Schedule

English Trad: Carol, "The First Nowell"

Richard Marlow

Conifer CDCF-501

Sowash, Rick: Piano Trio #3, "A Christmas Divertimento"

Gasparo GSCD-254

English Anon 16th c: "The Boar's Head Carol"

Harry Christophers

Hyperion CDA-66263

Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Magnificat" in D, BWV 243

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Thomas Jensen, conductor

Dawn Upshaw, soprano,s,
Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano,

Telarc CD-80194

Pachelbel, Johann: Chorale Prelude, "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her"

Dietrich Prost, organ,o,

Berlin Classics BC-2009-2

Anderson, Leroy: "Forgotten Dreams"

Utah Sym Orch / Maurice Abravanel

Vanguard SVC-4

Anderson, Leroy: "Sleigh Ride"

Boston Pops Orch / Arthur Fiedler

RCA 61373-2

Anderson, Leroy: "Suite of Carols"

BBC Concert Orch / Leonard Slatkin

Naxos 8.559357

Haydn: "Joy to the World (after Piano Sonata in D)"

Jeffrey Biegel, piano,p,

Koch KIC-CD-7737

Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Nutcracker" Suite, Op. 71a

Martha Argerich, piano,p,

DG 449816-2

Tchaikovsky, Peter: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71 Op 71

Philharmonia Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

CBS MDK-44656

Lambro, Phillip: Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar,g,

Centaur CRC-2262

Offenbach, Jacques: "Le voyage dans la lune"

Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra / Michel Swierczewski, conductor

Nimbus NI-5303

Waldteufel, Emile: "Les Patineurs (The Skaters)" Waltz, Op 183 Op 183

St Martin's Academy / Neville Marriner

Philips 422050-2

Herrmann, Bernard: "Currier and Ives Suite"

New Zealand Sym Orch / James Sedares

Koch 3-7224-2

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on Greensleeves (1934)

Morton Gould, conductor

Quintessence PMC-7049

Cornelius, Peter: "Weihnachtslieder," Op 8

Peter Schreier, tenor,t,

Eurodisc 69013-2-RG

Anon 15th c, German: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich

Sony SK-45946

Mendelssohn, Felix: Piano and Strings Concerto in a

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra / János Rolla, conductor

Cyprien Katsaris, piano,p,

Teldec 75860-2

Trad, German: Personent hodie

Cambridge Singers / John Rutter, conductor

br,

Collegium COLCD-111

German Trad: Carol, "O du fröhliche!"

Philharmonia Orchestra / Charles Mackerras, conductor

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano,s,

EMI/Ang CDM7-63574-2

Traditional: "Sandmännchen"

Philharmonia / Sir Charles Mackerras

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,

EMI CDM7-63574-2

Brahms, Johannes: Two Rhapsodies, Op 79

Wilhelm Kempff, piano,p,

DG 437374-2 (2)

Leontovich, Nicolai: "Carol of the Bells"

EMI/Ang CDC7-49908-2

Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Eliahu Inbal, conductor

Denon CO-78948

English Trad: Carol, "The First Noël"

Doreen Rao

Crystal CD-430

English Trad: Carol, "Away in a manger"

Gloriae Dei Cantores GDCD-019

Bach, Johann Sebastian: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

Concentus Musicus / Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

Teldec 77610-2 (2)

English Trad: Carol, "Good King Wenceslas"

Paul Plunkett,tr,

Guild GMCD-7103

Schumann, Robert: "Kinderszenen," Op. 15

Martha Argerich, piano,p,

DG 410653-2

English Trad: Carol, "O Come All Ye Faithful"

David Willcocks

EMI/Ang CDM5-66241-2

English Trad: "Sussex Carol"

John Ayer

Pro Organo CD-7073

Debussy, Claude: "Silent Night" (after "Clair de Lune")

Jeffrey Biegel, piano,p,

Koch KIC-CD-7737

Saint-Saens, Camille: Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 22

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi, conductor

André Watts, piano,p,

Telarc CD-80386

Saint-Saens, Camille: "Away in a Manger" (after "The Swan")

Jeffrey Biegel, piano,p,

Koch KIC-CD-7737

English Trad: Carol, "Good King Wenceslas"

Paul Plunkett,tr,

Guild GMCD-7103

Praetorius, Michael: Chorale, "In dulci jubilo (Now sing we, now rejoice)"

