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  • 5:46 AM

    Fridur

    Linda Buckley

    Linda Buckley: From Ocean's Floor

    Isabelle O'Connell, piano

    12:03
  • 5:30 AM

    Incantation of Vowels

    Zibuokle Martinaityte

    Zibuokle Martinaityte: Aletheia

    Latvian Radio Choir

    Sigvards Klava, conductor

    16:28
  • 5:24 AM

    Reflection

    Sufjan Stevens

    Sonic Wires

    Katia Labeque, piano

    3:19
  • 5:11 AM

    Within Her Arms

    Anna Clyne

    Shorthand

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    12:12
  • 5:07 AM

    Song for Octave

    Bryce Dessner

    Life

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    3:17
  • 5:01 AM

    Winter

    Rebecca Dale

    Elle

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:48
  • 4:49 AM

    Night Song

    Wayne Barlow

    Music For Quiet Listening

    Eastman Philharmonia

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    9:11
  • 4:43 AM

    The Quiet at Night

    Mary Lattimore

    At the Dam

    Mary Lattimore, harp

    4:13
  • 4:30 AM

    While an Angel Falls into a Doze...

    Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Yoshimatsu: Piano Concerto

    Manchester Camerata

    Sachio Fujioka, conductor

    12:51
  • 4:22 AM

    Nox Aurumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    6:16
  • 4:11 AM

    Land of Winter: June and July

    Donnacha Dennehy

    Donnacha Dennehy: Land of Winter

    Alarm Will Sound

    Alan Pierson, conductor

    9:58
  • 4:07 AM

    Land of Winter: December

    Donnacha Dennehy

    Donnacha Dennehy: Land of Winter

    Alarm Will Sound

    Alan Pierson, conductor

    3:58
  • 4:01 AM

    For Now I Am Winter

    Olafur Arnalds

    Winter

    Voces8

    4:41
  • 3:46 AM

    Quiet Reflections

    Jack Gallagher

    Jack Gallagher: Symphony No. 2 "Ascendant"

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    12:01
  • 3:43 AM

    The Sussex Mummers' Carol

    Traditional

    Steinway Christmas Album

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    2:32
  • 3:17 AM

    A Carol Symphony

    Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    HELY-HUTCHINSON: Carol Symphony / STANDFORD / KELLY

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    24:43
  • 3:06 AM

    Sonata No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Alexander's Feast, 3 Oboe Concertos, Sonata A 5

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    9:22
  • 3:01 AM

    Scherzo

    Arthur Foote

    Voyage

    Arcata String Quartet

    Don Bailey, flute

    4:50
  • 2:55 AM

    The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

    Mel Torme

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    3:15
  • 2:21 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Wood, Coleridge-Taylor & Delius: Music for Violin & Orchestra

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    Tasmin Little, violin

    31:42
  • 2:06 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Good King Wenceslas

    Christmas Music

    Carols From St. John's College, Cambridge

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    Philip Kenyon, organ

    13:45
  • 2:01 AM

    Jingle Bells; O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World

    James Pierpont

    Christmas Tradition

    Canadian Brass

    Eric Robertson, organ

    4:37
  • 1:46 AM

    Seven Joys of Christmas

    Kirke Mechem

    Christmas In Santa Fe

    Santa Fe Desert Chorale

    Linda Mack, conductor

    Rosalind Simpson, harp

    12:40
  • 12:37 AM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    Bizet: L'Arlesienne; Gounod: Symphonies

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    20:00
  • 12:24 AM

    Noels

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Simphonies des Noels: A Treasury of Baroque Christmas Concerti

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    14:33
  • 12:17 AM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Johann Molter

    Trompete; Corno da caccia; Posthorn

    Saxony Virtuosi

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    6:14
  • 12:08 AM

    Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen; Weihnachten; Schlaf mein Kindelein; Stille Nacht

    Traditional German

    Calmus Christmas Carols

    Calmus Ensemble Leipzig

    11:50
  • 11:59 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Pachelbel Canon and Other Favorites

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:53
  • 11:41 PM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Serenade for Strings

