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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 @ 9:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
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Frank Dominguez shares gentle classics to relax and refresh your spirit each weeknight.
Playlist
9 pm | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos · Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Aria) National Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 60747 "Annie's Song and Other Galway Favorites" | |
| Leonard Mark Lewis · Lullaby The Bechtler Ensemble Peter DeVries, Kari Giles, Tatiana Karpova, violins; Matthew Darsey, viola; Tanja Bechtler, cello; Tom Hildreth, bass Albany Records 1675 "Reflections on the Firebird" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem (w/ Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata, op. 13 Mvt. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels from the Realms of Glory" (arr. David Cullen) Philharmonia Orchestra Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 414632 "Christmas with Kiri" | |
| Walter Kent · I'll Be Home for Christmas Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Spanish Dance, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Symphonic Dance No. 4, Op. 64 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon 419431 "Grieg: Symphonische Tanze,Lyrische Suite, U.A." | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Glissandi Deborah Braun, harp; David Braun, violin; Doug Miller, flute Glissandi 003 "Peace" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Still, Still, Still Kelly Yost, piano Channel Productions 1698 "Still...Still...Still: Christmas Piano by Kelly Yost" | |
| Michael Praetorius / Nikolaus Herma · Lo, how a rose; We sing to you, Emmanuel The Baltimore Consort NPR Classics 1 "NPR Classics - Christmas Around the Country" | |
10 pm | |
| Leos Janacek · Suite for Strings (v. Andante) Granada Chamber Orchestra Claves 9013 "Dvorak - Janacek - Suk: Serenades" | |
| Edmund Walters · "Babe of Bethlehem" Chorus & Orchestra of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
| Peter Maxwell Davies · Farewell to Stromness Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Andrew York, John Dearman, guitars Sony Classical 60274 "L.A.G.Q. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Coro Chamber Choir Dal Segno 600 "Coro - The Lover's Ghost" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Piano Sonata No. 47 in b, Hob.XVI:32 (ii. Menuet) Paul Lewis, piano Harmonia Mundi 902371 "Haydn: Piano Sonatas" | |
| Joseph Schnabel · "Transeamus usque Bethlehem" (Let us journey to Bethlehem) Regensburg Cathedral Choir; Munich Resident Chamber Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537 "Coronation" (ii. Larghetto) Philharmonia Orchestra Derek Han, piano Brilliant Classics 111616 7 "Mozart: Complete Works" | |
| Traditional Welsh lullaby · "Suo Gan" (arr. by Mack Wilberg) Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 502333 8 "Ring Christmas Bells" | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Habanera Philharmonia Virtuosi ESS.A.Y Recordings 1094 "The French Confection" | |
| Louis Moreau Gottschalk · "Ave Maria" Hot Springs Festival Symphony Orchestra Melisa Barrick, soprano Naxos 855932 0 "Gottschalk: Complete Works for Orchestra" | |
| Cyril Scott · Lotus Land (arr. by Fritz Kreisler) Ray Chen, violin; Julien Quentin, piano Decca 002844 102 "Ray Chen - The Golden Age" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Choir of Westminster Cathedral IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
11 pm | |
| Henry Purcell · Three Parts on a Ground in D, Z. 731 Taverner Players Erato 2579 "Baroque Treasures" | |
| Giovanni Gabrieli · "Salvator noster" (Our Saviour) The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Siciliano, BWV 1017 (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9259 "Stokowski's Symphonic Bach" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 (iv. Larghetto) I Musici de Montreal Chandos 9484 "Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Dvorak: Serenade" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Georges Onslow · Symphony No. 3 in f, O. Op. (iii. Andante soave) North German Radio Philharmonic CPO 999747 "Onslow: Symphonies 1 & 3" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Christ Was Born in Bethlehem" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Ernest John Moeran · Lonely Waters Ulster Orchestra Chandos 8807 "Moeran: Violin Concerto" | |
| Dan Forrest · "There is Faint Music" Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones, piano Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Erik Satie · Gymnopedie No. 1 Minnesota Orchestra Reference Recordings 99 "Reveries" | |
12 am | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
| James R. Murray · Away in a Manger Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
| Gian Carlo Menotti · "Amahl and the Night Visitors" Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Thomas Schippers Chet Allen (Amahl); Rosemary Kuhlmann (Mother); Andrew McKinley (Kaspar); David Aiken (Melchior); Leon Lishner (Balthazar) RCA Victor Gold Seal 6485 "Amahl and the Night Visitors" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
1 am | |
| Music for the Season (arrangements by Tina Davidson, Simon Andrews and Adrienne Albert) The Newstead Trio Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano Prince 9812 "The Newstead Trio - Music for the Season" | |
2 am | |
| "Bright Day Star" (Old Carols from the British Isles, Germany & Appalachia) The Baltimore Consort Custer LaRue, soprano Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
3 am | |
| "A Chanticleer Christmas" Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble Sony 7033 "A Festival of Carols in Brass" | |
4 am | |
| "Noel Pianissimo" Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Walter Saul · A Christmas Symphony (1992) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Naxos 855979 1 "Walter Saul: Kiev 2014" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · The Nutcracker Suite (Miniature Overture; March; Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; Russian Dance) The Five Browns Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody, Ryan Brown, pianos Steinway & Sons 30124 "Christmas with The Five Browns" | |
5 am | |
| "Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers" The Dale Warland Singers Gothic Records 49208 "Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers" | |
| "Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers" The Dale Warland Singers Gothic Records 49208 "Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers" | |
