Programs · Episode
Feliz Navidad
Program: Concierto
Aired: Sunday, December 24, 2017 @ 10:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
We wish you Feliz Navidad with 18th century choral villancicos from New Spain by António de Salazar; a taste of Christmas in the Southwest from Conrad Susa; and traditional music of the season from Puerto Rico and Spain.
Le deseamos Feliz Navidad con villancicos navideños corales del siglo XVIII de Nueva España por António de Salazar; un sabor de Navidad en el suroeste por Conrad Susa; y música tradicional de la temporada de Puerto Rico y España.
Playlist
10 pm | |
| Antonio de Salazar · "Atencion, atencion" (Attention, Attention, Attention!) The Rose Ensemble The Rose Ensemble 6 "Celebremos El Nino - Christmas Delights from the Mexican B | |
| Antonio de Salazar · "Un ciego que contrabajo" (A blind man sings) The Rose Ensemble The Rose Ensemble 6 "Celebremos El Nino - Christmas Delights from the Mexican B | |
| Conrad Susa · "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) (Live, December 1998) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Esteban Salas · Pastorale: "Oh nino soberano!" from the Mass in g Exaudi Choir of Cuba Jade Records 35808 "Cuban Baroque Sacred Music" | |
| Ariel Ramirez · "Gloria" from The Misa Criolla (The Creole Mass) Bilbao Choral Society, Laredo Choral Salve Jose Carreras, tenor; Ariel Ramirez, keyboard Philips 432692 "The Essential José Carreras" | |
| Traditional Puerto Rican · "Alegria" (Joy) Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Location 1003 "Carols and Lullabies" | |
| Traditional Puerto Rican · "La Trulla" (The Caroling) Robert DeCormier Singers & Ensemble Arabesque 6684 "Children Go Where I Send Thee" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "Riu, Riu, Riu" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Sandra Simon, soprano Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
11 pm | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria · "Beata es, Virgo Maria" (Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary) Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Javier Busto · "Ave Maria" Phoenix Chorale Chandos 5066 "Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary" | |
| Ola Gjeilo · "Serenity" (O magnum mysterium) Phoenix Chorale Emmanuel Lopez, cello Chandos 5100 "Northern Lights" | |
| Traditional · Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet; Alon Yavnai, piano Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
| Gabriela Montero · Improvisation on Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Gabriela Montero, piano EMI Classics 64647 "Gabriela Montero: Bach and Beyond" | |
| Traditional Ukrainian · Carol of the Bells (arr. by Sergio Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Traditional Catalan, Andalusian & M · "Mother's Child", "The Manger", "El Rorro" Peninsula Women's Chorus (Palo Alto, CA) Location 1003 "Carols and Lullabies" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "Hacia belen va un borrico" (Towards Bethlehem goes a donkey) (arr. Robert Shaw & Alice Parker) Roanoke College Choir (Salem, VA) Peter Colbert, baritone Roanoke College Choir "A Babe is Born" | |
| Traditional Spanish · "Spanish Carol" (Tonight a babe is born) Chanticleer Dawn Upshaw, soprano Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" Vienna Choir Boys; Vienna Symphony Placido Domingo, tenor RCA 3835 "Placido Domingo and The Vienna Choir Boys" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Vienna Symphony Orchestra Placido Domingo, tenor Sony 37245 "Christmas With Placido Domingo" | |
| Johann Joseph Fux · "Alleluia" Bologna Community Theatre Orchestra Juan Diego Florez, tenor; Ulrich Stephan Breddermann, trumpet Decca 001487 502 "Juan Diego Flórez: Santo - Sacred Songs" | |
| Fernando Moruja · "Hodie Christus natus est" Exaudi Choir of Cuba Jade Records 36088 "A Latin American Baroque Christmas" | |
| Anonymous Spain (1722) · "A este festejo y concurso" Exaudi Choir of Cuba Jade Records 36088 "A Latin American Baroque Christmas" | |
12 am | |
| 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" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" Westminster Choir; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gothic 47931 "Christmas Masterpieces and Familiar Carols" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Suite of Chorales for Advent and Christmas The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Andrew Davis, organ EMI Classics 86052 "Bach: Cantata BWV 147; Chorales & Preludes" | |
| 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" | |
| Alfred Burt · "A Christmas Bouquet" medley (arr. Alexander Courage) Boston Pops Orchestra; Tangelwood Festival Chorus Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
1 am | |
| "Carols for a Blue Christmas" (set of fourteen favorites of the season) Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9606 "Carols For a Blue Christmas" | |
| Benjamin Britten · "A Ceremony of Carols" The Toronto Children's Chorus Judy Loman, harp Marquis 813272 "A Ceremony of Carols" | |
| Anton Bruckner · "Ave Maria" The Turtle Creek Chorale Reference Recordings 67 "The Times of Day" | |
2 am | |
| "Christmas Goes Baroque" CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
3 am | |
| "James Galway's Christmas Carol" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers; Chapel Choir of King' James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| 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 | |
4 am | |
| A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert (Live, December 8, 1991) Orchestra of St. Luke's; American Boychoir; Christmas Concert Ch Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano; Nancy Allen, harp; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Sony Classical 48235 "A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert" | |
