Classical Period > Traditional, Christmas

Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Schubert, Handel, Herbeck / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, conductor

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cordier, David; Humphries, Charles; Köhler, Axel [Countertenor Vocal]; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschick, Peter; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Symphony

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart,...continue...

Celebrate Christmas - Britten, Willcocks, Pinel, Byram-Wigfield / The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Zither Carol (Czech); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Hajej, nynej, Jez...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Pinel, Richard; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: ; The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

Recording information: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (07/21/2011); ...continue...

Kinder singen zu Weihnacht / Haydn, Pierluigi, Gallus

3 CD / Acanta / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Fröhliche Weihnacht überall; Weihnacht, wie bist du schön; Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Ein grosse Freud' verkünd' ich euch, carol...
Performers: Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hoppe, Heinz; Martin, Lorenz [Organ]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tölzer Knabenchor; Wiener Sängerknaben

O come all ye faithful: This elegant 3-CD-Set presents the most famous children's choirs singing the most beloved Christmas-carols. The Wiener Sängerknaben or the boys...continue...

A Seraphic Fire Christmas / Seraphic Fire, Patrick Dupré Quibley

1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2012-10-30

Works: Gregorian Chant: Pater noster; Ave Maria, gratia plena, offertory in mode 8 for the 4th Sunday in Advent; Verbum caro factum est, responsory in mode 8 (Liber Usualis no 390); Maurice Duruflé: ...
Performers: Duren, Rebecca [Sopravo Vocal]; Grohman, Bryon [Tenor Vocal]; McCargar, Thomas; Mueller, Kathryn; Quigley, Patrick Dupré; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré

Recording information: All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (12/14/2009)....continue...

Christmas Carols Vol. 2 - beautiful German carols sung by leading concert and opera singers, choirs and children

1 CD / Carus / 2012-10-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine), carol (German); Zu Bethlehem geboren, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through...
Performers: Busch, Christine; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Friedrich, Lukas; Frisch, Vincent [Vocals]; Fritzsch, Thomas [Cello]; Gees, Michael; Grimm, Johannes; Henschel, Dietrich; Johannsen, Kay; Lielbard...
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder; Johannsen, Kay; Creed, Marcus; Biller, Georg Christoph; Alber, Michael; Schuck, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble 94; Kammerchor Stuttgart

Exclusive Collection of Christmas Carols Many renowned German-speaking singers - amongst others, Jonas Kaufmann, Angelika Kirchschlager and Christoph Prégardien - and ensembles have recorded th...continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

From bottom of my heart - Most Beautiful German Hymns [3 CDs]

3 CD / Carus / 2012-04-24

Works: Anonymous, German: Aus meines Herzens Grunde, hymn; Nun ruhen alle Wälder, hymn; O selige Nacht, hymn; Christi Mutter stand mit Schmerzen, hymn; Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ, hymn; Christ is...
Performers: Dahlmann, Thilo; Johannsen, Kay; Mertens, Klaus; Payer, Gotz; Sandhoff, Ruth; Wegener, Sarah; Weller, Andreas

For many, hymns are a part of early childhood experiences. Their texts and melodies can accompany people throughout their whole lives. Even when memory fades,...continue...

Our Heart's Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas / Mouton, Gabrieli, Praetorius and Guerrero

1 CD / Chanticleer/Naxos / 2011-11-15

Works: Jean Mouton: Ave Maria Virgo Serena, for 5 voices; Jacobus Handl: Canite Tuba in Sion; Andrea Gabrieli: Quem vidistis, pastores, motet for 8 voices; Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo; Psallite unig...
Performers: Albinder, Frank; Bakkila, Ted; Baum, Kevin; Daniel, Mark; Fitch, Ken [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Freeman, Kevin; Gibler, Tim; Jennings, Joseph; Keller, Mark; Maund, Peter [Percussion]; Rickards, Steven; ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chanticleer

Our Heart's Joy is an uplifting celebration of the music of Christmas, including works ranging from Renaissance motets to African-American spirituals and traditional carols. These...continue...

