00:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Peter van de Graaff
0:00:00 Bruce Saylor Carol medley, A Christmas Garland Gloriae Dei Cantores/Elizabeth Patterson Gloriae Dei Cantores GDCD-105 Sing Noel 5:53
0:05:53 English Trad Carol, In the Bleak Midwinter Gloriae Dei Ringers/Richard Pugsley Gloriae Dei Cantores GDCD-122 The Bells of Christmas 4:59
0:12:31 Arnold Bax Winter Legends (1930) Margaret Fingerhut, p; London Phil/Bryden Thomson Chandos CHAN-8484 Sir Arnold Bax 43:19
0:55:50 English Trad Carol, Masters in This Hall The Pennsylvaians/Fred Waring Capitol 27457-2 Now is the Caroling Season 1:27
1:00:00 Trad Veni, veni, Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel) Ronn McFarlane, l; Carolyn Surreck, viga Flowerpot 12021 A Star in the East 5:02
1:05:02 Various Christmas Medley Haarlem Women's Cho/Leny van Schaik Mirasound 399216 Song of Survival 8:22
1:13:24 Robert Russell Bennett Christmas Medley #4 Robert Shaw Chorale & Orch/Mr Shaw RCA 6429-2-RG A Festival of Carols 12:03
1:27:05 Luigi Boccherini Symphony in E-Flat, Op 12/2 (G 504) New Philharmonia Orch/Raymond Leppard Philips 438314-2 (2) Boccherini - Leppard - Symphonie pour orchestre n°4 en re mineur op.12 - 4 27:25
1:54:30 French Trad Carol, Angels from the realms of glory The Pennsylvaians/Fred Waring Capitol 27457-2 Now is the Caroling Season 1:54
2:00:00 John Corigliano Kaleidoscope Ursula Oppens & Jerome Lowenthal, p's Cedille CDR-90000123 Winging It: Piano Music of John Corigliano 5:41
2:05:41 John Corigliano Lullaby for Natalie Anne Akiko Meyers, v; London Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin EOne EOM-CD-7791 N/A 5:18
2:10:59 John Harbison The Three Wisemen (1988) Bill Kurtis, n; Chicago Chamber Musicians Naxos 8.559188 John Harbison Chamber Music 15:38
2:26:37 English Trad Carol, We Three Kings of Orient Are Tubadours Crystal CD-420 The Mighty Tubadours 1:39
2:28:16 Heinrich von Herzogenberg Die Geburt Christi Steiner, s; Werner, ms; Lichdl, t; Gaiser, b; Orch; Cho/Matthias Bamert CPO 777211-2 Herzogenberg: Die Geburt Christi 26:48
2:55:04 English Trad Carol, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Tubadours Crystal CD-420 The Mighty Tubadours 1:28
03:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Peter van de Graaff
3:00:00 Trad American What Wondrous Love is This (Wondrous Love) Ronn McFarlane, l; Carolyn Surreck, viga Flowerpot 12021 A Star in the East 5:16
3:05:16 Traditional Glory to the Newborn King (Spiritual Medley) Chanticleer Teldec 94563-2 Sing We Christmas 12:26
3:17:42 Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Philharmonia Orch/Kristjan Jarvi Avie AV-2386 Mirror in Mirror 6:43
3:24:25 Giovanni Gabrieli Motet, O magnum mysterium Musica Sacra Cho/Richard Westenburg DG 429732-2 Christmas Carols 3:21
3:27:46 Mauro Giuliani Pieces faciles et agreables, Op 74 Mikael Helasvuo, f; Jukka Savijoki, g BIS CD-413 Mauro Giuliani - The Complete Works for Flute and Guitar, Vol.3 1:51
3:29:37 Luigi Cherubini String Quartet #5 in F (1836) Melos String Quartet DG 429185-2 (3) The String Quartets 24:45
3:54:22 English Trad Here We Come A-Wassailing The Pennsylvaians/Fred Waring Capitol 27457-2 Now is the Caroling Season 1:30
4:00:00 Peter Appenzeller Carol, Neues Quempas-Lied II Swiss Vocal Consort/Marco Amherd Prospero PROSP-0059 Dormi Bel Bambin 5:30
4:05:30 Henry Doktorski Prelude and Fugue on Good Christian Men, Rejoice Henry Doktorski, accordion Soli Deo Gloria CD-01 A Classical Christmas 3:35
4:09:05 Henry Doktorski Theme and Variations on Coventry Carol Henry Doktorski, accordion Soli Deo Gloria CD-01 A Classical Christmas 6:17
