00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with John Mills
00:01:00 Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Children's Prayer (1893) Eaken Piano Trio Naxos 554099 3:11
00:04:49 Traditional: Christ was Born on Christmas Day Robert Shaw Chamber Singers Robert Shaw Telarc 80377 1:47
00:07:22 Traditional: Heleluyan Cantus Cantus 1211 2:20
01:37:30 Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in g Op 6 # 8 'Christmas' (1713) Collegium Musicum 90 Simon Standage Chandos 634 14:29
01:53:36 John Williams: Schindler's List: Main Theme (1993) Nicole Porter, violin Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel Deutsche Gram 29939 3:38
01:57:43 Federico Mompou: Canción y Danza No. 1 (1921) Brazilian Guitar Quartet Delos 3466 2:20
02:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Peter Van de Graaff
02:00:00 Chabrier, Emmanuel Le roi malgré lui' (1887) Paris Opera Orch/Jean-Baptiste Mari Angel Jean-Baptiste Mari Conducts Music By Chabrier 5:09
02:05:09 Debussy, Claude Children's Corner' Suite Werner Haas, p Philips Complete Piano Music Volume 1 15:44
02:20:53 Grandjany, Marcel The Children's Hour' Anne-Margeurite Michaud, h Summit The Children's Hour- Harpworks For The Imagination 1:40
02:22:33 Goldmark, Karl Symphony #2 in E-Flat, Op 35 Philharmonia Orch/Yondani Butt ASV Goldmark: Symphony No. 2 32:26
02:54:59 Ligeti, György Six Bagatelles for Winds Westwood Wind Quintet Crystal Barber, Ligeti, Mathias, Carlson 1:28
03:00:00 Handel, George Frideric Messiah' Florence Quivar, ms; Toronto Mendelssohn Cho, Toronto Sym/Davis EMI/Ang Messiah 5:27
03:05:27 Corelli, Arcangelo Concerto grosso in g, Op 6/8, 'Christmas Concerto' Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman Mintel Archive Corelli & Torelli 15:26
03:20:53 Handel, George Frideric Concerto 'a due cori' No. 1 in B-Flat English Concert/Trevor Pinnock DG Archiv Weihnachtskonzerte = Christmas Concertos 14:56
03:35:49 Handel, George Frideric Messiah' Toronto Mendelssohn Cho, Toronto Sym/Andrew Davis EMI/Ang Handel: Messiah 1:42
03:37:31 Prokofiev, Serge Piano Sonata No. 2 in d, Op. 14 Barbara Nissman, p Newport Classic Prokofiev: The Sonatas for Piano, Vol 1 17:17
03:54:48 Bennett, Richard Rodney Balulalow' Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols 1:39
04:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with John Mills
04:01:14 Edward MacDowell: Suite No. 1 for Orchestra Op 42 (1893) Ulster Orchestra Takuo Yuasa Naxos 559075 20:21
04:22:29 Franz Gruber: Silent Night (1818) Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco MAA 2011 3:53
04:27:45 Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g Op 25 (1831) Saleem Ashkar, piano Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly Decca 4810778 18:29
04:48:57 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act 2 Op 71 (1892) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Antal Doráti Philips 4788977 41:16
05:33:46 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord & Fortepiano H 479 (1788) Léon Berben, harpsichord Cologne Musica Antiqua Reinhard Goebel Archiv 471579 17:12
05:52:31 Kermit Poling: Christmas Cornucopia (2010) West Edge String Quartet Centaur 3087 3:46
05:57:10 José Luis Merlin: Suite del recuerdo: Chacarera (1990) Jason Vieaux, guitar Naxos 553449 2:58
06:00 CONCIERTO with Frank Dominguez: Celebrating the Latin contribution to classical music
06:01:00 Joaquin Nin "Villancico Basque, Castilian, Cordoban, Andalusian, Galian" Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Bengt Forsberg, piano Deutsche Grammophon 000507302
06:10:19 Antonio de Salazar "Atencion, atencion" (Attention, Attention, Attention!) The Rose Ensemble Jordan Sramek The Rose Ensemble 6
06:14:32 Anonymous 15th c. Spanish "Que bonito Nino chiquito!; Angeles del zielo" The Rose Ensemble Jordan Sramek
06:19:47 Agustin Barrios Villancico de navidad (Christmas Carol) Alexander-Sergei Ramírez, guitar Deutsche Grammophon 471532
06:22:37 Traditional Catalan "El Noi de la Mare" (The Son of the Virgin) Clara Sanabras, soprano The Cambridge Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra John Rutter Collegium Records 133