Merry Christmas: World Famous Carols / Bambini Di Praga

1 CD / Supraphon / 2011-11-03

Works: Anonymous, Czech: Cas radosti, veselosti (Time of Joy, Time of Good Cheer) (Tranovsky Hymnal 45); Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Svatou dobu jiz tu máme (Moravian);...
Performers: Bouskova, Jana; Celbova, Sarka; Havrankova, Veronika; Kalvachova, Katerina; Kovandova, Katerina; Palickova, Jitka; Puterova, Jana; Stedra, Irena; Svoboda, Jiri; Valkova, Julie; Vitova, Veronika
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bambini Di Praga

On 28 June 2011 a significant chapter in the history of Czech music closed with the passing of a legend: after 38 years the Bambini...continue...
Recording information: Czech Radio Studio, Prague, Czech Republic (06/1998)....continue...

On Christmas Night / works by Rutter, Burton, Mathias, Darke and Poston

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: John Rutter: What sweeter music; Christmas Traditional: Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); ...
Performers: Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Gregory, Julian; James, Freddie [Organist]; Leslie, Huw; Macdonald, Basil; Neill, Henry
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St John's College Choir cambridge

A joyous celebration of music for the festive season! This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, and recreates to a spectacular...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/14/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

The 50 Most Essential Christmas Masterpieces

3 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film Meet Me in St. Louis); George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Ponti, Michael; Verhey, Emmy
Conductors: Arp, Klaus; Francis, Alun; Shaw, Robert; ; Beissel, Heribert; Suzuki, Masaaki; Tcherkasov, Gennady; Parry, David
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Japan; Caffé Concerto Ensemble; Camerata Antonio Luco; Musica Antiqua New York

This album gives you the most beloved Christmas songs to lively up the holiday. There are many ways to celebrate the wonder of Christmas, &...continue...

Musical Advent Calendar 2011 / Ancient & modern Christmas music of SW Germany

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-09-27

Works: Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Joseph Rheinberger: "Cant...
Performers: Auweiler, Birgit; Axtmann, Dominik; Banse, Juliane; Bongard, Andreas; Born, Jessica; Deger, Donat; Fischer, Diana-Marina; Hemmer, Petr; Herrmann, Joachim; Hoffmann, Andreas; Huhn, Katja; Kehr, Renate...
Conductors: Conrad, Hans-Georg; Müller, Volker; ; Schmidt, Christof
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Marx Rootschilt Tillermann; RSO Chamber Ensemble

This recording documents the wealth of choral and instrumental ensembles in the southwest of Germany and shows the many facets of local Christmas Music: ancient...continue...

Choral Music of David Willcocks

1 CD / Priory / 2011-09-13

Works: David Willcocks: Ceremony of Psalms, for chorus; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for chorus & organ; Sing!, for chorus (after the toccata from Widor's Organ Symphony no 5); English Traditional: The Las...
Performers: Chambers, Simon; Kanagasooriam, Jonathan; Sandy, Matthew; Stevens, Peter; Watts, Jane [Organ]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Royal College Of Music Brass Ensemble

David Willcocks' eight decade-long career has included posts in many of the finest musical establishments in the United Kingdom. Born in 1919, Willcocks served in...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (2010-01-19_2010-01-20&2010-)....continue...

In The Moon Of Wintertime / Anthems & Carols for the Season of Joy

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-11-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); The Huron Indian Carol ("'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), carol (Quebecois); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); What Child Is This? (Greensle...
Performers: Cleveland, Mark; Fendley, Sid; Madrick, Lydia; Parker, Eric [Tenor Vocal]; Ulffers, Peter; Ward, Daniel
Conductors: Badarak, Mary
Ensemble: Cantat

Recording information: Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, NM; Mountain Road Studios, Albuquerque, NM....continue...

Merry Christmas: Traditional & New Christmas Music

1 CD / Neos Production / 2010-11-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium; Suite no 3 for orchestra in D major, BWV 1068; Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669; Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for...
Performers: Adler, Daniel [Vocals]; Althanns, Markus; Burschbeck, Benedikt; Eisert, Kilian; Hack, Noah; Hartwig, Benjamin; Hellinghausen, Raphael; Henschel, Christoph; Henschel, Markus; Henschel, Monika; Krahmer...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Henschel Quartet; Tolzer Knaben Chor Soloist

A special Christmas release, combining traditional Christmas music with the winners of a Christmas song competition sponsored by the Henschel Quartett and the BBC in...continue...
Recording information: Studio at B.O.A. Videofilmkunst, Munich (2009-05-11&2010-05-15_2010-)....continue...

