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

John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby
Clare College Choir 
John Rutter, conductor
London 425500

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

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

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

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

Christmas with the Trapp Family Singers: Born in Bethlehem; 3 others
Trapp Family Singers 
DG 3118

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen Paulus: The Holly & the Ivy
Dale Warland Singers 
Dale Warland, conductor
Gothic 49208

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

Christmas Music: Gabriel's Message; Sans Day Carol
Clare College Singers & Orchestra 
John Rutter, conductor
EMI 69950

Christmas Music: We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Jingle Bells; The Twelve Days of Christmas  
Ayako Shinozaki, harp
Sony 62677

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Ambrosian Singers 
Vaughan Meakins, conductor
Intersound 2856

Traditional: Tomorrow Is My Dancing Day
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Keith Lockhart, conductor
RCA 63252

Traditional: 3 European Christmas Songs
The Singphoniker 
CPO 777067

Traditional: Two French Carols
Musica Intima 
CBC 1154

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Taverner Choir 
Andrew Parrott, conductor
EMI 49809

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

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

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

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

William Billings: Shiloh
Pro Arte Singers 
Paul Hillier, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 3957233

Eduard Karl Nossler: Comfort ye, my people
RIAS Chamber Choir 
Uwe Gronostay, conductor
Harmonia Mundi 901794

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

Tomas Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium
Cambridge Singers 
John Rutter, conductor
Collegium 111

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

Pietro Locatelli: Concerto Grosso
I Solisti Italiani 
Denon 78912

Traditional: Good King Wenceslas; Coventry Carol
Canadian Brass 
Opening Day 7345

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

George Frideric Handel: Messiah: For unto us a child is born
London Philharmonic Orchestra 
Karl Richter, conductor
DG 457196

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michel Corrette: Symphony of Noels No. 4
La Fantasia 
Rien Voskuilen, conductor
Columns 290412

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

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

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

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

Trad.; J. S. Bach: Quem pastores; Sleepers Awake  
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
Ambitus 97812

Traditional: The Cherry Tree Carol
The Baltimore Consort 
Dorian 90198

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

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

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

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

Traditional: What Child Is This
Adagio Trio 
AdagioTrio 2

Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge 
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
Argo 433215

Leroy Anderson: Christmas Festival
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Arthur Fiedler, conductor
DG 419414

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

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

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Berlin Philharmonic 
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
DG 419175

John Rutter: What Sweeter Music
City of London Sinfonia 
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
EMI 56605

Traditional arr. Vaughan Williams: The Sussex Carol
His Majestie's Clerkes 
Anne Heider, conductor
Centaur 2168

Traditional: Christmas Medley
Choir of St. John's Cambridge 
George Guest, conductor
London 421022

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

Traditional arr. Parker: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers 
Robert Shaw, conductor
William Wilder, percussion
Norman Mackenzie, organ
Telarc 80461

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 
Paul Shure, conductor
Christopher Parkening, guitar
EMI 47195

Trad./Praetorius arr. de Pearsau: Good Christian Men Rejoice
Worcester Cathedral Choir 
Donald Hunt, conductor
Naxos 550589

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rick Sowash: A Christmas Divertimento
Mirecourt Trio 
Gasparo 254

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hugo Wolf: Nun Wandre, Maria
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano 
Kevin Murphy, piano
Koch 7580

Christmas Music: Break Forth. . . Medley
Robert Shaw Orchestra 
Robert Shaw, conductor
RCA/BMG 6429

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

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

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

Mel Torme: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Chanticleer 
Rhino 284988

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

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

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

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

Traditional: Three English Carols
Artaria String Quartet 
Aequebis 2003

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

Roger Quilter: Cradle in Bethlehem  
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg, piano
DG 5073

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eric William Barnum: Sweeter Still
Chanticleer 
Rhino 284988

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

Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down
Westminster Choir 
MCA 5900

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

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

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

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

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

Ottorino Respighi: Adoration of the Magi
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Boston Pop 2

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

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: March  
Martha Argerich, piano
Nicolas Economou, piano
DG 449816

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

Traditional: Four German Carols
Berlin Philharmonic Brass 
DG 413657

Traditional: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen  
Dean Shostak, glass armonica
Jacqueline Schwab, piano
Dean Shostak 100

Traditional: The Holly & the Ivy
Westminster Choir 
Simon Preston, conductor
DG 445766

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

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

John Ness Beck/Craig Courtney: Where is the Child
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano 
Kevin Murphy, piano
Koch 7580

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

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

Traditional: Once in Royal David's City
Choir of King's College, Cambridge 
Stephen Cleobury, conductor
London 460400

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

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

Fisher/Boyce: Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
Chanticleer 
Teldec 85555

Charles Gounod: Ave Maria
Eaken Piano Trio 
Naxos 554714

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

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

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

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

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

Traditional arr. Cundick: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Mormon Tabernacle Choir 
Jerold Ottley, conductor
Columbia Brass & Percussion
Sony 69253

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sergei Lyapunov: Christmas Night  
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
Naxos 553461

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

Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"
Cis Ensemble of Salzburg 
Jurgen Geise, conductor
Arte Nova 30505

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

Traditional: Sleep, sleep; El noi de la mare
Robert DeCormier Singers 
Robert DeCormier, conductor
John Muratore, guitar
Arabesque 6684

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

Traditional: Three Carols  
Cathleen Arhelger, flute
Jan Matson, piano
SELF PROD 240

Anonymous: Coventry Carol
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 
Peter Breiner, conductor
Naxos 557585

Christmas Music: Seven Joys of Christmas
Santa Fe Desert Chorale 
Linda Mack, conductor
Clarion 926

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

Traditional arr. Schwab: We Three Kings of Orient Are  
Jacqueline Schwab, piano
Dorian 90275

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

Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers 
Robert Shaw, conductor
Telarc 80461

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

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Finale
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
London 433000

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

Traditional arr. Ledger: On Christmas Night
Choir of St. John's Cambridge 
Christopher Robinson, conductor
Nimbus 5589

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

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

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

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

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