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  • 5:13 AM

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    45:02
  • 5:06 AM

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Traditional

    Snowflakes - A Classical Christmas

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Torodd Wigum, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    4:59
  • 5:01 AM

    The Toy Factory: Little Elves, Fairies and Snowmen

    John Wineglass

    Dashing, Vol. 3

    Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pavel Snajdr, conductor

    4:25
  • 4:49 AM

    Renaissance Scottish Dances

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Maxwell Davies, conductor

    9:18
  • 4:25 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    22:04
  • 4:20 AM

    Six Pieces: Waltz

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Cynthia Raim, piano

    David Allen Wehr, piano

    4:17
  • 4:06 AM

    Seven Joys of Christmas

    Kirke Mechem

    Christmas In Santa Fe

    Santa Fe Desert Chorale

    Linda Mack, conductor

    Rosalind Simpson, harp

    12:40
  • 4:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 1: 3rd movement

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Villa-Lobos String Quartets, Vol. 1

    Cuarteto Latinoamericano

    4:51
  • 3:42 AM

    In The Bottoms Suite

    Nathaniel Dett

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    16:12
  • 3:34 AM

    Christmas Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Joy!

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    5:49
  • 3:20 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:42
  • 3:14 AM

    Peace of Mind

    Hazel Scott

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:46
  • 3:06 AM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:46
  • 3:01 AM

    Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Florence Price

    UNCOVERED Vol. 2

    Catalyst Quartet

    4:46
  • 2:52 AM

    Arabian Caprice

    Francisco Tarrega

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:54
  • 2:22 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    28:55
  • 2:11 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 2:06 AM

    Four German Carols

    Traditional

    An Old World Christmas

    Berlin Philharmonic Brass

    4:30
  • 2:01 AM

    Orchestral Quartet No. 5: Rondo

    Carl Stamitz

    Carl Stamitz: Orchestral Quartets, Op. 14

    NZSO Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Armstrong, conductor

    4:40
  • 1:52 AM

    Petite Suite: Finale

    Alexander Borodin

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    6:11
  • 12:48 AM

    6 Early Netherlands Dances

    Julius Rontgen

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    9:29
  • 12:37 AM

    Serenade for Winds

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Heldenleben; Macbeth; Serenade in Eb Major

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    9:21
  • 12:33 AM

    Mary, Did You Know?

    Buddy Greene/Mark Lowry

    Angels' Glory

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    3:01
  • 12:28 AM

    The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    Carols From the Old & New Worlds

    Theatre of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    4:28
  • 12:08 AM

    Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

    Rossen Milanov, conductor

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    20:19
  • 12:02 AM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Yundi Li: Liszt

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:30
  • 11:53 PM

    It's A Wonderful Life: Suite

    Dimitri Tiomkin

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

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    7:56
  • 11:48 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Christmas on Copper Street, Vol. 2

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:49
  • 11:37 PM

    Bartered Bride: Dances

    Bedrich Smetana

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    10:44
  • 11:27 PM

    Rondo

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Vol. 1

    Yaara Tal, piano

    8:46
  • 11:23 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Traditional

    Welcome Christmas! Carols from Around the World

    Musicians of Plymouth Music

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:19
  • 11:07 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Hans Gal

    Late Romantics

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    15:11
  • 11:03 PM

    Hacia Belen va un borrico

    Traditional Spanish

    Songs Of Angels: Christmas Hymns And Carols

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    Victor Ledbetter, baritone

    2:18
  • 10:54 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    7:41
  • 10:46 PM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Lo, How a Rose E'Er Blooming; In Dulci Jubilo

    Christmas Music

    Cor Christmas

    Trombones of the Saint Louis Symphony

    Cally Banham, English horn

    6:18
  • 10:35 PM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    10:13
  • 10:31 PM

    Illumination

    Pierre Jalbert

    Christmas Joy

    Essential Voices USA

    Judith Clurman, conductor

    3:10
  • 10:21 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): Life in Naples

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Juan; Aus Italien

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    8:13
  • 10:12 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    William Boyce

    Boyce: 8 Symphonies

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    7:57
  • 10:07 PM

    Guitar Concerto: Largo

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Angel Romero, conductor

    Angel Romero, guitar

    4:42
  • 10:03 PM

    Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Antonio Meneses, cello

    Gerard Wyss, piano

    2:37
  • 9:57 PM

    Winter Bonfire: 1st movement

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Winter Bonfire

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    2:39
  • 9:38 PM

    Good King Wenceslas; Carol of the Bells; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; I Wonder as I Wander; What Child is This?; The First Nowell; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Hallelujah Chorus

    Christmas Music

    Canadian Brass: The Christmas Album

    Canadian Brass

    17:28
  • 9:21 PM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten in America

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    17:02
  • 9:04 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 3

    Luigi Boccherini

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Anner Bylsma, cello

    14:54
  • 9:00 PM

    Chanukah Lights

    Gerald Cohen

    Miracle of Miracles

    Chicago a cappella

    John William Trotter, conductor

    2:49
  • 6:53 PM

    Symphony No. 39: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble Appassionato

    Mathieu Herzog, conductor

    5:32
  • 6:23 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    27:40
  • 6:20 PM

    Etude No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    1:37
  • 6:07 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    On Christmas Night

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    Andrew Nethsingha, conductor

    John Challenger, organ

    11:41
  • 6:06 PM

    Prelude for Lute

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    1:25
  • 6:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 5:39 PM

    Piano Quartet

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Mozart Piano Quartet

    19:00
  • 5:22 PM

    Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Baroque Christmas

    Masques

    Olivier Fortin, conductor

    15:07
  • 5:09 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    11:02
  • 5:06 PM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional English

