Henry Purcell: Two Christmas Interludes
NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle 
Alun Francis, conductor
Helios 88028

Leon Jessel: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
RCA 6428

Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Berlin Philharmonic 
Claudio Abbado, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
DG 435617

Charles Gounod: Ave Maria
Eaken Piano Trio 
Naxos 554714

Alexander Mackenzie: Twelfth Night
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Hyperion 66764

Robert MacGimsey: Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano 
Kevin Murphy, piano
Koch 7580

Traditional arr. Van Voorhees: We Three Kings of Orient Are  
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
Centaur 2209

Cesar Franck: Panis Angelicus
Northwest Sinfonia 
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Carl Tanner, tenor
Bounty 17822

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit: Kyrie
Boston Camerata 
Joel Cohen, conductor
Warner 69737

Traditional: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Musica Sacra 
Richard Westenburg, conductor
DG 5389

Frederick Delius: Sleigh Ride
Northern Sinfonia of England 
Richard Hickox, conductor
EMI 65067

George Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Concerto
Paillard Chamber Orchestra 
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
BostonSky 136

Franz Liszt: Christmas Tree Suite  
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
Naxos 553461

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

John Rutter/Trad.: Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Coventry Carol; In dulci jubilo; The First Nowell
London Brass 
Teldec 46443

Franz Gruber arr. Parker/Shaw: Silent Night
Musica Sacra 
Richard Westenburg, conductor
DG 429732

Ottorino Respighi: Adoration of the Magi
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne 
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Telarc 80309

Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80377

Victor Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony
City of Prague Philharmonic 
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Naxos 557099

Traditional: The Cherry Tree Carol
The Baltimore Consort 
Dorian 90198

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

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: For unto us a child is born
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80344

Richard Willis arr. Price: A Christmas Carol
Galliard Brass & Friends 
MusicMast 67077

Traditional arr. Willcocks: Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus 
Neville Marriner, conductor
Philips 442141

Johann G Ebeling: All my Heart; O Little One Sweet; Myn lyking
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 106

Georg Philipp Telemann: Festive Suite
NW Chamber Orchestra of Seattle 
Alun Francis, conductor
Helios 88028

Michel Corrette: Symphony of Noels No. 5: 1st-4th movements
La Fantasia 
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
Columns 290412

John Johnson: Delight Galliard  
Christopher Wilson, lute
Virgin 91216

Christmas Music: I Saw Three Ships; Christmas Song; Mid-Winter; Masters in this Hall; In dulci jubilo
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass 
Four Winds 3017

John Rutter: What Sweeter Music
Mormon Tabernacle Choir 
Craig Jessop, conductor
Mormon Tab 1063

Gordon Langford: A Christmas Fantasy
Huddersfield Choral Society 
Keith Rhodes, conductor
Chandos 8679

Christmas Music: The Joy of Christmas
City of London Sinfonia 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 111

Traditional: Four German Carols
Berlin Philharmonic Brass 
DG 413657

Mikola Leontovich: Carol of the Bells
Los Angeles Master Chorale 
Paul Salamunovich, conductor
RCM 19605

Giuseppe Sammartini: Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
London Festival Orchestra 
Ross Pople, conductor
Arte Nova 30506

Traditional arr. Rutter: Somerset Wassail
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 512

Traditional: French and English Christmas Music
Apollo's Fire 
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Koch 7582

Pietro Yon: Gesu Bambino  
Kelly Yost, piano
Channel Productions 1698

Traditional arr. Ledger: Away in a Manger
Choir of King's College, Cambridge 
David Willcocks, conductor
EMI 63179

Henry Purcell: Behold, I bring you glad tidings
London String Players 
Roger Norrington, conductor
London 430065

John Rutter: Dormi Jesu (Sleep, Jesus)
Polyphony 
Stephen Layton, conductor
Hyperion 67245

Peter Wishart: Alleluya, A New Work
University of Texas Chamber Singers 
James Morrow, conductor
Koch 7698

Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Recorder, Oboe, Violin, & Bassoon
Chandos Baroque Players 
Hyperion 66309

