzie Mine

    Carolyn Surrick

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    2:45
  • 12:15 AM

    Early Christmas Morning Gigue

    Ronn McFarlane

    A Star in the East

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    3:35
  • 12:06 AM

    Ode to the Snow

    Chen Pei-xun

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    8:08
  • 12:01 AM

    Ballo detto Pollicio/La Cattarina

    Tarquinio Merula

    Merula: Canzoni, Motetti, Sonate

    Ensemble Fitzwilliam

    4:45
  • 11:44 PM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 11:23 PM

    Lieutenant Kije Suite

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Hovhaness, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    20:09
  • 11:19 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Buzz Brass

    2:50
  • 11:06 PM

    Festival of the Bayaderes

    Franz Berwald

    Berwald: Orchestral Works

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ulf Bjorlin, conductor

    11:36
  • 11:01 PM

    Paris Quartet No. 12: Gai and Vite

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: 12 Paris Quartets

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    4:37
  • 10:39 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    19:07
  • 10:30 PM

    Variations on the Boar's Head Carol

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    7:19
  • 10:29 PM

    The Boar's Head Carol

    Traditional

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:04
  • 10:13 PM

    Festival Suite

    Robin Milford

    Guildhall Strings

    14:15
  • 10:07 PM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people...Every valley shall be exalted

    George Frideric Handel

    Santo

    Bologna Theater Orchestra

    Michele Mariotti, conductor

    Juan Diego Florez, tenor

    6:13
  • 10:01 PM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Sarah Chang, violin

    Sandra Rivers, piano

    4:44
  • 9:49 PM

    Miniature Suite

    Vitezslava Kapralova

    University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Kiesler, conductor

    9:46
  • 9:24 PM

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    22:36
  • 9:12 PM

    Brass Suite

    Christmas Music

    Canadian Brass

    11:28
  • 9:06 PM

    Festival Coronation March for Alexander III

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pops on the March

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:01 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Menuetto

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    4:32
  • 8:58 PM

    Prelude No. 18

    Frederic Chopin

    Echoes of Life

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    1:00
  • 8:48 PM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    European Union Chamber Orchestra

    Hans-Peter Hofmann, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, cello

    9:03
  • 8:24 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 15 "Pastoral"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 26, 14 & 28

    Murray Perahia, piano

    24:02
  • 8:14 PM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 8:12 PM

    Paraphrase on "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"

    Carlos Salzedo

    Christmas Harp

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    1:40
  • 8:10 PM

    Paraphrase on "We Three Kings of Orient Are"

    Carlos Salzedo

    Christmas Harp

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    1:31
  • 5:45 PM

    Concerto Pastorale

    Johann Molter

    Noel

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    11:20
  • 5:41 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:06
  • 5:21 PM

    String Quartet No. 53 "The Lark"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn String Quartets - Live at the Wigmore Hall, Vol. 2

    Lindsay String Quartet

    18:31
  • 5:16 PM

    Jubilate Deo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canadian Brass

    Robert Moody, conductor

    3:52
  • 5:06 PM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss: Gala V

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:03
  • 5:01 PM

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Johanna Novom, violin

    4:53
  • 4:54 PM

    The Preacher's Wife: Joy to the World

    Traditional

    The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album

    Georgia Mass Choir

    Whitney Houston, vocals

    4:41
  • 4:49 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Sleighride! Classic Christmas Favorites

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:48
  • 4:45 PM

    The Man Who Invented Christmas: In the Season of Hope

    Mychael Danna

    The Man Who Invented Christmas: Music from the Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    Nicholas Dodd, conductor

    3:02
  • 4:42 PM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    Studio Orchestra

    Judy Garland, vocals

    2:44
  • 4:32 PM

    Klaus: The Legend of Klaus

    Alfonso G. Aguilar

    Studio Orchestra

    9:54
  • 4:27 PM

    Elf: Papa Elf

    John Debney

    Christmas at the Movies

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    3:21
  • 4:23 PM

    White Christmas: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep

    Irving Berlin

    Joseph J. Lilley and His Orchestra

    Bing Crosby, vocals

    3:07
  • 4:11 PM

    The Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite

    Danny Elfman

    Studio Orchestra

    9:01
  • 4:06 PM

    The Preacher's Wife: Who Would Imagine a King

    Mervyn Warren

    The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album

    Nativity Choir

    Whitney Houston, vocals

    3:31
  • 4:01 PM

    The Bishop's Wife: Mrs. Hamilton and Lost April

    Hugo Friedhofer

    The Bishop's Wife Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    Hugo Friedhofer, conductor

    4:15
  • 3:40 PM

    Flute Sonata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Flute Sonatas

    Andrea Oliva, flute

    18:11
  • 3:30 PM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    8:57
  • 3:25 PM

    Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Mikola Leontovich

    A Star in the East

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    3:53
  • 3:06 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Divertimenti

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    17:20
  • 2:52 PM

    The Polar Express: Suite

    Alan Silvestri

    The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Alan Silvestri, conductor

