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  • 5:54 AM

    The Quiet at Night

    Mary Lattimore

    Mary Lattimore, harp

    4:12
  • 5:44 AM

    Musica serena

    Peteris Vasks

    Dedicated to

    Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    Juha Kangas, conductor

    10:01
  • 5:31 AM

    Isabelle O'Connell, piano

    Linda Buckley, electronics

    12:03
  • 5:25 AM

    Whispered and Revealed

    Nico Muhly

    Essential Voices USA

    Judith Clurman, conductor

    Stacey Shames, harp

    3:20
  • 5:14 AM

    Gregorian Chant

    Paul Creston

    New York Chamber Orchestra

    Arthur Lief, conductor

    11:05
  • 5:07 AM

    Quartets: Two: Drone

    Peter Gregson

    Quartets: One - Four

    Warren Zielinski, violin

    5:56
  • 5:01 AM

    Elegies of Thule: The Night is Darkening

    Tonu Korvits

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Risto Joost, conductor

    4:49
  • 4:47 AM

    Solace

    Jocelyn Morlock

    Jocelyn Morlock: Cobalt

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    Mark Fewer, violin

    11:16
  • 4:35 AM

    Light: The Peaceful Heart

    Ramon Humet

    Latvian Radio Choir

    Sigvards Klava, conductor

    Agnese Paunina, soprano

    10:23
  • 4:25 AM

    Dream

    John Cage

    Histories

    Sophia Subbayya Vastek, piano

    9:16
  • 4:10 AM

    Musica Celestis

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:21
  • 4:07 AM

    Sleep for Mama (Icelandic Folk Song)

    Traditional Icelandic

    Winter Tales

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    2:38
  • 4:01 AM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:48
  • 3:49 AM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    LULLABIES AND CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS

    Judy Loman, harp

    9:03
  • 3:25 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 15 "Pastoral"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    22:41
  • 3:20 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    John Jacob Niles

    A Christmas Feast

    Krystof Witek, violin

    3:34
  • 3:10 AM

    Winter Poem No. 1

    Glenn Buhr

    Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    9:58
  • 3:06 AM

    Cantata No. 68: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt: Mein glaubiges Herz (My faithful heart)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Piers Lane, piano

    2:43
  • 3:01 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Cantabile

    Duo Similia

    4:39
  • 2:44 AM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Dvorak: Romance, Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Massenet: Meditations from Thais

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    14:35
  • 2:39 AM

    Winter's Falling Light

    Carolyn Surrick

    Ensemble Galilei

    3:05
  • 2:20 AM

    Carols of the Nativity

    Stephen Chatman

    University of British Columbia Singers

    Bruce Pullan, conductor

    Kathleen Allen, soprano

    Richard Petroski, baritone

    Michelle Baynton, soprano

    19:01
  • 2:10 AM

    Symphonic Sketches: Noel

    George Chadwick

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    8:15
  • 2:06 AM

    Nocturne No. 21

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    2:46
  • 2:01 AM

    Bassoon Concerto: Rondeau

    Antonio Rosetti

    German Chamber Academy

    Eckart Hubner, bassoon

    4:34
  • 1:49 AM

    Children Suite

    Ding Shan-de

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    9:27
  • 12:31 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Antonin Dvorak

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    27:05
  • 12:25 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    4:04
  • 12:20 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    4:58
  • 12:08 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 12:06 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 18

    Johannes Brahms

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:28
  • 12:01 AM

    We Need a Little Christmas

    Jerry Herman

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:38
  • 11:49 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 11:35 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    12:52
  • 11:32 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    A Christmas Feast

    Helen Campo, flute

    2:03
  • 11:30 PM

    Tu Scendi dalle Stelle (You Descended from the Heavens)

    Alfonso Maria de Liguori

    A Christmas Feast

    Peter Reit, horn

    2:11
  • 11:28 PM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional

    A Christmas Feast

    Alyssa Reit, harp

    2:21
  • 11:14 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    Andrew Nethsingha, conductor

    John Challenger, organ

    11:41
  • 11:06 PM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:32
  • 10:46 PM

