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  • 5:14 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Jean Sibelius

    Bruckner, Sibelius, Nielsen

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    44:25
  • 5:01 AM

    Bethlehem Down

    Peter Warlock

    Song of the Nativity

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    4:44
  • 4:43 AM

    Sussex Carol; I Saw Three Ships; Silent Night; Festive Cheer

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    14:44
  • 4:15 AM

    Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    He Zhanhao/Chen Gang

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Viktor Fedotov, conductor

    Vanessa-Mae, violin

    26:37
  • 4:13 AM

    Fantasy on a Neapolitan Carol

    Traditional

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    1:26
  • 4:06 AM

    Paraphrase on Schubert's "Ave Maria"

    Franz Liszt

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    5:26
  • 4:01 AM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    4:36
  • 3:45 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Rochelle Sennet, piano

    13:30
  • 3:28 AM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still: La Guiablesse, Danzas de Panama, Quit Dat Fool'nish, Summerland

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:02
  • 3:17 AM

    A Christmas Medley

    Rosephanye Powell

    Chanticleer Sings Christmas

    Chanticleer

    9:07
  • 3:09 AM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:46
  • 3:06 AM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:17
  • 3:01 AM

    The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance; Spanish Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    4:38
  • 2:46 AM

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

    Christmas Music

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    12:09
  • 2:24 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Johann Albrechtsberger

    Harp Concertos

    Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

    Rossen Milanov, conductor

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    20:19
  • 2:19 AM

    Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)

    Traditional

    CHRISTMAS WITH THE 5 BROWNS

    Melody Brown, piano

    3:41
  • 2:06 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Liszt, Korngold, Busoni, Schreker

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Kazuki Yamada, conductor

    12:04
  • 2:01 AM

    Gloucestershire Wassail

    Traditional English

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:36
  • 12:52 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    HOLIDAY CLASSICS

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:21
  • 12:29 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Kati Debretzeni, violin

    21:29
  • 12:22 AM

    Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    6:38
  • 12:16 AM

    Prelude No. 5

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Saudade

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    3:58
  • 12:06 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum

    Traditional/Praetorius

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    9:22
  • 12:01 AM

    Philemon und Baucis: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:44
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    6:52
  • 11:42 PM

    Wexford Carol; Murztaler Engelruf; 12 Days of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:18
  • 11:25 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    15:40
  • 11:16 PM

    Le Corsaire: Pas de Deux

    Riccardo Drigo

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    7:56
  • 11:06 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 11:01 PM

    Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes: Choeur celeste

    George Frederick McKay

    National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

    4:46
  • 10:52 PM

    Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)

    Nelson/Rollins

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    5:15
  • 10:49 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Fantasies for Bassoon

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    2:56
  • 10:34 PM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1

    Georges Enescu

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    13:09
  • 10:23 PM

    Patapan; Twelfth Night Song; Away in a Manger; Carol of the Bells

    Christmas Music

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:45
  • 10:11 PM

    Bartered Bride: Dances

    Bedrich Smetana

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    10:44
  • 10:06 PM

    Here We Come a-Wassailing (Wassail Song)

    Traditional

    Carols from Clare

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:08
  • 10:03 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    2:39
  • 9:48 PM

    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
  • 9:23 PM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    23:42
  • 9:14 PM

    A Christmas Fantasy

    Gordon Langford

    Christmas Fantasy

    Huddersfield Choral Society

    Keith Rhodes, conductor

    7:21
  • 9:09 PM

    Judas Maccabaeus: See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Coronation Anthems

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:38
  • 9:06 PM

    Great is the Miracle (Chanukah Medley): 4th movement

    Scott Robinson

    I'll Be Home for the Holidays

    Eaken Piano Trio

    2:31
  • 9:01 PM

    The Toy Factory: Little Elves, Fairies and Snowmen

    John Wineglass

    Dashing, Vol. 3

    Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pavel Snajdr, conductor

    4:25
  • 6:50 PM

    Messiah: There were shepherds abiding in the field

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    8:05
  • 6:35 PM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:30
  • 6:16 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:25
  • 6:12 PM

