00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with John Mills
00:00:40 Karl Jenkins: Lullay (2009) Polyphony Stephen Layton DeutGram 4793232 3:58
00:05:50 Gustav Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (1906) Quire Cleveland Ross Duffin Quire 105 4:23
00:11:40 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act 1 Op 71 (1892) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Antal Doráti Philips 4788977 42:39
00:55:55 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act 2 Op 71 (1892) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Antal Doráti Philips 4788977 41:16
01:41:08 Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata (1958) Boston Cecilia Lenox Brass Donald Teeters Koch Intl 7180 9:40
01:52:19 David Lovrien: Minor Alterations (2007) Dallas Wind Symphony Jerry Junkin Reference 126 6:03
02:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Peter Van de Graaff
02:00:00 Bach, Johann Sebastian Christmas Oratorio,' BWV 248 Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood L'Oiseau Lyre Corelli, Torelli: Christmas Concertos 5:12
02:05:12 Bach, Johann Sebastian Concerto for Two Violins in d minor, BWV 1043 Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, v's, English Concert/Trevor Pinnock DG Archiv Bach: Violin Concertos BWV 1041, 1042, and 1043 14:42
02:19:54 Jessel Parade of the Wooden Soldiers' Canadian Brass RCA Noel 3:17
02:23:11 Davis, Katherine The Little Drummer Boy' Canadian Brass RCA Noel 3:49
02:27:00 Bennett, Robert Russell Out of your sleep arise and wake' Ely Cathedral Cho/Paul Trepte Herald Sing Joy the Day 1:40
02:28:40 Praetorius, Michael Chorale, 'Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern' Hassler Consort/Franz Raml MD+G Recordings Mussorgsky: Pictures at and Exhibition 2:42
02:31:22 Reger, Max Fantasy on 'Wie schon leuchtet uns der Morgenstern,' Op 40/1 Paul Fejko, o Arkay Incantation - Langlais Mozart Brahms Bach Dupre Baldus 23:16
02:54:38 American Trad Carol, 'O Come Emmanuel' Philadelphia Brass Ensemble CBS A Festival Of Carols In Brass 1:40
03:00:00 Trad, English The Twelve Days of Christmas Chicago Sym Brass/Barry Faldner, Thomas Weisflog, o Vox Christmas With The Symphony Brass Of Chicago 3:07
03:03:07 Trad, English Carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem Chicago Sym Brass/Barry Faldner, Thomas Weisflog, o Vox Christmas With The Symphony Brass Of Chicago 2:32
03:05:39 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Dixit et Magnificat,' K. 193 (186g) Mei, Azesberger, Schoenberg Choir, Vienna Concentus Musicus/Harnoncourt Teldec Mozart: Litaniae Lauretanae K. 195 - Missa Brevis K. 275, Kyrie in D Minor, K 341 & Dixit et Magnificat K 193 11:00
03:16:39 Mozart, Leopold Musical Sleigh Ride' Wurttemberg Chamber Orch/Jorg Faerber Turnabout Humour In Music - 18th Century Style 9:33
03:26:12 American Trad Carol, 'Jingle Bells' Chicago Sym Brass/Barry Faldner, Thomas Weisflog, o Vox N/A 1:25
03:27:37 Rachmaninoff, Sergei Piano Concerto No. 4 in g minor, Op. 40 Viktor Eresko, p, USSR Sym Orch/Gennady Provatorov Mel/BMG Rachmaninov: The 4 Piano Concertos 27:10
03:54:47 Ukrainian Trad Carol of the Bells' Duquesne University Chbr Singers/Brady R. Allred Duquesne University Christmas time is here 1:36
04:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with John Mills
04:01:01 Thomas Tallis: Christmas Mass 'Puer natus est nobis' (1540) Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips Gimell 34 24:00
04:25:28 Traditional: The First Nowell (1833) Choir of Royal Holloway Rupert Gough Decca 4816326 4:32
04:31:07 William Horwood: Magnificat secundi toni à 5 (1470) Pomerium Alexander Blachly Archiv 449819 14:43
04:47:58 'Christmas with the Academy' (1994) Rosemary Joshua, soprano Ian Bostridge, tenor; Gerald Finley, baritone Academy & Chorus of St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Philips 442141
Traditional: Past three o'clock
Traditional: O come, all ye faithful 'Adeste fideles'
Traditional:;Ding dong! Merrily on high
Traditional:;In the bleak mid-winter
Henry J. Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's city
Traditional: Sussex Carol, 'On Christmas Night all Christians Sing'
Traditional:;Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance; flowing)
