Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento No. 1: Andante
New York Philomusica 
Robert Johnson, conductor
NY Philomusica 72

Ronald Kaufmann: Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas
Vienna Choir Boys 
Koch 7584

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Rene Leibowitz, conductor
Chesky 74

Anonymous: Sarabande  
Lutz Kirchhof, lute
Sony 48068

Traditional: O Sanctissima  
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Alexander Romanul, violin
Katherine Murdock, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
JMR 12

Traditional: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard on High  
Linda Chatterton, flute
Gaylord Stauffer, harp
Cellar 3381

Frederic Chopin: Waltz No. 3 "Waltz brillante"  
Helen Callus, viola
Phillip Bush, piano
ASV 1184 (NEW)

Francesco Manfredini: Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto"
Il Giardino Armonico 
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Teldec 46013

Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
London Symphony Orchestra 
Andre Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
EMI 69863

Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Overture (Sinfonia)
Europa Galante 
Fabio Biondi, conductor
Fabio Biondi, violin
Virgin 63430

Jean Sibelius: Lyric Waltz
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Bis 384

Coots/Autry: Santa Claus Medley  
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
Sony 62677

Henryk Gorecki: Broad Waters
Lira Chamber Chorus 
Lucy Ding, conductor
Nonesuch 79348

Johann Hummel: Grand Concerto for Bassoon
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Neville Marriner, conductor
Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
Philips 432081

Christmas Music: The Ship Carol; The First Noel; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
D'Note 1015

William Grant Still: Prelude: 2nd mvmt
New Zealand String Quartet 
Alexa Still, flute
Susan DeWitt Smith, piano
KOCH 7192

Frank Bridge: The Sea
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra 
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Albany 364

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Christmas Mass: Kyrie
City of London Sinfonia 
George Guest, conductor
Chandos 8658

Peter Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake: Act 1: Scene, Waltz, and Scene
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre 
Valery Gergiev, conductor
London/Decca 10104 (NEW)

Traditional: 3 European Christmas Songs
The Singphoniker 
CPO 777067

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonatensatz  
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
Connoisseu 4202

Anonymous Medieval: Nicholas pontifex (Nicholas the pontiff)
Anonymous 4 
Harmonia Mundi 290.7411

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Chamber Orchestra of Europe 
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Teldec 46452

Johan Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsody No. 4
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra 
Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor
Simax 1085

Barry Seaman: Gabriel's Greeting
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano 
Richard Auldon Clark, viola
Koch 7580

David Byrne: High Life
Balanescu String Quartet 
Argo 436565

Traditional German arr. Parker/Shaw: Susanni
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49208

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
English Baroque Soloists 
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Erato 88049

Charles Ives arr. Hillier: A Christmas Carol
Theatre of Voices 
Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 907079

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
New Symphony Orchestra of London 
Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin
RCA 6214

Edward Elgar: Moths and Butterflies & Wild Bears
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 
James Judd, conductor
Naxos 557166

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 87
Hanover Band 
Roy Goodman, conductor
Hyperion 66535

Max Reger: The word was made flesh
RIAS Chamber Choir 
Uwe Gronostay, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 901794

Vladimir Rebikov: Christmas Tree: Waltz  
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
Naxos 553461

Johannes Kapsberger: Chaconne
Rolf Lislevand & Ensemble 
Astree 8515

Heinrich Biber: Rosary Sonata No. 11 The Resurrection
Tragicomedia 
John Holloway, violin
Davitt Moroney, organ
Virgin 90838

Virgil Thomson: O My Deir Hert
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus 
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Avie 2078

George Frideric Handel: The Harmonious Blacksmith
London Brass 
Teldec 43923

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Staatskapelle Dresden 
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Helene Grimaud, piano
DG 9840 (NEW)

John Rutter: Christmas Night
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 106

Wm Billings; Hans Leo Hassler; Trad: Christmas Medley
Musica Sacra 
Richard Westenburg, conductor
DG 429732

Johann Christian Bach: Overture
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra 
David Zinman, conductor
Philips 442275

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2
English Chamber Orchestra 
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
RCA 60718

John Jacob Niles: I Wonder as I Wander  
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Tom Finucane, lute
Sony 62688

