1 Praetorius: In dulci jubilo
Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Wolfgang Neininger, Robert Bodenröder, Hans Georg Renner, Dietmar Keller, Helmut Böcker, Wolfgang Stert & Fritz Neumeyer
2 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56: XVI. "Rejoice Greatly, o Daughter of Zion"
Arleen Augér, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
3 Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum (Live)
Rachel Harnisch, Kay Johannsen, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Schwedischer Rundfunkchor
4 Cornelius: Christmas Carols, Op. 8: 3. Die Könige
Bryn Terfel & Malcolm Martineau
5 J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 8 Aria: "Großer Herr, o starker König"
Olaf Bär, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
6 Anonymous: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Anne Sofie von Otter, Stockholm Chamber Brass & Markus Leoson
7 Franck: "Panis Angelicus", IAC 25
Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi & Marcello Viotti
8 Handel: Samson, HWV 57: Air: "Let The Bright Seraphim"
Sheila Armstrong, Münchener Bach-Orchester & Karl Richter
9 J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: (Arr. by Chris Hazell)
Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Andreas Delfs
10 Pérotin: Beata viscera Mariae Virginis
Cecilia Bartoli, The Sistine Chapel Choir & Massimo Palombella
11 Brahms: Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91, No. 2
Jessye Norman, Daniel Barenboim & Wolfram Christ
12 Anonymous: O Jesulein süss
Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg, Ulrika Jansson, Torbjörn Helander & Ole Karlsson
13 Handel: Serse, HWV 40: "Ombra mai fu"
Rolando Villazón, Gabrieli & Paul McCreesh
14 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: III. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"
Howard Crook, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
15 Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165: IV. Alleluia
Barbara Bonney, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
16 Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter - Arr. by Mack Wilberg
Bryn Terfel, Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Tecwyn Evans
17 Verdi: Otello, Act IV: Ave Maria, piena di grazia "Desdemona's Prayer"
Anna Netrebko, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Claudio Abbado
18 J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 4 Aria: " Bereite dich, Zion"
Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
19 Gauntlett: Once In Royal David's City
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Nathaniel Morley, Simon Johnson & Andrew Carwood
20 Wade: O Come All Ye Faithful
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Simon Johnson & Andrew Carwood
21 Mendelssohn: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
Christopher Herrick, Simon Preston & The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
22 Holst: In The Bleak Midwinter
St Paul's Cathedral Choir & Andrew Carwood
23 Anonymous: O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Andrew Davis & Sir David Willcocks
24 Anonymous: I Saw Three Ships
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge & John Rutter
25 Praetorius: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen
Dresdner Kreuzchor & Matthias Jung
26 Traditional: Still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will
Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
27 Anonymous: The First Nowell
Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks
28 Kodály: Adventi ének (Veni, Veni Emmanuel)
29 Anonymous: Up! Good Christen Folk, And Listen
The Choir Of Westminster Abbey & Simon Preston
30
St Paul's Cathedral Choir & Andrew Carwood
31 Gruber: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
32 Traditional: There Is No Rose Of Swych Vertu
33 Traditional: The Holly And The Ivy
The Choir Of Westminster Abbey & Simon Preston
34 Anonymous: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
The Bach Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, David Corkhill, John Scott & Sir David Willcocks
35 Britten: A Shepherd's Carol
The Choir Of Westminster Abbey & Simon Preston
36 Kaminski: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
37 Anonymous, Arbeau: Ding Dong! Merrily On High
Simon Preston & The Choir Of Westminster Abbey
38 Traditional: Birjina gaztettobat zegoen
39 Poston: Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
The Choir Of Westminster Abbey & Simon Preston
40 Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfare in D Major: 1. Rondeau
Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, Bernhard Läubin, Norbert Schmitt & Simon Preston
41 J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 10 Sinfonia
English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
42 Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": I. Vivace - Grave
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
43 Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": II. Allegro
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
44 Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
45 Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": IV. Vivace
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
46 Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": V. Allegro
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
47 Corelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale": VI. Pastorale: Largo
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
48 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: XIII. "Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)"
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
49 J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
50 Charpentier: In nativitatem Domini canticum, H. 416: III. Nuit
Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski
51 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto - Allegro
Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado
52 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado
53 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro
Gidon Kremer, Leslie Pearson, London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado
54 G. Gabrieli: Canzon noni toni a 12, C 183
55 J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: No. 10 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. by Guillermo Figueroa)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
56 Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534: I. Vous qui désirez sans fin
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
57 Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534: II. A la venue de Noël