| Edward Elgar · "Ave Maria" Op. 2, No. 2 Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge Naxos 8.5572 88 "Elgar: Sacred Choral Music" | |
6 am | |
| Traditional · "The Cherry Tree Carol" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional American · "The Shepherd's Star" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Daniel Read · "While Shepherds Watched" (Sherburne) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional French · Rondo on French Carols (with Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance in e) Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| John Jacob Niles · I Wonder as I Wander (incorporating Rachmaninoff and Brahms) Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (with Debussy's "Reflections on the Water" Alison Beck, piano; Elizabeth Beck, violin Bolo Classique 8011 "December Carols" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Flute Pastourelle Suite in Eb, TWV 55, Es 2 Rebel Matthias Maute, transverse flute Sono Luminus 90302 "Telemann alla polacca" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · Adeste Fideles Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Micheal Praetorius · Es is ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, how a rose e'er blooming) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
7 am | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Virtuosi Saxoniae Berlin Classics 1059 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Conrad Susa · "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest" VocalEssence Ensemble Singers Clarion 908 "Welcome Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · Three German Carols (O Tannenbaum; Holy Night; The Christmas Tree is a Beautiful Tree) Bielfeld Children's Choir Gerhard Bunk, organ EMI Classics 62576 "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - Bielfelder Kinderchor" | |
| Traditional German · "Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht'" (While By My Sheep) Vienna Boys' Choir Capriccio 5160 "Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Traditional · "International Medley No. 1" (Italy, Chile, Venezuela, Portugal) Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arranged by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
8 am | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" (arr. by John Rutter) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Traditional French-Canadian · "'Twas in the moon of winter time" Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Christine Van Arsdale, harp "Hush-a-bye, Sweet Baby Jesus - Christmas Lullabies" | |
| Traditional English · "Coventry Carol" Tallis Scholars Gimell 010 "Christmas Carols and Motets" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Reed Flutes, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Christmas Medley · "In dulci jubilo; Silent Night; Patapan; O Come, All Ye Faithful" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Cyril J. Mockridge · Miracle On 34th Street, suite Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Telarc 88801 "It's a Wonderful Life - A Christmas Carol, etc." | |
| Traditional English · "The Wassail Song" RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Sergei Prokofiev | |
| Sergei Prokofiev · Troika, from Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Owen Burdick, organ Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Owen Burdick, organ Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Christopher Dedrick · The Angel Choir and the Trumpeter Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings (interpolated with Beethoven's "Fur Elise") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Ferdinand Ries · Variations on a Portuguese Hymn, Op. 152, No. 1 (actually the English carol, "Adeste Fideles") Uwe Grodd, flute; Matteo Napoli, piano Naxos 857203 8 "Ferdinand Ries: Works for Flute & Piano" | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti · "Christmas Cantata" Collegium Musicum 90 & Choir Susan Gritton, soprano Chandos 754 "Christmas Concertos and Cantatas" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional canon · "Merry Christmas to You All" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
11 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Sinfonia, from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted" from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra David Vanderwal, tenor private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" Charlotte Master Chorale; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra private recording "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night (w/ Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
12 pm | |
| Traditional · "Medley of Christmas Songs" Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Traditional · "Carols for the Choirs" medley (arr. Carolyn Jennings) St. Olaf Choir & Orchestra St. Olaf Choir "He Comes To Us" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Traditional Czech · "Zither Carol" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Traditional Irish · "The Wren Song" The Baltimore Consort Custer LaRue, soprano Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Hoffmann von Fallersleben · "Father Christmas Comes Next Day" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Irving Berlin · "White Christmas" (arr. by Robert Rice) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Steve Nelson - Jack Rollins · Frosty the Snowman Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Albert Hague · You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional French · Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (arr. by Adam De Sorgo) Trombones of the St. Louis Symphony Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| Traditional Irish · Wexford Carol (arr. Adam Maness) Cortango Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| Traditional English · "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" (arr. by John Rutter) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" The Choir of New College, Oxford Gift of Music 1075 "Carols for Christmas Morning" | |
| Traditional Shetland Islands · Christmas Day in the Mornin' The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional English · "Past Three O'Clock" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" National Philharmonic Orchestra; Wandsworth Boys' Choir Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Decca 460400 "The Greatest Christmas Show on Earth" | |
1 pm | |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold · The Snowman - Four easy pieces (i. Waltz) Martin Jones, piano Nimbus 5705/8 "Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Piano Music" | |