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:55
  • 5:01 PM

    Baile de las mascaras

    Francesco Corradini

    El Maestro Farinelli

    Concerto Koln

    Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

    4:54
  • 4:55 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    2:39
  • 4:30 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saƫns: Piano Concertos

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    24:02
  • 4:12 PM

    There Shall a Star; Patapan; Carols

    Traditional

    Love Divine, Illumine Our Darkness

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    13:43
  • 4:06 PM

    Five Preludes

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    5:58
  • 4:01 PM

    Sonata No. 8

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell Quartet

    4:49
  • 3:49 PM

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

    Traditional/Praetorius

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    9:22
  • 3:44 PM

    Symphonic Dances: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1; Symphonic Dances

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    13:51
  • 3:40 PM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:31
  • 3:24 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    14:27
  • 3:13 PM

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

    Traditional/Praetorius

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    9:22
  • 3:10 PM

    Magic Flute: Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja (The bird-catcher, that's me)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    Jory Vinikour, harpsichord

    2:50
  • 3:02 PM

    Magic Flute: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Die Zauberflote

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:31
  • 2:50 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
  • 2:46 PM

    Messiah: And He shall purify

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    2:37
  • 2:31 PM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 2:26 PM

    White Christmas

    Irving Berlin

    Christmas With Thomas Hampson

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    3:32
  • 2:21 PM

    Scherzetto

    Jacques Ibert

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    3:47
  • 2:18 PM

    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    Sole Amore: Puccini Arias

    Lyon Opera Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

    2:21
  • 2:08 PM

    Away in a Manger; Veni, Veni, Emanuel

    Traditional

    London Brass

    Lesley Pearson, organ

    6:00
  • 2:04 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:24
  • 1:54 PM

    Cantata No. 78: Jesu, der du meine Seele: Duet: Wir eilen mit schwachen

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Baroque Duets

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    4:45
  • 1:47 PM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet: 3rd movement

    Franz Danzi

    Winged Creatures

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    5:36
  • 1:40 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    5:13
  • 1:34 PM

    What Sweeter Music

    John Rutter

    Christmas at Assisi II: Make We Joy

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Rick Kvam, conductor

    5:01
  • 1:24 PM

    Spanish Overture No. 2 "Summer Night in Madrid"

    Mikhail Glinka

    Glinka: Capriccio Brillante / Overture in D Major / Souvenir D'Une Nuit D'Ete A Madrid

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

    8:59
  • 1:15 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    7:30
  • 1:11 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Durch Zartlichkeit und Schmeicheln

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    2:56
  • 1:08 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Welche Wonne, welche Lust

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    2:38
  • 1:04 PM

    Sinfonia turchesca: Minuet

    Franz Xaver Sussmayr

    Dream of the Orient

    Concerto Koln

    Werner Ehrhardt, conductor

    3:11
  • 12:47 PM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Suites

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:28
  • 12:35 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Selections

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Mikhail Pletnev, piano

    6:11
  • 12:31 PM

    In Dulci Jubilo

    Traditional

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    3:14
  • 12:20 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    10:10
  • 12:15 PM

    March of the Trolls

    Edvard Grieg

    A Pianist's Journey

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    3:24
  • 12:09 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Vanhal

    Mozart, Vanhal: Bassoon Concertos

    St. Mary's Chamber Players

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    John Miller, bassoon

    5:05
  • 12:04 PM

    Legend No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    3:36
  • 11:51 AM

    The Spirit of Christmas

    Medley

    United States Air Force Band

    Lowell E. Graham, conductor

    7:53
  • 11:30 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    18:18
  • 11:23 AM

    Festive Cheer

    Roger Harvey

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    6:58
  • 11:14 AM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    7:31
  • 11:06 AM

    Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Gielen, conductor

    7:14
  • 11:01 AM

    Beijing Guitar Duo

    4:42
  • 10:44 AM

    A Moorside Suite

    Gustav Holst

    English String Miniatures, Vol. 4

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    14:10
  • 10:31 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos For Two Violins

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    10:40
  • 10:18 AM

    Brass Suite

    Christmas Music

    A Canadian Brass Christmas

    Canadian Brass

    11:08
  • 10:06 AM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:28
  • 10:01 AM

    English Air

    Peter Lamb

    Kenneth Smith, flute

    Paul Rhodes, piano

    4:31
  • 9:41 AM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:12
  • 9:33 AM

    It's A Wonderful Life: Suite

    Dimitri Tiomkin

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

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    7:56
  • 9:09 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Burkh, conductor

    Elizabeth Rich, piano

    22:31
  • 9:01 AM

    Candlelight Carol; The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    American Boychoir

    James Litton/Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, conductor

    William Trafka, organ

    6:47
  • 8:35 AM

    Spirit of Trees

    Alan Hovhaness

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    David Leisner, guitar

    23:14
  • 8:23 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 8:02 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, The Oceanides, Valse Triste, King Christian II Suite

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    20:31
  • 7:38 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg

    European Brandenburg Ensemble

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Katy Bircher, flute

    20:40
  • 7:28 AM

    Pastoral Variations on an Old Noel

    Marcel Samuel-Rousseau

    Noel nouvelet

    Caroline Leonardelli, harp

    9:35
  • 7:23 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Tomas Luis de Victoria

    Stile Antico

    4:20
  • 7:01 AM

    Duet-Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Violin Concerto, Oboe Concerto

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Dimitri Ashkenazy, clarinet

    19:41
  • 6:29 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    29:45
  • 6:20 AM

    He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:42
  • 6:16 AM

    Christmas Tree Suite: The shepherds at the manger

    Franz Liszt

    Evening Bells

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    3:37
  • 6:02 AM

    Years of Pilgrimage: Vallee d'Obermann

    Franz Liszt

    Concert Recording

    M?za Rubackyt?, piano

    13:05