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  • 5:39 AM

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Benjamin Wallfisch, conductor

    Emily Pailthorpe, oboe

    19:18
  • 5:28 AM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    LULLABIES AND CAROLS FOR CHRISTMAS

    Judy Loman, harp

    9:03
  • 5:06 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: FantasĂ­a para un gentilhombre & Concierto de Aranjuez

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    21:39
  • 5:01 AM

    Spanish Dance No. 2 "Oriental"

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Spanish Dances

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:39
  • 4:47 AM

    O come, all ye faithful; The Shepherd's Carol; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    11:05
  • 4:27 AM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:36
  • 4:12 AM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 4:06 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:10
  • 4:01 AM

    Au gre des ondes: Prelude en Berceuse; Claquettes

    Henri Dutilleux

    Henri Dutilleux: D'ombre et de silence

    Robert Levin, piano

    4:45
  • 3:54 AM

    Angel's Dance

    Steven Amundson

    Home for the Holidays

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:31
  • 3:14 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    38:22
  • 3:06 AM

    Messiah: Pifa; There were Shepherds; Glory to God

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Susan Hamilton, soprano

    5:51
  • 3:01 AM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Richard Strauss

    Storyteller

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eivind Aadland, conductor

    Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet

    4:27
  • 2:49 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
  • 2:25 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Helena Juntunen, soprano

    22:32
  • 2:14 AM

    Variations on a Theme of Sor

    Miguel Llobet

    Anabel Montesinos, guitar

    7:48
  • 2:06 AM

    Les Chanteurs de Noel

    Alexander Glazunov

    Noel

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    6:45
  • 2:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 9

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    4:52
  • 1:46 AM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 4

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:13
  • 12:54 AM

    12 German Dances for Orchestra: Nos. 2-4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 11 Modlinger Dances; 12 German Dances; 12 Minuets

    Capella Istropolitana

    Oliver Dohnanyi, conductor

    4:23
  • 12:41 AM

    Second Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Snake Fence Country

    Edmonton Wind Ensemble

    Harry Pinchin, conductor

    11:57
  • 12:21 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Cello Concertos - Bloch, Dvorak, Faure, Haydn, Lalo, Saint-Saens

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    19:06
  • 12:06 AM

    There Shall a Star; Patapan; Carols

    Traditional

    Love Divine, Illumine Our Darkness

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    13:43
  • 12:01 AM

    L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell

    Hector Berlioz

    Christmas with the Cambridge Singers

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:51 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    9:25
  • 11:47 PM

    Serenissima una noche

    Fray Geronimo Gonzales

    Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque

    Rose Ensemble

    3:22
  • 11:33 PM

    In the Fen Country

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves/Tallis Fantasia

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    13:55
  • 11:21 PM

    Symphony of Noels

    Michel Delalande

    Baroque Christmas

    Masques

    Olivier Fortin, conductor

    10:32
  • 11:07 PM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 8, Scherzo Capriccioso

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    12:36
  • 11:02 PM

    A Canadian Brass Christmas Card

    Howard Cable

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    4:12
  • 10:50 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Mephisto Magic

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:03
  • 10:40 PM

    Capriccio for Bassoon and Orchestra

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi Discoveries

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Andrea Magnani, bassoon

    10:27
  • 10:35 PM

    Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintry Wind

    Alfred Burt

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 6

    Steve Anderson, piano

    3:03
  • 10:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Johann Baptist Cramer

    Cramer: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Howard Shelley, piano

    11:55
  • 10:15 PM

    Cradle Hymn

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    Nordic Nativity

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    Julia Persitz, violin

    5:06
  • 10:06 PM

    Karelia Overture

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: 7 Symphonies

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    7:59
  • 10:02 PM

    Lo, How a Rose E'Er Blooming

    Richard E. Brown

    Dashing, Vol. 3

    Janacek Philharmonic Brass Trio

    2:37
  • 9:48 PM

    Miracle on 34th Street: Suite

    Cyril Mockridge

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

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    11:02
  • 9:44 PM

    Here We Come a-Wassailing (Wassail Song)