Christmas from York

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-10-12

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); The Holly and the Ivy (English); The Lord at first did Adam make; The Angel...
Performers: Colson, Ian; Croyle, John; Marshall, Billy [Vocals]; O'Gorman, Christopher; Whiteley, John Scott [Organ]

A selection of carols that might be heard if you were among the 4,000 people who attend the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in...continue...
Recording information: York Minister (02/05/2009-02/13/2009)....continue...

String Quartet Christmas

3 CD / Listen / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Angels From the Realms Of Glory; Deck the Halls (Welsh); An...
Performers: Bodnar, Nina; Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; DePasquale, Ellen; Figueroa, Rafael; Lipkina, Natasha; Maddon, Danielle; Mitchell, Emily; Murdock, Katherine; Romanul, Alexander; Rosen, Nathaniel; Smith, Timo...

Christmas Season: Favorite Christmas Songs

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2010-09-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich (I), chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein no 11), BWV 609; Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248; Magnificat, BWV 243; Wachet auf, ruft u...
Performers: Becker-Lefherz, Constanze; Bryndorf, Bine; Duske, Joachim; Finkbeiner, Hannelore; Gnann, Gerhard; Schabel, Tobias; Zerer, Wolfgang
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth; Bergmann, Hans; Stolzel, Ulrich
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

This specially priced double CD features a collection of the beautiful and popular music from the Baroque for the Christmas season. Many of the melodies...continue...

Christmas Songs; When You Wish Upon A Star - Disney Songs

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On High); Dormi, dormi, o bel bambino (Italy); Señora Doña Maria, h...
Performers: Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Holloway, Laurie
Conductors: Ericson, Eric; Tunick, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble

Barbara Hendricks' voice - particularly suited to Mozart, Debussy, Faure, and the lighter roles of Puccini and Richard Strauss - has a warm, crystalline quality...continue...

See Amid the Winter's Snow: Christmas from Gloucester

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); O Little One S...
Performers: Lee, Mark

"Throughout the recital the singing of the choir gives a good deal of pleasure. The acoustic of Gloucester Cathedral is a very reverberant one but...continue...
Personnel: Mark "Anarchy" Lee (organ).

Recording information: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England....continue...

The Herald Angels Sing

1 CD / Carus / 2009-12-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); Still, Still, Stil...

The Junges Vokalensemble Hannover is an amateur chorus founded in 1981. The choir's repertoire encompasses sacred and secular unaccompanied music from the 15th to the...continue...
Recording information: Kirche des Stephansstifts, Hannover, Germany (2008-11-07_2008-11-09&2009-)....continue...

What Sweeter Music: Songs & Carols Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-12-02

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Rutter: What sweeter music; There is a flower; Nativity Carol; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Que...
Performers: Sherlock, James

Tenebrae is a professional chamber choir, founded by Nigel Short in 2001. Often performing by candlelight, the choir creates an atmosphere of spiritual and musical...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, Eng (06/22/2009-06/26/2009)....continue...

Christmas Songs

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-11-06

Works: Moraeus / Bäckman: Koppången; Carl Nielsen: Hymns and Sacred Songs, FS 83; Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul stralande jul; Selim Palmgren: Hosiannah!, carol for chorus; Ingvar Lidholm: Madonnas v...
Performers: Winland, Ida Falk
Conductors:
Ensemble: Linné Brass Quintet

Formed in 1853, the choir Orphei DrAngar (OD) has constantly striven to discover and develop new directions for the male-voice choir, while not neglecting its...continue...
Recording information: Uppsala University Hall, Uppsala, Sweden (02/2009)....continue...

O du Frohliche - Christmas Carols

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Recorded Sound: Tiefe Glocke der Dresdner Kreuzkirche; Eduard Ebel: Leise rieselt der Schnee; Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (From Heaven on High), carol (German); Maria durc...
Performers: Eckoldt, Michael; Esterl, Egbert; Güttler, Ludwig; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Lochner, Hans-Detlef; Schmutzler, Mathias; Straumer, Roland
Conductors: Schreier, Peter; Stier, Gothart; Güttler, Ludwig;
Ensemble: ; Blechbläserensemble; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Includes medley: o jesulein zart (scheidt) / o jesulein zar by various composers....continue...