    6:02
  • 2:48 PM

    Away in a Manger

    William James Kirkpatrick

    A Family Christmas

    Piano Guys

    3:11
  • 2:23 PM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Vienna Philharmonic Winds

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    22:54
  • 2:14 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Bartok, Borodin, Smetana: String Quartets

    Takacs Quartet

    7:03
  • 2:12 PM

    Weihnachtstraum (Christmas Dream)

    Max Reger

    Gregory Brown, piano

    1:52
  • 2:06 PM

    Sleep

    Eric Whitacre

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    5:26
  • 1:46 PM

    Chanticleer

    11:49
  • 1:15 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Early Symphonies and Stage Music

    Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    29:40
  • 1:06 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

    7:23
  • 1:01 PM

    Piano Sonata

    Andrea Luchesi

    Andrea Luchesi: Piano Sonatas and Rondos

    Roberto Plano, piano

    4:32
  • 12:47 PM

    Suffolk Suite

    Doreen Carwithen

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    11:34
  • 12:33 PM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hagen Quartet

    12:49
  • 12:21 PM

    Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:33
  • 12:19 PM

    Paraphrase on "Angels We Have Heard on High"

    Carlos Salzedo

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    1:39
  • 12:09 PM

    Two Serenades: Serenade pour mon amour

    Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Paris

    Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mikko Franck, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    7:48
  • 12:06 PM

    Second Suite: Petite Waltz

    Theodore Dubois

    Sylvan Winds

    Diva Goodfriend-Koven, flute

    Mark Dover, clarinet

    Nanci Belmont, bassoon

    2:51
  • 12:01 PM

    Shepherd's Music for Christmas

    Gregor Joseph Werner

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    4:30
  • 11:45 AM

    Suite No. 7

    Kurt Atterberg

    ATTERBERG: Sinfonia for Strings

    Camerata Nordica

    Ulf Wallin, conductor

    13:13
  • 11:41 AM

    The Three Kings

    Peter Cornelius

    Septura

    2:33
  • 11:28 AM

    Two Pieces

    Frank Bridge

    English String Miniatures, Vol. 4

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    12:41
  • 11:17 AM

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Good King Wenceslas; Joy to the World

    Christmas Music

    Most Wonderful Time

    Eaken Piano Trio

    8:57
  • 11:06 AM

    Moseltraume

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    10:42
  • 11:01 AM

    Sonata No. 8

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell Quartet

    4:51
  • 10:40 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Franz Hoffmeister

    Lost and Found

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    18:22
  • 10:28 AM

    Christmas Eve Suite

    Niels Gade

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:14
  • 10:25 AM

    E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

    Paul Manz

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    2:04
  • 10:14 AM

    Eternity's Sunrise

    Howard Skempton

    HOWARD SKEMPTON: Man and Bat, Piano Concerto, The Moon is Flashing, Eternity's Sunrise

    Ensemble 360

    9:13
  • 10:06 AM

    Dance Card: Celestial Blue

    Jennifer Higdon

    Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    7:58
  • 10:01 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Amazing Grace

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    John Bayless, piano

    4:50
  • 9:33 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    BEETHOVEN: Cuartetos de cuerda.

    Alexander String Quartet

    24:50
  • 9:29 AM

    Lullay

    Karl Jenkins

    Karl Jenkins: Motets

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:59
  • 9:24 AM

    Happy Xmas (War is Over)

    John Lennon/Yoko Ono

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:39
  • 9:12 AM

    The Dream of Gunnar

    Carl Nielsen

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    10:09
  • 9:06 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Night Stories

    Jenny Lin, piano

    5:13
  • 9:01 AM

    Two Elegiac Melodies: Last Spring (Varen)

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Works For String Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:42
  • 8:55 AM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Christmas at the Movies

    Michael Chertock, piano

    3:21
  • 8:43 AM

    Serenata for Chamber Orchestra

    George Walker

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    11:45
  • 8:38 AM

    Nativity Carol

    John Rutter

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:23
  • 8:34 AM

    Candlelight Carol

    John Rutter

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:12
  • 8:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Felix & Fanny

    Ebene Quartet

    25:58
  • 8:01 AM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:42
  • 7:53 AM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:20
  • 7:49 AM

    White Christmas

    Irving Berlin

    Irina Muresanu, violin

    Matei Varga, piano

    3:39
  • 7:07 AM

    Symphony "Urbs Roma"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    40:43
  • 7:01 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 6:51 AM

    This Ember Night

    Graham Lack

    Voces8

    Barnaby Smith, conductor

    6:51
  • 6:48 AM

    Cantata No. 68: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt: Mein glaubiges Herz (My faithful heart)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Piers Lane, piano

    2:43
  • 6:37 AM

    Ora pro nobis

    George Rochberg

    Daniele Ruggieri, flute

    Alberto Mesirca, guitar

    11:04
  • 6:08 AM

    Nights

    Florent Schmitt

    Florent Schmitt: Symphonie Concertante, Reves, Soirs

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Robertson, conductor

    26:36
  • 6:06 AM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful

    Traditional

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    1:33
  • 6:01 AM

    Four Waltzes

    Johannes Brahms

    Canadian Brass

    4:52