The Very Best of Christmas – Various Artists

1

Joy to the World (Arr. for Choir & Organ by Anonymous)

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Raymond Johnston, Donald Hunt & George Frideric Handel

1:32

2

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Arr. for Choir & Organ by David Willcocks)

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt, Raymond Johnston & Felix Mendelssohn

2:52

3

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 8, Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive

Angus Davidson, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, David van Asch & George Frideric Handel

6:00

4

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

Scholars Baroque Ensemble & George Frideric Handel

4:09

5

Messe de minuit pour Noël, H. 9: II. Gloria

Jane Archibald, Michele de Boer & Marion Newman

4:30

6

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, H. 145 (Sung in English) [Arr. for Choir by Anonymous]

The Elora Singers & Noel Edison

3:10

7

O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493 (Arr. for Choir by Martin Shaw)

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Norman Scribner & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:04

8

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (Arr. for Choir by Grace Rossiter)

Finchley Children's Music Group & Grace Rossiter

2:31

9

The First Noel (Arr. for Choir & Organ by Sir David Willcocks)

Tewkesbury Abbey Choir & Andrew Sackett

5:02

10

L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 2: No. 8, L'adieu des bergers à la sainte famille (Sung in English) [Arr. for Choir & Organ by Tim Howard]

Tewkesbury Abbey Choir, Andrew Sackett & Hector Berlioz

5:25

11

In the Bleak Midwinter

The Elora Singers, Noel Edison & Michael Bloss

4:59

12

4 Old English Carols, Op. 20b, H. 82: No. 1, A Babe Is Born

John Evanson, Finchley Children's Music Group, Grace Rossiter & Gustav Holst

2:18

13

Ding Dong Merrily on High (Arr. for Choir & Organ by Sir David Willcocks)

The Elora Singers, Michael Bloss & Noel Edison

2:09

14

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Arr. for Choir & Organ by Sir David Willcocks)

Tewkesbury Abbey Choir & Andrew Sackett

3:28

15

God Is with Us "A Christmas Proclamation"

Jonathan Bungard, Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson & John Tavener

5:29

16

Sussex Carol (Arr. for Voice & Choir by Grace Rossiter)

Philip Langridge, Finchley Children's Music Group & Grace Rossiter

2:05

17

Here We Come A-Wassailing (Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by John Rutter)

Norman Scribner, Washington Choral Arts Society Orchestra & Choral Arts Society of Washington

3:52

18

The Holly and the Ivy (Arr. for Choir & Piano by Sir Henry Walford Davies)

John Evanson, Finchley Children's Music Group & Grace Rossiter

2:19

19

What Sweeter Music

The Elora Singers, Michael Bloss & Noel Edison

5:01

20

O Come All Ye Faithful [Arr. for Choir & Organ by Sir David Willcocks]

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Raymond Johnston & Donald Hunt

3:39

21

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto

Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser & Antonio Vivaldi

3:25

22

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser & Antonio Vivaldi

2:26

23

四季ヴァイオリン協奏曲ヘ短調「冬」 Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297: III. Allegro - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro

Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser & Antonio Vivaldi

3:06

24

Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend": No. 10, Sinfonia

Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:55

25

Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto": V. Largo. Pastorale ad libitum

Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krček & Arcangelo Corelli

4:12

26

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645

J. Reilly Lewis & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:07

27

3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C Major "Schlittenfahrt"

Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hayman & Franz Joseph Haydn

3:17

28

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: No. 14c, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Slovenská filharmónia, Michael Halász & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1:52

29

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13: No. 6, Waltz

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:45

30

Christmas Eve, Act I: Scene VII - Polonaise

Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Igor Golovschin & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

5:41

31

The Seasons, Op. 37b: XII. December. Christmas

Eteri Andjaparidze & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:44

32

Weihnachtsbaum, S. 186: IV. March of the Three Holy Kings

Eteri Andjaparidze & Franz Liszt

3:59

33

Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika

Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hayman

3:01

34

Cinderella-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 107: VII. Cinderella's Waltz

Theodore Kuchar & Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

2:45

35

Sleigh Ride (Original Piano Version)

Eteri Andjaparidze

2:45

36

Die Jahreszeiten (the Seasons), Hob. XXI:3: Introduction. Die Einleitung schildert die dicken Nebel

Sibylla Rubens, Andreas Karasiak, Stephan MacLeod & Gewandhaus-Kammerchor

2:48