Traditional:;Il est né, le divin Enfant
Traditional:;Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Franz Gruber: Stille Nacht 'Silent Night'
Traditional: Still, still, still
Michael Praetorius: Singt und klingt (Psallite)
Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy
Traditional:;Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Traditional:;Away in a manger
Anonymous: Personet hodie
Traditional: In dulci jubilo
Elisabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Felix Mendelssohn: Hark! the herald angels sing
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Hector Berlioz: Shepherds' farewell from "L'Enfance du Christ"
05:52:28 Jake Runestad: Sleep, Little Baby, Sleep (2012) Seraphic Fire Patrick Dupré Quigley SFM 14 4:17
05:57:27 Samuel Scheidt: O Little One Sweet (1650) Cambridge Singers John Rutter Collegium 503 2:43
06:00 BBC News; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:07:59 George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Comfort Ye...Every valley shall be exalted (1741) Ross Hauck, tenor Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Avie 2208 6:28
06:17:12 Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi (1927) Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco MAA 2008 8:26
06:27:09 Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 S 244/10 (1853) Roberto Szidon, piano DeutGram 4779525 5:19
06:33:32 Anthony Holborne: Coranto: Heigh Ho Holiday (1600) Canadian Brass CBS 45792 1:11
06:39:58 Various: 'Songs of Angels' Pt. 1 (1993) Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Robert Shaw Telarc 80377 12:11
06:55:27 Emmanuel Chabrier: Joyeuse Marche (1885) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Neeme Järvi Chandos 5122 3:35
07:02:52 William Byrd: Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby (1588) Quire Cleveland Peter Bennett Quire 101 6:00
07:11:04 Craig Courtney: A Musicological Journey through 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' (1990) Tabernacle Choir of Temple Square Symphony Orchestra Jerold Ottley Bonneville 9402 12:12
07:24:00 King Henry VIII: Green grow'th the Holly (1520) Theatre of Voices Paul Hillier Harm Mundi 907079 3:14
07:28:55 Arcangelo Corelli: Largo pastorale from Concerto Grosso Op 6 # 8 'Christmas' (1713) Philharmonia Virtuosi of NY Richard Kapp Sony 87771 4:10
07:33:22 Bernard de La Monnoye: Patapan (1720) Tabernacle Choir of Temple Square New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Sony 63303 2:14
07:40:31 Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in f Op 1 # 8 'Christmas' (1721) Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin Raglan Baroque Players Nicholas Kraemer Hyperion 66981 13:18
07:55:18 Vince Guaraldi: What Child is This? (1965) Canadian Brass Steinway 30027 3:23
08:07:47 Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland (1934) Northern Lights Orch Petri Juutilainen WSchatz 5 4:35
08:14:33 Francis Poulenc: Four Christmas Motets (1952) RIAS Chamber Chorus Marcus Creed Harm Mundi 2908304 11:29
08:27:24 Joseph Haydn: Finale from String Quartet No. 51 Op 64 # 4 (1791) American String Project MSR 1386 4:11
08:32:14 Jerry Herman: Mame: We Need a Little Christmas (1966) Singing Hoosiers Cincinnati Pops Erich Kunzel Telarc 80538 2:58
08:40:04 Alfred Burt: A Christmas Greeting (1954) Tanglewood Festival Chorus Boston Pops John Williams Philips 416287 12:49
08:54:41 Dean Sorenson: Medley 'Season's Greetings' (2004) Burning River Brass BurnRiver 2004 5:05
09:03:18 George Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto No. 9 Op 7 # 3 (1751) Richard Egarr, organ Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr Harm Mundi 807447 15:45
09:20:18 Alan Hovhaness: Angel of Light from Symphony No. 22 Op 236 'City of Light' (1971) Seattle Symphony Alan Hovhaness Delos 3137 3:51
09:26:29 Felix Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (1840) Temple Univ. Concert Choir Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Sony 87771 3:10
09:31:54 Pietro A. Yon: Gesu Bambino (1917) Bay Brass A. David Krehbiel Gothic 49120 5:25
09:41:01 Lorenzo Zavateri: Concerto Grosso in D Op 1 # 10 'Pastoral' (1735) Gottfried von der Goltz, violin Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz DHM 77352 9:54
