100 Christmas Masterworks

Once in Royal David's City

Henry Gauntlett - Once in Royal David’s City

Andrew Carwood

O Come All Ye Faithful

John Francis Wade - O Come, All Ye Faithful

Andrew Carwood

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

William Hayman Cummings - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Simon Preston

In the Bleak Midwinter

Gustav Holst - In the Bleak Midwinter

Andrew Carwood

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

Franz Xaver Gruber - Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

Matthias Jung

A Shepherd's Carol

Benjamin Britten - A Shepherd's Carol

Simon Preston

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Thoinot Arbeau - Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Simon Preston

8 geistliche Gesänge, op. 138: III. Nachtlied

Max Reger - Nachtlied, op. 138, Nr. 3

Georg Christoph Biller

Sinfonies de Fanfare in D major: I. Rondeau (1st movement of Suite no. 1)

Jean-Joseph Mouret - Suite de Symphonies no. 1

Simon Preston

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part Two "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 10 Sinfonia

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": I. Vivace: Grave. Arcate, sostenuto e come stà

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": II. Allegro

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": III. Adagio: Allegro - Adagio

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": IV. Vivace

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": V. Allegro

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, MC 6.8 "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": VI. Pastorale: Largo

Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”

Jaap ter Linden, Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage

Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Monica Huggett, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": I. Allegro non molto

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Claudio Abbado, Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Claudio Abbado, Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": III. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Claudio Abbado, Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Noëls sur les instruments, H. 531, 534: II. A la venue de Noël

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Noël sur les instruments, H. 534: A la venue de Noël

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part One "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 1. Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica: 3IV. in dulci jubilo

Michael Praetorius - In dulci jubilo

Paul McCreesh

A Spotless Rose

Herbert Howells - A Spotless Rose

Paul McCreesh

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "Hallelujah"

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Motet "Hodie Christus natus est"

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Motet: Hodie Christus natus est

Massimo Palombella

Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: Quem vidistis pastores

Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: No. 2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite

Matthias Jung

"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62: I. Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (Choir)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 62 "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

Communion motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn": Musae Sioniae VI

Michael Praetorius - Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn

Paul McCreesh

White Christmas

Irving Berlin - White Christmas

Paul Daniel, Philharmonia Orchestra

O Holy Night

Adolphe Adam - O Holy Night

Kurt Herbert Adler, National Philharmonic Orchestra

Shepherd's Pipe Carol

John Rutter - Shepherd’s Pipe Carol

Tecwyn Evans

"Ellens Gesang III", D. 839

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria, D. 839

Ion Marin, London Symphony Orchestra

Carol of the Bells

Mykola Leontovych - Carol of the Bells

Andrew Carwood

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: I. Miniature Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2a. March

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2c. Russian Dance (Trepak)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2d. Arabian Dance (Coffee)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2e. Chinese Dance (Tea)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: 2f. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic

Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, TH. 35: III. Waltz of the Flowers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a

Mstislav Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic