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  • 5:46 AM

    Seven Joys of Christmas

    Kirke Mechem

    Santa Fe Desert Chorale

    Linda Mack, conductor

    Rosalind Simpson, harp

    12:40
  • 5:16 AM

    Petite Suite

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    29:08
  • 5:06 AM

    Melody

    Alexander Glazunov

    Romance: Lalo, Tchaikovsky, Casals, etc.

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    8:11
  • 5:01 AM

    Shepherd's Music for Christmas

    Gregor Joseph Werner

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    4:30
  • 4:51 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Jennifer Higdon

    All Is Bright

    Handel and Haydn Society Chorus

    Grant Llewellyn, conductor

    7:39
  • 4:48 AM

    Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)

    Traditional

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    1:58
  • 4:29 AM

    Suite Lyrique

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    17:22
  • 4:21 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Christmas With Cantus

    Cantus

    7:04
  • 4:06 AM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 4:01 AM

    Four Contredances

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Dances and Minuets

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Hans Graf, conductor

    4:35
  • 3:53 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    HOLIDAY CLASSICS

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    5:20
  • 3:43 AM

    Two Nocturnal Impressions

    Manuel Ponce

    Musica Mexicana

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    8:35
  • 3:25 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 1st movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    17:02
  • 3:12 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Various

    Trinity Choir of Boston

    Brian Jones, conductor

    11:12
  • 3:06 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    5:44
  • 3:01 AM

    Snowcarols: In the Bleak Midwinter

    William Ferris

    Snowcarols: Christmas Music by William Ferris

    William Ferris Chorale

    Paul French, conductor

    4:44
  • 2:51 AM

    Here we come a-wassailing; The Coming of our King

    Christmas Music

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    6:49
  • 2:29 AM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet

    Franz Danzi

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    20:39
  • 2:19 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    8:27
  • 2:06 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 2:01 AM

    Songs of Farewell: There is an old belief

    Hubert Parry

    Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 6

    Septura

    4:41
  • 12:41 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Horn Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    16:14
  • 12:35 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    Sing, Choirs of Angels!

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    5:52
  • 12:30 AM

    Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory

    John Williams

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:46
  • 12:23 AM

    O Christmas Tree; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Carol of the Bells; Joy to the World

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    5:53
  • 12:15 AM

    Introduction No. 5

    Pietro Locatelli

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    6:34
  • 12:06 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 12:01 AM

    Intermezzo for String Trio

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Domus

    4:42
  • 11:51 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    Min Kim, harp

    6:00
  • 11:43 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture

    George Frideric Handel

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

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    7:42
  • 11:26 PM

    The Leopard (Il Gattopardo): Dances

    Nino Rota

    Rota: La Strada Ballet Suite

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    16:12
  • 11:20 PM

    Cosi fan tutte: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Overtures

    Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    4:31
  • 11:06 PM

    Sing Noel; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels from the Realms of Glory

    Christmas Music

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor

    Alfie Boe, tenor

    13:23
  • 11:01 PM

    Katrina Szederkenyi, harp

    4:48
  • 10:50 PM

    In dulci jubilo; Deck the Halls; Here We Come a-Wassailing

    Traditional

    Star Over Bethlehem: Choral Jewels for Christmas

    Choral Arts Society of Washington

    Norman Scribner, conductor

    7:22
  • 10:46 PM

    Seasonal Breezes: On a Night of Snow

    Rick Sowash

    Sylvan Trio

    3:18
  • 10:25 PM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    19:51
  • 10:16 PM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    8:01
  • 10:06 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    the four seasons: The Vivaldi Album

    English Chamber Orchestra

    David Lockington, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    8:40
  • 10:03 PM

    Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)

    Traditional

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:15
  • 9:45 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 3

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:48
  • 9:36 PM

    Airs ecossais (Scottish Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Platt, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    7:30
  • 9:23 PM

    I Saw Three Ships; Away in a Manger; This Endris Night; We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Traditional English

    A Victorian Christmas

    Robert DeCormier Singers

    Robert DeCormier, conductor

    12:04
  • 9:13 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Orion Weiss, piano

    8:43
  • 9:06 PM

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    6:58
  • 9:01 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Juan Arriaga

    Algarve Orchestra

    Alvaro Cassuto, conductor

    4:37
  • 6:44 PM

    Provence Suite

    Darius Milhaud

    Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Suite Provencale

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    14:09
  • 6:33 PM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful; The First Nowell; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Christmas Music

    Washington Chorus

    Robert Shafer, conductor

    William Neil, organ

    10:10
  • 6:19 PM

    Concert Piece

    Gustaf Heinze

    The Clarinet in Concert 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    13:41
  • 6:13 PM

    Tropic Winter: Pompons and Fans

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    3:57
  • 6:06 PM

    The Polar Express: Suite

    Alan Silvestri

    The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Alan Silvestri, conductor

    6:02
  • 6:01 PM

    Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen

    Frederic Curzon

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:41
  • 5:44 PM

    A Christmas Carol: Suite

    Richard Addinsell

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    14:07
  • 5:34 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 2

    Georges Bizet

    Grieg: Carmen - Peer Gynt

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:34
  • 5:27 PM

    Spanish Carols and Dances

    Traditional

    Renaissonics

    6:32
  • 5:15 PM

    Tango Suite

    Astor Piazzolla

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars

    9:52
  • 5:06 PM

    Men of Goodwill Variations on A Christmas Carol

    Benjamin Britten

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:30
  • 5:01 PM

    Waltz No. 5 "Grande Valse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    4:33
  • 4:46 PM

    Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:22
  • 4:38 PM

    The Red Pony Suite: selections

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    7:21
  • 4:21 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    15:40
  • 4:17 PM

    Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

    Jule Styne

    Noel Pianissimo

    Duo Campion-Vachon

    2:13
  • 4:06 PM

    Benvenuto Cellini: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    10:25
  • 4:01 PM

    Four Etudes

    Fernando Sor

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    4:36
  • 3:43 PM

    Silent Night Paraphrase; Joy; Jauchzet frohlochet

    Christmas Music

    The Salon Orchestra

    13:58
  • 3:34 PM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    Wolfgang Meyer, basset horn

    7:38
  • 3:15 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3

    Ottorino Respighi

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    16:57
  • 3:00 PM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 2:56 PM

    Miniatures: Russian Waltz

    Frank Bridge

    Daniel Hope | Belle Epoque

    Daniel Hope, violin

    3:07
  • 2:51 PM

    The Shepherd and the King

    Brian Holmes

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:13
  • 2:47 PM

    Morning Has Broken

    Traditional Gaelic

    Blanc

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    3:26
  • 2:35 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:40
  • 2:30 PM

    Four German Carols

    Traditional

    Berlin Philharmonic Brass

    4:30
  • 2:21 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    Elgar Violin Concerto

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    7:43
  • 2:18 PM

    Piano Quintet: Capriccio

    John Harbison

    Through Brahms

    Lucille Chung, piano

    2:49
  • 2:09 PM

    Winter Wonderland

    Felix Bernard

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:19
  • 2:04 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:32
  • 1:46 PM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:52
  • 1:40 PM

    Snowride

    Angela Morley

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:36
  • 1:29 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    10:45
  • 1:24 PM

    Polka V.R.