John Rutter: Brother Heinrich's Christmas
King's Singers 
Collegium 115

Andre Jolivet: The Virgin and the Child
Kentucky Center Chamber Players 
Centaur 2555

Howard Blake: Walking in the Air  
Emma Johnson, clarinet
Julius Drake, piano
ASV 910

Cyril Mockridge: Miracle on 34th Street: Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
David Newman, conductor
Telarc 88801

Traditional: Jingle Bells; O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World
Canadian Brass 
Opening Day 7345

Johann Sebastian Bach: Shepherds' Music
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
DG 419414

Regney & Shayne arr. Dragon: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Cincinnati Pops 
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Telarc 80226

Louis-Claude Daquin: Two Noels
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Martin Neary, conductor
Michala Petri, recorder
RCA 60060

Carl Davis: A Christmas Carol
Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra 
John Pryce-Jones, conductor
Naxos 553495

Muzio Clementi: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/Sonatina  
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Koch 7737

Howard Skempton: To Bethlehem did they go
Pro Arte Singers 
Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 3957233

George Frideric Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2
English Baroque Soloists 
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Erato 88005

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Neville Marriner, conductor
Philips 442406

Traditional arr. Rutter: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Clare College Singers & Orchestra 
John Rutter, conductor
EMI 69950

Traditional: "A Mozart Christmas"
Hampton String Quartet 
RCA 5625

Traditional arr. Vaughan Williams: Gloucestershire Wassail
His Majestie's Clerkes 
Anne Heider, conductor
Centaur 2168

Christopher Rouse: Karolju: Italian
BBC Symphony Orchestra 
David Zinman, conductor
RCA 11561

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sleepers Awake  
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Ambitus 97812

Frederic Chopin: Andante Spianato & Grand Polonaise  
Shura Cherkassky, piano
Nimbus 5044

William Ferris: Gentle Mary
William Ferris Chorale 
Paul French, conductor
Cedille 101

Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto "Christmas"
I Solisti Italiani 
Denon 78912

Traditional arr. Ward: Christmas Nightingale
Bay Brass 
David Krehbiel, conductor
John Fenstermaker, organ
Gothic 49120

Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Boston Pops Orchestra 
John Williams, conductor
Sony 48232

Felix Mendelssohn arr. Paulus: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Ten Thousand Lakes 100

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

George Chadwick: Noel
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra 
Raymond Leppard, conductor
London 458157

Andrea Gabrieli: Shepherds, whom did you see?
Chanticleer 
Chanticlee 8803

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime
Symphony Nova Scotia 
Georg Tintner, conductor
CBC(RCI) 5167

Niccolo Paganini: La Campanella  
Leslie Howard, piano
Hyperion 67193

Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down
Westminster Choir 
MCA 5900

Alexander Mackenzie: Twelfth Night
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Hyperion 66764

William Billings: Shepherd's Carol
Musica Sacra 
Richard Westenburg, conductor
DG 429732

Traditional: Riu, Riu, chiu; El nino querido; Villancico catalan
City of London Sinfonia 
Richard Hickox, conductor
EMI 49909

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

John Dowland: Mrs. Winter's Jump  
Paul O'Dette, lute
Harmonia Mundi 907160

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

Traditional: O Tannenbaum; In dulci jubilo
Vienna Choir Boys 
Koch 7584

Rick Sowash: A Christmas Divertimento
Mirecourt Trio 
Gasparo 254

Traditional: The Boar's Head Carol
Robert Shaw Festival Singers 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80377

Giuseppe Torelli: Christmas Concerto
King's Violins 
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Dorian 90180

Traditional: Three Carols
Pro Arte Singers 
Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 907233

Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore
Apollo's Fire 
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Koch 2007

Christmas Music: Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Carol of the Bells; Nativity Carol
Roger Wagner Chorale 
Roger Wagner, conductor
Delos 3072

Stephen Paulus: This Endris Night
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49208

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

Christmas Music: Pastorale; Silent Night  
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
Sony 62677

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Comfort ye
Dunedin Consort and Players 
John Butt, conductor
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Linn 285

Emil Waldteufel: Christmas Roses
Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra 
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
Nimbus 5264

