12/19/2011 Monday
10:00AM
Traditional: Twelve Days of Christmas--The King's Singers; Mormon Tabernacle Choir (MTC 2008 CD) 8:34
Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Suite in E: Gavotte en Rondeau BWV 1006a--Konrad Junghanel, lute/theorbe (Deut Harmo 77097 CD) 3:00
Johann Sebastian Bach: Ave Maria--Catrin Finch, harp; Terrance Barber, countertenor; City of Prague Orchestra/Karl Jenkins (Sony 87320 CD) 4:26
Traditional: Patapan--Empire Brass (Telarc 80416 CD) 2:50
Traditional: I Saw Three Ships--Mormon Tabernacle Choir (MTC 2008 CD) 2:19
Traditional: The Friendly Beasts--Silver, Wood & Ivory (SWI 101 CD) 3:33
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b BWV 1067--Jeanne Lamon, violin; Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (Analekta 9878 CD) 19:24
Giovanni Palestrina: I Look from Afar--Choir of Magdalen College/Bill Ives (Harm Mund907495 CD) 2:35
Enrique Granados: Eight Tonadillas in the Old Style--Pablo Marquez, guitar; Anne Gastinel, cello (Naive 5182 CD) 15:10
11:12AM
Sergei Prokofiev: Winter Bonfire: 1st Three Sections Op 122--Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Jose Serebrier (Sanctuary 3055 CD) 9:03
Traditional: The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy--Alison Balsom, trumpet; Adiemus Singers; Tenebrae; Marylebone Camerata/Karl Jenkins (Angel/EMI 88648 CD) 3:07
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel: The Children's Prayer--Libera (Angel/EMI 39862 CD) 4:04
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in E-flat for Two Pianos, K.365--Murray Perahia, piano; Radu Lupu, piano; English Chamber Orchestra (Sony 44915 CD) 23:28
Traditional: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen--Susquehanna Chorale/Linda Tedford (Mark 9579 CD) 4:01
12:01PM
Traditional: Jingle Bells by James Lord Pierpont--Boston Brass (Summit 424 CD) 3:32
Malcolm Arnold: Commonwealth Christmas Overture--London Philharmonic/Malcolm Arnold (Reference 48 CD) 18:55
Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night--Empire Brass (EMI/Xmas 49097 CD) 4:14
Traditional: Joy to the World--New York Pops/Skitch Henderson (EMI 54891 CD) 4:17
Leopold Hofmann: Flute Concerto in D--Kazunori Seo, flute; Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia/Bela Drahos (Naxos 554747 CD) 21:03
1:00PM
Albert Perilhou: La vierge a la creche--Angele Dubeau, violin; La Pieta (Analekta 8730 CD) 3:04
John Henry Hopkins: We Three Kings Of Orient Are--Theatre of Voices; /Paul Hillier (HarmXmas 807565 CD) 3:55
Cindy Wittenberg, arranger: Jesu, Joy Medley--Silver, Wood & Ivory (SWI 2007 CD) 4:10
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No.122: Das Neugeborne Kindelein BWV 122--Collegium Vocale Gent/Philippe Herreweghe (HarmXmas 2978223 CD) 13:46
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G K 216--Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; London Philharmonic/Anne-Sophie Mutter (DeutGramop 5078 CD) 25:48
Traditional: O Come, All Ye Faithful--Piranesi String Quartet (Fick 2010 CD) 5:45
2:02PM
Traditional: Away in a Manger--Canadian Brass (RCA/XMAS 68880 CD) 2:54
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve: Suite--Bochum Symphony/Othmar Maga (Vox/MMG 5082 CD) 18:42
Richard S. Willis/Edmund Sears: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear--Silver, Wood & Ivory (SWI 2010 CD) 4:51
George Friederich Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 3 in G--Orchestra of St. Luke's/Charles Mackerras (Telarc 80279 CD) 10:14
Ernest Eichner: Harp Concerto in C--Annie Challan, harp; Antiqua Musica Orchestra/Marcel Couraud (Philips 462179 CD) 14:03
12/20/2011 Tuesday
10:00AM
Karl Jenkins: Violin Concerto, "Sarikiz": 1st Mvt.--Marat Bisengaliev, violin; London Symphony/Karl Jenkins (Angel/EMI 235 CD) 6:29
Anon: Medley of Renaissance Pieces--Christopher Parkening, guitar; David Brandon, guitar (Angel/EMI 49406 CD) 5:59
Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High--Empire Brass (Telarc 80416 CD) 1:20
William Daman: Harmony of the Spheres--Philip Pickett, recorder; Catherine Bott, soprano; Stephen Henderson, percussion; David Roblou, harpsichord; Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin/viola (LondonDecc 425209 CD) 3:04
Kim Gannon: I'll be home for Christmas--Eaken Piano Trio (Naxos 554714 CD) 4:31
Donny Hathaway: This Christmas--Imani Winds (Koch 7748 CD) 5:01
Traditional: Blessed be that maid Mary--Cambridge Singers; London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Col 121 CD) 3:40
J.Scott Irvine: Nowell Echoes--Joan Watson, horn (TNB 5 CD) 1:30
Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo: The Bells of Christmas--Angele Dubeau, violin; La Pieta (Analekta 8730 CD) 3:54
11:00AM
Traditional: Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen--American Boychoir (Albemarle 1004 CD) 1:36
Traditional: Deck the Halls--Piranesi String Quartet (Fick 2010 CD) 2:07
George Friederich Handel (arr Leopold Stokowski): Messiah: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)--Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Jose Serebrier (Naxos 557883 CD) 3:47
Charles Gounod: Ave Maria--Newstead Trio (Prince 9812 CD) 5:40
Giovanni Punto: Horn Concerto No. 11 in E--Barry Tuckwell, horn; Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Angel/EMI 69395 CD) 14:22
12:09PM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Papageno! Fantasy on Three Arias--Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway 3006 CD) 3:58
Benjamin Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes, "A Time There Was..."--City of Birmingham Symphony/Simon Rattle (Angel/EMI 54270 CD) 14:44
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Rejoice & Be Joyful--Canadian Brass (BWEclassic 196 CD) 5:56
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria: Et in Terra Pax R 589--Kings College Choir, Cambridge; Andrew Davis, harpsichord; John Langdon,organ; Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/David Willcocks (Decca 458623 CD) 4:36
1:00PM
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Two violins & 2 oboes in G RV 575--Jane Coe, cello; David Watkin, cello; The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (DG Archiv 445839 CD) 9:48
Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D--Bach Choir of Bethlehem; Bach Festival Orchestra/Greg Funfgeld (Analekta 9873 CD) 27:57
Traditional: Good King Wenceslas--Boston Brass/Samuel Pilafian (Summit 464 CD) 1:49
Vince Guaraldi: Christmas Time is Here--Imani Winds (KochXmas 7748 CD) 3:26
Carl Schalk: Before the Marvel of this Night--Trinity Church Choir, Boston; Michael Kleinschmidt, organ; /Brian Jones (Dorian 93240 CD) 2:41
2:02PM
Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite--Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Delos 3132 CD) 8:21
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll--Chicago Symphony/Daniel Barenboim (Teldec 24224 CD) 17:33
Traditional: Holiday Cheer--Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops/John Williams (Philips 416287 CD) 9:33
David Meece: One Small Child--Silver, Wood & Ivory (SWI 105 CD) 4:25
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker: Clara and the Nutcracker Op 71 Prince--Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80674 CD) 4:55
