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Feliz Navidad
Program: Concierto
Aired: Sunday, December 22, 2019 @ 10:00 pm
Hosted by Frank Dominguez
In this edition of Concierto we wish you Feliz Navidad with traditional Mexican music featuring the chorus Voz en Punto; Slavic seasonal favorites performed by Argentine pianist Martha Argerich and Uruguayan conductor Jose Serebrier; and tenor Juan Diego Florez with beloved holiday sacred music.
En esta edición de Concierto, le deseamos Feliz Navidad con música tradicional mexicana con el coro Voz en Punto; los favoritos eslavos de temporada interpretados por la pianista argentina Martha Argerich y el director de orquesta uruguayo José Serebrier; y el tenor Juan Diego Florez con amada música sagrada festiva.
Playlist
10 pm | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria · "Ave Maria" Voz en Punto Quindecom 111 "Mexico en Navidad" | |
| Chava Flores (arr. Jose Galvan) · "El nacimiento" ("The Nativity") Voz en Punto Quindecom 111 "Mexico en Navidad" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Martha Argerich, Nicolas Economou, pianos Deutsche Grammophon 449816 "Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1" | |
| Leopold Stokowski · Traditional Slavic Christmas Music (after Ippolitov-Ivanov's "In the Manger") Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.5576 45 "Mussorgsky-Stokowski: Transcriptions" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · Carol of the Bells (arr. by Sergio Assad) Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars NSS Music 5 "Merry - A Holiday Journey" | |
| Francisco Guerrero · "Beata Dei genitrix Maria" (Blessed Mary, mother of God) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312 Stile Antico - A Spanish Nativity" | |
| Christobal de Morales · "Cum natus est" (Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem...) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312 Stile Antico - A Spanish Nativity" | |
| Mateo Flecha · "El Jubilate" Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312 Stile Antico - A Spanish Nativity" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Bologna Community Theatre Orchestra Juan Diego Florez, tenor Decca 001487 502 "Juan Diego Flórez: Santo - Sacred Songs" | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · "Domine Deus" from Little Solemn Mass Bologna Community Theatre Orchestra & Chorus Juan Diego Florez, tenor Decca 001487 502 "Juan Diego Flórez: Santo - Sacred Songs" | |
11 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Glory to God" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "His yoke is easy" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · "Retablo de Navidad" (Christmas Carols and Songs) Madrid Community Orchestra and Chorus Raquel Lojendio, soprano; David Rubiera, baritone Naxos 855722 3 "Rodrigo: Retablo de Navidad" | |
| Agustin Barrios · Villancico de navidad (Christmas Carol) Alexander-Sergei Ramírez, guitar Deutsche Grammophon 47153 2 "Confesion" | |
| Jose Antonio Garcia · Suite de los Ninos Ensamble de Viento Nueva Camerata Cubasound 193483 7603 "Soplos del Alma" | |
| Carlos Guastavino · "Cancion de Navidad" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Traditional Catalan · "Fum, Fum, Fum" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Traditional Medley · March of the Kings; Patapan Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| Traditional · Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars Sony 733336 "Songs Of Joy And Peace: Yo-Yo Ma" | |
12 am | |
| Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional English · "Adeste Fideles" (arr. by Carl Thiel) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Eberhard Kraus, organ Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Richard Wagner · Overture to Tannhauser Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra EMI Classics 54583 "Wagner: Overtures & Orchestral Music" | |
| Leroy Anderson · A Christmas Festival BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Preludes and Fugues Nos. 6-8, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Angela Hewitt, piano Hyperion 67741 "J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" New York Choral Artists EMI 31540 "O Come, All ye Faithful" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Nowell" New York Choral Artists EMI 31540 "O Come, All ye Faithful" | |
1 am | |
| Edvard Grieg · Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 New Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 53257 "Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · Wassail Song (arr. Douglas Haislip) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Traditional · Suite of English Carols (Deck the Halls, Coventry, First Noel) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Johannes Brahms · 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 Markus Groh, piano Avie Records 2136 "Brahms: The Late Piano Pieces" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to the world" The Cambridge Singers & Orchestra Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Samuel Scheidt · "O Little One Sweet" (harmonized by J.S. Bach) Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Traditional English · "We wish you a merry Christmas" Cambridge Singers & Orchestra Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Gaetano Schiassi · Christmas Concerto in D Masques Analekta 9908 "Masques - Baroque Christmas" | |
