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Program: Night Music with Frank Dominguez
Aired: Thursday, December 24, 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 | |
| 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" | |
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 Records 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 | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" Le Concert des Nations; La Capella Reiai de Catalunya (The Royal Alia Vox 9936 "Handel: Messiah" | |
| "Christmas with Carol Chase" Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Jean Mouton · "Nesciens Mater" (Virgin Mother) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 907136 "Jean Mouton - Josquin Des Prez" | |
5 am | |
| Traditional · Medley of Six Carols New York Choral Society; Empire Chamber Ensemble Jessye Norman, soprano Philips 420180 "Christmastide - Jessye Norman" | |
| Patric Standford · A Christmas Carol Symphony The City of Prague Philharmonic Naxos 8.5570 99 "Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony" | |
| 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" | |
| Traditional Catalan · "Fum, Fum, Fum" New York Choral Artists EMI 31540 "O Come, All ye Faithful" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" London Symphony Orchestra; John Alldis Choir Philips 416249 "A Festival of Christmas Carols" | |
| Traditional French · "Masters in this Hall" Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Telarc 80377 "Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" Choirs of Coventry & Lichfield Cathedrals; BBC Philharmonic Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Michael George, baritone; Jouko Harjanne, trumpet Teldec 99000 "Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa" | |
6 am | |
| Traditional Cornish · "Sans Day Carol" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Traditional English · "Sussex Carol" Choir of King's College, Cambridge Benjamin Bayl, organ EMI Classics 73693 "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | |
| John Rutter · "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia Collegium Records 121 "Christmas Day in the Morning" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" The Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 121 "Christmas Day in the Morning" | |
| Traditional · Medley of Carols Empire Brass Nancy Allen, harp EMI Classics 31538 "Joy to the World - Music of Christmas" | |
| Stephen Paulus · "Snow Has Fallen" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Helen Rifas, harp Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Traditional Polish · "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" (arr. by Michael Bojesen) Danish National Vocal Ensemble Our Recordings 622061 5 "Let the Angels Sing" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147 Dallas Wind Symphony Reference Recordings 126 "Horns for the Holidays" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV 208 Eaken Piano Trio John Eaken, violin; Nancy Baun, cello; Gloria Whitney, piano Naxos 8.5540 99 "Home for the Holidays" | |
| J.S. Bach-Charles Gounod · "Ave Maria" Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Renee Fleming, soprano Decca 000519 302 "Sacred Songs" | |
| Mykola Leontovych · "Carol of the Bells" Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16117 "Joy to the World - An American Christmas" | |
| Henry John Gauntlett · "Once in Royal David's City" The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Anonymous · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet jubilation) (for 2 voices) Pomerium Archiv Produktion 449819 "Creator of the Stars" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn - Charles Wesley · "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (arr. by David Willcocks) 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 | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" (Cantique de Noel) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Pietro Yon · "Gesu Bambino" Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| John Jacob Niles · "I Wonder as I Wander" (arr. by Steve Pilkington) Chicago a cappella Cedille Records 107 "Christmas a cappella: Songs from Around the World" | |
7 am | |
| 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" | |
| Mel Torme - Robert Wells · "The Christmas Song" (arr. by John Rutter) The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| Victor Herbert · March of the Toys, from "Babes in Toyland" The New London Orchestra Hyperion 67067 "American Light Music Classics" | |
| Johnny Marks · The Most Wonderful Day of the Year (in the style of Mendelssohn) Duo Campion-Vachon Guy Campion, Mario Vachon, piano 4-hands Analekta 9816 "Noël Pianissimo" | |
| Traditional English · "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" Huddersfield Choral Society; Black Dyke Mills Band Chandos 4541 "Christmas Fantasy" | |
| Jeff Tyzik · "The Twelve Gifts of Christmas" Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Tonio DiPaolo, tenor RPO 2006 "A Holiday Celebration" | |
| Carlos Salzedo · Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol (Fum, Fum, Fum) The Canadian Brass Angel Romero, guitar RCA Victor 62683- 2 "Canadian Brass - Noel" | |
| Gustav Holst · Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols) Solid Brass Dorian Recordings 90114 "Christmas With Solid Brass" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jauchzet, frohlocket" (Rejoice, exult) from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 The Netherlands Bach Society Channel Classics 30809 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
