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  • 5:36 AM

    Hours of the Day

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    22:36
  • 5:30 AM

    Two Noels

    Louis-Claude Daquin

    Noel! Noel! Noel! Christmas With Michala Petri

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    5:22
  • 5:06 AM

    Suite Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Wolf-Ferrari: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    21:53
  • 5:01 AM

    Mosaics: Scenes from Summer

    Aminollah Hossein

    East Of Melancholy

    Tara Kamangar, piano

    4:40
  • 4:51 AM

    String Quartet: Romance

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Felix & Fanny

    Ebene Quartet

    6:41
  • 4:18 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    31:25
  • 4:16 AM

    Off-Beat Shorty

    Hale Smith

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    :35
  • 4:06 AM

    Christmas Night Medley

    Traditional

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    9:15
  • 4:01 AM

    Choro de Saudade

    Agustin Barrios

    Aire Latino: Latin American Music for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    4:50
  • 3:50 AM

    Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    8:23
  • 3:19 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, etc.

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    29:18
  • 3:06 AM

    Medley

    Christmas Music

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    10:52
  • 3:01 AM

    Summer Idyls: Meadow-Rest

    Herbert Howells

    Matthew Schellhorn, piano

    4:46
  • 2:52 AM

    Three Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Charpentier: Antiennes O

    Les Arts Florissants

    William Christie, conductor

    5:41
  • 2:31 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    19:26
  • 2:16 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Rhapsodie

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    12:57
  • 2:01 AM

    Baile de las mascaras

    Francesco Corradini

    El Maestro Farinelli

    Concerto Koln

    Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

    4:54
  • 1:44 AM

    The Noonday Witch

    Antonin Dvorak

    Danse Macabre

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    14:48
  • 1:21 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    20:48
  • 1:10 AM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High; The Colours of Christmas; Star Carol

    Christmas Music

    John Rutter: The Colours Of Christmas

    Bach Choir

    John Rutter, conductor

    8:28
  • 1:06 AM

    Bourree

    Camille Saint-Saens

    French Piano Music

    Grant Johannesen, piano

    3:57
  • 1:01 AM

    Gotterdammerung: Closing Scene

    Richard Wagner

    Selections from the Ring

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    4:33
  • 12:52 AM

    Christmas Oratorio: Rejoice

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Bach Festival

    Empire Brass

    Douglas Major, organ

    6:20
  • 12:47 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Pachelbel: Canon / Albinoni: Adagio / Bach / Molter / Bonporti

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    3:57
  • 12:23 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Helena Juntunen, soprano

    22:32
  • 12:19 AM

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    3:17
  • 12:10 AM

    African Suite: Joyful Day

    Fela Sowande

    Black Composers Series 1974-1978

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    7:38
  • 12:06 AM

    Cinderella: Happiness Waltz

    Sergei Prokofiev

    National Symphony of Ukraine

    Theodore Kuchar, conductor

    3:21
  • 12:04 AM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance

    George Frideric Handel

    Ultimate Handel

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    1:21
  • 12:01 AM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Patricia Zander, piano

    3:08
  • 11:46 PM

    Christmas Joy

    Stephen Chatman

    Chatman Christmas

    University of British Columbia Singers

    Bruce Pullan, conductor

    Stephen Smith, organ

    12:08
  • 11:16 PM

    Concerto for a Festival

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    28:10
  • 11:14 PM

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    :58
  • 11:06 PM

    Celebration Overture

    Peter Boyer

    BOYER, P.: Symphony No. 1 / Silver Fanfare / Festivities / Three Olympians / Celebration Overture

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Peter Boyer, conductor

    6:35
  • 11:01 PM

    Harp Concerto: Joy Ride

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ward Stare, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:25
  • 10:52 PM

    Easter Cantata: My Spirit be Joyful

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Vol I

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    6:01
  • 10:43 PM

    Norwegian Festival Overture

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody, Norwegian Festival Overture, etc.

    Bergen Symphony Orchestra

    Karsten Andersen, conductor

    9:17
  • 10:29 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:12
  • 10:22 PM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Phoenix

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    5:19
  • 10:10 PM

    Christmas Carols for Strings

    Traditional

    Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Mozart: Toy Symphony

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    10:42
  • 10:06 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:40
  • 10:01 PM

    9:15 Revue: Get Happy

    Harold Arlen

    Get Happy

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:51
  • 9:55 PM

    The Snow

    Edward Elgar

    Most Wonderful Time

    Eaken Piano Trio

    5:26
  • 9:52 PM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:52
  • 9:25 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Adagio, K. 261 - Rondo, K. 269 & K. 373

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Eivind Aadland, conductor

    Baiba Skride, violin

    27:08
  • 5:00 PM

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Tomorrow Is Christmas, It's Practically Here/Welcome Christmas

    Albert Hague

    MGM Studio Chorus

    Boris Karloff, narrator

    4:58
  • 4:53 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
  • 4:52 PM

    White Christmas

    Irving Berlin

    White Christmas

    John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

    Bing Crosby, vocals

    3:04
  • 4:41 PM

    The Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite

    Danny Elfman

    Studio Orchestra

    9:01
  • 4:37 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Pops Christmas Party

