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  • 5:54 AM

    Ave Generosa

    Ola Gjeilo

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    4:29
  • 5:24 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphones Nos. 3, 6, and 7

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    29:01
  • 5:19 AM

    Seasonal Breezes: On a Night of Snow

    Rick Sowash

    Sylvan Trio

    3:18
  • 5:06 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Scott Kritzer, guitar

    12:40
  • 5:01 AM

    Aquatintes No. 3/We Three Kings of Orient Are

    Bernard Andres

    Megan Metheney, harp

    4:47
  • 4:39 AM

    Nocturnes

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    19:31
  • 4:35 AM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Imagine Christmas

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    2:51
  • 4:23 AM

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    Mark Fewer, violin

    Zoltan Rozsnyai, cello

    11:15
  • 4:18 AM

    Winter's Wait

    James Whitbourn

    James Whitbourn: Carolae: Music for Christmas

    Westminster Williamson Voices

    James Jordan, conductor

    Daryl Robinson, organ

    4:04
  • 4:07 AM

    Christmas Eve Suite

    Niels Gade

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:14
  • 4:01 AM

    Pan Voyevoda: Nocturne

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Adagios

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    4:44
  • 3:35 AM

    A Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Rachel Masters, harp

    23:07
  • 3:23 AM

    Lumen in Christo: Andante

    Howard Hanson

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    10:36
  • 3:18 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    John Jacob Niles

    Orange Mighty Trio

    4:26
  • 3:12 AM

    Winterreise (Winter Journey): Gute Nacht (Good Night)

    Franz Schubert

    Jonas Kaufmann, tenor

    Helmut Deutsch, piano

    5:31
  • 3:07 AM

    Zarabanda Solitaria

    Jon Lord

    Dance

    Smith Quartet

    4:28
  • 3:01 AM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    4:39
  • 2:46 AM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    12:44
  • 2:28 AM

    Imagenes

    Candelario Huizar

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    16:46
  • 2:24 AM

    Wintermezzo

    Chilly Gonzales

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Chilly Gonzales, piano

    2:57
  • 2:18 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Alan Higbee

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:46
  • 2:06 AM

    Symphony of Noels No. 4

    Michel Corrette

    La Fantasia

    Rien Voskuilen, conductor

    10:35
  • 2:01 AM

    The sparrow on Christmas morning (Varpunen jouluaamuna)

    Otto Kotilainen

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:39
  • 1:51 AM

    String Quartet: Adagio

    Emilie Mayer

    Erato Quartet

    7:43
  • 1:41 AM

    A Winter Idyll

    Gustav Holst

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:59
  • 1:13 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Christmas Music

    Vasari Singers

    Jeremy Backhouse, conductor

    Martin Ford, organ

    25:43
  • 1:10 AM

    English Dance

    Anonymous

    Boston Camerata

    Anne Azema, conductor

    2:14
  • 1:06 AM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    3:21
  • 1:01 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 5: Allemande

    George Frideric Handel

    Philip Edward Fisher, piano

    4:40
  • 12:43 AM

    The Comedians

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Glinka, Tchaikovsky

    San Diego Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Barra, conductor

    15:29
  • 12:29 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    12:25
  • 12:17 AM

    Concerto No. 4 "Le Carillon"

    Jacques Aubert

    Aubert: Concerts de Simphonies & Concertos

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    10:53
  • 12:12 AM

    While Shepherds Watched

    Owain Park

    BBC Singers

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    3:40
  • 12:06 AM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:20
  • 12:01 AM

    One Winter's Night

    Mark O'Connor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Chris Thile, mandolin

    Bryan Sutton, guitar

    4:47
  • 11:54 PM

    Etude No. 11 "Winter Wind"

    Frederic Chopin

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    3:32
  • 11:42 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 4

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:12
  • 11:36 PM

    Messiah: For unto us a child is born

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah Highlights

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    3:36
  • 11:19 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3, Capriccio Italien

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    16:27
  • 11:15 PM

    Now found is the fairest of roses

    Traditional

    Last Leaf

    Danish String Quartet

    2:55
  • 11:06 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    9:00
  • 11:01 PM