09:52:46 John Foster: While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (1800) Taverner Choir Taverner Players Andrew Parrott EMI 54529 5:15
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:11 Edmund Rubbra: Dormi Jesu (1922) Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Gareth Morrell MAA 1996 1:13
10:01:54 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Wassail Song (1913) Quire Cleveland Ross Duffin Quire 105 2:37
10:06:03 Alan Danson: A Christmas Carol - A Dickens of a Tale (2009) Alan Danson, narrator Mainstreet Brass MSR 1325 16:08
10:23:24 Tchaikovsky & Ellington: The Nutcracker: Overture (1892/1960) Harmonie Ensemble New York Steven Richman Harm Mundi 907493 6:29
10:31:23 John David: Born on a New Day (2003) King's Singers Signum 502 2:49
10:38:26 Various: 'Songs of Angels' Pt. 3 (1993) Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Robert Shaw Telarc 80377 10:47
10:51:26 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Nativity Play 'The First Nowell' (1958) Sarah Fox, soprano City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox Chandos 10385 29:01
11:22:40 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act 2 Divertissement (1892) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Antal Doráti Philips 4788977 11:39
11:35:58 George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Behold, A Virgin shall conceive...O Thou that tellest (1741) Elizabeth Shammash, mezzo-soprano Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Avie 2208 5:35
11:41:34 George Frideric Handel: Messiah: For unto us a Child is born (1741) Apollo's Singers Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Avie 2208 3:46
11:47:07 Billy May: Holiday Cheer (1958) Boston Pops John Williams Philips 416287 9:31
11:57:18 Anonymous: The Angel Gabriel (Gabriel's Message) Burning River Brass BurnRiver 2004 1:59
12:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: My Christmas with Bill O’Connell
Michael Praetorius: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming 2:34
Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem 1:38
Traditional: For Christ is Born 4:00
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light 1:42
Gustav Holst: Christmas Day—Mormon Tabernacle Choir/Richard P. Condie (‘The Spirit of Christmas’) 6:46
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hodie: The Oxen—John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; London Symphony/Sir David Willcocks EMI 69872) 3:11
Johannes Brahms: Ave Maria 3:37
Michael Praetorius: Psallite 1:33
Traditional (arr George): Christmas is Here Again—San Francisco Symphony Chorus/Vance George; John Fenstermaker, organ (Delos 3238 ‘Christmas by the Bay’) 0:59
Franz Biebl: Ave Maria—Chanticleer (Chanticleer 8803) 7:30
Charles Ives: A Christmas Carol—Chanticleer (Teldec 94563 CD) 2:19
Annunzio Paolo Mantovani: Christmas Bells 2:24
Traditional: Deck the Halls 2:57
Jester Hairston: Mary’s Boy Child 3:35
Henry J. Gauntlett: Once in Royal David’s City 3:41
Traditional: While Shepherds Watched 3:22
Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy—Mike Sammes Chorus & Singers; Mantovani & his Orchestra (Decca 433199 ‘Mantovani’s Christmas Favorites’) 3:35
13:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: My Christmas with Robert Conrad
Harry Simeone (arr Wendell): The Little Drummer Boy—Cincinnati Pops (Telarc) 3:59
Howard Blake: The Snowman: Walking in the Air—Libera (Invisible Hand 89DJ) 4:15
Emlyn Williams reads ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ (Caedmon LP) 8:45
Pietro Yon: Gesu Bambino—Farr Horizons (Private CD) 3:06
Vince Guaraldi: Linus and Lucy—George Winston & Ensemble Windham Hill CD 11184) 3:15
A.A. Milne: A House for Eeyore from ‘Winnie the Pooh’—Read by Robert Shaw (Private LP) 16:13
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols: Procession, Wolcom Yule, Spring Carol, Deo Gracias—Westminster Abbey Choir/Martin Neary (Sony CD 62615) 5:07
13:57:08 Martha J. Anderson: Sweetest Music Softly Stealing (1871) Pro Arte Singers Paul Hillier Harm Mundi 907233 2:39
14:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: My Christmas with John Mills
Traditional (arr John Rutter): Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle--Cambridge Singers/John Rutter (Collegium 512) 2:02