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
58 Charpentier: Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534: III. Or nous dites, Marie
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
59 Charpentier: Noëls sur les i nstruments, H 531, 534: IV. Où s'en vont ces gais bergers?
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
60 Scheidt: Cantiones Sacre: No. 15 - "In dulci jubilo"
Brass Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
61 J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
62 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: 12. "For unto us a Child is born"
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & The English Concert Choir
63 Praetorius: Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica: XXXIV. In dulci jubilo
Susan Hemington Jones, Tessa Bonner, Mark le Brocq, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli & Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral
64 65 Bruckner: Virga Jesse (Motet)
66
The Temple Church Choir & Stephen Layton
67 Bingham: The Darkness Is No Darkness
68 Schütz: Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435: 6. Danksagen wir alle Gott...
Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral, Kristian Olesen & Finn Evald
69 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: XLII. "Hallelujah"
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & The English Concert Choir
70 Lassus: Resonet in Laudibus à 5
Alexander Blachly & Pomerium
71 Palestrina: Motet "Hodie Christus natus est"
The Sistine Chapel Choir & Massimo Palombella
72 Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël: Quem vidistis pastores
Dresdner Kreuzchor & Matthias Jung
73 Tavener: God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation)
Andrew Rupp, The Temple Church Choir, The Holst Singers, Ian Le Grice & Stephen Layton
74 J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: I. Chorus: "Magnificat"
Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter & Münchener Bach-Chor
75 Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: As Dew In Aprille
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury
76 J.S. Bach: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 62: No. 1 Chorus "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir
77 Praetorius: Communion Motet: "Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn" - Musae Sioniae VI
Sarah Pendlebury, Hannelore Devaere, Paul McCreesh & Gabrieli
78 Britten: A Hymn To The Virgin
79 Berlin: "White Christmas"
Bryn Terfel, Philharmonia Orchestra & Paul Daniel
80 Anonymous: Il est né le divin enfant
Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg & Markus Leoson
81
Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra & Kurt Herbert Adler
82 Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Adapted by Chris Hazell)
Bryn Terfel, Côrdydd, Sioned James, Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Tecwyn Evans
83 Schubert: Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839 - Arr. Ion Marin
Cheryl Studer, London Symphony Orchestra & Ion Marin
84
Kiri Te Kanawa, The London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra & Carl Davis
85 Leontovych: Carol Of The Bells
St Paul's Cathedral Choir & Andrew Carwood
86 Anonymous: Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly
Richard Bonynge, Philharmonia Orchestra & Joan Sutherland
87 Traditional: Joy To The World - Arr. by Patrick Kerber
88 Hairston: Mary's Boy Child - Arr. by David Cullen & Chris Hazell
Bryn Terfel, Côrdydd, Sioned James, Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Tecwyn Evans
89 H. Martin, Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Anne Sofie von Otter, Göran Danielsson, Mogens Rasmussen, Leif Henrickson & Markus Leoson
90 Gounod: Ave Maria: Arr. from Bach's Prelude No. 1, BWV 846 (Arr. by Maisky)
Pavel Gililov & Mischa Maisky
91 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: I. Miniature Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
92 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: IIa. March
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
93 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: IIb. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
94 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: IIc. Russian Dance (Trepak)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
95 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: IId. Arabian Dance (Coffee)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
96 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: IIe. Chinese Dance (Tea)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
97 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: IIf. Dance of the Reed-Pipes (Mirlitons)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
98 Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35: III. Waltz of the Flowers
Berliner Philharmoniker & Mstislav Rostropovich
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