    Traditional English

    John Rutter: Brass at Christmas

    Black Dyke Band

    Nicholas Childs, conductor

    3:19
  • 9:30 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Pavane; Pelleas et Melisande, etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    13:42
  • 9:17 PM

    Christmas Songs

    Medley

    A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    10:56
  • 9:07 PM

    Theme and Variations

    Charlotte Sohy

    National Orchestra of Avignon-Provence

    Debora Waldman, conductor

    Cordelia Palm, violin

    8:40
  • 9:00 PM

    Nocturne No. 17

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

    6:10
  • 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
  • 6:23 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    25:08
  • 6:17 PM

    Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance)

    Frank Bridge

    Frank Bridge, Frederick Delius

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    4:23
  • 6:06 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony no 4, Academic Festival Overture / Previn

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    10:38
  • 6:01 PM

    Oboe Quartet: Rondeau

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Quartets Nos. 1-4

    Jasmine Choi, flute

    4:29
  • 5:53 PM

    Once in Royal David's City

    Henry Gauntlett

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Daniel Hyde, conductor

    5:03
  • 5:21 PM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    30:32
  • 5:16 PM

    Three German Chorales

    Johann Cruger

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    4:00
  • 5:06 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "The Seasons": Winter

    Louis Spohr

    Spohr: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 9 "The Seasons"

    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    8:44
  • 5:01 PM

    Violin Sonata: 2nd movement

    Amanda Rontgen-Maier

    Amanda Meyer: Volume 2

    Cecilia Zilliacus, violin

    4:25
  • 4:46 PM

    Christmas Joy

    Stephen Chatman

    Chatman Christmas

    University of British Columbia Singers

    Bruce Pullan, conductor

    Stephen Smith, organ

    12:08
  • 4:14 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    30:32
  • 4:08 PM

    The Adventures of Robin Hood: Marian and Robin

    Erich Korngold

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

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:06
  • 4:06 PM

    Little Prelude No. 23 "Toccata-fanfare"

    Joseph Jongen

    Jongen: 13 Preludes/24 Petits Preludes

    Ivan Ilic, piano

    1:17
  • 4:01 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concertos by Black Composers

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:37
  • 3:53 PM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful

    Traditional

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    5:07
  • 3:49 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    8:56
  • 3:40 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
  • 3:12 PM

    Symphony No. 102

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 96 and 102 (The Miracle)

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    26:31
  • 3:06 PM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful

    Traditional

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    5:07
  • 3:01 PM

    Away in a Manger

    William James Kirkpatrick

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    Jack Liebeck, violin

    4:00
  • 2:51 PM

    Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter): Angel's Concert

    Paul Hindemith

    Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler Etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    8:20
  • 2:46 PM

    Magnificat

    Orlando Gibbons

    GIBBONS: Choral and Organ Music

    Oxford Camerata

    Jeremy Summerly, conductor

    3:16
  • 2:36 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    9:03
  • 2:33 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Sleigh Ride

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    2:50
  • 2:27 PM

    Winter Wonderland; Jingle Bells

    Traditional

    Christmas Rhapsody

    John Bayless, piano

    4:30
  • 2:20 PM

    Betelehemu (Bethlehem)

    Babatunde Olatunji

    Comfort and Joy, Vol. 2

    Cantus

    5:05
  • 2:19 PM

    Music for Children: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Brodsky Unlimited

    Brodsky Quartet

    1:04
  • 2:09 PM

    Rondo

    Camillo Sivori

    Chamber music in Genoa after Nicolò Paganini

    Quartetto Ascanio

    6:43
  • 2:04 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Gagliarda

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:27
  • 1:58 PM

    La Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment): Ah! mes amis...Pour mon ame