Traditional (arr John Rutter): Still, Still, Still--Cambridge Singers/John Rutter (Collegium 512) 2:13
Hugo Distler: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen--Quink Vocal Ensemble (Telarc 80202) 3:17
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers from All-Night Vigil, Op. 37; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier (Harm Mundi 907284) 21:38
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Op 28--Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks (EMI 5627962) 22:28
14:57:42 Traditional: Fum, fum, fum Burning River Brass BurnRiver 2008 2:06
15:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: My Christmas with Rob Grier
George Frideric Handel: Excerpts from ‘Messiah’--Kaaren Erickson & Sylvia McNair, sopranos; Alfreda Hodgson, mezzo-soprano; John Humphrey, ten; Richard Stiwell, baritone; Layton James, harpsichord; Atlanta Symphony & Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw (Telarc 80093) 16:54
Peter Tchaikovsky: Selections from the Nutcracker Suite Op 71a—Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Telarc 80068) 17:21
Peter Tchaikovsky (arr Ellington/Strayhorn): Selections from The Nutcracker Suite--Duke Ellington Band/Ellington (Columbia 46825) 23:41
16:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: My Christmas with John Simna
Giovanni Gabrieli : Sonata pian' e forte-- National Brass Ensemble (Oberlin Music 1504)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No.191 ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’--Bethlehem Bach Festival Orch/Greg Funfgeld; Julia Doyle, soprano; Benjamin Butterfield, tenor; Bach Choir of Bethlehem (Analekta 9873)
Johann Christoph Pez: Concerto Pastorale in F major--Bernard Labadie, Les Violons du Roy (Dorian 90180)
John Rutter: Five Meditations for Orchestra--John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic (Decca 1821)
17:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: My Christmas with Jacqueline Gerber
Sinatra/Sanicola/Stanford: Mistletoe and Holly—Frank Sinatra (Capitol/EMI 42210) 3:20
J. Marks: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer--Dean Martin (Capitol/EMI 42210) 2:45
H. Martin/TRO, Inc: Christmastime All Over the World--Sammy Davis, Jr (Capitol/EMI 42210) 2:52
Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr Eaken Piano Trio): Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves--Eaken Piano Trio (Naxos 554099) 5:03
S. Cahn/J. Styne: The Christmas Waltz—Frank Sinatra (Capitol/EMI 42210) 3:00
H. Martin: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas--Judy Garland (Universal 13416) 2:42
Guaraldi: Christmastime is Here--Paul Ferguson Big Band (Big Band Christmas) 4:36
Irving Berlin: I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm--Mills Brothers (Universal 43725) 3:14
Tormé & Wells: The Christmas Song-- Mel Tormé (Universal 13416) 2:45
Tormé & Wells (arr G. Puerling): The Christmas Song--Manhattan Transfer & Tony Bennett (Columbia 52968) 4:40
J. Carlton/J. Boothe: Jingle Bell Rock--Bobby Helms (Universal 47325) 2:10
L Anderson: Sleigh Ride--Eaken Piano Trio (Naxos 554099) 2:33
L. Anderson & M. Parrish: Sleigh Ride--Andrews Sisters (Universal 47325) 3:04
Lennon/McCartney (vocal arr Johnny Mandel): Goodnight--Manhattan Transfer (Columbia 52968) 3:50
18:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: My Christmas with Mark Satola
Anon: Nowell, Owt of Your Slepe —Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 71354) 2:34
Howells: Three Carol-Anthems—Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer (Chandos 9458) 9:51
Burt: A Christmas Greeting—Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Boston Pops/John Williams (Philips) 12:49
Anon: The Midnight Cry—Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 71354) 3:06
Anon: Sunny Bank—Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 71354) 1:00
Anon: Greensleeves (with improvisation)—Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 71354) 2:08
Bridge: Sir Roger de Coverley (version for full orchestra)—BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Richard Hickox (Chandos 10112) 4:41
Vaughan Williams: Narration & Song: The Oxen from Hodie—Elizabeth Gale, mezzo-soprano; Robert Tear, tenor; Stephen Roberts, baritone; Choristers of St. Paul Cathedral; London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Richard Hickox (EMI 54128) 10:17
