Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Wednesday, December 25, 2024
12:00 - 6:00 am
12:00 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Prelude, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Beautifully the Morning Star Shines)" BWV 739
Harald Vogel, o
12:05 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully shines the morning star)"
Nielsen, Kraus, Hüttenlocher; Bach Ensemble/Rilling
Kantaten zum Weihnachtsfestkreis
12:27 am
Michael Praetorius: Christmas chorale motet, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"
Trinity College Cho, Cambridge/Richard Marlow
Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo
12:39 am
German Anon 16th c: Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
Netherlands Bach Society Cho/Jos van Veldhoven
Angels & Shepherds - A 17th Century Christmas
12:40 am
Jean Sibelius: Five Christmas Songs, Op. 1
Monica Groop, ms; Love Derwinger, p
Songs, Volume 2
12:53 am
English Trad: Carol, What Child is this? (Greensleeves)
Pittsburgh Sym Brass
The Spirit Of Christmas
1:00 am
Austrian Trad: "Three Carols"
Paul Plunkett, tr; Rudolf Lutz, o
In Dulci Jubilo
1:05 am
Franz Gruber: "Silent Night, Holy Night"
Judith Lynn Stillman, p; Martin Chalifour, v
1:09 am
Franz Gruber: Carol, "Stille Nacht (Silent Night)"
Sumi Jo, s; Barbara Ochs, c; Cappella Coloniensis/Michael Schneider
The Christmas Album
1:14 am
Carl Nielsen: "Dream of Silent Night"
Elizabeth Westenholz, p
Nielsen- Complete Piano Music
1:16 am
Trad: Carol, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Ken Bier, g, Leslie Bier, f
Christmas At Last
1:19 am
English Trad: Carol, The First Nowell
Ken Bier, g, Leslie Bier, f
Christmas At Last
1:21 am
English Trad: Carol, It came upon the midnight clear
Ken Bier, g, Leslie Bier, f
Christmas At Last
1:24 am
English Trad: Carol, What Child is this? (Greensleeves)
Ken Bier, g, Leslie Bier, f
Christmas At Last
1:27 am
George Frideric Handel: Hymn, "Joy to the World"
Elgin Children's Cho/Jay Kellner
1:29 am
Ukrainian Trad: Carol of the Bells
Pittsburgh Sym Brass
A Christmas Concert For Brass
1:31 am
Benjamin Britten: "A Ceremony of Carols," Op. 28
Westminster Abbey Cho/Martin Neary
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
1:54 am
English Trad: Piae Cantiones
"Christmas Song"
Pittsburgh Sym Brass
A Christmas Concert For Brass
2:00 am
Franz Gruber: "Silent Night, Holy Night"
Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy
Nativitas' - American Christmas Carols
2:05 am
Robert Russell Bennett: Christmas Medley #4
Atlanta Sym Cho, Orch/Robert Shaw
The Many Moods Of Christmas
2:17 am
Vernon M Whaley: Christmas Spiritual Medley
Oklahoma Woodwind Quintet
2:22 am
Elizabeth DiSavino: Suite of French Carols
Solid Brass
SOLID BRASS: Christmas with Solid Brass
2:27 am
Gregg Smith: Christmas Medley #2
Gregg Smith Singers/Gregg Smith
A Festival Of Christmas - Holiday Favorites
2:34 am
English Trad: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
Christmas Day In The Morning
2:36 am
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Concertino (Divertimento) in F, H XIV:5
Ilse von Alpenheim, forte-p; Bamberg Sym Orch/Antal Dorati
2:45 am
H John Gauntlett: Carol, "Once in Royal David's City"
Westminster Cathedral Cho's, Trumpeters/David Hill; James O'Donnell, o
2:50 am
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
Chorus, "Hallelujah"
Lausanne Vocal Ensemble, Lausanne Chamber Orch/Michel Corboz
Handel: Messiah (Mozart Arrangement)
2:54 am
English Trad: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Boston Pops Orch, Tanglewood Festival Cho/John Williams
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
3:00 am
Franz Gruber: Carol, "Stille Nacht (Silent Night)"
Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Philharmonia Orch/Carl Davis
Christmas With Kiri
3:02 am
Carl Nielsen: "Dream of Silent Night"
Elizabeth Westenholz, p
Nielsen- Complete Piano Music
3:05 am
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in g, Op 6/8, "Christmas Concerto"
Atlantic Brass Quintet
Trumpets Sound • Voices Ring (A Joyous Christmas)
3:21 am
Pietro Yon: Carol, "Gesu Bambino"
Luciano Pavarotti, t; Wandsworth School Boys Choir, National Phil/Adler
Luciano Pavarotti: O Holy Night
3:25 am
English Trad: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Chicago Chamber Brass
Christmas With Chicago Chamber Brass
3:27 am
John Thomas: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
Vaughan Williams: Hymns and Choral Music
3:34 am
Benjamin Britten: "Men of Goodwill"
Minnesota Orch/Neville Marriner
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
3:43 am
Samuel Wesley: Rondo on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
Ian Hobson, p
Field: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-4
3:49 am
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
Chorus, "Hallelujah"
Taverner Cho and Players/Andrew Parrott
3:53 am
English Trad: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
King's Singers, City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox
4:00 am
Frank Martin: "Trois Chants de Noël"
Anne Sofie von Otter, ms; Bengt Forsberg, p; Andreas Alin, f
La Bonne Chanson French Chamber Songs
4:04 am
Morley Calvert: "Monteregian Hills" Suite
Chicago Brass Quintet
Virtuoso Brass
4:13 am
Marcel Dupré: "In dulci jubilo"
J Reilly Lewis, o
A Star Over Bethlehem- Choral Jewels For Christmas
4:15 am
Norman Dello Joio: "Christmas Music"
Debra Torok, p
Norman Dello Joio: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 3 - Family Album, Five Images, Stage Parodies
4:27 am
Stephen Paulus: "Canticum Novum"
Magnum Chorum/David Dickau
4:54 am
French Trad: Carol, Angels We Have Heard on High
Pittsburgh Sym Brass
The Spirit Of Christmas
5:00 am
English Trad: Carol, We Three Kings of Orient Are
Robin Bullock, g, Al Petteway, per, Amy White, h
A Midnight Clear: A Celtic Christmas
5:05 am
Irish Trad: The Wexford Carol
Chris Carwell, g
N/A
5:09 am
English Trad: Carol, "O Come All Ye Faithful"
BBC Welsh Cho, Welsh Guards Fanfare Trumpets/John Thomas; Huw Williams,
Celebration - Christmas Fanfares and Carols
5:13 am
John Gardner: Carol, "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day"
BBC Welsh Cho/John Hugh Thomas
Celebration - Christmas Fanfares and Carols
5:15 am
Felix Mendelssohn: Carol, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
BBC Welsh Cho, Welsh Guards Fanfare Trumpets/John Thomas; Huw Williams, o
Celebration - Christmas Fanfares and Carols
5:19 am
John Stover: Christmas Medley
John Stover, g, Jeff Wells, g
N/A
5:28 am
English Trad: Carol, Away in a manger
Pittsburgh Sym Brass
The Spirit Of Christmas
5:29 am
Arthur Honegger: "Une cantate de Noel"
Perkins, treble; MacIntyre, br; BBC Singers, Concert Orch/Stephen Cleobury
5:53 am
French Trad: Carol, Un flambeau, (Bring a torch) Jeannette, Isabelle
Pittsburgh Sym Brass
The Spirit Of Christmas
6:00 - 9:00 am
6:00 am
Mornings with Lisa Flynn
Including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and "Carl’s Almanac" at 7:30 am.
