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12:09 PM
Wondrous to Say
Carl Nielsen
Stille Nacht: Christmas Carols for Guitar
Rossini Hayward, guitar
2:15
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12:07 PM
Joy to the World
Traditional
Sleighride! Classic Christmas Favorites
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
2:09
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12:02 PM
All My Heart This Night Rejoices
Z. Randall Stroope
MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 4
The Summer Singers
Vicki Peters, conductor
4:14
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12:01 PM
Carol of the Bells
Mikola Leontovich
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
1:28
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11:57 AM
In Dulci Jubilo
Traditional
A Choral Christmas
Voces8
3:14
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11:48 AM
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Richard Willis
Leontyne Price: Christmas Songs
Vienna Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Leontyne Price, soprano
1:49
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11:46 AM
Good King Wenceslas
Traditional
Carols For Dancing
Renaissonics
1:15
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11:43 AM
God is born
Traditional Ukrainian
Ukrainian Christmas
Lviv National Philharmonic
Serhii Khorovets, conductor
Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin
3:26
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11:39 AM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Elizabeth Poston
Carols From St. John's College, Cambridge
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
George Guest, conductor
3:28
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11:34 AM
Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze
Johann Sebastian Bach
A Bach Festival
Empire Brass
Douglas Major, organ
4:52
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11:32 AM
The Three Kings
Peter Cornelius
Mater ora filium: Music for Epiphany
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
2:12
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11:30 AM
First Snow
Ola Gjeilo
Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs
12 Ensemble
Ola Gjeilo, piano
2:26
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11:25 AM
Behold a Tender Babe
Paul Mealor
Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor
Voce Chamber Choir
Mark Singleton, conductor
Jack Anthony Pott, tenor
4:57
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11:22 AM
O Jesulein suss (O little one sweet)
Samuel Scheidt
Sing We Christmas
Chanticleer
3:07
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11:19 AM
The First Noel
Traditional
Christmas Piano with Alexis
Alexis Ffrench, piano
2:03
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11:15 AM
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Traditional
Festival of Carols
Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
Eric Stark, conductor
4:22
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11:09 AM
The Christmas Song/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Mel Torme/Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane
Christmas
Buzz Brass
5:45
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11:06 AM
Star Carol
Traditional
O Come All Ye Faithful
Bach Choir
David Willcocks, conductor
2:41
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11:03 AM
Away in a Manger
William James Kirkpatrick
Carols and Christmas Songs
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Bryn Terfel, bass
3:29
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10:54 AM
A Canadian Brass Christmas Card
Howard Cable
A Christmas Gloria
Canadian Brass
4:12
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10:52 AM
Christmas Cantata: Gloria in excelsis Deo
Daniel Pinkham
Hodie
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
Ronald Hasselmann, trumpet
2:17
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10:46 AM
Deck the Halls
Traditional English
A Christmas Concert For Brass
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
:57
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10:42 AM
The Holly and the Ivy
Traditional
Welcome Christmas: Carols and Lullabies from Around the World
VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
3:42
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10:38 AM
The Seasons: December (Christmas)
Peter Tchaikovsky
Imagine Christmas
Bruce Levingston, piano
4:06
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10:35 AM
L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
Hector Berlioz
Choral Masterpieces
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw, conductor
3:26
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10:32 AM
Ave Maria
Charles Gounod
Sacred Songs
Stockholm Chamber Orchestra
Eric Ericson, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
3:15
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10:21 AM
Four Christmas Motets
Francis Poulenc
Poulenc: Gloria
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
10:01
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10:17 AM
Bethlehem Down
Peter Warlock
Christmas with Septura
Septura
3:53
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10:14 AM
The Christmas Waltz
Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn
Christmas In My Dreams
Chad Lawson, piano
2:29
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10:10 AM
Wexford Carol
Traditional Irish
The Christmas Album
Phoenix Chorale
Christopher Gabbitas, conductor
4:53
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10:05 AM
A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation
John Rutter
Blessing
Sinfonia Cymru
John Rutter, conductor
Catrin Finch, harp
4:43
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10:02 AM
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Traditional
Nativity: Carols And Anthems For Christmas
Cantemus Chamber Choir
Huw Williams, conductor
2:56
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9:57 AM
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French
Simply Christmas
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
4:48
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9:53 AM
There is No Rose of Such Virtue
Anonymous
All Is Bright
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
3:35
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9:48 AM
O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)
Morten Lauridsen
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Paul Salamunovich, conductor
5:31
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9:43 AM
Christmas Rush Concert March
Matthew Curtis
Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge
RTE Concert Orchestra
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
4:18
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9:41 AM
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Traditional English
Christmas Night
Cambridge Singers
John Rutter, conductor
1:57
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9:34 AM
The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade
Erich Korngold
Favorite Holiday Classics
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
4:39
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9:31 AM
Christmas Time is Here
Vince Guaraldi
The Greatest Christmas Choral Classics
Crouch End Festival Chorus
Evan Jolly/Paul Bateman, conductor
3:28
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9:26 AM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Harold Darke