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Pavarotti's Greatest Hits

    Royal Opera Chorus

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

    6:52
  • 1:50 PM

    Oboe Concertino

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Oboe Italiano

    Stuttgart Arcata Chamber Orchestra

    Patrick Strub, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    7:17
  • 1:44 PM

    We Need a Little Christmas

    Jerry Herman

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

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:39
  • 1:36 PM

    Symphony No. 39: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 32, 35 & 39

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:29
  • 1:29 PM

    Three French Carols

    Traditional French

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 8

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    5:14
  • 1:20 PM

    Organ Concerto No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    Richard Egarr, organ

    7:38
  • 1:16 PM

    The Dancing Doll

    Ede Poldini

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box Ii

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    3:45
  • 1:09 PM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:31
  • 1:04 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:26
  • 12:47 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    11:40
  • 12:38 PM

    Andante Cantabile

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stokowski Transcriptions

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    6:26
  • 12:31 PM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Norwegian Dances, Lyric Suite

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:46
  • 12:27 PM

    Tu Scendi dalle Stelle (You Descended from the Heavens)

    Alfonso Maria de Liguori

    A Christmas Feast

    Peter Reit, horn

    2:11
  • 12:20 PM

    Suite for Piano

    Ethel Smyth

    Smyth: Complete Piano Works

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    6:16
  • 12:15 PM

    Messiah: For unto us a child is born

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    3:59
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    William Boyce

    Boyce: 8 Symphonies

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:22
  • 12:04 PM

    Christmas Divertimento: Glad Day Melody

    Christopher Hoh

    Dashing, Vol. 5

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Petrdlik, conductor

    3:16
  • 11:48 AM

    Clarinet Concertino

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Phoenix in Flight

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    10:29
  • 11:35 AM

    A Children's Overture

    Roger Quilter

    Light Music Society Orchestra

    Vivian Dunn, conductor

    11:15
  • 11:26 AM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:27
  • 11:20 AM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:09
  • 11:06 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Juan, Tod und Verklarung

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Tadaaki Otaka, conductor

    13:46
  • 11:01 AM

    Symphony No. 2: Scherzo

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    4:56
  • 10:47 AM

    Divertissement on a Pastoral Theme

    Gabriel Pierne

    Pierne: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    11:49
  • 10:28 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Sonatas 13, 14, 23

    Andre Watts, piano

    16:30
  • 10:24 AM

    We Three Kings

    Traditional

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    2:37
  • 10:16 AM

    Wexford Carol; Murztaler Engelruf; 12 Days of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:18
  • 10:06 AM

    Brodsky Quartet

    9:02
  • 10:01 AM

    Butterfly's Day Out

    Mark O'Connor

    The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:41
  • 9:41 AM

    Concert Piece for Four Horns

    Robert Schumann

    Martin Owen plays Strauss, Schumann, and Weber

    BBC Philharmonic

    John Wilson, conductor

    Martin Owen, horn

    17:23
  • 9:22 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
  • 9:06 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Armstrong Gibbs: Dale and Fell

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    14:03
  • 9:01 AM

    Clarinet Trio: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Clarinet Trio

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    4:27
  • 8:44 AM

    Prelude and Fugue "St Anne"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    14:44
  • 8:27 AM

    Christmas Carol Medley

    John Rutter

    The Christmas Album

    Ambrosian Singers

    Vaughan Meakins, conductor

    15:48
  • 8:01 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Garrick Ohlsson: Complete Beethoven Sonatas, Volume 9

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    24:26
  • 7:48 AM

    English Suite

    Paul Lewis

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    10:04
  • 7:38 AM

    Medley

    Christmas Music

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    9:23
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    35:05
  • 6:42 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Complete Orchestral Works

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    16:37
  • 6:29 AM

    Suite of Carols

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 - Sleigh Ride / The Typewriter / Plink, Plank, Plunk! / The Syncopated Clock

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:29
  • 6:01 AM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Concertos

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Susan Palma, flute

    26:30