2 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Horn Concerto No. 1 in D, K. 412 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Hermann Baumann, horn Philips 412737 "Mozart Horn Concertos" | |
| Francois-Joseph Gossec · "Christmas Suite" Academy of Ancient Music & Chorus Decca 410 17 9-2 "Christmas Concertos" | |
| Alexander Borodin · Symphony No. 2 in b Berlin Philharmonic Warner Classics 97597 "Sir Simon Rattle: Russian Music" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Exsultate, jubilate" K. 165 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Danielle de Niese, soprano Decca 001327 702 "Danielle de Niese: The Mozart Album" | |
3 am | |
| Frederic Chopin · Waltz in Ab, Op. 34, No. 1, "Valse brillante" Geza Anda, piano RCA Victrola 7744 "Chopin: Waltzes" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · Carol of the Bells Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Frederick Delius · Sleigh Ride (Winter Night) Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Naxos 8.9900 06 "Silent Night" | |
| Edward Elgar · The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Capriccio 10 501 "Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, The Wand of Youth" | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Traditional German · "O Tannenbaum" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Traditional English · "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" Leontyne Price, soprano; Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Claude Debussy · Suite Bergamasque (orch. by Gustave Cloez & Andre Caplet) Lyon National Orchestra Naxos 857258 3 "Debussy - Orchestral Works - 6" | |
4 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Messiah, Part I choruses Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC); Chamber Orchestra (Live, C Hickory Choral Societ y "Hickory Choral Society 35th Season Christmas Concert 2012" | |
| John Field · Piano Concerto No. 2 in Ab (finale) Scottish Chamber Orchestra John O'Conor, piano Telarc 80370 "John Field: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · The Christmas Song Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| 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" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Five Bagatelles, Op. 47 Domus Virgin Classics 59245 "Martinu - Suk - Dvorak" | |
5 am | |
| John Rutter · "Gloria" Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; City of Birmingham Symphony EMI Classics 57952 "Rutter: Gloria" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra EMI Classics 86549 "Respighi: Pines of Rome, etc." | |
| Robert Mayeur · Noel for Four Guitars San Francisco Guitar Quartet Brandon Yip, David Duenas, Patrick Francis, Chris Hanford, guitars Brandon Yip 574821 "Magnificat" | |
| John Harbison · Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas" The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Trumpet Concerto No. 2 in D Toulouse Chamber Orchestra Albert Calvayrac, trumpet EMI Classics 65340 "Baroque, Vol. 9 - Telemann: Concertos & Sonatas" | |
6 am | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Jerry Herman · We Need a Little Christmas (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
| Michael Torke · East, concerto for clarinet Albany Symphony Weixiong Wang, clarinet Albany 1784 "Michael Torke - Sky" | |
| 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" | |
| Leo Delibes · Sylvia, ballet suite Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra LaserLight 15616 "Delibes: Coppelia - Gounod: Faust" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" St. Louis Symphony Orchestra RCA Victor Red Seal 60778 "The American Album" | |
| Traditional French · Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. by Paul Horn) Paul Horn, flutes Kuckuck 11083- 2 "Paul Horn - The Peace Album" | |
7 am | |
| Jean-Joseph Mouret · First Suite of Symphonies Paris Orchestral Ensemble Maurice Andre, trumpet EMI Classics 47140 "Baroque Suites & Concertos for Trumpets" | |
| Anonymous 17th century English · "The Old Year Now Away is Fled" (Greensleeves) Parthenia, A Consort of Viols Julianne Baird, soprano MSR 1365 "As It Fell On A Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Chris | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional · "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Jouko Harjanne, trumpet Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
| Florence Price · Dances in the Canebreaks (arr. by William Grant Still) Chicago Sinfonietta Cedille 185 "Project W - Works by Diverse Women Composers" | |
| Bryan Kelly · Improvisations on Christmas Carols The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| Jules Massenet · Le Cid, ballet suite selections Moscow Symphony Orchestra Lydian 18137 "Spanish Festival" | |