The Holly And The Ivy
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
John Rutter, conductor
4:19
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9:23 AM
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
Essential Bach
Marisa Robles, harp
3:13
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9:21 AM
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Traditional French
Tidings of Joy: Music for Christmas
Fairfax Choral Society
Douglas Mears, conductor
1:58
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9:17 AM
Here We Come a-Wassailing (Wassail Song)
Traditional English
John Rutter: Brass at Christmas
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
3:19
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9:13 AM
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Felix Mendelssohn
Christmas Carols at King's with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
David Willcocks, conductor
Andrew Davis, organ
3:34
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9:05 AM
Tu scendi dalle stelle (You descended from the heavens)
Alfonso Maria de Liguori
Feliz Navidad
Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
Allan Wilson, conductor
Rolando Villazon, tenor
2:50
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9:02 AM
Jingle Bells
James Pierpont
This Christmas with Imani Winds
Imani Winds
2:53
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8:57 AM
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam
Christmas from Norway
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Christian Eggen, conductor
Lise Davidsen, soprano
4:58
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8:54 AM
Villancico de Navidad (Christmas Carol)
Agustin Barrios
Goran Sollscher: Cavatina
Goran Sollscher, guitar
3:00
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8:51 AM
A Christmas Carol
Charles Ives
Carols Around The World
Quink
2:17
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8:42 AM
Messiah: Comfort ye, my people...Every valley shall be exalted
George Frideric Handel
Handel: Arias
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
6:19
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8:38 AM
Candlelight Carol
John Rutter
Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas
Arturo Delmoni, violin
4:25
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8:33 AM
Quelle est cette odeur agreable?
Traditional French
Sing We Christmas
Chanticleer
4:26
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8:21 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
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8:18 AM
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional English
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
3:45
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8:15 AM
The Polar Express: Spirit of the Season
Alan Silvestri
The Polar Express Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack Recording
Alan Silvestri, conductor
2:32
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8:12 AM
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas/Up on the Housetop
Medley
Trombones Under the Tree
Joseph Alessi, trombone
2:47
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8:05 AM
A Visit from St. Nicholas
Robert Burns Arnot
Robert Burns Arnot: The Christmas Symphony
Vienna Synchron Orchestra
Bernhard Voss, conductor
6:39
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7:59 AM
Sleigh Ride
David Solomons
Dashing, Vol. 2
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Peter Illenyi, conductor
2:34
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7:49 AM
Christmas Tree Suite
Franz Liszt
Christmas Piano Music
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
9:59
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7:46 AM
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Leon Jessel
Sir Charles' Precious Music Box Ii
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Groves, conductor
3:14
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7:42 AM
O Come All Ye Faithful
Traditional English
I Wonder as I Wander
Copley Singers
Brian Jones, conductor
4:00
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7:35 AM
Rondo on "God rest you merry, gentlemen"
Samuel Wesley
The London Piano School, Vol 1
Ian Hobson, piano
6:31
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7:30 AM
Il est ne, le divin enfant (Now is born the divine Christ child)
Traditional French
Noel
Dale Warland Singers
Dale Warland, conductor
2:25
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7:27 AM
Away in a Manger
Traditional
Christmas With London Brass
London Brass
2:13
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7:26 AM
Carol of the Bells
Mikola Leontovich
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
1:28
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7:24 AM
The Snowman: Walking in the Air
Howard Blake
Encores 2
Emma Johnson, clarinet
2:03
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7:02 AM
The Nutcracker Ballet
Peter Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker & Swan Lake Suite
Minnesota Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
21:22
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6:58 AM
Deck the Halls
Traditional English
The Music Of Christmas
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Carmen Dragon, conductor
3:18
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6:54 AM
Dormi, Jesu
John Rutter
John Rutter: Brass at Christmas
Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
3:42
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6:47 AM
Ave Maria
Franz Biebl
Christmas With Cantus
Cantus
7:04
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6:45 AM
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Traditional Polish
A Christmas Concert For Brass
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass
1:31
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6:42 AM
I Wonder as I Wander
John Jacob Niles
Mater ora filium: Music for Epiphany
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross, conductor
2:58
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6:40 AM
What Child is This?
Traditional
Simply Christmas
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute
2:48
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6:32 AM
Gesu Bambino
Pietro Yon
Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost
Kelly Yost, piano
5:11
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6:28 AM
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Richard Willis
Christmas from Saint Louis
Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
Philip Barnes, conductor
3:45
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6:22 AM
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
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6:21 AM
Drop down, ye heavens, from above
Judith Weir
Drop Down, Ye Heavens: Advent Antiphons for Choir and Saxophone
Siglo de Oro
Patrick Allies, conductor
1:41
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6:17 AM
The First Noel
Traditional
Stille Nacht: Christmas Carols for Guitar
Rossini Hayward, guitar
3:10
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6:06 AM
A Christmas Rondo
Rick Sowash
A Christmas Gift
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
10:29
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6:02 AM
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Elizabeth Poston
A Seraphic Fire Christmas
Seraphic Fire
Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor
4:21
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