    12 German Dances for Orchestra: Nos. 5-7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:42
  • 10:39 PM

    Tuttifantchen: Suite

    Paul Hindemith

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Dean Olding, violin

    19:34
  • 10:33 PM

    Winter Serenade (Serenade d'Hiver)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Asbury Brass Quintet

    4:33
  • 10:25 PM

    Heather Hill

    Constance Warren

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    6:45
  • 10:15 PM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    LULLABIES AND CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS

    Judy Loman, harp

    9:03
  • 10:13 PM

    Caroling, Caroling

    Alfred Burt

    May Festival Chorus

    Robert Porco, conductor

    1:22
  • 10:06 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Avi Avital: Between Worlds

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    6:05
  • 10:03 PM

    Winter Bonfire: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    2:23
  • 9:55 PM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol

    John Rutter

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    2:53
  • 9:52 PM

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    3:31
  • 9:47 PM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    Carols and Christmas Songs

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    4:21
  • 9:25 PM

    Piano Trio No. 3 "A Christmas Divertimento"

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    20:50
  • 9:06 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade No. 1, Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    17:20
  • 9:01 PM

    Vespers: Laudate Dominum

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:40
  • 6:47 PM

    Christmas Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    10:51
  • 6:46 PM

    The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    :54
  • 6:31 PM

    Symphony Concertante

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Yury Revich, violin

    Libor Jezek, violin

    Pavla Honsova, viola

    13:35
  • 6:28 PM

    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Eddie Pola/George Wyle

    Crouch End Festival Chorus

    Evan Jolly/Paul Bateman, conductor

    2:46
  • 6:23 PM

    Winter Wonderland

    Felix Bernard

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:19
  • 6:06 PM

    Concertino for Horn

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Carl Maria von Weber: Wind Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Janiczek, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    16:10
  • 6:01 PM

    Christmas Waltzes

    Christmas Music

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:29
  • 5:48 PM

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    10:52
  • 5:24 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    22:17
  • 5:22 PM

    Prairie Miniature

    Arthur Farwell

    Calico Winds

    1:54
  • 5:18 PM

    A Christmas Carol

    Charles Ives

    Theatre of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    2:53
  • 5:07 PM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 5:01 PM

    Ubi Caritas

    Paul Mealor

    Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

    Andrew Carwood, conductor

    4:35
  • 4:52 PM

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: Dance Suite

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    Barber: Souvenirs; Menotti: Sebastian, Amahl and the Night Visitors

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Schenck, conductor

    6:04
  • 4:47 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    A Chanticleer Christmas: Holiday Favorites Broadcast Live on Public Radio

    Chanticleer

    4:31
  • 4:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 19

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Radoslaw Szulc, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    27:48
  • 4:15 PM

    Jubilate Domino

    Michael Praetorius

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    2:18
  • 4:11 PM

    The Three Kings

    Peter Cornelius

    Septura

    2:33
  • 4:06 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    4:50
  • 4:01 PM

    Two-Part Inventions Nos. 1 and 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Invention

    Tessa Lark, violin

    4:39
  • 3:55 PM

    The Sussex Mummers' Carol

    Traditional

    Christmas Around The World

    Burning River Brass

    2:16
  • 3:53 PM

    The Shortest Day

    Susan Cooper

    The Christmas Revels

    Robert J. Lurtsema, narrator

    :00
  • 3:50 PM

    Mary Had a Baby

    Traditional

    Comfort and Joy, Vol. 1

    Cantus

    Albert Jordan, tenor

    3:01
  • 3:36 PM

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

    Christmas Music

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    Philip Kenyon, organ

    13:44
  • 3:15 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Nos. 1-32

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    20:01
  • 3:01 PM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Roberta Alexander, soprano

    12:18
  • 2:56 PM

    Snowride

    Angela Morley

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:36
  • 2:52 PM

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:00
  • 2:42 PM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Michael Praetorius

    Christmas

    Gesualdo Six

    3:05
  • 2:38 PM

    Dolly Suite: Kitty-Valse

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Pelleas Et Melisande, Dolly Suite, Etc

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    3:09
  • 2:33 PM

    Piano Quintet No. 2: 2nd mvt

    Gabriel Faure

    Via Nova Quartet

    Jean Hubeau, piano

    3:55
  • 2:23 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    8:42
  • 2:18 PM

