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Essential Christmas: 35 Seasonal Favourites

by Various Artists

35 SONGS

Jan 2002

Handel: Joy To The World

Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury

Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra & Frederick Fennell

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

The Bach Choir & Sir David Willcocks

While Shepherd's Watched

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge & George Guest

The Twelve Days Of Christmas

Joan Sutherland, Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born

Chicago Symphony Chorus & Sir Georg Solti

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

Christopher Hogwood

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Orch. Gamley)

Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Kurt Herbert Adler

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Hallelujah Chorus

Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Symphonic Suite, Op. 60: 4. Troïka

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit

Winter Wonderland

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra & Carl Davis

Franck: Panis Angelicus

Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra & Barry Rose

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: No. 10 Sinfonia

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus & Sir Neville Marriner

Away In A Manger

Mark Tinkler, The Choir of St John’s Cambridge & George Guest

Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter

Rosemary Joshua, Ian Bostridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus & Sir Neville Marriner

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Andrew Davis & Sir David Willcocks

The First Nowell

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks

Mozart: Three German Dances, K.605: No. 3 in C, Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt"

Wiener Mozart Ensemble & Willi Boskovsky

Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly

Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Kiri Te Kanawa, Philharmonia Orchestra & Carl Davis

Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": 5. Pastorale (Largo)

Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

O Holy Night (Arr. Totzauer)

Leontyne Price & Herbert von Karajan

In dulci jubilo

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For the second Day of Christmas: Schlafe mein liebster (excerpt)

Marilyn Horne, Vienna Cantata Orchestra & Henry Lewis

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Anthony Way, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra & John Scott

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH.14 / Act 1: No. 9 Scene and Waltz of the Snowflakes

Finchley Children's Music Group, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

Gounod, J.S. Bach: Ave Maria, CG 89a (After J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) [Arr. Sabatini]

Leontyne Price, Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op.25 / Partie 2: La fuite en Egypte: Il s'en va loin de la terre

Sir Colin Davis, The St. Anthony Singers & Goldsbrough Orchestra

Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4

Renata Tebaldi, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Anton Guadagno

Tchaikovsky: Legenda (Legend;The Crown of Roses) Op. 54, No. 5]

Choir of Clare College, Cambridge & John Rutter

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH.14 / Act 1: No. 1 The Christmas Tree

National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

See Amid the Winter's Snow

Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

St Paul's Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra & John Scott

White Christmas

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra & Carl Davis