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:52
  • 4:33 PM

    White Christmas: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep

    Irving Berlin

    Irving Berlin's White Christmas: Selections from the Hollywood Musical

    Joseph J. Lilley and His Orchestra

    Bing Crosby, vocals

    3:07
  • 4:29 PM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    Studio Orchestra

    Judy Garland, vocals

    2:44
  • 4:24 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
  • 4:22 PM

    The Man Who Invented Christmas: Scrooge Appears

    Mychael Danna

    The Man Who Invented Christmas: Music from the Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    Nicholas Dodd, conductor

    1:52
  • 4:11 PM

    Klaus: The Legend of Klaus

    Alfonso G. Aguilar

    Klaus (Music from the Netflix film)

    Studio Orchestra

    9:55
  • 4:06 PM

    Elf: Papa Elf

    John Debney

    Christmas at the Movies

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    3:21
  • 3:52 PM

    2 Canzons

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli

    Chicago Brass Ensemble

    5:43
  • 3:48 PM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional English

    Into the Light

    Cantus

    2:52
  • 3:45 PM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    Into the Light

    Cantus

    3:14
  • 3:41 PM

    Piano Suite No. 1: Pastorale

    Lewis Spratlan

    Nadia Shpachenko, piano

    3:26
  • 3:21 PM

    Cassation

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Divertimento K 131, Cassation K 99

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    18:49
  • 3:06 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture, Furiant and Skocna

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Mein Vaterland

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    13:27
  • 2:34 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Bernhard Crusell

    Crusell: Clarinet Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    24:34
  • 2:25 PM

    Monteverdiana

    Claudio Monteverdi

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    7:08
  • 2:17 PM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    8:01
  • 2:06 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    8:09
  • 2:01 PM

    String Quartet: Vivace

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Complete String Quartets

    Sibelius Academy Quartet

    4:44
  • 1:49 PM

    Marche Slave

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:36
  • 1:22 PM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    25:07
  • 1:14 PM

    Carol Fantasia

    John Fox

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    6:12
  • 1:06 PM

    The Red Pony Suite: selections

    Aaron Copland

    Aaron Copland: Four Dances from Rodeo

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    7:21
  • 1:01 PM

    Handel in the Strand

    Percy Grainger

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

    Bilder Duo

    4:34
  • 12:47 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    11:25
  • 12:29 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fazil Say, piano

    16:49
  • 12:21 PM

    Fum, Fum, Fum!; Riu, Riu, Chiu; I Saw Three Ships

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    6:57
  • 12:10 PM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 12:06 PM

    Miniature Viennese March

    Fritz Kreisler

    The Kreisler Album

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:15
  • 12:01 PM

    Flute Concerto: 3rd movement

    Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    Verena Fischer, flute

    4:47
  • 11:49 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Overtures

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    9:34
  • 11:34 AM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    13:12
  • 11:24 AM

    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
  • 11:06 AM

    Concerto for Three Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Concertos for One, Two and Three Violins

    Portland Baroque Orchestra

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    16:51
  • 11:01 AM

    They Can't Take That Away from Me

    George Gershwin

    Classical Gershwin

    Katie Mahan, piano

    4:37
  • 10:36 AM

    Rossiniana Suite

    Ottorino Respighi

    Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

    George Hanson, conductor

    21:49
  • 10:25 AM

    Trio Sonata No. 2

    Dietrich Buxtehude

    Eroica Trio

    9:47
  • 10:16 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    The Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas Music

    Taverner Choir

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    7:07
  • 10:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Juilliard String Quartet

    9:26
  • 10:01 AM

    Album Leaf

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Music of the Gilded Age

    Sylvan Winds

    Boris Baev, oboe

    4:38
  • 9:47 AM

    Introduction and Variations

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Catrin Finch, harp

    11:06
  • 9:34 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Song of the Night": 4th movement (Nachtmusik II)

    Gustav Mahler

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    12:54
  • 9:17 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Jasmine Choi, flute

    Florian Zwiauer, violin

    Vera Reigersberg, viola

    Attila Szekely, cello

    14:41
  • 9:06 AM

    Angels from the Realms of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Silent Night

    Traditional

    A Traditional Christmas Collection

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    10:33
  • 9:01 AM

    Detmold Horn Quartet

    4:45
  • 8:31 AM

    Mascarade Suite

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    27:41
  • 8:19 AM

    Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:33
  • 8:06 AM

    Sonatina

    Federico Torroba

    Eduardo Fernandez Spanish Guitar Music

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    11:25
  • 8:01 AM

    Scherzo No. 1

    Clara Schumann

    SCHUMANN, C.: Complete Piano Works

    Jozef de Beenhouwer, piano

    4:38
  • 7:36 AM

    Caucasian Sketches

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    22:01
  • 7:25 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 7:06 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 8

    Francois Devienne

    London Mozart Players

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    17:11
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphonic Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Marion Bauer

    Marion Bauer: American Youth Concerto

    Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

    4:39
  • 6:25 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 40 (Original 1926 version); Scriabin: Prometheus-The Poem of Fire, Op. 60

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Alain Lefevre, piano

    33:16
  • 6:18 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    5:57
  • 6:06 AM

    Concerto No. 12

    Pietro Locatelli

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    10:31
  • 6:01 AM

    Dreaming

    Amy Beach

    Donna voce

    Anna Shelest, piano

    4:43