Benjamin Britten: Men of Goodwill Variations on A Chr
Minnesota Orchestra 
Neville Marriner, conductor
EMI 49300

Bassano; Sweelinck; Traditional: Christmas Medley
Monteverdi Choir 
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Philips 462050

Traditional: See amid the Winter's snow
The Sixteen 
Harry Christophers, conductor
Collins 13002

Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"
Liszt Chamber Orchestra 
Janos Rolla, conductor
Hungaroton 12376

Traditional arr. Willcocks: The Infant King
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 512

Traditional: Gesu Bambino
Adagio Trio 
AdagioTrio 2

Traditional arr. Cleobury: Joy's Seven
Worcester Cathedral Choir 
Donald Hunt, conductor
Raymond Johnston, organ
Naxos 550589

Christmas Music: He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass 
Four Winds 3017

Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night
Northwest Sinfonia 
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Carl Tanner, tenor
Bounty 17822

Traditional: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Silver Bells; The Christmas Song
Canadian Brass 
Eric Robertson, organ
Opening Day 7345

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1: Allemande  
Matt Haimovitz, cello
Oxingale 2000

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

Traditional: Three Renaissance French Carols
Boston Camerata 
Joel Cohen, conductor
Erato 75569

Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
I Musici 
Philips 432118

Traditional U.S. arr. Keyte: Watt's Cradle Hymn
Westminster Choir 
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Sony 62688

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Dances
Cincinnati Pops 
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Telarc 80674

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

Heinrich Biber: Sonata No. 12
Parley of Instruments 
Roy Goodman, conductor
Hyperion 66145

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

William Walker: The Babe of Bethlehem
Pro Arte Singers 
Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 3957233

Ottorino Respighi: Adoration of the Magi
Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne 
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Telarc 80309

Agustin Barrios: Villancico de Navidad  
Goran Sollscher, guitar
DG 413720

Gregor Joseph Werner: Shepherd's Music for Christmas
London Festival Orchestra 
Ross Pople, conductor
Arte Nova 30506

Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Grainger: Blithe Bells (arrangement of Sheep May Safely Graze)  
Bengt Forsberg, piano
DG 5073

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

Christmas Music: Brass Suite--Sussex; Here We Come;
Canadian Brass 
Sony 39740

Franz Schubert: Ave Maria
Orchestra of St. Luke's 
Michael Stern, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
Sony 14332

Traditional arr. De Chiaro: Coventry Carol  
Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar
Centaur 2262

Traditional Scandinavian: O Green and Shimmering Tree
Mormon Tabernacle Choir 
Craig Jessop, conductor
Mormon Tab 1063

Christmas Music: Christmas Crackers
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet 
Albany 985

Traditional arr. Parker/Shaw: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80377

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

Traditional Italian: You Descended from the Heavens
New Philharmonia Orchestra 
Anton Guadagno, conductor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
Met 203

Giovanni Palestrina: Agnus Dei
Westminster Choir 
Martin Baker, conductor
Hyperion 67396

Pietro Locatelli: Concerto Grosso
I Solisti Italiani 
Denon 78912

John Rutter: Donkey Carol
Clare College Choir 
John Rutter, conductor
London 425500

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

Frederic Chopin: Go Tell It on the Mountain/Piano Sonata No. 2: Funeral March  
Jeffrey Biegel, piano
Koch 7737

Tomas Luis de Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium
Grex Vocalis 
Carl Hogset, conductor
Two L 26

Traditional/Praetorius: Fantasia on "In Dulci Jubilo"
Munich Radio Orchestra 
John Georgiadis, conductor
James Galway, flute
RCA 60736

Francesco Manfredini: Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto"
Cis Ensemble of Salzburg 
Jurgen Geise, conductor
Arte Nova 30505

William Mathias: Bell Carol
BBC Welsh Chorus 
John Hugh Thomas, conductor
Nimbus 5310

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Neville Marriner, conductor
Philips 416386

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Seasons: December
Tampere Philharmonic 
Leonid Grin, conductor
Ondine 782

John Rutter: Advent Anthem for choir & organ
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge 
Timothy Brown, conductor
Nicholas Collon, organ
Nicholas Rimmer, organ
Naxos 557130