Coldplay: Viva La Vida--Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway 3006 CD) 4:40
12/21/2011 Wednesday
10:00AM
Philip Lane: Three Wassail Dances--Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 557099 CD) 7:57
Cindy Wittenberg, arranger: Oxford Carols Medley--Silver, Wood & Ivory (SWI 2007 CD) 3:02
Traditional: The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came--Maddy Prior, Singer; Carnival Band (Saydisc 366 CD) 2:46
Traditional: What Child Is This?--Mormon Tabernacle Choir (MTC 2008 CD) 4:59
Edgar Meyer: Winter's Chill--Edgar Meyer, double bass; Modern Mandolin Quartet (WindhamHill 11108 CD) 5:29
Peter Yarrow: Light One Candle--Peter, Paul & Mary (DAD 9999999 CD) 3:08
Truman Bullard: Chanukah Suite--Eaken Piano Trio (Naxos/Xmas 554099 CD) 2:36
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Suite--Vienna Philharmonic/James Levine (DeutGramop 437806 CD) 21:34
11:01AM
Traditional: A Christmas Medley Joy to the world; We wish you;--Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vln; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Fred Sherry, cello (NSS 100 CD) 6:22
Traditional: Lullay, thou tiny little child--Julianne Markavitch, piano (Markav 100 CD) 2:27
John Rutter: Gloria--Cambridge Singers; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/John Rutter (Collegium 100 CD) 17:10
Traditional: El noi de la mare(Catalan) Mother's boy--Arturo Delmoni, violin; Nathaniel Rosen, cello; Various Soloists (John Marks 18 CD) 1:29
Howard Blake: The Snowman: Walking in the Air--Stephen Van Dyke, boy soprano; Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80226 CD) 3:37
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in g, "Winter Dreams": 1st Mvt, "Dreams of a Winter Journey"--Chicago Symphony/Claudio Abbado (Sony 48056 CD) 11:43
Traditional: Go Tell It on the Mountain--Canadian Brass (CBS/Xmas 39740 CD) 2:44
George Friederich Handel: Judas Maccabaeus: The Feast of Lights--Oxford New College Choir; James Bowman, counter-tenor; Emma Kirkby, soprano; Catherine Denley, contralto; King's Consort/Robert King (Hyperion 66641 CD) 20:47
12:15PM
Johann Joachim Quantz: Flute Concerto No.188 in C QV 15--James Galway, flute; Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra/Jorg Faerber (RCA/BMG/FY 60247 CD) 17:23
Runswick: Fantasy on Coventry Carol & In dulci jubilo--London Cello Sound (CalaXmas 55003 CD) 6:38
Agustin Barrios: Villancico de Navidad--John Williams, guitar (SONY 87771 CD) 3:16
Francesco Maria Veracini: Overture No. 3 in B-Flat--Musica Antiqua Koln/Reinhard Goebel (DG Archiv 439937 CD) 12:57
1:00PM
Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland--Doc Severinsen, trumpet; Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc/Xma 80226 CD) 2:48
Gustav Holst: Winter and the Birds--The Finzi Singers; /Paul Spicer (Chandos 9425 CD) 1:36
Mark O'Connor: The American Seasons: Winter--Mark O'Connor, violin; Metamorphosen/Scott Yoo (Sony 89660 CD) 14:36
Traditional: Three Renaissance Carols--Musica Anima/Arnie Roth (Amer Gram 298 CD) 7:43
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in g, Op. 6/8, "Christmas Concerto"--Red Priest (Dorian 90317 CD) 15:08
Traditional: The Holly & the Ivy--James Galway, flute; Canadian Brass (RCA/XMAS 62683 CD) 2:47
Emile Waldteufel: The Skaters Waltz Op 183--National Philharmonic/Douglas Gamley (London/Xma 460400 CD) 6:08
2:00PM
Chanukah in Story and Song: A returning one-hour Chanukah favorite, a celebration by the Western Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe and modern Israeli tunes. Leonard Nimoy is host.
12/22/2011 Thursday
10:00AM
Traditional: Joy! (Medley of Christmas pieces)--Boston Pops/Keith Lockhart (BosPops 2 CD) 4:37
Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High--Julianne Markavitch, piano (Markav 100 CD) 3:05
Traditional: Feliz Navidad--M. Dee Stewart, trombone; Fabio Sampo, trombone; Luke Gillespie, piano; Bruce Bransby, bass; Jay Ware, percussion (Summit 506 CD) 2:17
William Byrd: O admirabile Commertium--Christ Church Cathedral Choir/Stephen Darlington (Nimbus 5302 CD) 4:31
Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night--Julianne Markavitch, piano (Markav 100 CD) 3:10
Traditional: Songs from the Hill Folk--Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops/Keith Lockhart (BosPops 2 CD) 8:40
Brown: We Wish You the Merriest--Eaken Piano Trio (Naxos/Xmas 554714 CD) 2:32
George Friederich Handel: Messiah: Selections HWV 56--Polyphony; Julia Doyle, soprano; Iestyn Davies, countertenor; Allan Clayton, tenor; Andrew Foster-Williams, bass; Britten Sinfonia/Stephen Layton (Hyperion 67800 CD) 23:47
11:02AM
Felix Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing--Piranesi String Quartet (Fick 2010 CD) 3:37
Traditional: Personent hodie--Maddy Prior, Singer; Carnival Band (Saydisc 366 CD) 2:55
Traditional: Christmas Night French Carol--Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Col 106 CD) 4:00
Franz Gruber: Silent Night--Angele Dubeau, violin; La Pieta (Analekta 8730 CD) 3:41
Traditional: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo how a Rose e'er blooming)--Chanticleer (Teldec 94563 CD) 2:14
Traditional: Christmas medley - by John Leavitt--Mid-America Symphonic Ensemble/John Leavitt (JLR 81306 CD) 10:45
Traditional: Jingle Bells by James Lord Pierpont--Imani Winds (Koch 7748 CD) 2:58
Jerry Herman: Mame: We need A Little Christmas--Northern Lights Orchestra/Petri Juutilainen (W Schatz 5 CD) 4:09
Traditional: Joy to the World--Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Dave Brubeck, piano; Matt Brubeck, cello; Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet (SONY/XMAS 24414 CD) 3:42
Traditional: Gloucestershire Wassail--Boston Camerata; /Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 71354 CD) 2:46
Traditional: O Come, All Ye Faithful--Judith Lynn Stillman, piano; Muir Quartet (North Star 109 CD) 2:10
Howard Helvey: O Lux Beatissima--Chicago A Capella (Cedille 107 CD) 3:03
Noon
Patric Stanford: A Christmas Carol Symphony--Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 557099 CD) 19:01
Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down--Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 557099 CD) 4:06
Traditional: Inside Fezziwig's Medley--Various Soloists (North Star 36 CD) 6:03
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 110: Christmas BWV 110 Unser Mund sei voll Lachens--Collegium Vocale; Vasililka Jezovsek, soprano; Mark Padmore, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass; Various Soloists; Collegium Vocale Orchestra/Philippe Herreweghe (Harm Mundi 2908070 CD) 24:32
1:00PM
Traditional: Sleigh Ride Medley--Canadian Brass (RCA 62683 CD) 6:37
Alexander Glazunov: Jour de Fete: Les Chanteurs de Noel--Angele Dubeau, violin; La Pieta (Analekta 8730 CD) 6:44
Anon: Three Medieval English Carols--New York Ens. for Early Music (Ex Cathedr 29001 CD) 8:23
Traditional: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (Polish Carol)--Joan Watson, horn; Marie Berard, violin; True North Brass (TNB/Xmas 5 CD) 3:25
Ottorino Respighi: La Boutique fantasque--Acad, St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner (Philips 420485 CD) 20:36
Traditional: O Tannenbaum--Piranesi String Quartet (Fick 2010 CD) 4:05
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Ach, Wenn Wird..Zeit BWV 248 When will the time arrive--Various Soloists; Collegium Aureum/... (DHM 77046 CD) 6:43
2:03PM
Traditional: O Sleep, My Pretty Baby--Yolanda Kondonassis, harp (Telarc 80446 CD) 2:26
Traditional: Medley of Christmas Carols--Sch. Creative & Perf. Arts chr; Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80226 CD) 8:17
Traditional: Wassail--St. Paul's Brass (Spb 7 CD) 3:16