Reading: Make We Mere As We May—Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 71354) 1:00
Anon: Gloucestershire Wassail—Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen (Nonesuch 71354) 3:46
19:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:32 Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Suite (1893) Royal Philharmonic Rudolph Kempe EMI 68736 26:12
19:31:51 William Henry Fry: Santa Claus Symphony (1853) Royal Scottish National Orchestra Tony Rowe Naxos 559057 26:11
20:00 SPECIAL: All is Bright: Contemplative Music for Christmas with Lynne Warfel
Traditional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Anonymous: Angelus ad Virginem - Monteverdi Choir
Traditional Basque: Gabriel’s Message - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Arvo Pärt: Magnificat - Tallis Scholars
Traditional: The Angels and the Shepherds - The Dale Warland Singers
Culloton: Angels We Have Heard on High – Summer Singers
Traditional French: Quittez, pasteurs (Come, Leave Your Sheep) - Seraphic Fire
Traditional: Huron Carol (‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime) - Chanticleer
Jennifer Higdon: O magnum mysterium - Handel and Haydn Society Chorus
John Rutter: Carol of the Magi - VocalEssence
Traditional Medieval: The Friendly Beasts -The Dale Warland Singers
Franz Gruber: Silent Night – Utah Chamber Artists
Robert MacGimsey: Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Jessye Norman
21:00 SPECIAL: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square with Andrea Blain – Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra
Mack Wilberg, director
Ukrainian Carol, arr. Barlow Bradford: Carol of the Bells
French Carol, arr. Keith Chapman: Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella, featuring Richard Elliott
Traditional: See the Radiant Sky Above
Austrian Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg: Still, Still, Still
Catalonian Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg: What Shall We Give to the Babe in the Manger?
Norwegian Folk Tune, arr. Kjetil Bjerkestrand: Mit Hjerte Altid Vanker
English Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg: Ding Dong Merrily on High
English Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg: Carol to the King
Irish Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg: Wexford Carol
Old Virginian Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg: Sunny Bank
African-American Spiritual, arr. Michael Davis: Children Go Where I Send Thee, feat. Audra McDonald
Franz Gruber, arr. John Rutter: Silent Night
English Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg: Sussex Carol, featuring The King’s Singers
22:00 WCLV CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: Polish Christmas Carols & Dancing Day
22:01:21 Witold Lutoslawski: Polish Christmas Carols (1946) Julia Doyle, soprano BBC Symphony David Zinman RCA 11561 31:02
22:34:02 John Rutter: Dancing Day (1973) Etherea Vocal Ensemble Delos 3422 24:49
23:00 QUIET HOUR with Rob Grier
23:01:56 John Rutter: Five Meditations for Orchestra (1987) Royal Philharmonic John Rutter Decca 1821 17:53
23:19:49 John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby (1978) Cambridge Singers City of London Sinfonia John Rutter Collegium 121 3:28
23:23:49 Traditional: Now Found is the Fairest of Roses (1732) Danish String Quartet ECM 2550 2:52
23:26:41 Anonymous: There is no Rose of Such Virtue (1420) Quire Cleveland Ross Duffin Quire 102 3:42
23:30:24 William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger (1895) True Concord Eric Holtan Reference 734 4:30
23:36:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (1934) Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner Decca 414595 4:15
23:40:15 Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Symphony (1734) Academy for Early Music Berlin René Jacobs Harm Mundi 2908304 7:47
23:48:03 Traditional: Christ Child's Lullaby Amanda Powell, soprano Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Avie 2396 5:43
23:54:22 Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ: The Shepherds' Farewell (1854) Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Robert Shaw MAA 1999 4:30