Programs · Episode
Friday, December 5, 2025
Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Friday, December 5, 2025 @ 12:00 am
Hosted by Ted Weiner
Playlist
12 am | |
| Anonymous · "Personent Hodie" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) J. Don Coleman Hickory Choral Socie y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Traditional · "The First Noel" / Pachelbel's Canon (arr. by Michael Clawson) Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) J. Don Coleman Hickory Choral Socie y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Eroica Variations, Op. 35 Jeno Jando, piano Naxos 8.550676 "Beethoven: Variations for Piano" | |
| Traditional · A Christmas Medley (arr. by Clarice Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Raymond Mase, trumpet; Fred Cherry, cello; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Antonio Salieri · Concerto in C for Flute, Oboe & Orchestra Susan Milan, flute; David Theodore, oboe · City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox Chandos 9051 "Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto etc." | |
1 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Jordi Savall Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "He shall feed his flock" from "Messiah" Damien Guillon, countertenor; Rachel Redmond, soprano · Le Concert des Nations (The Concert of Nations) Jordi Savall Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 4 in c, D.417, "Tragic" Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner Newton Classics 8802033 "Schubert: The 10 Symphonies" | |
| Traditional English · God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Traditional English · Coventry Carol Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Special Music 4577 "Joy to the World" | |
| Jacques Offenbach · Barcarolle, from "The Tales of Hoffmann" Budapest Symphony Orchestra Janos Sandor LaserLight 15690 "Meditation - Classical Relaxation, vol. 5" | |
2 am | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" Nathaniel Morley, boy soprano; Simon Johnson, organ · St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Andrew Carwood Decca 002405602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Andrew Carwood Decca 002405602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| John F. Wade · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (arr. by David Willcocks) Simon Johnson, organ · St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Andrew Carwood Decca 002405602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Oboe d'amore Concerto in G (after cantatas BWV 100, 170 & 30) John Abberger, oboe d'amore · Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Jeanne Lamon Analekta 9815 "Concerti Virtuosi" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? (in style of Schubert) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | |
| Jule Styne · Let it Snow (in style of Haydn) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219 Giuliano Carmignola, violin · Orchestra Mozart Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 001134102 "Mozart: Violin Concertos, Sinfonia Concertante" | |
3 am | |
| Simon Andrews · Melange a Trois (Christmas medley) Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano · The Newstead Trio Prince 9812 "The Newstead Trio - Music for the Season" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Musical Sleigh-ride (Musikalische Schlittenfahrt) Eduard Melkus Ensemble Eduard Melkus Archiv Produktion 427122 "Leopold Mozart: Bauernhochzeit; Musikalische Schlittenfahrt" | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36 Berlin Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan Deutsche Grammophon 429036 "Beethoven - 9 Symphonien" | |
4 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Suite from "Judas Maccabaeus" Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional · Three French Carols (Ding Dong, O Come Emanuel, Angels We Have Heard on High) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Violin Concerto in e, Op. 64 Nicola Benedetti, violin · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields James MacMillan Deutsche Grammophon 000768202 "Nicola Benedetti: Mendelssohn - MacMillan - Mozart" | |
| John Rutter · "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" John Scott, organ · The Bach Choir Sir David Willcocks Decca 417898 "O Come All ye Faithful - Favourite Carols" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" John Scott, organ · The Bach Choir Sir David Willcocks Decca 417898 "O Come All ye Faithful - Favourite Carols" | |
| Charles Villiers Stanford · Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 78 Ulster Orchestra Vernon Handley Chandos 10116 "Stanford: Irish Rhapsodies" | |