    Divertissement (Diversion)

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    2:17
  • 6:06 PM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    British Light Music Premieres Vol. 2

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:20
  • 6:01 PM

    Madame Bovary: Waltz

    Miklos Rozsa

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    4:49
  • 5:46 PM

    Five Carols for Brass

    Christmas Music

    Victorian Christmas

    Passion for Brass

    12:23
  • 5:29 PM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    Eliot Chapo, violin

    15:18
  • 5:26 PM

    Musical Toys: The Drummer

    Sofia Gubaidulina

    Jenny Lin, piano

    1:23
  • 5:06 PM

    A Christmas Carol Symphony

    Patric Standford

    HELY-HUTCHINSON: Carol Symphony / STANDFORD / KELLY

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    18:59
  • 5:01 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 22

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 2

    Victor Sangiorgio, piano

    4:48
  • 4:52 PM

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

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With The Academy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:49
  • 4:27 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Camille Saint-Saens

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Cecile Licad, piano

    22:36
  • 4:18 PM

    El Rorro; Coventry Carol; Deck the Halls

    Christmas Music

    Christmas with Roger Wagner

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    Roger Wagner, conductor

    7:29
  • 4:06 PM

    El Salon Mexico

    Aaron Copland

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    11:21
  • 4:01 PM

    A Carol Symphony

    Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    CHRISTMAS WITH THE 5 BROWNS

    The 5 Browns

    4:45
  • 3:39 PM

    Choral Fantasy

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Haydn: Symphonies No. 94 "Surprise" and No. 101 "Clock"

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    19:01
  • 3:17 PM

    The Nutcracker: Act II

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    39:41
  • 3:11 PM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    Yundi Li: Liszt

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:39
  • 3:04 PM

    Tancredi: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:02
  • 2:54 PM

    Pieces froides (Cold Pieces)

    Erik Satie

    Erik Satie: Hidden Corners (Recoins)

    Eve Egoyan, piano

    7:46
  • 2:50 PM

    Music for Brass Instruments: Intermezzo

    Ingolf Dahl

    The Music of Ingolf Dahl

    New World Brass

    3:09
  • 2:44 PM

    The English Patient: Convento di Sant'Anna

    Gabriel Yared

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Silence, on joue! A Time for Us

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:42
  • 2:38 PM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Daniel Hope: Air

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

    Daniel Hope, violin

    5:09
  • 2:34 PM

    Angels We Have Heard on High

    Traditional French

    Home for the Holidays

    Genghis Barbie

    2:23
  • 2:31 PM

    Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-3

    Johannes Brahms

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    Kalman Balogh, cimbalom

    9:03
  • 2:23 PM

    Il est ne, le divin enfant; Lo, how a Rose E'er Blooming; Chorale Prelude: Es ist ein Ros

    Christmas Music

    In Dulci Jubilo

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    6:20
  • 2:18 PM

    Make a Joyful Noise

    Frank Denson

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass & Friends

    4:02
  • 2:10 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    4:58
  • 2:04 PM

    The Prophet: Coronation March

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Marches And Overtures A La Francaise

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    4:25
  • 1:52 PM

    Christmas Oratorio: Jauchzet, frohlocket

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Oratorio

    Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

    Helmuth Rilling, conductor

    7:24
  • 1:49 PM

    Minuet

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Short Orchestral Pieces

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    2:13
  • 1:42 PM

    Suo Gan (Lullaby)

    Traditional Welsh

    Bryn Terfel: A Song In My Heart

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Gareth Jones, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    5:04
  • 1:33 PM

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

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    8:35
  • 1:29 PM

    The Nutcracker: March

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dances From Renaissance To Nutcracker

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:37
  • 1:25 PM

    Fancy Free Ballet: Danzon

    Leonard Bernstein

    Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    3:03
  • 1:21 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Christmas Music