8 am | |
| Jacob Handl de Gallus · "Resonet in Laudibus" (Shouts of Joy) Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Anonymous 16th century English · "While Shepherds watch'd" Westminster Abbey Choir & Consort Emma Kirkby, Timothy Dickinson, Richard Farnsworth, Mary Nichols, Leigh Nixon, soloists Sony Classical 62688 "Adeste Fidelis - Christmas Down the Ages" | |
| Traditional English · "Gaudete" (Rejoice) The King's Singers; City of London Sinfonia Brass Quintet EMI Classics 499909 "A Little Christmas Music" | |
| Morton Gould · Serenade of Carols New Philharmonia Orchestra RCA Victor 7931 "A Musical Christmas Tree - Morton Gould" | |
| Traditional English · "A Wassail Suite" The Waverley Consort Virgin Classics Verit as 55193 "A Waverly Consort Christmas" | |
| Traditional American · Medley of Christmas Spirituals Chanticleer Chanticleer 8803 "Our Heart's Joy - A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · "There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob" from "Christus" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Hickory Choral Societ y "A Christmas Collection" | |
| John Calkin · "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) (arr. by Jay Rouse) Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte James R. Jones, piano; Nancy Hamff, flute; da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Choir of the Arts Educational School, Tring Park Royal Philharmonic 28560 "The Christmas Album" | |
9 am | |
| Miles Hoffman · A Minute with Miles: Jean Sibelius | |
| Jean Sibelius · Julvisa (Christmas Song) La Pieta Angele Dubeau, violin Analekta 28730 "Angèle Dubreau & La Pietà: Noel" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sony Classical 48056 "Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1; Nutcracker Suite" | |
| 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" | |
| Irving Berlin · "White Christmas" Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square Mormon Tabernacle 0609-2 "The Wonder of Christmas" | |
| Traditional · A Canadian Brass Christmas Carol (arr. by Howard Cable) The Canadian Brass BWE Classics 0196 "A Christmas Gloria" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells (w/ Beethoven's Bagatelle op. 33, No. 2) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum (w/ Beethoven's Minuet in G) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional English · Good King Wenceslas (w/ Beethoven's Sonata Op. 49, No. 2, Mvt. 1) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
10 am | |
| Traditional French · "Angels we have heard on high" Cambridge Singers Collegium Records 503 "The Christmas Star" | |
| Traditional English · "Festival First Noel" (arr. by Dan Forrest) Choir of Myers Park United Methodist Church, Charlotte da Capo Brass Myers Park United Met hodi 888295 6725 "Expectation - Music of Christmas" | |
| Lowell Mason · "Joy to The World" Stockholm Chamber Orchestra; Eric Ericson Choir Barbara Hendricks, soprano EMI Classics 29360 "Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "Here we come a-wassailing" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional English · "The Yorkshire Wassail Song" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional Cornish · "Can wassel" (Wassail Song) Anonymous 4 Andrew Lawrence-King, psaltery Harmonia Mundi 292732 5 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Traditional English · A Wassail Tune (Chestnut) The Baltimore Consort Sono Luminus 90198 "Bright Day Star" | |
| Traditional English · "Gloustershire Wassail"; "Somerset Wassail" The Western Wind Ensemble NPR Classics 11 "Christmas Around the Country II" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · Skating, from "Charlie Brown Christmas" Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Vince Guaraldi · "Christmas Time is Here" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; School for the Creative & Performing Telarc 80538 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Loonis McGlohon · "Christmas Child" (arr. by Rick Bean) VOX (Live from St. John's Baptist Church, Dec. 4, 2018) Rick Bean, piano n/a Charlotte Lessons and Carols from St. John's Baptist Church | |
| Steve Nelson - Jack Rollins · Frosty the Snowman Canadian Brass Steinway & Sons 30027 "Christmastime is Here" | |
| Traditional English · "The Cherry Tree Carol" The Beggar Boys (recorded live 12/12/2010 St. Alban's Episcopal Abigail Haynes Lennox, soprano; Larry Young, Michael Albert, Henry Lebedinsky n/a "A Celtic Christmas Live with the Beggar Boys" | |
| 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 English · "There is no rose of such virtue" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 907099 "On Yoolis Night" | |
| Traditional English · "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" Alison Krause, vocal; Joshua Bell, violin; Rob Moose, nylon & tenor guitars Sony 374318 "Musical Gifts from Joshua Bell & Friends" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker New York Philharmonic Teldec 94571 "Tchaikovsky: Famous Waltzes" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, from The Nutcracker Philharmonia Orchestra Sony Classical 45631 "The Christmas Album" | |
11 am | |
| Traditional English · "I Saw Three Ships" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| Traditional English · "The Holly and the Ivy" (arr. by John Rutter) Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) Ivan Battle, piano Bel Canto 1093 "Christmas with the Bel Canto Company" | |