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

Traditional: Awake, and join the cheerful choir
Anonymous 4 
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Harmonia Mundi 907325

Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Stravinsky: Chorale Variations
Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Philips 432092

Philip Lane: Wassail Dance (Yorkshire Wassail)
City of Prague Philharmonic 
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Naxos 557099

Traditional: When the Lovely Virgin Mary
Poznan Nightingales 
Stefan Stuligrosz, conductor
Polskie Nagrania 268

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Choir of New College, Oxford 
Edward Higginbottom, conductor
CRD 3443

John Rutter: Nativity Carol
Roger Wagner Chorale 
Roger Wagner, conductor
Delos 3072

Cornelius; Trad'l; Lawrence-King: Christmas Medley  
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Ambitus 97812

Herbert Howells; Trad: A Spotless Rose; Christmas Night
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Nicholas Sears, baritone
Collegium 106

Traditional: Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
Vienna Choir Boys 
Koch 7584

Christmas Music: Musical Sleighride; White Christmas
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
DG 419414

George Frideric Handel: Concerto Grosso No. 6
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 
DG 447733

Martin Luther; Traditional: Christmas Medley
Taverner Choir 
Andrew Parrott, conductor
Andrew Parrott, tenor
Stephen Charlesworth, baritone
EMI 49809

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Church Sonata No. 6
I Musici Montreal 
Yuli Turovsky, conductor
Chandos 8745

Traditional: Three English Carols
Artaria String Quartet 
Aequebis 2003

Christopher Rouse: Karolju: Italian
BBC Symphony Orchestra 
David Zinman, conductor
RCA 11561

Christmas Music: Ave Maria; Adam Lay Ybounden; Shepherds' Farewell  
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Ensemble
John Marks 18

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

Emil Waldteufel: The Skaters Waltz
National Philharmonic 
Douglas Gamley, conductor
London 460400

Traditional: Of the Father's Love Begotten
Paul Hill Chorale 
Paul Hill, conductor
Centaur 2258

Gabriel Faure: Dolly Suite  
Katia & Marielle Labeque, piano
Philips 420159

Fisher/Boyce: Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
Chanticleer 
Teldec 85555

Johann Schmelzer: Sonata Natalis
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble 
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
Berlin 1117

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia; Ave Maria; Chorale
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
RCA 5888

Traditional French: Ballad of Jesus Christ
Orchestra of St. Luke's 
David Robertson, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
Philips 454640

Christmas Music: Wexford Carol; Murztaler Engelruf
Pittsburgh Symphony Brass 
Four Winds 3017

Traditional: Tantum Ergo
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet 
Albany 985

Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 107

Sergei Lyapunov: Christmas Night  
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
Naxos 553461

Antonio de Salazar: Tarara tarara qui yo soy Antoniyo
Masques 
Olivier Fortin, conductor
Analekta 9908

Christmas Music: Methinks I see an heav'nly host; Los que fueren de buen gusto
Taverner Choir 
Andrew Parrott, conductor
EMI 54529

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sleigh Ride
Berlin Philharmonic 
Claudio Abbado, conductor
DG 459555

Christmas Music: Rocking Carol (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep)
Clare College Singers & Orchestra 
John Rutter, conductor
EMI 69950

Leo Delibes: Coppelia: Ballet Suite
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra 
Heinz Fricke, conductor
Laserlight 15616

Traditional: Winter Wonderland; Jingle Bells  
John Bayless, piano
Koch 9610

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Philadelphia Orchestra 
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
RCA/BMG 6430

Franz Gruber: Silent Night
Choir of Trinity Church 
Owen Burdick, conductor
Naxos 555886

Richard Addinsell: A Christmas Carol: Suite
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
David Newman, conductor
Telarc 88801

Emil Waldteufel: Christmas Roses
Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra 
Michel Swierczewski, conductor
Nimbus 5264

Traditional: While Shepherds Watched
The Sixteen 
Harry Christophers, conductor
Collins 13002

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
English Chamber Orchestra 
Matthew Best, conductor
Thomas Allen, baritone
Hyperion 20420