| Traditional English · "Gloucestershire Wassail" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" The Choir & Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge Decca 001001 802 "The Christmas Spirit" | |
| Traditional French & English · "Il est ne, le divin enfant"; "On Christmas Night" (Sussex Carol) Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
| Traditional · "Glory to the Newborn King" Chanticleer Teldec 94563 "Sing We Christmas" | |
| Lowell Mason · Joy to the World Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| John Rutter · "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| John Rutter · "Angel's Carol" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" (1st mvt.) VOX; Brass Ensemble (Live at St. John's Baptist Church, Dec. 8, Dr. Catherine Hicks, organ n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2015" recorded 12/08/15 St. J | |
2 pm | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · "Gloria" in D, RV 589 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Dawn Upshaw, Penelope Jensen, sopranos; Marietta Simpson, mezz-soprano Telarc 80194 "Vivaldi: Gloria; Bach: Magnificat" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Woodwinds BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Howard Goodall · "Stille Nacht" (text by Josef More) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Traditional Romanian · "Three Magi" Bucharest Madrigal Choir LaserLight 15278 "Christmas in Eastern Europe" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Royal Promenade Orchestra ProArte 841 "Christmas at the Pops" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" Rochester Pops Orchestra ProArte 841 "Christmas at the Pops" | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas Royal Promenade Orchestra ProArte 841 "Christmas at the Pops" | |
3 pm | |
| A Chanticleer Christmas | |
| A Chanticleer Christmas | |
| A Chanticleer Christmas | |
4 pm | |
| A Soulful Christmas | |
| A Soulful Christmas | |
| A Soulful Christmas | |
5 pm | |
| Welcome, Christmas! | |
| Welcome, Christmas! | |
| Welcome, Christmas! | |
6 pm | |
| All is Bright: Contemplative Music for Christmas | |
| All is Bright: Contemplative Music for Christmas | |
| All is Bright: Contemplative Music for Christmas | |
9 pm | |
| Joe Reisman - Clement Moore · "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" ('Twas the Night Before Christmas) Boston Pops Orchestra Robin Williams, narrator Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Howard Blake · The Snowman, based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs London Philharmonic Orchestra Chris Jarvis, narrator; Sam Oliver, treble (for "Walking in the Air") LPO 15 "Stories for Children" | |
| Conrad Susa · "A Christmas Garland" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC); Carolina Brass Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Matthew Martin · "Nowell sing we" Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Luke Bond, organ Hyperion 68281 "Christmas at St. George's Windsor" | |
| William Byrd · "Puer natus est nobis" (To us a boy is born) Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Hyperion 68281 "Christmas at St. George's Windsor" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "Cantique de Noel" (O Holy Night) (from St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle) Nicholas Madden, tenor; Luke Bond, organ Hyperion 68281 "Christmas at St. George's Windsor" | |
10 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 English Baroque Soloists Decca 472572 "Essential Baroque" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Concerto polonaise in G The English Concert Archiv Produktion 435262 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina · "Ave Maria" Sistine Chapel Choir Deutsche Grammophon 002560 202 "Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Motets" | |
| Hector Berlioz · "The Shepherds' Farewell" (from "L'enfance du Christ") La Chapelle Royale; Collegium Vocale; Champs Elysees Orchestra Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1632 "L'efance du Christ" | |
| Elisabeth Ehrenborg-Posse · When Christmas Morn Was Dawning Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| James R. Murray · "Away in a manger" (arr. by John Rutter) Polyphony Hyperion 10027 "A Christmas Present From Polyphony" | |
| Katherine Davis - Harry Simeone · The Little Drummer Boy (in the style of Brahms) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Franz Liszt · The Shepherds at the Manger (In dulce jubilo), from "Weihnachtsbaum" Jeffrey Biegel, piano Steinway & Sons 30005 "A Steinway Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · The Adoration of the Magi, from Three Botticelli Pictures Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Traditional · Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) (with counterpoint) Yo-Yo Ma, cello 1 & 2 Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147 (arr. Dame Myra Hess) Angela Hewitt, piano NPR Classics 11 "Christmas Around the Country II" | |
11 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 English Baroque Soloists Deutsche Grammophon 001493 002 "The Complete Christmas Celebration" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from "Messiah" Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Arnold Bax · O Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies (Variations on a North Country Christmas Carol) Eric Parkin, piano Chandos 10132 "The Piano Music of Arnold Bax" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Fantasia on Greensleeves Rolf Smedvig, trumpet; Michael Murray, organ (First United Methodist Church, Cleveland, OH) Telarc 80341 "Ceremonial Music for Trumpet and Symphonic Organ" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80461 "Angels on High - A Robert Shaw Christmas" | |
| Edward Elgar · The Snow Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
| John Tavener · "Awed by the Beauty" Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Traditional French · Noel! Noel! Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Peter Warlock · "Lullaby My Jesus" Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Winter Has Come Carol Thompson, harp Sono Luminus 90120 "The Enchanted Isles" | |
| Richard S. Willis · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (arr. by Robert Rice) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| Karl Jenkins · "Lullay" from Stella Natalis Tenebrae; Adiemus Singers Kate Royal, soprano; Alison Balsom, trumpet Warner Classics 552553 "Karl Jenkins: Voices" | |
| Johann Pachelbel · Canon Georgia Kelly, harp; Dusan Bogdanovic, guitar Global Pacific 79337 "Georgia Kelly - Winter Classics" | |