8 am | |
| Franz Biebl · "Ave Maria" Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| William J. Kirkpatrick · "Away in a Manger" Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Luke Bond, organ Hyperion 68281 "Christmas at St. George's Windsor" | |
| Charles Ives · "A Christmas Carol" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 98 in Bb (finale) La Petite Bande Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77294 "Haydn: London Symphonies" | |
| Johannes Brahms · Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 Concertbgebouw Orchestra Decca 421295 "Brahms: Symphony No. 1" | |
| Michael Daugherty · Solitude, Virginia, from Night Owl (2018) Virginia Symphony Orchestra Hampton Roads Classic s 12 "Michael Daugherty: Night Owl" | |
| Nigel Hess · A Christmas Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Felix Bernard · Winter Wonderland (in style of Beethoven) The Hampton String Quartet RCA Victor 60246 "What If Mozart Wrote 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Flute | |
| Traditional French · Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. by Paul Horn) Paul Horn, flutes Kuckuck 11083- 2 "Paul Horn - The Peace Album" | |
| Alexander Glazunov · Carnaval, concert overture Roumanian State Orchestra Marco Polo 8.2204 87 "Glazunov: Orchestral Works, vol. 4" | |
| Zamir Bavel · "Hanukkah Light" Kansas City University Symphony Orchestra & Choirs ZB Publishing 783707 2719 "Hannukkah Music for Your Holiday Concert" | |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Choir of Winchester Cathedral Decca 444130 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Rick Sowash · October Reveries, suite Josh Aerie cello; Greg Kostraba, piano Rick Sowash Publishin g 13 "Seasonal Breezes - Five Chamber Works by Rick Sowaash" | |
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson · A Carol Symphony (i. Allegro energetico: Adeste fideles) The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 855709 9 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (in the style of Ravel) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
10 am | |
| Hector Berlioz · Le Corsair, overture Quebec Symphony Orchestra Analetka 3151 "French Showpieces" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" (arr. by John Rutter) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Tomas Luis de Victoria · "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Seraphic Fire Seraphic Fire 75752 "Silent Night - Seraphic Fire" | |
| Francois Boieldieu · Harp Concerto in C Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Marisa Robles, harp Decca 425723 "Harp Concertos" | |
| Traditional · The Dreidel Song (arr. by Michael Myers) Lenoir Sax Robert George, soprano sax; Jenny Lanier, alto sax; Michael Myers, baritone sax; Patrick Young, tenor sax Lenoir Sax 888295 8507 "Lenoir Sax - Merrily on High" | |
| Abraham Goldfaden · Raisins and Almonds Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Itzhak Perlman, violin EMI Classics 47904 "Tradition" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" Vienna Philharmonic Leontyne Price, soprano Decca 000338 602 "Christmas with Leontyne Price" | |
| Traditional · Suite of English Carols (Deck the Halls, Coventry, First Noel) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
11 am | |
| Traditional Spanish · "A la Nanita Nana" The Charlotte Children's Choir William Gouge, piano Charlotte Children's Choi "The First of December" recorded live 12/01/01 St. Patrick' | |
| Anonymous 16th century Basque & Spa · "El la don don" / "Riu, riu, chiu" Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b, BWV 1067 Concerto Italiano Laura Pontecorvo, flute Naive 30578 "Bach: Overtures for Orchestra" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Sleigh Ride: A Holiday Excursion for Five Pianos The Five Browns Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody, Ryan Brown, pianos Steinway & Sons 30124 "Christmas with The Five Browns" | |
| John Rutter · "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Singers James Galway, flute RCA 61233 "James Galway's Christmas Carol" | |
| Alexander Borodin · Nocturne, from String Quartet No. 2 in D Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Joshua Bell, violin Sony Classical 87894 "Joshua Bell - Romance of the Violin" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional · Good King Wenceslas, in baroque style CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional · Jolly Old St. Nicholas (in style of Bach & Vivaldi) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
12 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord), from Solemn Vespers Orchestra of St. Luke's Joshua Bell, violin Sony Classical 97779 "Joshua Bell - Voice of the Violin" | |
| Franz Gruber · "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) Regensburg Cathedral Choir Eberhard Kraus, organ Dhm Deutsche Harmonia 77049- 2 "Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional German · "Alle Jahre wieder" (Every year again) Regensburg Cathedral Choir & Orchestra Elisar 31741 "Festliche Weihnacht" | |