    A Christmas Greeting

    Alfred Burt

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    12:50
  • 10:44 PM

    Christmas Polka

    Elfrida Andree

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    1:14
  • 10:24 PM

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    Zhou Qian, violin

    18:24
  • 10:21 PM

    Away in a Manger

    Traditional

    Chanticleer

    1:36
  • 10:18 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Chanticleer

    3:41
  • 10:09 PM

    Cantata No. 42: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Sinfonia

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    6:22
  • 10:06 PM

    The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:54
  • 10:03 PM

    Song without Words No. 43

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Blue Hour

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    2:46
  • 9:44 PM

    Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    Jean Muller, piano

    13:34
  • 9:23 PM

    A Christmas Carol Symphony

    Patric Standford

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    18:58
  • 9:08 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
  • 9:06 PM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    1:49
  • 9:01 PM

    Philemon und Baucis: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:45
  • 8:37 PM

    X'mas Suite

    Massimo Paris

    Los Romeros

    Massimo Paris, conductor

    21:38
  • 6:47 PM

    Suite of Carols

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:29
  • 6:39 PM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Allan Clayton, tenor

    6:14
  • 6:24 PM

    Violin Sonatina No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    Claire Desert, piano

    13:26
  • 6:09 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    14:01
  • 6:06 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:52
  • 6:01 PM

    Shepherd's Music for Christmas

    Gregor Joseph Werner

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    4:30
  • 5:58 PM

    Kildare Fancy

    Traditional Irish

    Message of the Sea: Celtic Music for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    1:08
  • 5:44 PM

    O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:55
  • 5:39 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    4:15
  • 5:24 PM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 5:17 PM

    Carnival Waltz

    Cecile Chaminade

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    Peter Jablonski, piano

    6:06
  • 5:09 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium

    Chamber Choir of Europe

    Nicol Matt, conductor

    6:52
  • 5:06 PM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    This Love

    Claire Jones, harp

    2:27
  • 5:01 PM

    Romance No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    Markus Becker, piano

    4:38
  • 4:56 PM

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    1:58
  • 4:44 PM

    Fantasia on Christmas Carols

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Serenade, Flos Campi, Five Mystical Songs

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Matthew Best, conductor

    Thomas Allen, baritone

    12:26
  • 4:28 PM

    Rounds for String Orchestra

    David Diamond

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    13:51
  • 4:16 PM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    11:51
  • 4:06 PM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Minuet I

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Armonia Ensemble

    8:16
  • 4:01 PM

    Bell Carol Fantasy

    Kim Diehnelt

    Dashing Vol. 4

    Janackova Philharmonic Ostrava

    Stanislav Vavrinek, conductor

    4:52
  • 3:55 PM

    Julvisa (Christmas Song)

    Jean Sibelius

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    3:00
  • 3:47 PM

    The Fairies: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    11:20
  • 3:47 PM

    My Life is Love and Joy

    Josef Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    7:22
  • 3:26 PM

    Variations on "La ci darem la mano"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 9: The Orchestral Works

    Warsaw Philharmonic

    Kazimierz Kord, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    18:49
  • 3:22 PM

    Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Art of Cecilia Bartoli

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

    3:08
  • 3:17 PM

    Christmas Music from the British Isles

    Various

    Seattle Pro Musica

    Karen P. Thomas, conductor

    19:11
  • 3:09 PM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

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

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    6:17
  • 3:00 PM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:20
  • 2:50 PM

    Prelude and Fugue

    Ethel Smyth

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    8:08
  • 2:46 PM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol

    John Rutter

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    2:52
  • 2:42 PM

    Candlelight Carol

    John Rutter

    John Rutter: Music For Christmas

    City of London Sinfonia

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:54
  • 2:39 PM

    Donkey Carol

    John Rutter

    John Rutter: Music For Christmas

    City of London Sinfonia

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:24
  • 2:34 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    3:53
  • 2:24 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Linde Consort

    Hans-Martin Linde, conductor

    8:25
  • 2:17 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
  • 2:11 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Baroque for Dummies

    Ensemble Orchestra of Paris

    Jean Pierre Wallez, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    1:54
  • 2:04 PM

    Christmas Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Joy!