6:01 am
Francesco Manfredini: Concerto grosso in C, Op. 3, No. 12, "Christmas Concerto"
Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krček
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini: Concerti Grossi Op. 3
6:11 am
Michael Praetorius: "Terpsichore"
Ballet des coqs
Music of the Baroque Brass Ensemble/William Jon Gray
WFMT: 70 Essential Years
6:13 am
Various: Settings of "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman
Renaissance Christmas Vol. 2
6:18 am
Giovanni Gabrieli: Motet, "Angelus ad pastores ait"
Music of the Baroque Choir & Brass/Edward Zelnis
O Be Joyful * Renaissance Brass & Choral Music * Music of the Baroque
6:24 am
Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Nutcracker," Op. 71
Final Waltz & Apotheosis
Stewart Goodyear, p
The Nutcracker for Solo Piano
6:30 am
Georg Philipp Telemann: Paris Quartet No. 6 in B minor
Freiburg Baroque Consort
Telemann: Paris Quartets
6:41 am
Traditional French: "Noël nouvelet (Sing We of Christmas)"
Apollo5
A Deep but Dazzling Darkness
6:45 am
Traditional Jewish: "O, ir kleyne likhtelekh (O, You Little Candle)"
Chicago a cappella
Miracle of Miracles
6:50 am
Marcel Tournier: "Six Noëls pour la harpe"
Emily Mitchell, h
Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas Vol. 3
7:00 am
Leroy Anderson: "A Christmas Festival"
Dallas Wind Sym/Jerry Junkin
Horns for the Holidays
7:08 am
Eric Robertson: "Christmas Overture"
Liona Boyd, g; Orch
A Guitar for Christmas
7:13 am
Traditional: "Away in a Manger"
St. Charles Singers/Jeffrey Hunt
Christmas in St. Charles
7:15 am
Peter Cornelius: "The Three Kings"
Peter Wesoloski, br; Chicago Master Singers/Alan Heatherington
He Came Here for Me
7:18 am
Anonymous 16th-century Catalan: "E la don don"
Bella Voce quartet; Brandon Acker, g
A Renaissance Christmas
7:20 am
Felix Mendelssohn: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
Northside Brass
Christmas Carols for Brass - Northside Brass
7:23 am
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: "The Jewels of the Madonna"
Intermezzo
Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Domingo Hindoyan
Verismo: Preludi e Intermezzi
7:31 am
Gustav Holst: "Christmas Day"
William Ferris Chorale/Paul French
An Old Fashioned Christmas
7:39 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
Adolph Herseth, tr; Donald Peck, f; Ray Still, ob; Samuel Magad, v; Chicago Sym Orch members
Samuel Magad, violin,
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Wedding Cantata
7:52 am
Traditional Irish: "The Wexford Carol"
Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, Irish Chamber Orch/Desmond Earley
Be All Merry
7:57 am
Hugh Martin: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Choral Scholars of University College Dublin/Desmond Earley
Be All Merry
8:01 am
Alfred Burt: A Christmas Greeting medley
Tanglewood Festival Cho, Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
8:15 am
George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"
III. "La paix"
Prague Chamber Soloists/Andrew Mogrelia
Handel: Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks
8:19 am
George Frideric Handel: "Music for the Royal Fireworks"
V. Menuet I
Prague Chamber Soloists/Andrew Mogrelia
Handel: Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks
8:20 am
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
Chorus, "Hallelujah"
Gabrieli Consort and Players/Paul McCreesh
The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours
8:25 am
William Byrd: "The Fitzwilliam Suite"
Canadian Brass
English Renaissance Music
8:38 am
Traditional Austrian: Carol, "Es werd scho glei dumpa"
Benjamin Appl, br; Hans Berger, zither; Johannes Berger, db
The Christmas Album
8:41 am
Elizabeth Poston: "Jesus Christ the Apple Tree"
Christ Church Cathedral Cho/Steven Grahl
A Lullaby Carol - Christmas at Christ Church
8:44 am
Traditional French: Carol, "Il est né le divin enfant"
Windsbacher Knabenchor/Ludwig Böhme
In Dulci Jubilo
8:47 am
Gregor Josef Werner: Christmas Pastorella in G
English Chamber Orch/Simon Preston, o
Christmas Concertos
8:52 am
Traditional Canadian: "Huron Carol (Twas in the moon of winter)"
Smoking Bishop
Any Tune for a Tuppence
8:54 am
Traditional: "O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)"
King's College Cho Cambridge, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/David Willcocks; Ian Hare, o
Favourite Carols From King's
9:00 - 11:00 am
9:00 am
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
We take you to Paris for a concert performance of the complete ballet by the French National Orchestra, recorded live in December 2023.
10:00 am
Carl Davis: Ballet, "A Christmas Carol"
Suite
Northern Ballet Theatre Orch/John Pryce-Jones
20th Century English Ballets
10:17 am
Bryan Kelly: Improvisations on Christmas Carols
City of Prague Phil Orch/Gavin Sutherland
Hely-Hutchinson / Standford / Kelly - Carol Symphony
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
11:00 am
Hosted by Peter Van de Graaff.