| Traditional German · "Christmas Joy" Vienna Boys' Choir Philips 412551 "Merry Christmas - Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Traditional German · O Sanctissima (O du Frohliche) Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 24 in c, K. 491 English Chamber Orchestra Benjamin Hochman, piano Avie 2404 "Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24" | |
| Leopold Mozart · Musical Sleigh-ride (Musikalische Schlittenfahrt) (selections) Eduard Melkus Ensemble Archiv Produktion 427 12 2-2 "Leopold Mozart: Bauernhochzeit; Musikalische Schlittenfahr | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Alleluia," from "Exsultate, jubilate" K. 165 National Academy Orchestra of Santa Cecilia Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano Deutsche Grammophon 457355 "A Hymn For the World" | |
| John Antes · "What Good News!" Moramus Chorale, of Winston-Salem, NC Allison Bates, Charity Workman, clarinets; Susan Bates, organ Raven OAR-86 0 "What Good News - An Old Salem Christmas" | |
1 pm | |
| Agustin Barrios · Waltz, Op. 8, No. 3 Jason Vieaux, guitar Naxos 8.5534 49 "Guitar Recital: Jason Vieaux" | |
| Traditional Basque · "Gabriel's Message" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Michala Petri, recorder Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Traditional Polish · "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 6 "Venetian Gondola Song" (Barcarole) Jamina Gerl, piano TYXart 16082 "Wanderer - Jamina Gerl" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Song without words, Op. 30, No. 6 "Venetian Gondola Song" (Barcarole) Jamina Gerl, piano TYXart 16082 "Wanderer - Jamina Gerl" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Song without Words, in a, Op. 62, No. 5 "Venetian Gondola Song" (Barcarole) Jamina Gerl, piano TYXart 16082 "Wanderer - Jamina Gerl" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 88 in G La Petite Bande Erato 91499 "Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 88, 89, 92" | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "See dat Babe" (arr. by Stacey Gibbs) Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble (Live at St. John's Baptist Chur n/a "Charlotte Lessons and Carols 2015" recorded 12/08/15 St. J | |
| Traditional Spiritual · "Children Go Where I Send Thee" (arr. by Andre Thomas) VOX; Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble (Live from St. John's Bapti Jason McKinney, baritone; Heather Kim, piano n/a Charlotte Lessons and Carols from St. John's Baptist Church | |
| Traditional English · "What Child is This?" Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble (Live at St. John's Baptist Chur Serobia Garris, Omari Wilkerson, soloists; Nia Williams, piano n/a Charlotte Lessons and Carols from St. John's Baptist Church | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls Empire Brass EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
2 pm | |
| George Gershwin · Piano Concerto in F Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Orion Weiss, piano Naxos 855970 5 "Gershwin - Concerto in F" | |
| Heinrich Schütz · "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born) Yale Schola Cantorum Hyperion 68315 "Schutz: The Christmas Story" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Wexford Carol" Musica Intima ATMA Classique 2577 "O Nata Lux" | |
| Traditional Hebrides · Taladh Chriosda (Christ Child Lullaby) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Le Caoinle na n'Aingeal" (The Candles of the Angels) Danu "Danu: Christmas in Ireland - An Nollaig in Eirinn" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
3 pm | |
| Antonin Dvorak · Slavonic Dance No. 8, Op. 72 Cleveland Orchestra Decca 430171 "Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dances" | |
| Truman Harris · Flowers, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon & horn (2006) Alice Kogan Weinreb, flute; Nicholas Stovall, oboe; Paul Cigan, clarinet; Truman Harris, bassoon; Laurel Bennert Ohlson, horn Naxos 855985 8 "Truman Harris: A Warm Day in Winter" | |
| Christmas Medley · "What Child is This?; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Telarc 80087 "The Many Moods of Christmas" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto a due cori No. 1 in Bb Academy of Ancient Music L'Oiseau-Lyre 455709 "Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks" | |
| Emile Waldteufel · The Skaters' Waltz Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orch 692863 1410 "Favorite Holiday Classics" | |
| Traditional French · "Masters in this Hall" The Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men & Boys, Indianapolis James Diaz, organ Four Winds 3003 "Sing, Choir of Angels" | |
| Traditional Scottish · Away in a Manger Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