Charles Gounod: Romeo & Juliet: The Sleep of Juliet
Minnesota Orchestra 
Eiji Oue, conductor
Reference 99

Giovanni Legrenzi: 3 Balletti e Correnti
La Serenissima 
Adrian Chandler, conductor
Adrian Chandler, violin
Avie 2106

Traditional: Two French Carols
Musica Intima 
CBC 1154

Franz Schubert: Quintet: Allegretto  
Isaac Stern, violin
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Jaime Laredo, viola
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Sharon Robinson, cello
Sony 53983

Traditional arr. Rutter: The Wexford Carol
Clare College Choir 
John Rutter, conductor
London 425500

Percy Grainger: Danny Boy
St Louis Symphony Orchestra 
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Telarc 80059

Georg Philipp Telemann: Polish Concerto
English Concert 
Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Archiv 435262

Victor Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony
Pro Arte Orchestra 
Barry Rose, conductor
EMI 64131

George Frideric Handel: Almira: 3 Trios
New York Chamber Musicians 
Ilonna Pederson, conductor
Dorian 90189

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble 
Sony 7033

John Blow: Chaconne
Musica Antiqua Cologne 
Reinhard Goebel, conductor
Archiv 453418

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 33
Philharmonia Orchestra 
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Denon 6579

William Walton: What Cheer?
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 107

Lille Soderlundh: Concertino
Stockholm Sinfonietta 
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Alf Nilsson, oboe
Bis 285

Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dance No. 1
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
DG 419431

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Apollo's Fire 
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Sandra Simon, soprano
Koch 7582

Vinzens Stelzmueller: Dance
Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna 
Harmonia Mundi 901013

Johann Strauss, Jr.: Tales from the Vienna Woods
Cincinnati Pops 
Erich Kunzel, conductor
King Keyes, zither
Telarc 80098

Traditional arr. Rutter: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Huddersfield Choral Society 
Keith Rhodes, organ
Chandos 8679

Traditional: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Choir of Coventry Cathedral 
Robin Stapleton, conductor
Warner 69737

Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows
Pacific Symphony Orchestra 
Keith Clark, conductor
Reference 15

John Rutter: Sleep, sweet babe
Polyphony 
Stephen Layton, conductor
Hyperion 67245

Igor Stravinsky: Suite Italienne  
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Bruno Canino, piano
EMI 49322

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: 17th Century Noels
The King's Violins 
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Dorian 90180

Gioacchino Rossini: Tancredi: Overture
National Philharmonic 
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
London 414407

Anderson; Bernard; Jessel: Christmas Medley
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
RCA 61685

Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for Strings No. 1
Purcell Quartet 
Chandos 532

Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Minnesota Orchestra 
Eiji Oue, conductor
Reference 82

Frederick Delius: Sleigh Ride
Royal Scottish National Orchestra 
David Lloyd-Jones, conductor
Naxos 557143

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra 
Kurt Masur, conductor
Philips 432995

Traditional: Huron Carol; A la nanita nana
Robert DeCormier Singers 
Robert DeCormier, conductor
Arabesque 6684

Georges Onslow: Symphony No. 4: Scherzo
Hannover Radio Philharmonic 
Johannes Goritzki, conductor
CPO 999738

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 12  
Heinz Holliger, oboe or Eng.Hrn
Eduard Brunner, clarinet
Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
Hermann Baumann, horn
Philips 420183

Francis Poulenc: Four Christmas Motets
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir 
Ivars Taurins, conductor
CBC 1155

Joaquin Nin: Spanish Songs  
Maya Beiser, cello
Anthony de Mare, piano
Koch 7442

Richard Willis: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Chanticleer 
Rhino 284988

William Boyce: Symphony No. 5: Allegro assai
English String Orchestra 
William Boughton, conductor
Nimbus 5345

Arthur Sullivan: Christmas Revels
RTE Sinfonietta - Dublin 
Andrew Penny, conductor
Marco Polo 223677

Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite for Trumpet & Strings
American Concerto Orchestra 
Stephen Burns, conductor
Stephen Burns, trumpet
Dorian 80132

Traditional; Richard Dering: Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir 
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Philips 462050