| Traditional English · Sussex Carol David Burgess, guitar; Pamela Sklar, flute; Phyllis Lanini, oboe; Zdenek Prouza, cello Musical Heritage 512636 "An International Christmas" | |
5 am | |
| 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" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Overture to The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
| 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" | |
| Josef Suk · Meditation on "St. Wenceslas" Moscow Symphony Orchestra Sono Luminus DIS-80 144 "Slavonic Serenades" | |
| Traditional · "Wassail" (arr. by Stephen Chatman) University of British Columbia Singers Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "All we like sheep" from "Messiah" The Sixteen Coro 16062 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional French · "Il est ne, le divin enfant" (He is born, the divine child) Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Anonymous 15th century England · "Come, redeemer of the peoples" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 807453 "The Cherry Tree - Songs, Carols & Ballads for Christmas" | |
| Samuel Barber · Die Natali, Op. 37 Royal Scottish National Orchestra Naxos 8.5591 33 "Barber: Piano Concerto" American Classics series | |
6 am | |
| Victor Herbert · "Toyland" The Abbey Road Ensemble Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano EMI Classics 56176 "Our Christmas Songs for You" | |
| Paul McCartney · "Wonderful Christmastime" Choral Scholars of King's College, Cambridge Quilisma 401 "Christmas with the Choral Scholars" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · "The Christmas Song" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Traditional · Medley: "The holly and the ivy"; "See amid the winter snow"; "I saw three ships" Empire Chamber Ensemble; NY Chorale Society; American Boy Choir Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Wachet auf" Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra & Singers Koch International 7673 "Christmas Vespers - Music of Michael Praetorius" | |
| Traditional Medley · We Three Kings; Ukrainian Bell Carol Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
7 am | |
| Chris Coletti · Bach's Bells Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Lang Lang, piano Sony Masterworks 782933 "Gran Turismo 5 - Lang lang Plays the Original Soundtrack" | |
| Jeff Tyzik · A Christmas Overture - Variations on Deck the Halls Brass Band of Battle Creek MSR 1425 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, Still, Still" Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Thomas Hampson, baritone Teldec 9031-7 3135 "Christmas with Thomas Hampson" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Splendid Jewel" Phoenix Chorale Chandos 5066 "Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary" | |
| Traditional · "Pat-a-Drummer" (Patapan) (arr. by Katherine K. Davis) Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| John Rutter · "The Colours of Christmas" The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Traditional Medley · "Veni, Veni,""Midnight Clear,""O Little Town,""Silent Night" etc Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists; Boys Choir of Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Carl Davis · A Christmas Carol, ballet Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra Naxos 8.5534 95 "20th Century English Ballets" | |
| Morten Lauridsen · "O magnum mysterium" Polyphony Hyperion CDA 67 449 "Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Madrigali" | |
8 am | |
| Traditional · "A Christmas Fantasy" medley (arr. by Gordon Langford) Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Albert Hague · You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Jule Styne · Let it Snow Joshua Bell, violin; Julian Lage, guitar; Rob Moose, tenor guitar; Michael Aarons, guitar; Chris Lightcap, bass; William Holh Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Johnny Marks · Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (arr. by Richard Hayman) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Stephen Chatman · "Christmas Joy" (medley of traditional carols) University of British Columbia Singers; A Touch of Brass Stephen Smith, organ; Quennie Wong, percussion Centrediscs 15509 "A Chatman Christmas" | |
| John Rutter · "Rejoice and be merry" The Cambridge Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Benjamin Britten · "A New Year Carol" St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Simon Johnson, organ Decca 002405 602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Peter Cornelius · "The Three Kings" Toronto Symphony & Toronto Children's Choir Ben Heppner, tenor CBC SMCD-M 100 "Choral Concert - Celebration Chorale" | |
| William Billings · "Shiloh" The Pro Arte Singers Harmonia Mundi 907233 "Carols From the Old and New Worlds, vol. 2" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · Away in a Manger, in style of Bach Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Women's Voices | |
| Traditional English tunes · Medley: "I Saw Three Ships," "First Noel," "Holly and the Ivy" Orchestra of St. Luke's; New York Choral Artists Kathleen Battle, soprano Angel 47587 "Kathleen Battle - A Christmas Celebration" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Concert Suite from The Nutcracker (transcibed by Mikhail Pletnev) Simon Trpceski, piano EMI Classics 57952 "Piano Works" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Gloria" (with brass octet & percussion) Winchester College Chapel Choir; Portsmouth Grammer School Chamb Convivium Records 33 "Dan Locklair: Gloria" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for Woodwinds BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Traditional · "I Wonder as I Wander" / "O Come All Ye Faithful" London Symphony Orchestra; John Alldis Choir Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