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Horowitz plays Rachmaninoff

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    4:20
  • 1:18 PM

    Angel's Dance

    Steven Amundson

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:29
  • 1:15 PM

    Christmas Cantata: Gloria in excelsis Deo

    Daniel Pinkham

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Ronald Hasselmann, trumpet

    Merrimon Hipps, Jr., trumpet

    Ronald Ricketts, trombone

    Steven Zellmer, trombone

    John Ferguson, organ

    2:17
  • 1:09 PM

    Manon Lescaut: Prelude to Act 2

    Giacomo Puccini

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:27
  • 1:04 PM

    Pastoral Suite: Idylle

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    4:15
  • 12:50 PM

    Wexford Carol; Murztaler Engelruf; 12 Days of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:17
  • 12:38 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Perlman Collection, Vol. 4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    10:02
  • 12:30 PM

    While Shepherds Watched

    William Billings

    Columbus Consort

    6:22
  • 12:26 PM

    Our Town: Grover's Corners

    Aaron Copland

    He Got Game - The Music Of Aaron Copland (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    3:11
  • 12:19 PM

    Noel nouvelet; Sussex Carol

    Traditional French

    Christmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Meredith Hall, soprano

    5:37
  • 12:16 PM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:26
  • 12:07 PM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:21
  • 12:04 PM

    Serenade No. 2: Scherzo: Vivace

    Johannes Brahms

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    2:43
  • 11:42 AM

    Christmas Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    10:51
  • 11:30 AM

    English Folk Song Suite

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Stars & Stripes

    Cleveland Symphonic Winds

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    10:42
  • 11:23 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Christmas with the Vienna Choir Boys

    Vienna Boys Choir

    Helmuth Froschauer, conductor

    5:52
  • 11:19 AM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Partitas Nos. 2 and 3; Sonata No. 3

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    3:33
  • 11:12 AM

    Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard on High; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With The Pops: Traditional Christmas Favorites

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:29
  • 11:07 AM

    Chamber Concerto: Sicilienne

    Ernest Chausson

    Alcan Quartet

    David Lefevre, violin

    Alain Lefevre, piano

    4:41
  • 11:01 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Songs of the Reeds

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    4:38
  • 10:49 AM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Nicholas Mulroy, tenor

    9:17
  • 10:33 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    14:02
  • 10:24 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Taverner Choir

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    7:15
  • 10:07 AM

    Suite Bergamasque

    Claude Debussy

    A Debussy Collection

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    17:31
  • 10:01 AM

    Winter Serenade (Serenade d'Hiver)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Asbury Brass Quintet

    4:33
  • 9:28 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Cyril Scott

    Scott: Concerto For Cello, Symphony No 1 / Watkins, Brabbins

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    30:36
  • 9:18 AM

    Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Carol of the Bells; Nativity Carol

    Christmas Music

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    Roger Wagner, conductor

    8:42
  • 9:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 53

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Maria Bergmann, piano

    10:52
  • 9:01 AM

    Flowers from Froso: Entry to the Summer Meadow

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Christian Bergqvist, violin

    Mats Bergstrom, guitar

    4:32
  • 8:30 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    27:54
  • 8:20 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; Born on Earth; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    10:23
  • 8:10 AM

    6 Christmas Pieces

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:29
  • 8:06 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes: Moorish Waltz

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    3:02
  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:45
  • 7:36 AM

    String Quartet

    Giuseppe Verdi

    String Quartets by Opera Composers

    Leipzig String Quartet

    22:10
  • 7:32 AM

    On a Quiet Lake

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Piano Discoveries: Excursions

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:01
  • 7:26 AM

    Symphony No. 11 "Winter": 2nd movement

    Joachim Raff

    Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    6:10
  • 7:06 AM

    A Christmas Carol

    Carl Davis

    Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra

    John Pryce-Jones, conductor

    17:55
  • 7:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Larghetto

    Antonin Dvorak

    String Serenades, Vol. 2

    Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra

    Laszlo G. Horvath, conductor

    4:36
  • 6:49 AM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    9:00
  • 6:24 AM

    A Child's Reliquary

    Richard Danielpour

    Vermont Symphony Orchestra

    Sarah Hicks, conductor

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    Sharon Robinson, cello

    25:43
  • 6:06 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Torodd Wigum, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    15:10
  • 6:01 AM

    Three American Pieces: Early Song

    Lukas Foss

    Nancy Ruffer, flute

    Helen Crayford, piano

    4:42