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    5:49
  • 1:53 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Johann Molter

    Trompete; Corno da caccia; Posthorn

    Saxony Virtuosi

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    6:14
  • 1:48 PM

    Peace on Earth

    Errollyn Wallen

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    3:34
  • 1:45 PM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Empire Brass

    2:23
  • 1:42 PM

    Good Christian Men Rejoice

    Traditional

    Empire Brass

    3:03
  • 1:38 PM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    3:22
  • 1:35 PM

    O Christmas Tree

    Traditional

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    2:53
  • 1:32 PM

    Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)

    Gustaf Nordqvist

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian National Opera Children's Choir

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    2:36
  • 1:25 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Polish": Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:49
  • 1:21 PM

    Lullay, My Liking

    Gustav Holst

    A Christmas Feast

    Helen Campo, flute

    3:13
  • 1:08 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:31
  • 1:04 PM

    Bagatelles: Allegretto scherzando (3)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Takacs Quartet

    Gabor Ormai, harmonium

    3:03
  • 12:51 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    Bernard Soustrot, trumpet

    7:15
  • 12:37 PM

    A Mozart Christmas

    Traditional

    Hampton String Quartet

    11:56
  • 12:29 PM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:22
  • 12:17 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Seraphic Fire

    Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

    10:21
  • 12:11 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    4:45
  • 12:04 PM

    Pastoral Suite: Scherzo-valse

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:11
  • 11:42 AM

    Advent Antiphons

    Bob Chilcott

    Carol of the Bells

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    13:17
  • 11:23 AM

    The Muse and the Poet

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

    Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    Sophie Shao, cello

    17:22
  • 11:19 AM

    Seven Landscapes: White Landscape

    Jan Freidlin

    Music for Ukraine

    Alexey Botvinov, piano

    2:52
  • 11:06 AM

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

    Christmas Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    Kazuko Shinozaki, harp

    12:09
  • 11:01 AM

    Pavane and Gigue

    William Byrd

    Stokowski's Symphonic Baroque

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:43
  • 10:46 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
  • 10:28 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Suite

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye; Debussy: Fantaisie; Bizet: Symphony in C

    Prague Philharmonia

    Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

    16:34
  • 10:23 AM

    Ave Maris Stella

    Andrew Smith

    Trio Mediaeval

    2:32
  • 10:19 AM

    Alleluya, A New Work

    Anonymous

    Trio Mediaeval

    4:47
  • 10:06 AM

    English Horn Concerto

    Joseph Fiala

    Lost and Found

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, English horn

    11:46
  • 10:01 AM

    The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade

    Erich Korngold

    Favorite Holiday Classics

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Michael Ludwig, violin

    4:39
  • 9:42 AM

    Lute Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Lute Suites

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    16:03
  • 9:16 AM

    The Peace of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    26:37
  • 9:11 AM

    The Christmas Tree

    Alexis Ffrench/Jobim Ffrench

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:57
  • 9:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Eight Notturni For The King Of Naples

    Mozzafiato

    8:46
  • 8:44 AM

    Poem for Cello and Orchestra

    Henriette Bosmans

    Cello Concertos

    Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ed Spanjaard, conductor

    Dimitri Ferschtman, cello

    14:32
  • 8:33 AM

    At Midnight Hour; Joy Be With You; Carol of the Birds; Winter's Falling Light

    Medley

    Ensemble Galilei

    9:55
  • 8:24 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    7:22
  • 8:01 AM

    A Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Osian Ellis, harp

    22:18
  • 7:53 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:59
  • 7:33 AM

    Tuttifantchen: Suite

    Paul Hindemith

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Dean Olding, violin

    19:34
  • 7:01 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    30:25
  • 6:51 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Jennifer Higdon

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    7:06
  • 6:40 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 6:34 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    King's Singers

    4:56
  • 6:01 AM

    Meditations on a Theme of John Blow

    Arthur Bliss

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    31:41