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:52
  • 11:23 PM

    Concertino for Oboe and Strings

    Brenno Blauth

    Death of an Angel

    Camerata Bariloche

    Andres Spiller, oboe

    17:12
  • 11:13 PM

    Still, Still, Still; Ding Dong Merrily on High; In dulci jubilo

    Traditional German

    A Choral Christmas

    Trinity Choir of Boston

    Brian Jones, conductor

    8:44
  • 11:09 PM

    Partita No. 4: Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Partitas

    Igor Levit, piano

    3:10
  • 11:06 PM

    Glory to God in the highest

    Traditional Ukrainian

    Ukrainian Christmas

    Lviv National Philharmonic

    Serhii Khorovets, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    2:45
  • 10:49 PM

    A Christmas Festival

    Leroy Anderson

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    9:29
  • 10:40 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): Life in Naples

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Juan; Aus Italien

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    8:13
  • 10:35 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    4:58
  • 10:23 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Trumpet Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    11:18
  • 10:12 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Christmas Weekend 16 Favourite Carols

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    10:30
  • 10:07 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:54
  • 10:03 PM

    Sonata No. 26

    Niccolo Paganini

    Reverie

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    2:41
  • 9:57 PM

    The Merchant of Venice: Suite: Introduction

    Arthur Sullivan

    Ruddigore

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Vivian Dunn, conductor

    2:21
  • 9:43 PM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 9:25 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Paper Music

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Bobby McFerrin, conductor

    17:27
  • 9:16 PM

    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
  • 9:13 PM

    Snowdrop

    Alexander Grechaninov

    From Russia with Harp

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    2:04
  • 9:07 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    5:45
  • 9:00 PM

    Musical Sleighride; White Christmas

    Christmas Music

    White Christmas

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    6:14
  • 6:45 PM

    Sing Noel; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels from the Realms of Glory

    Christmas Music

    Home for the Holidays

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor

    Alfie Boe, tenor

    13:24
  • 6:26 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 5 Piano Concertos

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Ramin Bahrami, piano

    17:25
  • 6:15 PM

    Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:55
  • 6:10 PM

    Children's Music: March

    Elfrida Andree

    Elfrida Andree: Complete Piano Works

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    3:02
  • 6:06 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:44
  • 6:01 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "In the Forest": 3rd movement

    Joachim Raff

    Raff: Symphonies Nos. 3 And 10

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Urs Schneider, conductor

    4:47
  • 5:45 PM

    Petite Suite Gauloise

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    The Chamber Winds

    United States Air Force Band

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    13:43
  • 5:25 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:48
  • 5:22 PM

    Good King Wenceslas/Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Classical Carols

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    2:03
  • 5:14 PM

    Christmas Day

    Gustav Holst

    In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology

    City of London Choir

    Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor

    Julia Doyle, soprano

    7:26
  • 5:06 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Glazunov: Les Sylphides

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    6:37
  • 5:01 PM

    Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Bragatissimmo

    Philip Hansen, cello

    4:50
  • 4:47 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
  • 4:24 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Concertos, Clarinet Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    22:39
  • 4:10 PM

    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night; The First Nowell; Shepherd's Pipe Carol

    Traditional

    Christmas Weekend 16 Favourite Carols

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    Stephen Cleobury, organ

    11:21
  • 4:06 PM

    Musette en rondeau

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Debussy | Rameau | Vikingur Olafsson

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    3:13
  • 4:01 PM

    London Fields: St. James' Park - A Lakeside Reverie

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    4:52
  • 3:54 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Karajan Conducts Orchestral Favorites II

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:04
  • 3:49 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Scherzo

    Alexander Borodin

    The Emerson Encores

    Emerson String Quartet

    4:39
  • 3:46 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 4

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:13
  • 3:41 PM

    Rosary Sonata No. 3: The Nativity

    Heinrich Biber

    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: The Mystery Sonatas

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    Christina Day Martinson, violin

    6:51
  • 3:36 PM

    Rosary Sonata No. 2: The Visitation

    Heinrich Biber

    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: The Mystery Sonatas

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    Christina Day Martinson, violin

    4:55
  • 3:31 PM

    Rosary Sonata No. 1: The Annunciation

    Heinrich Biber

    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: The Mystery Sonatas

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    Christina Day Martinson, violin

    5:29
  • 3:18 PM

    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
  • 3:04 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    13:09
  • 2:52 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: The 3 Symphonies, Swedish Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    28:25
  • 2:45 PM

    Geistliches Wiegenlied (Holy Lullaby)

    Johannes Brahms

    Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano

    5:07
  • 2:41 PM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Johannes Brahms

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    2:53
  • 2:32 PM

    Fall Fair

    Godfrey Ridout

    Canadian and Russian Overtures

    Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    7:37
  • 2:20 PM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 2:16 PM