06:28:50 Esteban Salas "Claras luces" (Clear Lights) Exaudi Choir of Cuba Maria Felicia Perez Jade Records 36088
06:38:08 Esteban Salas "Un musiquito nuevo" (The Little Musician) Exaudi Choir of Cuba Maria Felicia Perez Jade Records 35746
06:45:22 Esteban Salas "Una nave mercantil" (The merchant ship bringing bread from heaven) Exaudi Choir of Cuba Maria Felicia Perez Jade Records 35746
06:50:34 Jose Cascante "Oiga Nino Mio de mi Corazon" (Hear my child, my heart) Canto Egberto Bermudez Musicana Americana MA-HA001
06:54:07 Manuel de Zumaya Recessional: "Angelicas milicias" Kevin Baum, David Munderloh, tenors Chanticleer; Chanticleer Sinfonia Joseph Jennings Teldec 361660
07:00:48 Blas Galindo "Arrullo" (Lullaby) Voz en Punto Jose Galvan Quindecom 111
07:03:28 Luys Milan Five Pavanes Andres Segovia, guitar Deutsche Grammophon 471430
07:10:52 Alonso Lobo "Credo" from Missa Beata Dei genitrix Maria Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312
07:18:30 Tomas Luis de Victoria "O magnum mysterium" (O great mystery) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312
07:22:49 Francisco Guerrero "Beata Dei genitrix Maria" (Blessed Mary, mother of God) Stile Antico Harmonia Mundi 902312
07:31:47 Traditional Catalan Song of the Birds Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell Koch International 7582
07:37:04 Traditional Catalan Fum, Fum, Fum Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra Jeannette Sorrell Koch International 7582
07:38:59 Ariel Ramirez "Navidad Nuestra" - Folk Drama of the Nativity, based onthe Rhythms & Traditions of Hispanic Americ Manuel Melendez, tenor; Jose Sacin, tenor; Pablo Talamante, tenor Choral Arts Society of Washington; Instrumental & Percussion Ens Joseph Holt Naxos 8557542
08:00 PERFORMANCE TODAY WEEKEND with Fred Child
Margaret Bonds: Three Dream Portraits: Movements 1-2 Bonnie Pomfret, soprano; Laura Gordy, piano Album: De Toda la Eternidad ACA Music: 4:10
Friedrich Silcher, arr. Eva Beneke: Alle Jahre Wieder Eve Beneke, guitar; Scott Tennant, guitar; Moni Simeonov, violin; Phil Popham, oboe and English horn; Lars Hoefs, cello Album: In Dulci Jubilo GSI 98010 Music: 02:13
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Suite No. 1, Op. 71a (selections) Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Mikko Franck, conductor Auditorium, Radio France Broadcasting House, Paris Music: 16:57
Piano Puzzler: Contestant: Riley McManus from New York, NY Music: 6:55
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" - Movement 1: Allegro con Brio Richard Raymond, piano Album: Reubke, Beethoven: Sonata, Waldstein, Tandeln und Scherzen Analekta 3172 Music: 11:14 (short excerpt)
Margaret Bonds: Spiritual Suite: The Bells Lara Downes, piano Album: Some of These Days Flipside Music Music: 3:38
Mikola Leontovich: Carol of the Bells Medley Lucas Meachem, baritone Album: All I Want Crossover 2021 Music: 1:40
Traditional, arr. Jonathan Miller: Jingle Bells Hallelujah Chorus Chicago a cappella; Anne Heider, conductor Chicago a cappella, Nichols Hall, Evanston, IL Music: 04:16
Traditional, arr. David Wilcocks: Ding Dong Merrily On High St. Paul's Choir School; John Robinson, conductor Album: Christmas in Harvard Square Decca 20969 Music: 02:22
Adrian Dunn: Bells Orchestral Prelude The Rize Orchestra; Adrian Dunn, conductor Redemption Live in Chicago, Chicago Temple, Chicago, IL HoperaWorld Music Music: 1:55
Traditional Arr. Adrian Dunn: Bells (for Tamir Rice) Darshaya Oden, soprano; The Adrian Dunn Singers; Adrian Dunn, conductor Redemption Live in Chicago, Chicago Temple, Chicago, IL HoperaWorld Music Music: 3:17
Nicolò Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, No. 11 in C Major Julia Fischer, violin Album: Julia Fischer: Paganini 24 Caprices Decca 14658 Music: 4:29
Bernard de la Monnoye, arr. Matt Catingub: Pat-a-Pan Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; John Morris Russell, conductor Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH Music: 3:43
Steven Amundson: Angel's Dance Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; John Morris Russell, conductor Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH Music: 4:41