Silent Night, Holy Night - Carols / Schreier, et al

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Es ...
Performers: Berndt, Tobias; Buttner, Friedemann; Klingner, Christoph; Otto, Hans; Ritschel, Markus; Rost, Monika; Ryden, Susanne; Schreier, Peter; Sommer, Martin; Stockloáa, Erik; Uhle, Cornelius; Winkler...
Conductors: Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Stier, Gothart; Siedel, Annegret
Ensemble: Bell'Arte Salzburg; Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipziger Thomanerchor

Just as Germany brought us the custom of the Christmas tree, Berlin Classics now brings us these unique Christmas collections. 'Silent Night. Holy Night' presents...continue...

Basics - Silent Night - Music for Christmas Time

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Christmas Traditional: O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctiss...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Neumann, Thomas; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Fleming, Mark; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Flämig, Martin
Ensemble: ; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum

Basics - Christmas Choruses

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; O Jesulein süss, O Jesulein mild, BWV 493; Heinrich Schütz: Machet die Töre wei...
Performers: Arndt, Volker; Neumann, Thomas; Schreier, Peter

Christmas Carols / Andrew Parrott, The Taverner Consort

4 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: William Billings: Methinks I See a Heavenly Host; A Virgin Unspotted; John Foster: While shepherds watched their flocks by night (A 2nd Collection of Sacred Music. York, ca. 1820); Joan Cererols: Mar...
Performers: Ardagh-Walter, Patrick; Blackadder, David; Bonner, Tessa; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Carolan, Lucy; Carroll, Paul; Charlesworth, Stephen; Consort, Taverner; Cooper, Peter [violin]; Daniels, C...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Best 100 Carols

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Personent hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones); O...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Charlesworth, Stephen; Chilcott, Bob; Clarvis, Paul;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Rutter, John; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Tunick, Jonathan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hughes, O...
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

2007 release in the Best Classics 100 series, 100 Best Carols is the perfect Christmas release-- six CDs of the most famous carols, all time...continue...

The Ultimate Classical Christmas / Ma, Domingo, Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-10-23

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Jo...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bell, Joshua; Bolton, Michael; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Huang, Ying; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo...
Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Previn, Andre; ; Stern, Michael; Mercurio, Steven; Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Ottley, Jerold D.; Williams, John
Ensemble: ; Wynton Marsalis Septet

Includes work(s): medley: the christmas song / have yoursel by various composers....continue...

Holly Eve

1 CD / Oak Leaf / 2007-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Quittez pasteurs (O come away ye shepherds) (French); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); Love Came Down at Chr...
Performers: Barnes, Linn; Hampton, Allison

Personnel: Allison Hampton (celtic harp); Linn Barnes (steel guitar, lute, bass violin); Joseph Cunliffe (flute, bass flute, pennywhistle, alto recorder); Steve Bloom (frame drum, cymbals, daf, dumbek...continue...

Holly Eve

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-11-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Quittez pasteurs (O come away ye shepherds) (French); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); Love Came Down at Chr...
Performers: Barnes, Linn; Bloom, Steve; Cunliffe, Joseph; Hampton, Allison

Personnel: Linn Barnes (lute); Joseph Cunliffe (flute, bass flute, pennywhistle, alto recorder); Steve Bloom (frame drum, cymbals, dumbek, bells).

Recording information: Inner Ear Studios, Arli...continue...

In dulci jubilo - Baroque Music for Christmas / Baird, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-10-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Vous qui d&...
Performers: Baird, Julianne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aulos Ensemble

"Julianne Baird and her frequent collaborator, the period-instrument group The Aulos Ensemble, offer some of the fruits of their many Christmas concerts together in a...continue...

Christmas Choirs [Allegro]

1 CD / Lifestyles / 2006-09-12

Works: Christmas Traditional: Carol-Noel; I Saw Three Ships, carol; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W zlobie lezy); Gabriel's Message (Basque); Jesous Ahatonhia (Jesus He Is Born), carol (Canadian); A la nanita ...
Performers: Various Artists

Lotte Lehman Sings Lieder & Orchestral Songs 1941-1950

2 CD / Video Artists International / 2005-12-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Das Veilchen, K 476; Warnung, K 433 (416c); Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling, K 596; An die Einsamkeit, K 391 (340b); Dans un bois solitaire, K 308 (2...
Performers: Lehmann, Lotte; Ulanowsky, Paul; Walter, Bruno
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Ms. Lehmann was one of the most communicative artists to grace the opera stage or the concert platform. For this reason, recordings of her live...continue...

