The 50 Most Essential Christmas Masterpieces

This album gives you the most beloved Christmas songs to lively up the holiday. There are many ways to celebrate the wonder of Christmas, & on this album we have collected all kinds of songs. The old sacred hymns & chants, like "O Come, all ye Faithful", originating back from the middle ages are here paired with more recent Christmas carols, like "Stille Nacht" or "O Come, O Come Emmanuel". Also featured are holiday masterpieces of Corelli, Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky.

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Anderson, Leroy : A Christmas Festival

Conductor: Klaus Arp
Running Time: 7 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas
Written: 1952

Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane : Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis)

Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1944

Handel, George Frideric : Joy to the World (theme by Handel)

Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1742

Adam, Adolphe : Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night")

Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1851

Traditional, Christmas : Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English)

Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Christmas
Written: by 1833

Praetorious, Michael : Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen

Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Wade, John Francis : O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)

Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Choral
Written: 1751

Gruber, Franz : Silent Night

Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1818

Traditional, Christmas : Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)

Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Form: Christmas
Written: circa 1588

Whitacre, Eric : Lux Aurumque

Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 2000

Shaw, Geoffrey : How far is it to Bethlehem :: Stowey) (English)

Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Coventry Carol (2) :: "Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child"

Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Christmas
Written: 1498

Mendelssohn, Felix : Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"

Notes: Composition written: 1840.
Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1840

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"

Performer: Emmy Verhey (Violin)
Conductor: Alun Francis
Ensemble: Camerata Antonio Luco
Running Time: 8 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1725

Traditional, Christmas : O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol

Conductor: Robert Shaw
Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Medieval
Form: Choral
Written: 12th Century

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio :: Sinfonia in G major

Conductor: Robert Shaw
Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1734

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio :: Sinfonia in G major

Conductor: Robert Shaw
Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1734

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio :: Sinfonia in G major

Conductor: Robert Shaw
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Christmas
Written: 1734

Berlioz, Hector : L'enfance du Christ :: L'adieu des bergers

Conductor: Robert Shaw
Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 10/1850-07/1854

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor :: Dona nobis pacem

Conductor: Robert Shaw
Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 1748-1749

Schubert, Franz : Ave Maria

Ensemble: Musica Antiqua New York
Running Time: 5 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1825

Traditional, Christmas : Panis Angelicus

Ensemble: Musica Antiqua New York
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Seasons :: December

Performer: Michael Ponti (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Overture

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Decorating and Lighting up the Christmas Tree

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: March

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: In the Christmas Tree

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Christmas
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Waltz of the Snowflakes

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 6 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Coffee (Arabic Dance)

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Tea (Chinese Dance)

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 1 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Trepak (Russian Dance)

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 1 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Dance of the Reed Pipes

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Waltz of the Flowers

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 7 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker :: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Conductor: Heribert Beissel
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147 :: Jesu bleibet meine Freude

Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan
Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 07/02/1723

Vivaldi, Antonio : Gloria in D major :: Gloria in excelsis

Conductor: Robert Shaw
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 1715

Corelli, Arcangelo : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6

Conductor: Gennady Tcherkasov
Running Time: 15 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orgelbüchlein

Performer: Susanne Doll (Organ)
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1713-1715

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major :: Allegro

Conductor: David Parry
Running Time: 5 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Gounod, Charles : Ave Maria

Conductor: David Parry
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1852

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah :: Hallelujah Chorus

Conductor: David Parry
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1741

Traditional, Christmas : Christmas Medley

Ensemble: Caffé Concerto Ensemble
Running Time: 16 min. 26 sec.
Form: Christmas

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