| Harold Darke · "In the Bleak Midwinter" Choir of Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC Owen Burdick, organ Naxos 8.5558 86 "Christmas at Trinity" | |
| R. Fischer Boyce / Adger M. Pace · "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" Chanticleer Teldec 85555 "Christmas with Chanticleer" | |
| William Billings · "A virgin unspotted" Handel & Haydn Society Coro 16117 "Joy to the World - An American Christmas" | |
| Traditional Medley · March of the Kings; Patapan Peter Blanchette, archguitar Archguitar Music n/a "Archguitar Christmas" | |
| 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" | |
| Felix Bernard / Dick Smith · "Winter Wonderland" (arr. by Alexander L'Estrange) The King's Singers Signum Classics 459 "The King's Singers - Christmas Songbook" | |
| James Pierpont · Jingle Bells Imani Winds Koch International 7748 "This Christmas with Imani Winds" | |
| Traditional American · "Go Tell It On the Mountain" Cantus Cantus Recordings 1205 "Cantus - Comfort and Joy: Volume Two" | |
| Traditional · "Pretty Little Baby" / "A Merry Christmas" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) (Live, December 1998) Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| Traditional English · "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" The Cambridge Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Collegium Records 133 "A Christmas Festival" | |
| Traditional · "Lord of the Dance" The Christmas Revels John Langstaff, baritone Revels Records 1078 "The Christmas Revels" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night Anton del Forno, guitar Juston Records JRS 10 077 "Christmas Gifts" | |
| Anonymous · Greensleeves and pudding pies Early Music New York ex Cathedra 29006 "A Colonial 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" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Still, Still, Still Delmoni String Quartet Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Boris Ord · "Adam Lay Ybounden" The Choir of King's College, Cambridge King's College Choir KGS003 6 "The Centenary Service - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carol | |
12 pm | |
| George Frideric Handel · Sinfonia, from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted" from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra John Kaneklides, tenor Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And the glory of the Lord" from "Messiah" VOX; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "And he shall purify" from "Messiah" VOX; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from "Messiah" VOX; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra (rec. Dec. 12, 2012) Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Pifa; "There were shepherds..."..."Glory to God" from Messiah VOX; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Rejoice Greatly" from "Messiah" North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| George Frideric Handel · "Hallelujah" from "Messiah" VOX; North Carolina Baroque Orchestra Roger Sherman Recordi ngs n/a "Handel: Messiah" | |
| Traditional · Branles; Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Patapan Renaissonics WGBH "Carols for Dancing" | |
| Leroy Anderson · Suite of Carols for String Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra Naxos 855962 1 "Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride and other Holiday Favorites" | |
| John Henry Hopkins · "We Three Kings" (arr. by Stephen Paulus) The Dale Warland Singers Peter Hanslep, bass; Merilee Klemp, oboe; Kathy Kienzle, harp Ten Thousand Lakes 100 "Stephen Paulus - Carols for Christmas" | |
| Traditional Irish · "Le Caoinle na n'Aingeal" (The Candles of the Angels) Danu "Danu: Christmas in Ireland - An Nollaig in Eirinn" | |
1 pm | |
| Simon Andrews · Melange a Trois (Christmas medley) The Newstead Trio Michael Jamanis, violin; Sara Male, cello; Xun Pan, piano Prince 9812 "The Newstead Trio - Music for the Season" | |
| Traditional · "O Come Little Children" Westminster Choir Gothic Records 49047 "Christmas with the Westminster Choir" | |
| Traditional (arr. by Mark Small) · Joy Medley (Joy to the World; Away in a Manger; Angels We Have Heard on High) Small - Torres Guitar Duo Mark Small, Robert Torres, guitars Shadow Mountain 55882 "Winterlight II" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" Monteverdi Choir Philips 462050 "Once As I Remember" | |
| Don Sebesky · A Christmas Scherzo (Medley) Boston Pops Orchestra BSO Classics 1305 "A Boston Pops Christmas - Live from Symphony Hall" | |
| Traditional English · "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Philharmonia Orchestra; London Voices Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano Decca 414632 "Christmas with Kiri" | |
| Traditional English · "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Choir of the Arts Educational School, Tring Park Royal Philharmonic 28560 "The Christmas Album" | |
| Traditional Czech · "Rocking Carol" Chanticleer Mesa Bluemoon 2093 "A Chanticleer Christmas" | |
| Traditional Hebrides · Taladh Chriosda (Christ Child Lullaby) Silverwood Quartet Andra Bohnet, flute Flying Frog 402 "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" | |
| Traditional Canadian · "Huron Carol" ('Twas the Moon of Wintertime) The Dale Warland Singers Gothic Records 49208 "Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers" | |