4 pm | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 23 in D, K. 181 Berlin Philharmonic Sony Classical 66859 "Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K.364; Symphonies Nos. 23 & | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Three Choruses, from "Gloria" RV 589 The English Concert & Choir Archiv Produktion 423386 "Vivaldi: Gloria" | |
| Traditional 16th century German · "Personent hodie" (arr. Gustav Holst) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Capella SF Jonathan Dimmock, organ of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco Delos 3485 "Light of Gold - Capella SF Christmas" | |
| Claude Debussy · L'isle joyeuse (The isle of joy) Jamina Gerl, piano TYXart 16082 "Wanderer - Jamina Gerl" | |
| Traditional Medley · Hark! the herald angels sing; Angels we have heard on high Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "While Shepherds watched" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Simon Preston, organ Decca 001001 802 "The Christmas Spirit" | |
| Traditional Catalan · Carol of the Birds Ensemble Galilei Sono Luminus 92173 "Surrounded by Angels" | |
| Gioacchino Rossini · Overture to William Tell Berlin Philharmonic Deutsche Grammophon 413587 "Les Preludes; Die Moldau; Wilhelm Tell" | |
5 pm | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude and Flute Sonata in C, BWV 1033 Ruckus, ensemble Emi Ferguson, baroque flute Arezzo Music 002 "Fly The Coop - Bach Sonatas and Preludes" | |
| Traditional · Brass Interlude Medley of Carols RCA Victor Brass Ensemble RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| David Overton · Fantasia on "In dulci jubilo" Munich Radio Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor Red Seal 60736 "In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas with James Galway" | |
| Chris Coletti · Bach's Bells Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · We Three Kings (arr. for flutes by Paul Horn) Paul Horn, flutes Kuckuck 11083- 2 "Paul Horn - The Peace Album" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 1 in D, D.82 (1st mvt.) Failoni Orchestra Naxos 8.5530 93 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional English · "Joys Seven" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| Emmanuel Chabrier · Espana Orchestra of the Swiss Romande Chandos 5122 "Chabrier: Orchestral Works" | |
6 pm | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven · Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 Staatskapelle Dresden Claudio Arrau, piano Philips 422066 "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" | |
| Richard Strauss · Cello Sonata in F, Op. 6 (finale) Marcy Rosen, cello; Susan Walters, piano Bridge 9512 "Cello Sonatas of Strauss and Grieg" | |
| Traditional Basque · "I Saw a Maiden" Quink Vocal Ensemble Telarc 80202 "Carols Around the World" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob" from "Christus" Chorus & Orchestra of The Choral Arts Society of Washington Naxos 8.5550 49 "A Star Over Bethlehem" | |
9 pm | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos · Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (Aria) National Philharmonic Orchestra James Galway, flute RCA Victor 60033 "James Galway - Serenade" | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional · "Pat-a-Drummer" (Patapan & Drummer Boy) (arr. by Katherine K. Davis) Cantus Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional English · "Lo, He comes with clouds descending" St. James Cathedral Choir (of Chicago) Richard Barrick Hoskins, organ of St. James Cathedral, Chicago MSR 1376 "Arise, Shine! A Festival of Lessons and Carols" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, K. 537 "Coronation" (ii. Larghetto) Odense Symphony Orchestra Vassily Primakov, piano Bridge 9328 "Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1" | |
| 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" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Siciliano, BWV 1017 (arr. by Leopold Stokowski) BBC Philharmonic Chandos 9259 "Stokowski's Symphonic Bach" | |
| Giovanni Gabrieli · "Salvator noster" (Our Saviour) The Monteverdi Choir; The English Baroque Soloists Archiv Produktion 000527 102 "The Baroque Christmas Album" | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Anton Rubinstein · Symphony No. 2 in C, Op. 42 "Ocean" (v. Andante) Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Marco Polo 8.2204 49 "Rubinstein: Symphony No. 2 'Ocean' " | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Lisa Otto, soprano Deutsche Grammophon 413671 "The Heavens are Sounding" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · String Serenade in E, Op. 22 (iv. Larghetto) I Musici de Montreal Chandos 9484 "Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Dvorak: Serenade" | |
| Traditional French · "Shepherds, in the fields abiding" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 512 "The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album" | |
| 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" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Christ Was Born in Bethlehem" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Erik Satie · Gymnopedie No. 1 Minnesota Orchestra Reference Recordings 99 "Reveries" | |