11:01 am
Samuel Scheidt: "Puer Natus in Bethlehem"
London Oratory Schola Cantorum/Charles Cole
Sacred Treasues of Christmas * London Oratory Schola Cantorum
11:03 am
Michael Praetorius: "Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem"
Stile Antico
A Wondrous Mystery
11:06 am
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hymn setting, "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
St. Paul's Cathedral Cho/Andrew Carwood; Simon Johnson, o
Carols with St Paul's Cathedral Choir
11:12 am
George Gershwin: Three Preludes (1926)
Romain Leleu, tr; Julien Gernay, p
Folies Parisiennes - Paris, de l'Exposition Universelle aux années 1890
11:20 am
Frank Bridge: "Sir Roger de Coverley" (Christmas Dance) (1922)
Maggini Quartet
Holidays with WFMT
11:26 am
Amy Beach: "Pastorale," Op. 151
Borealis Wind Quintet
A La Carte: Short Works for Wind Quintet
11:29 am
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
St Martin's Academy/Neville Marriner
The Academy: By Request
11:34 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248
Opening chorus, "Jauchzet, frohlocket"
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Concerto Köln/Ralf Otto
100 Christmas Classics
11:41 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248
Chorus, "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Concerto Köln/Ralf Otto
100 Christmas Classics
11:47 am
Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248
Final chorale, "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen"
Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Concerto Köln/Ralf Otto
100 Christmas Classics
11:50 am
Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for String Orchestra
BBC Concert Orch Strings/Leonard Slatkin
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride & Other Holiday Favorites
12:01 pm
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: "Voces, las de la capilla"
Newberry Consort/Ellen Hargis
A Mexican Christmas
12:09 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 32 in G, K. 318
Scottish Chamber Orch/Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 35 "Haffner", 36 "Linz", 39 & 41 "Jupiter"
12:20 pm
Albert Hague: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
American Horn Quartet, Queensland Sym Orch Horns/Kerry Turner
The Christmas Album
12:23 pm
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
Chorus, "For unto us a child is born"
American Horn Quartet, Queensland Sym Orch Horns/Peter Luff
The Christmas Album
12:26 pm
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
Chorus, "For unto us a child is born"
The Five Browns
Christmas with the Five Browns
12:30 pm
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
"He shall feed His flock...Come unto Him"
Arleen Auger, s; Mostly Mozart Orch/Gerard Schwarz
Bach, Handel: Arias - Arleen Auger
12:36 pm
George Frideric Handel: "Messiah"
Chorus, "Hallelujah"
St Martin's Academy & Cho/Neville Marriner
Ultimate Classics: The Essential Masterpieces
12:41 pm
Robert Applebaum: "Oh Chanukah"
Chicago a cappella
Miracle of Miracles
12:44 pm
David Weintraub: "Eight Bright Candles"
Eaken Piano Trio
I'll Be Home for the Holidays
12:47 pm
Traditional Jewish: "Chanukah"
Rachel Van Voorhees, h
Jewish Favorites
12:48 pm
Traditional Jewish: "Candles Burning"
Rachel Van Voorhees, h
Jewish Favorites
12:49 pm
Traditional Jewish: "My Little Dreydl"
Rachel Van Voorhees, h
Jewish Favorites
12:51 pm
Margaret Bonds: "The Ballad of the Brown King"
XI. "Alleluia"
Dessoff Choirs and Orch/Malcolm J. Merriweather
Margaret Bonds * The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs
1:01 pm
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Hervey Alan, bbr; King's College Cho, London Sym Orch/David Willcocks
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia, Fantasia on Greensleeves, The Lark Ascending, Variants of Dives and Lazarus
1:14 pm
Otto Nicolai: "Weihnachtsouvertüre (Christmas Overture)"
Bavarian Radio Cho, Bamberg Sym/Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Otto Nicolai: Symphony in D; Overtures
1:27 pm
Ferruccio Busoni: "Nuit de Noël"
Jeni Slotchiver, p
Busoni: The Visionary, Vol. 3
1:31 pm
Leroy Anderson: "Sleigh Ride"
The Five Browns
Christmas with the Five Browns
1:36 pm
Robert Russell Bennett: Christmas Medley No. 4
Robert Shaw Chorale & Orch/Robert Shaw
A Festival of Carols
1:48 pm
Anonymous Catalan; Traditional Canadian: Carol medley, "The Angel Gabriel; Huron Carol"
Windsbacher Knabenchor; Lautten Compagney/Ludwig Böhme
In Dulci Jubilo
1:55 pm
Vernon M Whaley: Christmas Spiritual Medley
Oklahoma Woodwind Quintet
A Christmas Delight
2:00 - 6:00 pm
2:00 pm
Hosted by Jan Weller.