| Alfred Burt · "Caroling, Caroling" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| Jay Livingston · Silver Bells Carol Chase, piano (from Charlotte, NC) Carol Chase 066121 "Christmas with Carol Chase" | |
| Ward Swingle / Clement Moore · "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ('Twas the Night Before Christmas) Elmer Iseler Singers; Canadian Brass Philips 426835 "Canadian Brass - The Christmas Album" | |
| Heinrich Schütz · "The Christmas Story" - "Glory to God in the highest" Yale Schola Cantorum Hyperion 68315 "Schutz: The Christmas Story" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · "Jauchzet, frohlocket" (Rejoice, exult) from Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin; Bavarian Radio Choir BR Klassik 900512 "Bach: Christmas Oratorio" | |
2 pm | |
| Charlotte Lessons & Carols from St. John's: 10th Anniversary Edition (Part I) | |
| Charlotte Lessons & Carols from St. John's: 10th Anniversary Edition (Part II) | |
4 pm | |
| St. Olaf Christmas Festival | |
5 pm | |
| Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs | |
| Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs | |
| Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs | |
| Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs | |
| Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs | |
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 · "Fantasia on Christmas Carols" London Symphony Orchestra; The Choir of King's College, Cambridg Hervey Alan, baritone Decca 425499 "On Christmas Night" | |
| Franz Gruber · Silent Night (w/ Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Traditional Welsh · Deck the Halls (w/ Beethoven's "Pastorale" Sonata Op. 28, Mvt. 4) Pamela Howland, piano Pamela Howland 613557 9621 "Christmas with Beethoven - 9 Classic Carols" | |
| Dan Locklair · "Down to the Roots of the World" Bel Canto Company (Greensboro, NC) (Live, December 1998) John Mitchener, organ Bel Canto 99001 "What Sweeter Music..." | |
| David Schwoebel · "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" Hickory Choral Society (Hickory, NC) Mary Texer, organ Hickory Choral Societ y "Magnificat" | |
| Carl Davis · A Christmas Carol, ballet Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra Naxos 8.5534 95 "20th Century English Ballets" | |
| Traditional French · "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" The Bach Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Decca 001609 202 "The Colors of Christmas" | |
| Gloria Shayne - Noel Regney · "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Cantus Chris Foss, guitar Cantus 1211 "Christmas with Cantus" | |
| Jonathan Rathbone · Carol Medley Vasari Singers Naxos 857303 0 "A Winter's Light" | |
10 pm | |
| Arcangelo Corelli · Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6, No. 8 "Christmas Concerto" I Musici Philips 434110 "Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6" | |
| Traditional English · "The First Noel" Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Opera Orchestra Philips 412551 "Merry Christmas - Vienna Boys' Choir" | |
| Michael Praetorius · "Puer natus" Southwest Vocal Ensemble and Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttga Hänssler Classic 93114 "Four Centuries of Christmas Music" | |
| John Jacob Niles · Carol of the Birds Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Anonymous · "In dulci jubilo" (In sweet jubilation) (for 2 voices) Pomerium Archiv Produktion 449819 "Creator of the Stars" | |
| Traditional English · "What Child is This?" The Dale Warland Singers Augsberg 411 "Christmas Echoes, vol. 1" | |
| 15th Century Germany · "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" The Washington Master Chorale Acis 63682 "This Endris Night - Christmas with the Washington Master C | |
| Daniel Hooper · "A Garland of Carols" The Choral Project Clarion 941 "Yuletide" | |
| 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 pm | |
| Norman Dello Joio · Christmas Music Debra Torok, Marylene Dosse, piano 4-hands Albany Records 468 "Family Album" | |
| George Frideric Handel · Comfort ye, from "Messiah" (arr. by Cally Banham) Cortango 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" | |
| Irving Berlin · White Christmas (arr. Adam Maness) Cortango Cally Banham, english horn Cally Banham 888295 8412 "Cor Christmas - Cally Banham" | |
| Traditional English · "Good King Wenceslas" RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional German · "O Christmas Tree" (O Tannenbaum) RCA Victor Singers RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" RCA Victor Singers William Whitehead, organ RCA Victor 61910 "Christmas Sing-Along" | |
| 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" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" (Cantique de Noel) The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Catrin Finch, harp Gift of Music 1155 "Winter Lullabies" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emannuel (in the style of Corelli) Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Naxos 8.5506 70 "Christmas Goes Baroque II" | |
| Traditional Austrian · Kling, Glockchen (in the style of Bach) CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra Naxos 8.5503 01 "Christmas Goes Baroque" | |
| Traditional Bavarian · "Still, O Himmel" (Be Still, O Heaven) Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |
| Traditional Austrian · "Still, still, still" Theatre of Voices Harmonia Mundi 297707 9 "Carols from the Old and New Worlds" | |