Traditional: Good King Wenceslas--Orchestra at Temple Square/Mack Wilberg (MTC 2010 CD) 3:11
Alfred Burt: Some Children See Him--George Winston, piano (WindhamHill 1025 CD) 3:43
Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat in g RV 610--John Alldis Choir; Margaret Marshall,soprano; Felicity Lott, soprano; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor; Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano; English Chamber Orchestra/Vittorio Negri (Philips 420651 CD) 15:03
Jackson Berkey: Fantasy on a Rose--Jackson Berkey, piano (Soli Deo 11 CD) 6:03
Percy Grainger: The Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol--Members of Collage (Northeastn 228 CD) 5:05
12/23/2011 Friday
10:00AM
Cindy Wittenberg, arranger: Bach Invention/Silent Night--Silver, Wood & Ivory (SWI 2007 CD) 3:01
Anonymous: Canarios Improvisation--Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall (Alia Vox 9876 CD) 4:20
Traditional: Noel Canon--Chanticleer (Teldec 94563 CD) 1:56
John Tavener: God is With Us: Christmas Proclamation--Trinity Church Choir, Boston; Michael Kleinschmidt, organ; /Brian Jones (Dorian 93240 CD) 4:50
Jester Hairston: Mary's Boy Child--Kathleen Battle, soprano; Frederica von Stade, mezzo; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Nancy Allen, harp; and others; Orchestra of St. Luke's/Andre Previn (SONY 48235 CD) 4:06
Traditional: Go Tell It on the Mountain--Imani Winds (Koch 7748 CD) 3:05
Traditional: Rejoice and be Merry--Maddy Prior, Singer; Carnival Band (Saydisc 366 CD) 2:56
C. Frank Horn: Mrs. Fogarty's Christmas Cake--Taylor Festival Choir &Players (MSR 1292 CD) 2:52
Mack Wilberg: Come, O Come--Natalie Cole, vocalist; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Orchestra at Temple Square/Mack Wilberg (MTC 2010 CD) 4:46
Richard S. Willis/Edmund Sears: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear--Piranesi String Quartet (Fick 2010 CD) 4:00
Pietro A. Yon: Gesu Bambino--Joan Watson, horn; Marie Berard, violin (TNB 5 CD) 4:25
Traditional: The First Noel--Susquehanna Chorale/Linda Tedford (Mark 9579 CD) 4:43
Bob McGee: Emmanuel--Karen Burgman, piano (Lifespring 2636 CD) 3:32
11:03AM
Traditional: In Dulci Jubilo--Alison Balsom, trumpet; Adiemus Singers; Tenebrae; Marylebone Camerata/Karl Jenkins (Angel/EMI 88648 CD) 3:11
Traditional: Glory to the Newborn King--Chanticleer (Teldec 94563 CD) 12:26
George Friederich Handel: Let the Merry Bells Ring Round--Canadian Brass (RCA 62683 CD) 4:14
Baltasar Martinez Companon: Cachua for Voice & Bass To the Nativity of Christ Our Lord--Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall (Alia Vox 9876 CD) 3:29
Traditional: In the Bleak/Still Still Still Medley--Silver, Wood & Ivory (SWI 101 CD) 5:29
Traditional: Beautiful Saviour/Crusader's Hymn--Arturo Delmoni, violin; Nathaniel Rosen, cello; Various Soloists (John Marks 18 CD) 2:40
Matias da Rocha: Vassourinhas--Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars; Nilson Matta, bass; Jamey Haddad, percussion (SONY 24414 CD) 3:25
Giacomo Carissimi: Magnificat--Schola Cantorum Basiliensis/Fritz Naf (DHM 77177 CD) 9:35
Traditional: Good King Wenceslas--El McMeen, guitar (PineyRidge 111 CD) 3:14
2:00PM
Traditional: Three Christmas Pieces from Chanticleer--Chanticleer (Teldec 94563 CD) 9:14
Dave Brubeck: La Fiesta de la Posada: Sleep Holy Infant--Angele Dubeau, violin; La Pieta (Analekta 8730 CD) 4:02
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols--Winchester Cathedral Choir; Waynflete Singers; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/David Hill (London 444130 CD) 12:31
Gregor Joseph Werner: Christmas Pastorella--Franz Haselbock, organ; Capella Academica, Vienna/Eduard Melkus (Hanssler 98575 CD) 7:03
Traditional: Of the Father's Love Begotten--Maria Corley, piano (Corley 2009 CD) 3:18
Leopold Stokowski (arr Leopold Stokowski): Two Ancient Liturgical Melodies--Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Jose Serebrier (Naxos 557883 CD) 6:08
Traditional: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen--Maddy Prior, Singer; Carnival Band (Saydisc 366 CD) 4:35
Irving Berlin: White Christmas--Bing Crosby, vocal (MCA 31143 CD) 3:06