2:01 pm
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: "Messe de Minuit sur des Airs de Noël"
St John's College Cho Cambridge; City of London Sinfonia/Guest
Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël; Poulenc: Motets, Salve Regina
2:33 pm
Robert Applebaum: "Haneirot Halulu"
Chicago a cappella
Miracle of Miracles
2:39 pm
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: "Noëls sur les instruments"
English Chamber Orch/Simon Preston
Christmas Concertos
2:57 pm
Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for Woodwinds
"O Come, O Come Emmanuel"
BBC Concert Orch Winds/Leonard Slatkin
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride & Other Holiday Favorites
3:01 pm
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Motet, "In Nativitatem Domini Canticum"
Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Charpentier: Un Oratorio de Noël
3:31 pm
Malcolm Arnold: "Commonwealth Christmas Overture," Op. 64
London Phil Orch/Malcolm Arnold
Arnold: Overtures
3:51 pm
Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 8, No. 6, "Christmas Concerto"
I Musici
Christmas Concertos
4:00 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, "Jupiter"
English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner
Mozart Symphonies 39 & 41 * John Eliot Gardiner
4:37 pm
Patric Standford: A Christmas Carol Symphony (1978)
City of Prague Phil Orch/Gavin Sutherland
Hely-Hutchinson / Standford / Kelly - Carol Symphony
4:57 pm
Traditional: "Ding Dong Merrily on High"
Canadian Brass
A Canadian Brass Christmas
5:01 pm
William Henry Fry: "Santa Claus Symphony"
Royal Scottish National Orch/Tony Rowe
Santa Clause Symphony
5:28 pm
Massimo Paris: "X'Mas Suite"
Los Romeros; Concerto Málaga/Massimo Paris
Christmas with Los Romeros
5:50 pm
Marc Lavry: "Three Jewish Dances"
Duo Mantar
Music from the Promised Land
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Miracle of Miracles
Music for Hanukkah
The vocal ensemble Chicago a cappella highlights the creativity and vitality of American Jewish musical traditions. Hosted by Louise Frank.
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Vienna, Part I. A two-week exploration of the rich culture of the great musical capital commonly referred to as the City of Music. Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Johannes Brahms all made their way to Vienna, where they developed and deepened their art. And who could forget Franz Schubert, who was born in Vienna! And, of course, this is the city of the waltz with Johann Strauss Jr. and Joseph Lanner.
8:00 - 10:00 pm
8:00 pm
Evenings with Kerry Frumkin
8:00 pm
Franz Liszt: "Weihnachtsbaum"
Part One
Alfred Brendel, p
Franz Liszt: The Christmas Tree
8:22 pm
Giuseppe Tartini: "Sinfonia pastorale" in D (Christmas Sinfonia)
Collegium Aureum
Christmas Concertos
8:35 pm
Robert Russell Bennett: Christmas Medley No. 2
Atlanta Sym Cho & Orch/Robert Shaw
The Many Moods of Christmas
8:47 pm
Marc Bélanger: "Carols for Strings"
I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
Tchaikovsky: Children's Album; L. Mozart: Toy Symphony
9:00 pm
Victor Hely-Hutchinson: "Carol Symphony"
City of Prague Phil Orch/Gavin Sutherland
A Carol Symphony
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
10:00 pm
Music of the Baroque
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
An encore presentation of Music of the Baroque’s November 25 performance conducted by Dame Jane Glover with soloists Yulia Van Doren, Emily Fons, Gwilym Bowen, Michael Sumuel.
