100 Christmas Masterworks

Choir of King's College, Cambridge Sir Andrew Davis Sir David Willcocks

4:45

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

3:07

Anonymous: I Saw Three Ships

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge John Rutter

2:17

Praetorius: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen

Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

4:17

Traditional: Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will

0:51

Anonymous: The First Nowell

Choir of King's College, Cambridge Sir David Willcocks

4:50

Kodály: Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)

3:56

Anonymous: Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen

1:24

Anonymous: Gaudete

1:42

Gruber: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

3:36

Traditional: There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu

4:58

Traditional: The Holly And The Ivy

Bach Choir Philip Jones Brass Ensemble David Corkhill John Scott Sir David Willcocks

3:35

Anonymous: God rest ye merry, Gentlemen

3:00

Britten: A Shepherd's Carol

5:02

Kaminski: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging

Simon Preston The Choir Of Westminster Abbey

2:10

Anonymous, Arbeau: Ding Dong! Merrily On High

2:03

Traditional: Birjina gaztettobat zegoen

2:32

Poston: Jesus Christ The Apple Tree

Hannes Läubin Wolfgang Läubin Bernhard Läubin Norbert Schmitt Simon Preston

2:55

Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfare in D Major - 1. Rondeau

2:00

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - No. 10 Sinfonia

English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner

5:19

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - I. Vivace - Grave

1:30

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - II. Allegro

2:00

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

3:19

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - IV. Vivace

1:00

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - V. Allegro

2:05

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - IV. Pastorale: Largo

4:10

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 - XIII. "Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)"

1:14

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 - II. Air

Les Musiciens du Louvre Marc Minkowski

4:53

Charpentier: In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416 - III. Nuit

4:43

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - I. Allegro non molto

Gidon Kremer Leslie Pearson London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado

3:40

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - II. Largo

Gidon Kremer Leslie Pearson London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado

1:29

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - III. Allegro

Gidon Kremer Leslie Pearson London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado

3:29

Gabrieli: Canzon noni toni a 12, C 183

Gabrieli Players Paul McCreesh

3:28

J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - No. 10 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. by Guillermo Figueroa)

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

3:23

Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534 - 1. Vous qui désirez sans fin

2:10

Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534 - 2. A la venue de Noël

0:58

Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534 - 3. Or nous dites, Marie

2:21

Charpentier: Noëls Sur Les Instruments, H 531, 534 - 4. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers?

Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

1:35

Scheidt: Cantiones Sacre - No. 15 - "In dulci jubilo"

3:46

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner

7:45

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 - 12. "For unto us a Child is born"

The English Concert Trevor Pinnock The English Concert Choir

4:08

Praetorius: Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica - XXXIV. In dulci jubilo

Susan Hemington Jones Tessa Bonner Mark le Brocq Paul McCreesh Gabrieli Consort Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral

5:26

Howells: A Spotless Rose

3:40

Bruckner: Virga Jesse (Motet)

The Choir of the Temple Church Stephen Layton

4:21

Tavener: The Lamb

3:39

Bingham: The Darkness Is No Darkness

Voces8

4:30

Schütz: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435 - 6. Danksagen wir alle Gott...

Gabrieli Consort Gabrieli Players Paul McCreesh Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral Kristian Olesen Finn Evald

2:12

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - XLII. "Hallelujah"

The English Concert Trevor Pinnock The English Concert Choir

4:01

Lassus: Resonet in Laudibus à 5

Alexander Blachly Pomerium

4:17

Palestrina: Motet "Hodie Christus natus est"

Sistine Chapel Choir Massimo Palombella

3:25

Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël - Quem vidistis pastores

Andrew Rupp The Choir of the Temple Church The Holst Singers Ian le Grice Stephen Layton

3:24

Tavener: God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation)

5:45

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 - I. Chorus: "Magnificat"

Münchener Bach-Orchester Karl Richter Münchener Bach Chor

3:06

Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 - As Dew In Aprille

Choir of King's College, Cambridge Rachel Masters Stephen Cleobury

1:11

J.S. Bach: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62 - No. 1 Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"

English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Monteverdi Choir

4:31

Praetorius: Communion Motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn" - Musae Sioniae VI

Sarah Pendlebury Hannelore Devaere Paul McCreesh Gabrieli Consort

2:15

Britten: A Hymn To The Virgin

Bryn Terfel Philharmonia Orchestra Paul Daniel

2:43

Berlin: "White Christmas"

5:01

Anonymous: Il est né le divin enfant

Anne Sofie von Otter Ulf Forsberg Markus Leoson

1:27

Adam: O Holy Night

Luciano Pavarotti National Philharmonic Orchestra Kurt Herbert Adler

4:15

Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Adapted by Chris Hazell)

Bryn Terfel Cordydd Sioned James Welsh National Opera Orchestra Tecwyn Evans

2:58

Schubert: Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839 - Arr. Ion Marin

Cheryl Studer London Symphony Orchestra Ion Marin

5:40

Winter Wonderland

Kiri Te Kanawa London Voices Philharmonia Orchestra Carl Davis

3:52

Leontovych: Carol Of The Bells

Joan Sutherland New Philharmonia Orchestra Richard Bonynge

1:27

Anonymous: Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly

1:19

Traditional: Joy To The World - Arr. by Patrick Kerber

Los Romeros

2:30

Hairston: Mary's Boy Child - Arr. by David Cullen & Chris Hazell

Bryn Terfel Cordydd Sioned James Welsh National Opera Orchestra Tecwyn Evans

3:34

Martin, H., Blane, R.: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Anne Sofie von Otter Göran Danielsson Mogens Rasmussen Leif Henrickson Markus Leoson

3:16

Gounod: Ave Maria: Arr. from Bach's Prelude No. 1, BWV 846 (Arr. by Maisky)

Pavel Gililov Mischa Maisky

5:30

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - I. Miniature Overture

3:03

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIa. March

2:26

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIb. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

2:06

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIc. Russian Dance (Trepak)

1:10

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IId. Arabian Dance (Coffee)

3:46

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIe. Chinese Dance (Tea)

1:13

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIf. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)

2:34

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - III. Waltz of the Flowers

Fritz Wunderlich Hermann Prey Wolfgang Neininger Robert Bodenröder Hans Georg Renner Dietmar Keller Helmut Böcker Wolfgang Stert Fritz Neumeyer

6:45

Praetorius: In dulci jubilo

2:40

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 - XVI. "Rejoice Greatly, o Daughter of Zion"

Arleen Auger The English Concert Trevor Pinnock

4:52

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore in C Major, K. 339 - 5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Live)

Rachel Harnisch Kay Johannsen Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado Schwedischer Rundfunkchor

4:30

Cornelius: Christmas Carols, Op. 8 - 3. Die Könige

Bryn Terfel Malcolm Martineau

2:39

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - No. 8 Aria: "Großer Herr, o starker König"

Olaf Bar Crispian Steele-Perkins English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner

4:27

Anonymous: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Anne Sofie von Otter Stockholm Chamber Brass Markus Leoson

1:50

Franck: "Panis Angelicus", IAC 25

Plácido Domingo Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Marcello Viotti

3:40

Handel: Samson, HWV 57 - Air: "Let The Bright Seraphim"

Sheila Armstrong Münchener Bach-Orchester Karl Richter

3:21

J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - (Arr. by Chris Hazell)

Renée Fleming Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Andreas Delfs

2:49

Pérotin: Beata viscera Mariae Virginis

Cecilia Bartoli Sistine Chapel Choir Massimo Palombella

3:51

Brahms: Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91, No. 2

Jessye Norman Daniel Barenboim Wolfram Christ

6:14

Anonymous: O Jesulein süss

Anne Sofie von Otter Ulf Forsberg Ulrika Jansson Torbjorn Helander Ole Karlsson

4:09

Handel: Serse, HWV 40 - "Ombra mai fu"

Rolando Villazon Gabrieli Players Paul McCreesh

2:43

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 - III. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"

Howard Crook The English Concert Trevor Pinnock

3:38

Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 - IV. Alleluia

Barbara Bonney The English Concert Trevor Pinnock

2:38

Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter - Arr. by Mack Wilberg

Bryn Terfel Welsh National Opera Orchestra Tecwyn Evans

4:04

Verdi: Otello / Act 4 - "Ave Maria, piena di grazia"

Анна Юрьевна Нетребко Mahler Chamber Orchestra Claudio Abbado

4:56

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - No. 4 Aria: " Bereite dich, Zion"

Anne Sofie von Otter Anthony Robson English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner

5:05

Gauntlett: Once In Royal David's City

St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Nathaniel Morley Simon Johnson Andrew Carwood

3:13

Wade: O Come All Ye Faithful

St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Simon Johnson Andrew Carwood

3:59

Mendelssohn: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

Christopher Herrick Simon Preston The Choir Of Westminster Abbey

2:24

Holst: In The Bleak Midwinter

Choir of King's College, Cambridge Sir Andrew Davis Sir David Willcocks

4:45

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

3:07

Anonymous: I Saw Three Ships

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge John Rutter

2:17

Praetorius: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen

Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

4:17

Traditional: Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will

0:51

Anonymous: The First Nowell

Choir of King's College, Cambridge Sir David Willcocks

4:50

Kodály: Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)

3:56

Anonymous: Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen

1:24

Anonymous: Gaudete

1:42

Gruber: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

3:36

Traditional: There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu

4:58

Traditional: The Holly And The Ivy

Bach Choir Philip Jones Brass Ensemble David Corkhill John Scott Sir David Willcocks

3:35

Anonymous: God rest ye merry, Gentlemen

3:00

Britten: A Shepherd's Carol

5:02

Kaminski: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging

Simon Preston The Choir Of Westminster Abbey

2:10

Anonymous, Arbeau: Ding Dong! Merrily On High

2:03

Traditional: Birjina gaztettobat zegoen

2:32

Poston: Jesus Christ The Apple Tree

Hannes Läubin Wolfgang Läubin Bernhard Läubin Norbert Schmitt Simon Preston

2:55

Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfare in D Major - 1. Rondeau

2:00

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - No. 10 Sinfonia

English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner

5:19

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - I. Vivace - Grave

1:30

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - II. Allegro

2:00

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio

3:19

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - IV. Vivace

1:00

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - V. Allegro

2:05

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" - IV. Pastorale: Largo

4:10

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 - XIII. "Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)"

1:14

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 - II. Air

Les Musiciens du Louvre Marc Minkowski

4:53

Charpentier: In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416 - III. Nuit

4:43

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - I. Allegro non molto

Gidon Kremer Leslie Pearson London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado

3:40

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - II. Largo

Gidon Kremer Leslie Pearson London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado

1:29

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno" - III. Allegro

Gidon Kremer Leslie Pearson London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado

3:29

Gabrieli: Canzon noni toni a 12, C 183

Gabrieli Players Paul McCreesh

3:28

J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - No. 10 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. by Guillermo Figueroa)

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

3:23

Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534 - 1. Vous qui désirez sans fin

2:10

Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534 - 2. A la venue de Noël

0:58

Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534 - 3. Or nous dites, Marie

2:21

Charpentier: Noëls Sur Les Instruments, H 531, 534 - 4. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers?

Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

1:35

Scheidt: Cantiones Sacre - No. 15 - "In dulci jubilo"

3:46

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner

7:45

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 - 12. "For unto us a Child is born"

The English Concert Trevor Pinnock The English Concert Choir

4:08

Praetorius: Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica - XXXIV. In dulci jubilo

Susan Hemington Jones Tessa Bonner Mark le Brocq Paul McCreesh Gabrieli Consort Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral

5:26

Howells: A Spotless Rose

3:40

Bruckner: Virga Jesse (Motet)

The Choir of the Temple Church Stephen Layton

4:21

Tavener: The Lamb

3:39

Bingham: The Darkness Is No Darkness

Voces8

4:30

Schütz: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435 - 6. Danksagen wir alle Gott...

Gabrieli Consort Gabrieli Players Paul McCreesh Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral Kristian Olesen Finn Evald

2:12

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - XLII. "Hallelujah"

The English Concert Trevor Pinnock The English Concert Choir

4:01

Lassus: Resonet in Laudibus à 5

Alexander Blachly Pomerium

4:17

Palestrina: Motet "Hodie Christus natus est"

Sistine Chapel Choir Massimo Palombella

3:25

Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël - Quem vidistis pastores

Andrew Rupp The Choir of the Temple Church The Holst Singers Ian le Grice Stephen Layton

3:24

Tavener: God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation)

5:45

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 - I. Chorus: "Magnificat"

Münchener Bach-Orchester Karl Richter Münchener Bach Chor

3:06

Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 - As Dew In Aprille

Choir of King's College, Cambridge Rachel Masters Stephen Cleobury

1:11

J.S. Bach: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62 - No. 1 Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"

English Baroque Soloists John Eliot Gardiner Monteverdi Choir

4:31

Praetorius: Communion Motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn" - Musae Sioniae VI

Sarah Pendlebury Hannelore Devaere Paul McCreesh Gabrieli Consort

2:15

Britten: A Hymn To The Virgin

Bryn Terfel Philharmonia Orchestra Paul Daniel

2:43

Berlin: "White Christmas"

5:01

Anonymous: Il est né le divin enfant

Anne Sofie von Otter Ulf Forsberg Markus Leoson

1:27

Adam: O Holy Night

Luciano Pavarotti National Philharmonic Orchestra Kurt Herbert Adler

4:15

Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Adapted by Chris Hazell)

Bryn Terfel Cordydd Sioned James Welsh National Opera Orchestra Tecwyn Evans

2:58

Schubert: Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839 - Arr. Ion Marin

Cheryl Studer London Symphony Orchestra Ion Marin

5:40

Winter Wonderland

Kiri Te Kanawa London Voices Philharmonia Orchestra Carl Davis

3:52

Leontovych: Carol Of The Bells

Joan Sutherland New Philharmonia Orchestra Richard Bonynge

1:27

Anonymous: Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly

1:19

Traditional: Joy To The World - Arr. by Patrick Kerber

Los Romeros

2:30

Hairston: Mary's Boy Child - Arr. by David Cullen & Chris Hazell

Bryn Terfel Cordydd Sioned James Welsh National Opera Orchestra Tecwyn Evans

3:34

Martin, H., Blane, R.: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Anne Sofie von Otter Göran Danielsson Mogens Rasmussen Leif Henrickson Markus Leoson

3:16

Gounod: Ave Maria: Arr. from Bach's Prelude No. 1, BWV 846 (Arr. by Maisky)

Pavel Gililov Mischa Maisky

5:30

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - I. Miniature Overture

3:03

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIa. March

2:26

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIb. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

2:06

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIc. Russian Dance (Trepak)

1:10

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IId. Arabian Dance (Coffee)

3:46

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIe. Chinese Dance (Tea)

1:13

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - IIf. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)

2:34

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - III. Waltz of the Flowers