Pascal Zavaro: Violin Concerto: Movements 2-4 Julia Fischer, violin; Orchestre National de France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Auditorium Radio France Broadcasting House, Paris, France Music: 25:45
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, arr. Jake Shimabukuro and Robert Thurston: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele Album: Yo-Yo Ma and Friends: Songs of Joy and Peace Sony 24414 Music: 04:41
10:00 CLASSICAL WEEKEND with Jacqueline Gerber
10:03:15 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Final Waltz & Apotheosis (1892) Berlin Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov Philips 420237 5:32
10:09:54 Traditional: The First Nowell (1833) Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Sony 87771 3:33
10:15:58 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op 43 (1934) Yuja Wang, piano Mahler Chamber Orchestra Claudio Abbado Deutsche Gram 15338 22:59
10:41:22 Billy May: Holiday Cheer (1958) Boston Pops John Williams Philips 416287 9:31
10:52:55 Alan Silvestri: The Polar Express: Suite (2004) Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco MAA 2014 5:59
11:00 CLASSICS FOR KIDS with Naomi Lewin; CLASSICAL WEEKEND
11:07:53 Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival (1950) Dallas Wind Symphony Jerry Junkin Reference 126 6:51
11:16:00 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade: The Young Prince and Young Princess (1888) Daniel Majeske, violin Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Decca 4787779 9:10
11:27:30 Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No. 3: Siciliana (1931) Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst TCO 101520 3:35
11:34:04 Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Magnificat (1610) Sandra Simon, soprano Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell Avie 2206 19:40
11:54:32 John Williams: E.T.: Flying Theme (1982) Berlin Philharmonic John Williams Deutsche Gram 3:55
12:00 FROM THE TOP with America's finest young musicians; recorded November 2021 - Featuring Anthony McGill, the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic as our special guest artist, this week’s From the Top includes a performance of the music of Brahms performed Mr. McGill, host Peter Dugan and a 14-year-old cellist … we take in a bit of clarinet shop-talk between a teenage clarinet quintet and Mr. McGill … and a 16-year-old violist performs a moving work by William Grant Still
Sophia Molina, 19, violin, from Coral Gables, FL performs Histoirie du Tango - Bordel 1900 by Astor Piazzolla
Reade Park, 16, guitar, from San Francisco, CA performs Round Midnight by C. Williams, Thelonius Monk and B. Hanighen / arranged by Roland Dyens
Esther Clayton, 16, viola, from Bountiful, Utah performs Here’s One by Grant Still
Noah Chung-Igelman, 14, cello, from New York, NY with Peter Dugan, piano and Anthony McGill, clarinet performs Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano in A Minor, Op. 114, Mvmt. 4. Allegro by Johannes Brahams
Traumerei Quintet, from New Jersey featuring Cadee Lee, 16, clarinet, from Cresskill, NJ; Sunny Rhew, 16, clarinet, from Ridgewood, NJ; Christian Lee, 18, clarinet, from Tenafly, NJ; Jacob Cho, 17, clarinet, from Wayne, NJ; Dongkon Lee, 16, clarinet, from Leonia, NJ performs La Petite Valse by Anton Maiseyenka
Anthony McGill, clarinet and Peter Dugan, piano perform Clarinet Sonata, FP 184, Mvmt 3 by Francis Poulenc
13:00 TOLL BROTHERS METROPOLITAN OPERA RADIO NETWORK with Debra Lew Harder
The Metropolitan Opera’s live Saturday matinee radio broadcasts continue with a treat for the holiday season: Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This classic operatic fairy tale, sung in English and under two hours long, is ideal for listeners of all ages. Maestro Jane Glover leads an extraordinary cast headed by Matthew Polenzani and Hera Hyesang Park as Tamino and Pamina, a prince and princess on a journey to love and light; Rolando Villazón in a noteworthy network role debut as the bird catcher Papageno; Morris Robinson as the high priest Sarastro; and Kathryn Lewek as the fierce Queen of the Night.
15:10 CLASSICAL WEEKEND with John Mills
15:14:06 Edward MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in d Op 23 (1889) André Watts, piano Dallas Symphony Andrew Litton Telarc 80429 25:51
15:41:28 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Suite Op 71a (1892) Harmonie Ensemble New York Steven Richman Harmonia Mundi 907493 22:15
16:05:38 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
16:18:26 Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 62 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' (1724) Sibylla Rubens, soprano Collegium Vocale Orchestra Philippe Herreweghe Harmonia Mundi 901605 18:39
16:39:57 Anton Arensky: Variations on Theme by Tchaikovsky Op 35a (1893) English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 7020 14:05
16:54:53 Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite populaire brésilienne: Mazurka-Choro (1912) Milos Karadaglic, guitar Deutsche Gram 17000 3:55
17:00 FILM AT FIVE with Bill O’Connell: Christmas Movies, Part 2
Cyril Mockridge: Miracle on 34th Street: Suite (1947)—Royal Philharmonic/David Newman (Telarc 88801) 11:00
Richard Addinsell: A Christmas Carol: Suite (1951)—Royal Philharmonic/David Newman (Telarc 88801) 14:07
John Williams: Home Alone 2: Merry Christmas (1992)—Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus/Robert Porco (MAA 2014) 2:42
Howard Blake: The Snowman: Walking in the Air (1982)—Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus/Robert Porco (MAA 2014) 3:37
Hugh Martin (arr Barlow Bradford): Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1944)—Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus/Robert Porco (MAA 2014) 4:29
Craig Armstrong (arr Chris Marshall): Love Actually: Glasgow Love Theme (2003)—Claire Jones, harp; London Mozart Players/Stuart Morley (Silva 6051) 3:17
Maurice Jarre: Prancer: Theme (1989)—Royal Philharmonic/Maurice Jarre (Milan 35607) 6:16
John Williams: Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory (1990)—Chorus, Orchestra/Williams (Sony 51333) 4:54
Ray Evans/Jay Livingston (arr Luther Henderson): Silver Bells (1951)—Canadian Brass (CBS 39740) 2:48
18:00 FOOTLIGHT PARADE: SOUNDS OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL with Bill Rudman: " I Love a Piano, Etc." - Come follow the band! An hour of songs that glorify musical instruments, from trombones (of course!) to the ocarina and ukelele…
18:00:00 00:00:51 George and Ira Gershwin Fascinating Rhythm William Bolcom Songs by Gershwin Nonesuch 979151-2
18:00:56 00:00:35 Irving Berlin I Love a Piano Billy Murray American Popular Song Smithsonian RD031
18:01:31 00:01:24 Irving Berlin I Love a Piano Barbara Cook It's Better With a Band Moss Music Group MCD10010
18:03:19 00:00:23 Andrew Lloyd Webber Overture from Phantom of the Opera Orchestra Phantom of the Opera -- Original B'way Cast Polydor 831-273
18:03:40 00:01:59 Meredith Willson Piano Lesson Shirley Jones The Music Man -- Film Soundtrack Warner Bros. BS1459
18:06:11 00:00:55 Roger Edens Drummer Boy Mickey Rooney Mickey and Judy Rhino R271921
18:07:02 00:02:19 David Heneker Money to Burn Tommy Steele Half a Sixpence -- Original B'way Cast RCA 09026-63691
18:09:16 00:01:33 Hugh Martin Banjos Michael O'Steen Meet Me in St. Louis -- Original B'way Cast DRG CDSBL19002
18:11:27 00:02:48 Irving Berlin Drum Crazy Fred Astaire Easter Parade -- Film Soundtrack Rhino R271960
18:14:52 00:02:27 Irving Berlin Dance to the Music of the Ocarina Company Call Me Madam -- Original B'way Cast Masterworks B'way 88725-42773
18:17:12 00:01:04 Vincent Youmans-Irving Caesar I Want to Be Happy Jack Gilford No, No, Nanette -- Original B'way Cast Sony SK60890
18:18:19 00:03:05 Sherman Edwards He Plays the Violin Betty Buckley 1776 -- Original B'way Cast Sony SK48215
18:21:19 00:03:53 Jule Styne-Bpb Merrill Cornet Man Barbra Streisand Funny Girl -- Original B'way Cast Angel ZDM764661