10 am | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| Traditional Catalan · "December's Cold Winds Were Stilled" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| Traditional French · "Quittez, pasteurs" (Leave, shepherds) Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional · Carol of the Bells; We Three Kings Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 855471 4 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Traditional Catalan · El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin) Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5547 14 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| Franz Gruber - Traditional · "Silent Night" - "Sleep, Little Jesus" Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Traditional French · "O come, O come Emmanuel" (interpolated with "What Child is This?") Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" Domincan Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (Ann Arbor, Mi Sony 541741 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Christmas with the Domincan | |
| Traditional English · O Come All Ye Faithful Julianne Markavitch, piano Julianne Markavitch 642973 7028 "Noel" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Sony 503770 "The Great British Carol Collection" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sinfonia, from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Staatskapelle Dresden Philips 000994 902 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Fum, Fum, Fum Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Christmas Medley · "O Sanctissima; Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Fum, Fum, Fum; March of the Kings" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
11 am | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" (arr. by Steven Baker) The Ten Tenors; City of Prague Philharmonic 558516 "The Ten Tenors - Our Christmas Wish" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" (arr. by Steven Baker) The Ten Tenors; City of Prague Philharmonic 558516 "The Ten Tenors - Our Christmas Wish" | |
| Traditional · Angels Rejoice! medley Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Johann Pachelbel / Traditional · Pachelbel's Christmas (Canon w/Jolly Old St. Nicholas) Early Light Consort, Asheville, NC Early Light 3306 "Christmas Past" | |
| Traditional German · "In dulci jubilo" Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16117 "Joy to the World - An American Christmas" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (arr. by Ralph Vaughan Williams) Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16117 "Joy to the World - An American Christmas" | |
| Richard S. Willis / Edmund H. Sears · "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16117 "Joy to the World - An American Christmas" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
12 pm | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC "The Revels of Winter" | |
| Traditional 16th century Swedish · "Gaudete" (Rejoice) Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC "The Revels of Winter" | |
| Traditional German · "The Linden Tree Carol" Choir of St. Mary of the Hills, Blowing Rock, NC "The Revels of Winter" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9611 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Pamela Howland" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9611 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Pamela Howland" | |
| Traditional English · The First Noel Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9611 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Pamela Howland" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Three Choruses, from "Gloria" RV 589 The English Concert & Choir Archiv Produktion 423386 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Instrumental Carols Nos. 4 & 9 Les Violons du Roy Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Dietrich Buxtehude · "Das neugeborene Kindelein" (The Newborn Babe) Regensburg Cathedral Choir; Munich Resident Chamber Orchestra Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional Medley · Medley (The First Noel; O Come, All Ye Faithful) Ayako Shinozaki, harp Sony 62677 "Silent Night - Beautiful Christmas Melodies" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Traditional German · "While By My Sheep" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Westminster Choir Daniel Beckwith, organ Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Bryan Kelly · Improvisations on Christmas Carols The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
1 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Gloria in excelsis Deo Maurice Andre, trumpet; Jane Parker-Smith, organ of Eglise St. Pierre Le Jeune, Strasbourg EMI Classics 636560 2 "Trumpet & Organ" | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Traditional French · Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (interpolated with Sinding's "Rustle of Spring") Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Traditional English · O Come All Ye Faithful (interpolated with Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata) Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Philip Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem, interpolated with Clementi's Sonatina in C, Op. 36, No. 1 Jeffrey Biegel, piano Koch International 7737 "Classical Carols" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" (1st mvt.) Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony EMI Classics 5 5795 2 2 "Rutter: Gloria" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · Ave Maria Delmoni String Quartet Emily Mitchell, harp Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · O Little One Sweet Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Nina Bodnar, violins; Natasha Lipkina, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" from "Messiah" The Trinity Choir & Orchestra (Trinity Church, NYC) Naxos 855451 1 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" (orchestrated by Mozart) The Trinity Choir & Orchestra (Trinity Church, NYC) Naxos 855451 1 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Rejoice Greatly" from "Messiah" The Trinity Orchestra (Trinity Church, NYC) Bethany Hodges, soprano Naxos 855451 1 "Handel: Messiah" | |
