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  • 5:49 AM

    Canticum Mariae Virginis

    Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Rautavaara: Missa a cappella; Sacred Choral Works

    Latvian Radio Choir

    Sigvards Klava, conductor

    8:50
  • 5:34 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Sammartini

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    15:00
  • 5:21 AM

    Christmas Night

    Sergei Lyapunov

    Christmas Piano Music

    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano

    4:59
  • 5:14 AM

    Mass for Four Voices: Gloria

    William Byrd

    Times Go By Turns

    New York Polyphony

    5:38
  • 5:06 AM

    Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    The Baroque Christmas Album

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    7:00
  • 5:01 AM

    Winter Light: Falling Snow

    Michael Gandolfi

    San Francisco Choral Artists

    Magen Solomon, conductor

    4:38
  • 4:53 AM

    Magnificat

    Caleb Burhans

    Caleb Burhans: Evensong

    Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street

    Caleb Burhans, organ

    5:43
  • 4:45 AM

    Vespers: My Soul Magnifies the Lord

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    The Rachmaninoff Vespers

    Saint Petersburg Chamber Choir

    Nikolai Korniev, conductor

    7:18
  • 4:33 AM

    Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:33
  • 4:29 AM

    Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child

    Kenneth Leighton

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:08
  • 4:17 AM

    French and English Christmas Music

    Traditional

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    11:20
  • 4:13 AM

    A La Nanita Nana

    Traditional Spanish

    In the Spirit

    MAYA

    2:59
  • 4:07 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Voces8

    5:44
  • 4:01 AM

    Lully, Lulla, Lullay

    Philip Stopford

    Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

    Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

    Andrew Carwood, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:49 AM

    Christmas Cantata

    Daniel Pinkham

    Hodie

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Ronald Hasselmann, trumpet

    8:55
  • 3:24 AM

    Gloria

    Francis Poulenc

    Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Poulenc: Gloria

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    Sylvia McNair, soprano

    24:15
  • 3:20 AM

    Ubi Caritas

    Maurice Durufle

    Voices of Ascension

    2:28
  • 3:10 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    8:01
  • 3:06 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Carols From The Old And New Worlds

    Theatre of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    3:51
  • 3:01 AM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    A Christmas Gift

    David Wood, guitar

    4:49
  • 2:50 AM

    Christmas Song; The Newborn Jesus; Peace, only peace; The country is so beautiful

    Christmas Music

    HOL Choir

    Esko Kallio, conductor

    8:11
  • 2:47 AM

    Holly Jolly Christmas

    Johnny Marks

    Imagine Christmas

    Jasper String Quartet

    2:13
  • 2:22 AM

    A Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    In Winter's House - Christmas with Tenebrae

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    Camilla Pay, harp

    24:00
  • 2:20 AM

    Personent hodie

    Traditional

    The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album / Rutter

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    1:45
  • 2:06 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
  • 2:01 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Andrej Makor

    Be All Merry

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    Eleanor Coleman, soprano

    4:32
  • 1:55 AM

    Wonder Tidings

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Kathleen Robinson, oboe

    Kathy Kienzle, harp

    3:09
  • 1:51 AM

    This Endris Night

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Kathleen Robinson, oboe

    Kathy Kienzle, harp

    4:34
  • 1:23 AM

    Mass

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Sacred and Secular Songs

    Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford

    Stephen Darlington, conductor

    25:40
  • 1:17 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Torelli

    Simphonies des Noels: A Treasury of Baroque Christmas Concerti

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    5:41
  • 1:11 AM

    A Spotless Rose

    Paul Mealor

    Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor

    Voce Chamber Choir

    Mark Singleton, conductor

    4:51
  • 1:06 AM

    Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

    Leon Jessel

    Pops Christmas Party

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:57
  • 1:01 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album / Rutter

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:32
  • 12:43 AM

    The First Nowell; Ding Dong Merrily on High; One December, Bright and Clear; Rejoice and Be Merry!

    Traditional

    Rejoice and Be Merry!

    King's Singers

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    14:48
  • 12:27 AM

    Gloria

    John Rutter

    Rutter: Gloria

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    John Rutter, conductor

    17:14
  • 12:05 AM

    Symphony No. 8: 4th movement

    Anton Bruckner

    Bruckner: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    20:46
  • 12:00 AM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    The Holly And The Ivy

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:23
  • 11:52 PM

    Caroling, Caroling

    Alfred Burt

    The Choral Project

    Daniel Hughes, conductor

    1:26
  • 11:48 PM

    One Horse Open Sleigh

    James Pierpont

    A Victorian Christmas

    Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble

    Robert DeCormier, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:11 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Piano Concertos Part 1

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Alan Gilbert, conductor

    Inon Barnatan, piano

    34:51
  • 11:03 PM

    'Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Harry Simeone

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 2

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    8:14
  • 10:58 PM

    Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Sacred Songs

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andreas Delfs, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    3:21
  • 10:52 PM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    Fancie

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:05 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    45:15
  • 10:02 PM

    American Lullaby

    Gladys Rich

    Sweet Dreams: Lullabies and Night Songs

    Caitlin Lynch, soprano

    2:21
  • 9:29 PM

    Gloria

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Gloria

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Sarah Fox, soprano

    28:57
  • 9:24 PM

    Skating

    Vince Guaraldi

    Christmas On Copper Street

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    4:28
  • 9:14 PM

    Das Land des Lachelns (The Land of Smiles): Dein ist mein ganzes Herz!

    Franz Lehar

    Heart's Delight: The Songs Of Richard Tauber

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lukasz Borowicz, conductor

    Piotr Beczala, tenor

    3:22
  • 9:05 PM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:04
  • 9:00 PM

    Adeste Fideles

    Traditional

    Santo

    Bologna Theater Orchestra

    Michele Mariotti, conductor

    Juan Diego Florez, tenor

    2:46
  • 6:53 PM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Celestial Christmas 2

    Duino Soloists

    Antonio Pellegrino, conductor

    5:07
  • 6:32 PM

    Ave Maria; Adam lay ybounden; Shepherds' Farewell

    Christmas Music

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    20:02
  • 6:21 PM

    Christmas Eve Suite

    Niels Gade

    Scandinavian String Music

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:14
  • 6:11 PM

    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

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:44
  • 6:06 PM

    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne

    What if Mozart Wrote "White Christmas"?

    Northern Lights Orchestra

    Petri Juutilainen, conductor

    4:53
  • 6:01 PM

    Fairytale Sleighride

    Adam Saunders

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:30
  • 5:51 PM

    Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard on High

    Christmas Music

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    6:56
  • 5:47 PM

    Once in Royal David's City

    Henry Gauntlett

    A Cello Christmas

    London Cello Sound

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    3:15
  • 5:27 PM

    Christmas Music from the British Isles

    Various

    Seattle Pro Musica

    Karen P. Thomas, conductor

    19:11
  • 5:20 PM

    Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)

    Nelson/Rollins

    Hampton String Quartet

    5:15
  • 5:06 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 3

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:48
  • 5:01 PM

    Four German Carols

    Traditional

    Berlin Philharmonic Brass

    4:30
  • 4:33 PM

    The Joy of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    25:28
  • 4:22 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 4:20 PM

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Traditional

    Christmas

    Buzz Brass

    :56
  • 4:18 PM

    Let it Snow!

    Jule Styne

    Christmas

    Buzz Brass

    2:49
  • 4:15 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    2:50
  • 4:09 PM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Seasons

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    Takako Nishizaki, violin

    4:31
  • 4:06 PM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional English

    Nativitas: American Carols

    Kansas City Chorale

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    1:47
  • 4:01 PM

    The First Noel

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    4:49
  • 3:55 PM

    Wassail Dances: Yorkshire Wassail

    Philip Lane

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:02
  • 3:42 PM

    Christus: Shepherds at the Manger

    Franz Liszt

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    16:30
  • 3:38 PM

    Wassail Dances: Yorkshire Wassail

    Philip Lane

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:02
  • 3:33 PM

    There is No Rose

    Connor Koppin

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 6

    Vox Nova Chorale

    Vicki Peters, conductor

    5:04
  • 3:16 PM

    Organ Concerto No. 9 "Hallelujah"

    George Frideric Handel

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Marie-Claire Alain, organ

    15:22
  • 3:04 PM

    Christmas Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    10:51
  • 3:01 PM

    Glory to the Christ Child

    Alan Bullard

    Carol of the Bells

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    2:51
  • 2:44 PM

    Symphony No. 6

    Carl Friedrich Abel

    Abel: Six Symphonies Op 7 / Shepherd, Cantilena

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    13:18
  • 2:41 PM

    Hodie Christus natus est

    Healey Willan

    The First Nowell - Christmas Carols Through the Ages

    Edison Singers

    Noel Edison, conductor

    2:00
  • 2:31 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    9:00
  • 2:26 PM

    Gabriel's Message; Sans Day Carol

    Christmas Music

    Carols from Clare

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    7:07
  • 2:22 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
  • 2:16 PM

    Minuet No. 1

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini: Chrisantemi/3 Minuetti, etc.

    Orchestra of the Auvergne

    Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    4:38
  • 2:09 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    Down Came An Angel

    Jacqueline Schwab, piano

    4:18
  • 2:04 PM

    La Boheme: Act II opening

    Giacomo Puccini

    leon, conductor

    3:00
  • 1:48 PM

    The Nutcracker: Act I Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    11:30
  • 1:42 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Various

    A Choral Christmas

    Trinity Choir of Boston

    Brian Jones, conductor

    11:06
  • 1:30 PM

    Snowflake Ballet

    Jacques Offenbach

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    10:23
  • 1:21 PM

    Four Carols

    Traditional

    Make We Joy!

    Bemidji Chamber Singers

    Paul Brandvik, conductor

    7:08
  • 1:18 PM

    Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles: Carol

    Michael Tippett

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Sir Georg Solti, conductor

    3:00
  • 1:13 PM

    March of the Little Lead Soldiers

    Gabriel Pierne

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor

    2:54
  • 1:06 PM

    Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Annie Gill, contralto

    5:11
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:50 PM

    Deck the Halls; Angel's Dance; We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Christmas Music

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    8:54
  • 12:48 PM

    Coventry Carol

    Traditional

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    1:10
  • 12:42 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Amazing Grace

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    John Bayless, piano

    4:50
  • 12:30 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:56
  • 12:24 PM

    See Amid the Winter's Snow

    Traditional

    A Traditional Christmas Collection

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    Margaret Philips, organ

    4:50
  • 12:21 PM

    First Snow

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs

    12 Ensemble

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    2:26
  • 12:14 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Frederick Delius

    Delius Miniatures

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:30
  • 12:07 PM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:21
  • 12:04 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Down Came an Angel

    Jacqueline Schwab, piano

    3:00
  • 11:51 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Carols from New College, Oxford

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    Howard Moody, organ

    7:28
  • 11:46 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    King's Singers

    4:56
  • 11:23 AM

    X'mas Suite

    Massimo Paris

    Los Romeros

    Massimo Paris, conductor

    21:38
  • 11:15 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Los Angeles Master Chorale

    Grant Gershon, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    6:33
  • 11:07 AM

    Nativity Carol; Quem pastores

    Christmas Music

    Carols from Clare

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    6:34
  • 11:06 AM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    1:13
  • 11:01 AM

    The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade

    Erich Korngold

    Favorite Holiday Classics

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Michael Ludwig, violin

    4:39
  • 10:54 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Feliz Navidad

    Slovak National Symphony Orchestra

    Allan Wilson, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    4:30
  • 10:32 AM

    Medley for Advent

    Christmas Music

    Veni Emmanuel

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    William McKie, organ

    20:17
  • 10:19 AM

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

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    6:57
  • 10:06 AM

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

    Christmas Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    Kazuko Shinozaki, harp

    12:09
  • 10:01 AM

    Lully, Lulla, Lullay

    Philip Stopford

    Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

    Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

    Andrew Carwood, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:52 AM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:09
  • 9:20 AM

    La Boite a Joujoux (The Toy Box)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: La Mer, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    31:42
  • 9:16 AM

    O Christmas Tree

    Traditional German

    A Classical Guitar Christmas

    Eva Beneke, guitar

    3:46
  • 9:06 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    8:01
  • 9:01 AM

    Christmas Tree Suite: Abendglocken (Evening Bells)

    Franz Liszt

    Franz Liszt

    Jerome Lowenthal, piano

    4:30
  • 8:53 AM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:20
  • 8:50 AM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    2:46
  • 8:47 AM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Traditional

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    2:43
  • 8:44 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    3:38
  • 8:31 AM

    A Christmas Greeting

    Alfred Burt

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    12:50
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony No. 49 "Christmas Symphony"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness Treasures

    Northwest Sinfonia

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    22:12
  • 8:01 AM

    Coventry Carol; Good King Wenceslas

    Traditional

    Christmas Tradition

    Canadian Brass

    4:37
  • 7:38 AM

    Piano Trio No. 3 "A Christmas Divertimento"

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    20:50
  • 7:31 AM

    Les Chanteurs de Noel

    Alexander Glazunov

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    6:44
  • 7:06 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

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    22:06
  • 7:01 AM

    Of the Father's Heart Begotten

    Traditional

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Daniel Hyde, conductor

    4:48
  • 6:42 AM

    Christmas Carols and Songs

    Christmas Music

    Joy | Carols & Songs for a Season of Light

    Frank Wallace, guitar

    16:10
  • 6:16 AM

    Santa Claus Symphony

    William Henry Fry

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Tony Rowe, conductor

    26:11
  • 6:06 AM

    Sinfonia; Ave Maria; Chorale

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:18
  • 6:01 AM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    Chanticleer

    4:33