18:26:04 00:02:14 Cole Porter Blow, Gabriel, Blow Ethel Merman Ethel Merman: Her Greatest Hits Stanyan ST10070
18:28:24 00:01:40 George and Ira Gershwin Slap That Bass Fred Astaire Starring Fred Astaire Columbia C2K44233
18:30:28 00:02:36 Yip Harburg-Jacques Offenbach Lovesick Serenade Lu Leonard, Cyril Ritchard The Happiest Girl in the World -- Original B'way Cast DRG DRG19032
18:33:00 00:01:42 Edvard Grieg-Wright-Forrest Freddy and His Fiddle Company Song of Norway -- Jones Beach Cast Columbia CL1328
18:34:41 00:04:10 Georges Bizet-Oscar Hammerstein Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum Cozy Cole, Company Carmen Jones -- Original B'way Cast Decca B'way 440-066780-2
18:39:41 00:02:51 Stephen Sondheim Later Mark Lambert A Little Night Music -- Original B'way Cast Sony SK65284
18:42:46 00:02:43 Jim Jacobs-Warren Casey Those Magic Changes Barry Bostwick Grease -- Original Cast Polydor 827-548-2
18:45:43 00:03:43 Irving Berlin Mr. Monotony Judy Garland That's Entertainment Rhino R272182
18:49:19 00:01:52 Meredith Willson 76 Trombones Robert Preston, Company The Music Man -- Original B'way Cast Angel 7777-64663
18:51:33 00:01:27 George and Ira Gershwin Sweet and Low Down Joshua Bell Gershwin Fantasy Sony SK60659
18:53:16 00:03:39 Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein Filler: Edelweiss Theodore Bikel The Sound of Music --Original B'way Cast Sony 58661
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Simna
19:02:24 Moritz Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands Op 23 (1884) San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Martin West Reference 138 26:26
19:31:40 William Henry Fry: Santa Claus Symphony (1853) Royal Scottish National Orchestra Tony Rowe Naxos 559057 26:11
20:00 SATURDAYS FROM SEVERANCE with Robert Conrad – The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst; Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano (Hansel); Malin Hartelius, soprano (Gretel); Hakan Hagegard, baritone (Father); Denise Knowlton, mezzo-soprano (Mother); Volker Vogel, tenor (The Witch); Malia Bendi Merad, soprano; Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus – recorded live in Mandel Concert Hall at Severance, 12/2/2004
Engelbert Humperdinck: ‘Hansel and Gretel’
21:36:00 Claude Debussy: La mer (1905) Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst TCO 060306 22:55
22:00 WEEKEND RADIO with Robert Conrad – Joyce Grenfell’s “Sing Song Time” and “Nativity Play”… Stan Freberg’s 1975 CBS Radio show including “College Footballer,” Theatrical Agent for Dog Acts” and Bang Gunleigh, U.S. Marshall Fiel
23:00 QUIET HOUR with Rob Grier
23:01:51 Traditional: In dulci jubilo (1570) Capella SF Ragnar Bohlin Delos 3485 1:26
23:03:18 Leopold Stokowski: Two Ancient Liturgical Melodies (1934) Bournemouth Symphony José Serebrier Naxos 557883 6:02
23:09:20 Felix Mendelssohn: Adagio from String Quartet No. 6 Op 80 (1847) Miró Quartet Oxingale 2006 9:02
23:18:59 Johann Walther: Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (1551) Musica Sacra Richard Westenburg Deutsche Gram 429732 1:31
23:20:30 John Rutter: Five Meditations for Orchestra (1987) Royal Philharmonic John Rutter Decca 1821 17:53
23:38:23 Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces Book 3: Solitary Traveler Op 43 # 2 (1884) Per Tengstrand, piano Azica 71207 2:16
23:41:12 Antonín Dvorák: Legend No. 5 Op 59 # 5 (1881) Czech Philharmonic Sir Charles Mackerras Supraphon 3533 4:23
23:45:35 Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Platero and I: Melancolia (1960) Christopher Parkening, guitar EMI 54853 3:41
23:49:17 John Ireland: A Downland Suite: Minuet (1932) English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 7020 4:49
23:54:36 Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird: Berceuse (1910) Rachel Barton Pine, violin Cedille 139 2:55
23:57:49 Marc-André Hamelin: Little Nocturne (2007) Marc-André Hamelin, piano Hyperion 67789 2:06