2 pm | |
| Traditional Shetland Islands · Christmas Day in the Mornin' The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional English · "Hey for Christmas" The Baltimore Consort Custer LaRue, soprano Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Leroy Anderson · A Christmas Festival Boston Pops Orchestra Philips 416287 "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings of Orient Are" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Franz Schubert · "Ave Maria" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Alleluia," from "Exsultate, jubilate" K. 165 Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music; James O'Donnell, organ IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" Westminster Cathedral, Alexandra & Cantorum Choirs James O'Donnell, organ of Westminster Cathedral IMP 843 "A Festival of Carols" | |
| 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" | |
| James Pierpont · "Jingle Bells" Sursum Corda MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Musical Sleigh-ride (Musikalische Schlittenfahrt) (selections) Eduard Melkus Ensemble Archiv Produktion 427 12 2-2 "Leopold Mozart: Bauernhochzeit; Musikalische Schlittenfahr | |
| Leroy Anderson · "Sleigh Ride" Renaissance (of Charlotte, NC) (recorded Dec. 17, 2011 at St. Pe Renaissance (of Charl otte "Renaissance - Christmas in the City" | |
3 pm | |
| Charlotte Lessons & Carols from St. John's (2017) | |
4 pm | |
| The St. Olaf Christmas Festival | |
| The St. Olaf Christmas Festival | |
6 pm | |
| Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
| Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
| Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir | |
9 pm | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Wassail Song" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Il est ne, le Divin Enfant!; Gavotte Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Traditional English · We Wish You a Merry Christmas, in baroque style CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier · Noel pour les instruments (Instrumental Carols) Les Violons du Roy Sono Luminus 90180 "Simphonies des Noels" | |
| Christmas Medley · "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light; First Noel; O Little Town of Bethlehem; I Saw Three Ships Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| Alexander Glazunov · Les Chanteurs de Noel La Pieta Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Julianne Markavitch, piano Julianne Markavitch 642973 7028 "Noel" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, how a rose e'er blooming American Horn Quartet; Queensland Symphony Horns MSR 1650 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Adolphe Adam · O Holy Night Dean Shostak & friends Dean Shostak, glass armonica, violin; Sue Richards, celtic harp Shostak 0131 "Dean Shostak - Glass Angels" | |
10 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Behold the Lamb of God" from "Messiah" Toronto Symphony; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir EMI Classics 17645 "Handel: Messiah"" | |
| Traditional English · "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" The Bach Choir; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble John Scott, organ Decca 417898 "O Come All ye Faithful - Favourite Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "This Endris Night" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Washington Master Chorale Susan Robinson, harp; Stephen Nicholas Key, oboe Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| Edward Elgar · The Snow Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
| Edward Gerhard · Variations on Pachelbel's Canon Edward Gerhard, guitar Virtue 1920 "Christmas" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| James R. Murray · Away in a Manger Eaken Piano Trio Con Brio 21345 "Eaken Trio: Most Wonderful Time" | |
| Herbert Howells · Three Carol Anthems: "Here is the little door"; "Sing lullaby"; "A spotless rose" The Finzi Singers Chandos 9458 "Howells - Choral Works" | |
| Traditional American · Go Tell It On the Mountain Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Koch International 7582 "Noëls and Carols" | |
11 pm | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Traditional · While Shepherds Watched (in the style of Bach) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 855067 0 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Heinrich Ignaz Biber · Rosary Sonata No. 3 "The Nativity" from The Rosary Sonatas Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin; David Roblou, harpsichord; Paula Chateauneuf, theorbo; Richard Tunnicliffe, viola da gamba Avie 0038 "Biber: The Rosary Sonatas" | |
| Traditional · "Wexford Carol" Musica Intima ATMA Classique 2577 "O Nata Lux" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge David Briggs, organ Decca 001001 802 "The Christmas Spirit" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" (arranged by David Willcocks) Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Gabriel Faure · Ave Maria Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Francis Grier, organ Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Traditional · Christmas Night Medley (arr. by Angela Morley) Boston Pops Orchestra Sony Classical 48232 "Joy To the World" | |
| Gloria Shayne / Noel Regney · Do You Hear What I Hear? Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Jurij Konje, percussion Telarc 80446 "Dream Season - The Christmas Harp" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |