Pierre Attaingnant: Bransle gay  
Hopkinson Smith, lute
Astree 8854

Traditional: Little Jesus, sweetly sleep
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
Peter Breiner, conductor
Naxos 557585

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

Johann Sebastian Bach: Little Fugue
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Sony 89012

Edvard Grieg: Melody  
Emil Gilels, piano
DG 449721

Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80461

Mateo Carcassi: Angeldance  
Darren Curtis Skanson, guitar
ColoradoCr 197

Roberts; Rutter: All Poor Men; Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Choir of Trinity Church 
Brian Jones, conductor
London/Dec 430456

Michel Corrette: Symphony of Noels No. 2: Andante and Moderato
La Fantasia 
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
Columns 290412

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)  
Julia Shaw, harp
Nora Bumanis, harp
CBC 1103

Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Berlin Philharmonic 
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DG 449924

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

Gustav Holst: Christmas Day
Bay Brass 
David Krehbiel, conductor
John Fenstermaker, organ
Gothic 49120

Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"
New Philharmonia Orchestra 
Antal Dorati, conductor
Philips 464747

Traditional: The Cherry Tree Carol
The Baltimore Consort 
Dorian 90198

Frank Denson: Make a Joyful Noise
Empire Brass & Friends 
EMI 49097

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

Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus 
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Avie 39

Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ: Shepherd's Farewell
Monteverdi Choir 
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Warner 69737

Otto Nicolai: Christmas Overture
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra 
Karl Anton Rickenbacker, conductor
Virgin 91079

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

Traditional: Three Danish Christmas Songs
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Martin Neary, conductor
Michala Petri, recorder
RCA 60060

Traditional: Coventry Carol
Waverly Consort 
Virgin 55193

Traditional: Huron Carol
Chanticleer 
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Warner 69737

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

Sergei Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges: March (transcription by Heifetz)  
Gil Shaham, violin
Orli Shaham, piano
Vanguard 1555

Traditional: Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 106

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

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

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Scottish National Orchestra 
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 8327

Traditional arr. Cable: A Canadian Brass Christmas Card
Canadian Brass 
Bonneville 196

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

Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night
RCA Victor Singers 
Richard Westenburg, conductor
RCA 61910

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

Peter Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
New York Philharmonic 
Kurt Masur, conductor
Teldec 94571

Samuel Holyoke: How Beauteous Are Their Feet
Columbus Consort 
Channel 5693

Robert Russell Bennett: The Many Moods of Christmas No. 3
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80087

Traditional arr. Van Voorhees: God Rest You Merry, Gentleman  
Rachel Van Voorhees, harp
Centaur 2209

Traditional Medieval arr. Van: The Friendly Beasts
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49208

Traditional: Greensleeves  
Linda Chatterton, flute
Gaylord Stauffer, harp
Cellar 3381

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

Edvard Grieg: At Home  
Hagai Shaham, violin
Arnon Erez, piano
Hyperion 67504

John Rutter: There Is a Flower; Sans Day Carol
Polyphony 
Stephen Layton, conductor
Hyperion 67245

Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 2  
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Telarc 80403

Franz Gruber: Silent Night  
Dean Shostak, glass armonica
Carol Rose Duane, harp
Dean Shostak 100

Francesco Manfredini: Concerto No. 12 "Christmas Concerto"
Polish Chamber Orchestra 
Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor
EMI 69749

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

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 68: My Faithful Heart  
Petronel Malan, piano
Hanssler 98424

Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Rejoice
Empire Brass 
Douglas Major, organ
EMI 47395

Handl; Traditional: Resonet in laudibus; Up! good Christian folk; The First Nowell
Choir of Trinity College Cambridge 
Conifer 501

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

William Walton: What Cheer?
Elizabethan Singers 
Louis Halsey, conductor
Boston Skyline 124

Traditional English arr. Keyte: The darkest midnight in December
Westminster Choir 
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Sony 62688

Traditional: Of the Father's Heart Begotten
Choir of Trinity Church 
Owen Burdick, conductor
Naxos 555886

Steve Heitzeg: little tree
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
ACC 121

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

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Pifa; There were Shepherds; Glory to God
Dunedin Consort and Players 
John Butt, conductor
Susan Hamilton, soprano
Linn 285

John Dowland: Sir Henry Guilford Almain  
Nigel North, lute
Linn 97

Christmas Music: O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Good King
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble 
Sony 7033

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Finale
Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
DG 435619

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

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

Carlos Salzedo: Short Fantasy on a Catalan Carol
Canadian Brass 
Angel Romero, guitar
RCA 62683

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

John Foster: While Shepherds Watched
Taverner Consort 
Andrew Parrott, conductor
EMI 54529

Leon Jessel: Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Boston Pops Orchestra 
John Williams, conductor
Sony 48232

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

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

Erkki Melartin: Festive March
Helsinki Philharmonic 
Leif Segerstam, conductor
Ondine 824

Christmas Music: Laudate Dominum; Ding Dong Merrily on High; Pifa; Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Neville Marriner, conductor
EMI 64895

Franz Liszt: Christmas Tree Suite  
Leslie Howard, piano
Hyperion 66388

Traditional: Fum, Fum, Fum
QUINK Vocal Ensemble 
Telarc 80202

John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary
English Chamber Orchestra 
Anthony Newman, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
Sony 66244

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

Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Amazing Grace  
John Bayless, piano
Koch 9610

Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down
City of Prague Philharmonic 
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Naxos 557099

Traditional/Praetorius: The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum
Empire Brass 
EMI 49097

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 30 "Alleluja"
Concentus Musicus Vienna 
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Teldec 76460

Traditional: 3 European Christmas Songs
The Singphoniker 
CPO 777067

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

Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
I Musici 
Philips 412739

Traditional arr. Vaughan Williams: This is the truth sent from above
Chanticleer 
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Warner 69737

Traditional: Still, Still, Still
Musica Sacra 
Richard Westenburg, conductor
DG 429732

Michel Richard Delalande: Symphony of Noels
Masques 
Olivier Fortin, conductor
Analekta 9908

Charles Gounod: Ave Maria
Eaken Piano Trio 
Naxos 554714

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

Traditional: Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day  
Linda Chatterton, flute
Gaylord Stauffer, harp
Cellar 3381

Traditional; Samuel Scheidt: Christmas Medley
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 106

Giovanni Gabrieli: 2 Canzons
Philadelphia Brass Ensemble 
E. Power Biggs, organ
Sony 62353

Traditional: Gloucester Wassail
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
Peter Breiner, conductor
Naxos 557585

Howard Blake: Walking in the Air  
Michael Chertock, piano
Telarc 80485

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

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

Traditional: Two French Carols
Musica Intima 
CBC 1154

Claude Debussy: Petite Suite
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra 
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Beau Fleuv 3572

Traditional: Rocking Carol (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep)
Worcester Cathedral Choir 
Donald Hunt, conductor
Naxos 550589

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

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

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

William Ferris: Long is our Winter
William Ferris Chorale 
Paul French, conductor
Cedille 101

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

Herbert Howells: A Spotless Rose
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus 
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Avie 2078

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

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

Traditional arr. Price: Rejoice and Be Merry
Galliard Brass & Friends 
MusicMast 67077

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

John Rutter: Christmas Carol Medley
Ambrosian Singers 
Vaughan Meakins, conductor
Intersound 2856

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

Traditional: Christmas Medley
BBC Singers 
James Galway, conductor
James Galway, flute
RCA 5888

Various: Variations on Von Himmel hoch
Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble 
Ludwig Guttler, conductor
Berlin 1037

Witold Lutoslawski: Three Polish Christmas Carols
BBC Symphony Orchestra 
David Zinman, conductor
RCA 11561

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

Edvard Grieg: Grandmother's Minuet  
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
DG 459671

Alexander Grechaninov: Snowflakes: About the Calf
Russian State Symphony 
Valery Polyansky, conductor
Chandos 9397

Traditional: Sussex Carol; Sans Day Carol; Here We Come A-Wassailing
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Martin Neary, conductor
Michala Petri, recorder
RCA 60060

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

Christmas Music: Three Carols for Harp  
Emily Mitchell, harp
RCA 61836

Christmas Music: Christmas Waltzes
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Keith Lockhart, conductor
RCA 63252

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel: Evening Prayer  
Eugenia Zuckerman, flute
Dennis Helmrich, piano
Allan Vogel, oboe
Delos 3209

John Jacob Niles: I Wonder as I Wander
Choir of Trinity Church 
Owen Burdick, conductor
Naxos 555886

Biagio Marini: Sonata
Trio Settecento 
Cedille 99 (NEW)

Christmas Music: Wassail Carol; The Coming of our King
Clare College Singers & Orchestra 
John Rutter, conductor
EMI 69950

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

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

Rick Sowash: Variations on the Boar's Head Carol
Mirecourt Trio 
Gasparo 254

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

Traditional: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Mormon Tabernacle Choir 
Craig Jessop, conductor
Mormon Tab 1063

William Ballet: Lute-book Lullaby
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 106

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

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

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

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra 
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
EMI 11272

Traditional: Sussex Mummer's Christmas Carol; Joy to the World
Counterpoint 
Robert DeCormier, conductor
Albany 985

Georg Philipp Telemann: Festive Suite
London Festival Orchestra 
Ross Pople, conductor
Arte Nova 30506

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

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia No. 3
Camerata Bern 
Thomas Furi, conductor
Denon 73326

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

Traditional: Angels from the Realms of Glory  
Arturo Delmoni, violin
Alexander Romanul, violin
Katherine Murdock, viola
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
JMR 12

Traditional: Gabriel's Message; The Infant King
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 512

Robert Russell Bennett: The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80087

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: For unto us a child is born
City of London Sinfonia 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 111

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

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

Michel Corrette: Symphony of Noels No. 2: 5th-7th movements
La Fantasia 
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
Columns 290412

Patric Standford: A Christmas Carol Symphony
City of Prague Philharmonic 
Gavin Sutherland, conductor
Naxos 557099

Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan  
Melody Brown, piano
RCA 11322 (NEW)

Christmas Music: El Rorro; The Coventry Carol; Deck the Halls
Roger Wagner Chorale 
Roger Wagner, conductor
Delos 3072

Traditional: Gesu Bambino
Adagio Trio 
AdagioTrio 2

Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)  
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg, piano
DG 5073

Traditional: Watt's Cradle Hymn
American Boychoir 
James Litton, conductor
Albemarle 1002

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

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Philharmonia Orchestra 
Charles Groves, conductor
Denon 73534

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

Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings
Polyphony 
Stephen Layton, conductor
Robert Rice, baritone
Hyperion 67206

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

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

Pietro Locatelli: Concerto Grosso
I Solisti Italiani 
Denon 78912

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

Harold Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter
Choir of King's College, Cambridge 
David Willcocks, conductor
Stephen Varcoe, baritone
EMI 63179

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

Traditional arr. Onorati: The Little Drummer Boy
Vienna Boys Choir 
Sony 21620

John Dowland: Fantasia  
David Russell, guitar
Telarc 80659

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

Franz Gruber: Silent Night
Handel and Haydn Society Chorus 
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Avie 2078

Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festive Overture
Black Dyke Mills Band 
Roy Newsome, conductor
Chandos 8679

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

Christmas Music: Three Carols
Choral Guild of Atlanta 
William Noll, conductor
Sony 62698

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Noels pour les instruments
Masques 
Olivier Fortin, conductor
Analekta 9908

Emile Bernard: Divertissement: 2nd mvmt
Sylvan Winds 
KOCH 7081

Sergei Lyapunov: Christmas Night  
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
Naxos 553461

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

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

Charles Ives arr. Echols: A Christmas Carol
Kansas City Chorale 
Charles Bruffy, conductor
Nimbus 5413

Traditional arr. Rutter: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Hannaford Street Silver Band 
James Curnow, conductor
CBC 5175

Rick Sowash: A Christmas Divertimento
Mirecourt Trio 
Gasparo 254

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

Marco Uccellini: Sonata No. 12
Romanesca 
Harmonia Mundi 907196

Tavener; Rutter: Christmas Medley
Trinity Choir 
Brian Jones, conductor
Dorian 93240

Traditional arr. Schwab: O Little Town of Bethlehem  
Jacqueline Schwab, piano
Dorian 90275

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

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

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
New York Philharmonic 
Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Sony 63162