    Auvidi vocem de caelo

    John Sheppard

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    :00
  • 2:08 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Favourite Selections

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:36
  • 2:04 PM

    Cantata No. 201: Zu Tanze zu Sprunge

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Transcriptions For Piano: Rediscovered Treatments Of A Genius

    Angelika Nebel, piano

    2:45
  • 1:55 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Leontyne Price: Christmas Songs

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    4:25
  • 1:52 PM

    Here Comes the Sun

    George Harrison

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    1:57
  • 1:38 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 3

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:48
  • 1:32 PM

    The Christmas Revels: Selections

    Anthology

    The Christmas Revels

    5:00
  • 1:21 PM

    6 Early Netherlands Dances

    Julius Rontgen

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    9:29
  • 1:08 PM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Capella Savaria

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Zsolt Kallo, violin

    7:33
  • 1:04 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Traditional

    Galliard Brass & Friends

    2:54
  • 12:54 PM

    Winter Solstice

    William Beckstrand

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    4:42
  • 12:47 PM

    Sonata Natalis

    Johann Schmelzer

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    6:32
  • 12:43 PM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional English

    Christmas Day in the Morning

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:12
  • 12:34 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations

    Franz Schubert

    Rudolf Serkin, piano

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    Philipp Naegele, viola

    Leslie Parnas, cello

    Julius Levine, double bass

    8:21
  • 12:25 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: The Orchestral Works

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    7:08
  • 12:19 PM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:21
  • 12:16 PM

    Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:20
  • 12:08 PM

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:42
  • 12:04 PM

    L'Amico Fritz: Preludietto

    Pietro Mascagni

    Italian Overtures

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    3:41
  • 11:45 AM

    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
  • 11:35 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Giuliani, Rodrigo

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    8:38
  • 11:30 AM

    Fairytale Sleighride

    Adam Saunders

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:30
  • 11:19 AM

    English Dances: First Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold for Band

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    9:30
  • 11:08 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:16
  • 11:04 AM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Johannes Brahms

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    2:53
  • 10:59 AM

    Moths and Butterflies and Wild Bears

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    4:33
  • 10:45 AM

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

    John Rutter/Traditional

    London Brass

    11:40
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 36 & 38

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:21
  • 10:18 AM

    Concertino for Flute and Piano

    Alphonse Duvernoy

    Flute Music by French Composers

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    5:49
  • 10:10 AM

    Of the Father's Heart Begotten; Angelus ad virginem; The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    7:06
  • 10:06 AM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:05
  • 10:01 AM

    Summer Evening: Waltz

    Oscar Merikanto

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:35
  • 9:32 AM

    Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Handel Variations

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    25:55
  • 9:27 AM

    Suite dramatique: The evening song

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    4:03
  • 9:06 AM

    Ave Maria; Adam lay ybounden; Shepherds' Farewell

    Christmas Music

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    Nina Bodnar, violin

    Natasha Lipkina, viola

    Nathaniel Rosen, cello

    20:02
  • 9:01 AM

    The Tempest: Banquet Dance

    Arthur Sullivan

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:39
  • 8:47 AM

    Miracle on 34th Street: Suite

    Cyril Mockridge

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    11:02
  • 8:29 AM

    Cinnamon Grove

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    17:30
  • 8:18 AM

    Consort for Ten Winds

    Robert Spittal

    Atlanta Chamber Winds

    Robert J. Ambrose, conductor

    10:35
  • 8:07 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 8:01 AM

    Eventide

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:52
  • 7:41 AM

    Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod (Love Death)

    Richard Wagner

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    16:55
  • 7:30 AM

    Violin Concerto: 1st movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    10:24
  • 7:22 AM

    Past Three o'clock; O Come, all ye Faithful; Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Christmas Music

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:49
  • 7:06 AM

    Masques

    Olivier Fortin, conductor

    15:06
  • 7:01 AM

    Song and Dance No. 6

    Federico Mompou

    Camino

    Sean Shibe, guitar

    4:26
  • 6:52 AM

    Gabriel's Message; The Infant King

    Traditional Basque

    The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album / Rutter

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:40
  • 6:22 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Ebene Quartet

    29:55
  • 6:06 AM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 6:01 AM

    Lullaby for Natalie

    John Corigliano

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    Akira Eguchi, piano

    4:48