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
Cincinnati Pops 
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Telarc 80115

Traditional arr. Vaughan Williams: This is the truth sent from above
Chanticleer 
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Teldec 85555

Edvard Grieg: Good King Wenceslas/Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance  
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Koch 7737

Heinrich Marschner: Hans Heiling Overture
Vienna Philharmonic 
Christian Thielemann, conductor
DG 474502

Edward Elgar: In the South
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Andrew Litton, conductor
Virgin 90727

Joseph Lamb: Reindeer Rag  
Butch Thompson, piano
Laura Sewell, cello
Daring 3036

John Rutter: Suite for Strings
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
John Rutter, conductor
London 1821

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Clemency of Titus: Overture
Tafelmusik 
Bruno Weil, conductor
Sony 46695

George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso No. 3
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 
DG 447733

Max Reger: Mary's Cradle Song
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Renee Fleming, soprano
London/Decca 5193

Mikhail Glinka: Kamarinskaya
Detroit Symphony Orchestra 
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 9227

Traditional arr. Heider: Fum, Fum Fum!
His Majestie's Clerkes 
Anne Heider, conductor
Centaur 2168

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Teldec 91184

Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 50: 1st movement  
Maria Bergmann, piano
Hanssler 93081

Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Houston Symphony Orchestra 
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Virgin 59223

Traditional; Darke: Up Good Christen Folk; In the bleak midwinter
Choir of King's College, Cambridge 
David Willcocks, conductor
EMI 63179

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet 
Delos 3205

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Empire Brass 
EMI 49097

Gioacchino Rossini: The Journey to Rheims Overture
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Riccardo Chailly, conductor
London 400049

Gustav Holst: The Planets: Mercury
Stuttgart Radio Symphony 
Roger Norrington, conductor
Hanssler 93043

Biagio Marini: Ciaccona
Stradivaria 
Cypres 1633

Traditional: When Christ is Born
Poznan Nightingales 
Stefan Stuligrosz, conductor
Polskie Nagrania 268

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Finale
Berlin Philharmonic 
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Philips 420237

Thomas Tomkins: Fantasia No. 8
Trio Sonata 
BostonSky 114

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish"
National Arts Centre Orchestra 
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
CBC 5230

John Playford: Paul's Steeple & Stingo
Apollo's Banquet 
Harmonia Mundi 907186

Traditional arr. Rutter: Come leave your sheep
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 512

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"  
Emil Gilels, piano
DG 400036

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia
Academy of Ancient Music Berlin 
Rene Jacobs, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 90.1630

Johann Christian Bach: Oboe Concerto
Berlin Chamber Orchestra 
Max Pommer, conductor
Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe
Capriccio 10069

Wilhelm Kienzl: String Quartet No. 1: Minuet
Thomas Christian Ensemble 
CPO 999805

Beryl Rubinstein: Sonata  
Jeffrey Khaner, flute
Hugh Sung, piano
Avie 0004

Jacques Offenbach: Snow-Storm Ballet
Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra 
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
Nimbus 5303

Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra 
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Timothy Hutchins, flute
London 430240

Michael Head: The Three Mummers  
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg, piano
DG 5073

William Blezard: The River
Royal Ballet Sinfonia 
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
ASV 2126

Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh: Lullaby
Scottish National Orchestra 
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 8542

Dimitri Tiomkin: It's A Wonderful Life
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
David Newman, conductor
Telarc 88801

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 96 "Miracle"
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra 
Adam Fischer, conductor
Nimbus 5135

Johann Rosenmuller: Student Music: Suite
King's Noyse 
David Douglass, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 907179

Malcolm Arnold: The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra 
Rumon Gamba, conductor
Chandos 9851

Victor Herbert: March of the Toys
New York Pops 
Skitch Henderson, conductor
EMI 54891

Stephen Paulus: Wonder Tidings
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49208

Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"
Vienna Symphony Orchestra 
Lorin Maazel, conductor
Sony 36711

Samuel Wesley: Rondo on "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"  
Ian Hobson, piano
Arabesque 6594

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: String Symphony
CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra 
Hartmut Haenchen, conductor
Capriccio 10106