Michael Jaffee

CBS MK-34554

Rangström, Ture: Advent

Lars Roos,p,

Bluebell 152

Rubbra, Edmund: Advent Cantata, "Natum Maria Virgine," Op 136 Op 136

Richard Hickox, conductor

Stephen Varcoe,br,

Chandos CHAN-9847

Haydn: "I Saw Three Ships" (after Allegro in F)

Jeffrey Biegel, piano,p,

Koch KIC-CD-7737

Serge Prokofiev: "Lieutenant Kijé " Suite, Op. 60

IV. "Troika"

Chicago Sym/Claudio Abbado

DG 447419-2

Carl Friedrich Abel: String Quartet in A, Op 8/5

Salomon String Quartet

Hyperion CDA-66780

English Anon 16th c: "The Coventry Carol"

The Sixteen Cho/Harry Christophers

Hyperion CDA-66263

Peter Breiner: Jolly Old St Nicholas

CSSR State Phil/Peter Breiner

Naxos 8.550301

Franz Schubert: "Three Military Marches," Op. 51, D. 733

No. 1 in D

Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen, p

Sony S2K-68240 (2)

Gaetano Donizetti: Oboe Concertino in F

Günther Passin, eh; RIAS Sinfonietta/Jiri Starek

Koch CD-311121

Trad: "I Wonder as I Wander"

Ensemble Galilei

Sono Luminus DSL-92210

Aaron Copland: "El Salón México"

Dallas Sym Orch/Eduardo Mata

EMI/Ang CDC7-47606-2

David Overton: Fantasy on "I Saw Three Ships"

Royal Phil/James Galway, f

RCA 63712-2

Antonin Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in e minor, Op. 95, "From the New World"

III. "Scherzo: Molto vivace"

Royal Liverpool Phil/Libor Pesek

Virgin Classics 90723-2

César Franck: "Panis Angelicus"

Vittorio Grigolo, t; Rome Sinfonietta/Fabio Cerroni

Sony 88883786372

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Harp Concerto in C

Finale, "Allegro"

Elizabeth Hainen, h; Bulgarian National Radio Orch/Rossen Milanov

Avie AV-2221

Ukrainian Trad: Carol of the Bells

Pittsburgh Sym Brass

Four Winds FW-3017

English Trad: Carol, The First Noel

Pittsburgh Sym Brass

Four Winds FW-3022

Edward MacDowell: Piano Concerto #2 in d, Op 23

3rd mvt (Finale), "Largo - Molto allegro"

Van Cliburn, p; Chicago Sym Orch/Walter Hendl

RCA 60420-2-RG

Francois Couperin: "Pièces de clavecin," Bk 3 (1722): "14e ordre" in D/d

"Le rossignol en amour"

Glorian Duo

Delos DE-3143

English Trad: "Here We Come A-Wassailing"

Elizabethan Singers/Louis Halsey

Boston Skyline BSD-124

Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Wassail Song"

Valparaiso Univ Chamber Concert Band/Jeffrey Doebler

WFMT Recording

Reinhold Gliere: The Red Poppy

"Russian Sailors' Dance"

Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel

Vanguard SVC-8

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Magic Flute," K. 620

Aria, "Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja"

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, br; Berlin Phil/Karl Böhm

DG 2709017 (3)

John Williams: "Goodbye, Mr Chips" Film Music

Overture

Boston Pops/Keith Lockhart

BSO Classics 1704

French Trad: Carol, "Ding! Dong! merrily on high"

St Martin's Academy Cho/Neville Marriner

Philips 442141-2

Carl Davis: Ballet, "A Christmas Carol"

"Dressing Dance"

Northern Ballet Theatre Orch/John Pryce-Jones

Naxos 8.553495

Georg Christoph Wagenseil: Sonata No. 3 in c, Suite de pieces

I. "Vivace"

Piccolo Concerto Wien

Symphonia SY-99168-9 (2)

Eduardo Angulo: "El Alevin (The Minnow)"

I. Allegro assai

Fareed Haque, g; KAIA String Quartet

Delmark DE-5029

Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

Part 1: Opening Chorus, "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling

Hänssler Classic 92.076

Georg Philipp Telemann: Viola Concerto in G

Florian Deuter, vi; Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel

DG Archiv 463074-2

Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt" Suite No. 1, Op. 46

"Morning Mood"

Cyprien Katsaris, p

Teldec 8.42925

Traditional: Carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

Joan Sutherland, s; Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia/Richard Bonynge

London 433010-2

Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71

Waltz of the Snowflakes; Waltz of the Flowers; Final Waltz & Apotheosis

New York Phil/Kurt Masur

Teldec 94571-2

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