Machet die Tore Weit / Dijkstra, Glaser, et al

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-12-27

Works: Michael Praetorius: In dulci jubilo; Musae Sioniae; Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 369; O Jesulein süss, sacred song for voice & continuo (Schemelli Gesangbuch no 2...
Performers: Hanft, Max
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter; Glaser, Michael
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Chorus

Carols from King's College

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (E...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]

Best Loved Christmas Carols / King's College Choir

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-10-05

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Jones, George; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]; Trotter, Thomas; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Well...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

This is the perfect set for the Christmas Season! It features the very best holiday music from the Choir of Kings College, Cambridge, who have...continue...
Personnel: Tom Armstrong (descant); Francis Grier, John Wells (organ).

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (1964-1979)....continue...

Hört der Engel helle Lieder - Praetorius, etc / Römer, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-09-30

Works: Roland Maria Stangier: Ouvertüre, organ improvisation; Pastorale, organ improvisation; Toccata piccola, organ improvisation; Concertino im hochbarocken Stil, organ improvisation; Samuel Scheidt:...
Performers: Stangier, Roland Maria
Conductors: Romer, Bernhard

A Classic Christmas - Songs of Praise

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Away in a Manger; Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistliche Kirchengesäng 1599); The First Nowell (En...
Performers: Budapest, Camerata; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Failoni Orchestra; Gunzenhauser, Stephen [Conductor]; Hungarian Radio Chorus; Istropolitana, Capella; Kertesi, Ingrid; Nishizaki, ...
Conductors: Kovács, László; Walter, Alfred; Krcek, Jaroslav; Burdick, Owen; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Trinity Cathedral Choir (Portland, OR)

Personnel: Takako Nishizaki (violin)....continue...

Silent Night - Hayman, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-01-01

Works: Richard Hayman: A Christmas Songfest Sing-along; Christmas Traditional: O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); What Child Is This? (Greensleev...
Conductors: Hayman, Richard

The Mystery of Christmas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-10-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Huron Indian Carol ("'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), carol (Quebecois); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily ...
Performers: Bloss, Michael

Holiday Pops / Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Orchestra

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-29

Works: Randol Alan Bass: Gloria, for chorus; Angela Morley: Christmas Waltzes, for orchestra; Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Christmas Tradition...
Performers: Boston Pops; Lockhart, Keith [Conductor]; Oswald, Mark; Palsdottir, Eiver; Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Conductors: Lockhart, Keith
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Performing Artists at Lincoln School; Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Personnel: John Wilkins (guitar); Ann Hobson Pilot (harp); Bonnie Bewick, Bo-Youp Hwang, Nancy Bracken, Gottfried Wilfinger, Kelly Barr, Brynn Albanese, Sheila Fiekowsky, Joseph McGauley, Amnon Levy, ...continue...

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day / Calabrese, et al

1 CD / ACA Digital / 1998-09-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistliche ...
Performers: Albrecht, Timothy; Flynn, Jane; Rigel, Nella
Conductors: Calabrese, Alfred

On This Day Earth Shall Ring! / Payn, Etters, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: On This Day Earth Shall Ring; Angels We Have Heard on High; A la nanita nana, carol (Spanish); Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (American); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W zlobie lezy...
Performers: Cover, David; Etters-Asmus, Elizabeth; Fortunato, D'Anna
Conductors: Payn, William; Crane, Curtis
Ensemble: Rooke Chapel Ringers

Christmas In Vienna / Harrer, Vienna Boys' Choir

1 CD / Philips / 1991-10-15

Works: Christmas Traditional: Gegrüáet seist, Maria; Als Maria übers Gebirge ging; Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Hirtenterzett ("Tuet eilends ...
Conductors: Harrer, Uwe Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir

Christmas Goes Baroque Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-03-15

Works: Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Kommet, ihr Hirten, carol (Bohemian); Alle ...
Conductors: Breiner, Peter