    Purple Shadows

    Ulric Cole

    Nasty Women: Piano Music in the Age of Women's Suffrage

    Joanna Goldstein, piano

    3:09
  • 2:08 PM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:25
  • 2:04 PM

    The First Nowell

    Traditional

    Christmas Sing-Along

    RCA Victor Singers

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    3:46
  • 1:50 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Imogen Holst, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    7:58
  • 1:43 PM

    The Christmas Song/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Mel Torme/Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    Christmas

    Buzz Brass

    5:45
  • 1:30 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concertos

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    11:54
  • 1:25 PM

    Cancion de Cuna (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

    Leo Brouwer

    Concierto Latinoamericano

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    3:18
  • 1:20 PM

    New joy has arisen

    Traditional Ukrainian

    Ukrainian Christmas

    Lviv National Philharmonic

    Serhii Khorovets, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    4:36
  • 1:10 PM

    Le Carillon de Cithere (The Bells of Cithere)

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Tic Toc Choc

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    3:46
  • 1:04 PM

    Rusalka: Polonaise

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Cello Concerto

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    4:44
  • 12:50 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 17: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Lang Lang in Paris

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    8:15
  • 12:41 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

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:42
  • 12:29 PM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    10:37
  • 12:21 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:07
  • 12:14 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Rondo

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade No 1

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:52
  • 12:08 PM

    Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (On wings of song)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:04
  • 12:04 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    4:06
  • 11:50 AM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High; The Colours of Christmas; Star Carol

    Christmas Music

    John Rutter: The Colours Of Christmas

    Bach Choir

    John Rutter, conductor

    8:28
  • 11:31 AM

    Norwegian Dances

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Norwegian Dances, Lyric Suite

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    17:05
  • 11:24 AM

    Spanish Carols and Dances

    Traditional

    Carols For Dancing

    Renaissonics

    6:33
  • 11:11 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 7

    Wallfisch Band

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    11:55
  • 11:06 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    Simple Gifts

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    4:00
  • 11:01 AM

    Trumpet Sonata a 7

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Baroque Trumpet Music

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    John Wallace, trumpet

    4:44
  • 10:44 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 5

    Francois Devienne

    Munich Chamber Orchestra

    Hans Stadlmair, conductor

    Andras Adorjan, flute

    14:34
  • 10:31 AM

    Symphony of Noels No. 4

    Michel Corrette

    Corrette: Symphonies de Noel

    La Fantasia

    Rien Voskuilen, conductor

    10:36
  • 10:16 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    .Such Stuff As Dreams...

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    13:02
  • 10:06 AM

    Vom Himmel Hoch (From Heaven Above)

    Martin Luther

    A Chanticleer Christmas: Holiday Favorites Broadcast Live on Public Radio

    Chanticleer

    9:49
  • 10:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Andante

    Max Bruch

    Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

    George Hanson, conductor

    4:34
  • 9:46 AM

    Old Christmas Music

    Philip Lane

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    12:06
  • 9:16 AM

    Symphony No. 98

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    30:08
  • 9:11 AM

    Messiah: Lift up your heads

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    3:06
  • 9:02 AM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Nicholas Mulroy, tenor

    9:17
  • 8:42 AM

    Symphony No. 25

    Michael Haydn

    Michael Haydn: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    16:04
  • 8:29 AM

    Angels We Have Heard on High; Away in a Manger; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; In Dulci Jubilo

    Traditional

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    12:36
  • 8:14 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    Arcangelo Corelli

    I Solisti Italiani

    13:07
  • 8:01 AM

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

    Christmas Music

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    12:10
  • 7:39 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    19:26
  • 7:18 AM

    Missa Carolae

    James Whitbourn

    James Whitbourn: Carolae: Music for Christmas

    Westminster Williamson Voices

    James Jordan, conductor

    Daryl Robinson, organ

    20:12
  • 7:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Dag Wiren

    Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite; Wiren: Serenade, Op. 11

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    14:53
  • 6:56 AM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:46
  • 6:53 AM

    Aires Tropicales: Contradanza

    Paquito D'Rivera

    Imani Winds: The Classical Underground

    Imani Winds

    1:42
  • 6:22 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    31:05
  • 6:01 AM

    A Christmas Carol Symphony

    Patric Standford

    HELY-HUTCHINSON: Carol Symphony / STANDFORD / KELLY

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    18:59