    Pops Christmas Party

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    9:59
  • 1:09 PM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 1:04 PM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    Intrada - London Brass

    London Brass

    3:35
  • 12:50 PM

    Great Mass: Et incarnatus est

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Great Mass

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    Gillian Keith, soprano

    7:48
  • 12:45 PM

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

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:32
  • 12:35 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite, Gershwin: Catfish Row

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:01
  • 12:32 PM

    Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

    J. Fred Coots

    Duo Campion-Vachon

    1:58
  • 12:20 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:56
  • 12:15 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, Symphony No. 1

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:26
  • 12:09 PM

    Blithe Bells

    Percy Grainger

    Noel

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    3:57
  • 12:04 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    Mad About Love

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    3:59
  • 11:46 AM

    Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:22
  • 11:35 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 36 & 38

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:09
  • 11:27 AM

    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
  • 11:20 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    5:37
  • 11:11 AM

    Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; Ding Dong Merrily on High; I Heard the Bells; The Merry Bells of Speyer

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:13
  • 11:06 AM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    88 Keys To Joy

    Yael Weiss, piano

    4:17
  • 11:01 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    Carols and Christmas Songs

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    4:21
  • 10:43 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:20
  • 10:27 AM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 10:15 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel Suites

    Lisa Smirnova, piano

    10:30
  • 10:06 AM

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

    Christmas Music

    Christmas with Roger Wagner

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    Roger Wagner, conductor

    8:42
  • 10:01 AM

    Hungarian Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin

    Olga Sitkovetsky, piano

    4:48
  • 9:40 AM

    Concerto for 2 Horns

    Antonio Rosetti

    Rosetti: Horn Concertos

    Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra

    Johannes Moesus, conductor

    Klaus Wallendorf, horn

    18:05
  • 9:31 AM

    All my Heart; O Little One Sweet; Myn lyking

    Johann Georg Ebeling

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    8:12
  • 9:12 AM

    A Christmas Carol

    Carl Davis

    20th Century English Ballets

    Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra

    John Pryce-Jones, conductor

    17:55
  • 9:06 AM

    Mandolin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Hummell: Mandolin Concerto, etc.

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Alison Stephens, mandolin

    5:03
  • 9:01 AM

    Three Carols

    Christmas Music

    Joy of Christmas

    Choral Guild of Atlanta

    William Noll, conductor

    4:27
  • 8:38 AM

    La Boutique fantasque (Fantastic Toy Shop)

    Ottorino Respighi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    20:30
  • 8:18 AM

    Sussex Carol; Deck the Halls; O Holy Night; Angels from the Realms of Glory

    Traditional

    Rejoice and Be Merry!

    King's Singers

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    18:33
  • 8:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Tomaso Albinoni

    The Italian Job

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Gail Hennessy, oboe

    11:01
  • 8:01 AM

    Alleluya, A New Work

    Anonymous

    Trio Mediaeval: Aquilonis

    Trio Mediaeval

    4:39
  • 7:39 AM

    An English Suite

    Hubert Parry

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    19:06
  • 7:17 AM

    The First Noel; Carol of the Bells; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World; I Wonder as I Wander; Good King Wenceslas

    Christmas Music

    Joy to the World

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    22:06
  • 7:07 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Nicholas Kraemer, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    8:36
  • 7:01 AM

    Gloucestershire Wassail

    Traditional English

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:36
  • 6:54 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:48
  • 6:39 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 31

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Maria Bergmann plays Joseph Haydn

    Maria Bergmann, piano

    15:01
  • 6:33 AM

    Concert Variations on "Adeste Fideles"

    Carlos Salzedo

    LULLABIES AND CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS

    Judy Loman, harp

    4:55
  • 6:01 AM

    Three German Carols

    Traditional

    CHRISTMAS WITH SOLID BRASS

    Solid Brass

    4:38
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