4:16:57 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71 Utah Sym Orch/Maurice Abravanel Vanguard SVC-52/53 (2) Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker 38:12
4:55:09 German Trad Carol, Kindlein zart Maria Stader, s; Ensemble DG 474573-2 (2) The Christmas Album 1:50
5:00:00 Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Stuttgart Bach Collegium/Helmuth Rilling Hanssler Classic CD-92.076 (3) Bach Christmas Oratorio 5:18
5:05:18 Igor Stravinsky Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3 Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz Delos D/CD-3054 Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture/ Stravinsky: Scherzo Op. 3, Fireworks Op. 4, Petrouchka 12:55
5:18:13 Johann Sebastian Bach Variations on Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Sym/Seiji Ozawa Philips 432092-2 20th Century Bach - Virtuoso Orchestral Transcriptions 10:33
5:30:28 Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata No. 110, Unser Mund sei voll Lachens (May our mouth be filled with laughter) Soloists; Collegium Vocale Cho and Orch/Philippe Herreweghe Harmonia Mundi HMC-901594 Bach: Christmas Cantatas 24:32
5:55:00 Bach/Berners In dulci jubilo Gordon Fergus-Thompson, p ASV CDDCA-759 Chaconne: Bach Transcribed 1:43
05:57:52 Mateo Flecha: Riu, riu, chiu (1556) Burning River Brass BurnRiver 2004 1:59
06:00 BBC News; CLASSICAL MUSIC with Jacqueline Gerber
06:08:48 Antonín Dvorák: Finale from String Quartet No. 12 Op 96 'American' (1893) Royal Philharmonic Charles Rosekrans Telarc 80610 5:40
06:16:47 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act 2 Divertissement (1892) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Antal Doráti Philips 4788977 11:39
06:29:38 Stephen Foster: Camptown Races (1850) Chanticleer Joseph Jennings Teldec 48556 2:25
06:32:48 Jacques Offenbach: Master Péronilla: Overture (1878) Philharmonia Orchestra Antonio de Almeida Philips 422057 6:13
06:40:57 Georg Philipp Telemann: Water Music Suite: Overture (1723) Cologne Musica Antiqua Reinhard Goebel Archiv 413788 9:28
06:51:24 Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy (1941) Northern Lights Orch Petri Juutilainen WSchatz 5 4:42
06:56:44 Robert Browne Hall: March 'Gardes du Corps' (1896) USAF Heritage of America Band Col. Lowell Graham Klavier 11139 2:50
07:03:37 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante and Variations in G K 501 (1786) Deborah Moriarty, piano Blue Griffin 633 7:57
07:13:44 Otto Nicolai: Christmas Overture (1833) Bamberg Symphony Chorus Bamberg Symphony Karl Anton Rickenbacher Virgin 91079 10:51
07:25:46 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry: An English Suite: Pastoral (1918) English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 5366 2:21
07:30:21 Dag Wirén: March from Serenade for Strings Op 11 (1937) English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 7020 4:40
07:38:14 Virgil Thomson: The River: The Old South (1938) Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Sir Neville Marriner EMI 6612 9:48
07:49:39 Edward MacDowell: Scherzo from Piano Concerto No. 2 Op 23 (1889) André Watts, piano Dallas Symphony Andrew Litton Telarc 80429 4:36
07:56:45 Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson: Frosty the Snowman (1950) Canadian Brass Steinway 30027 2:18
08:07:03 Alan Silvestri: The Polar Express: Suite (2004) Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco MAA 2014 5:59
08:15:57 André Jolivet: Pastorales de Noël (1943) Manuela Wiesler, flute BIS 739 11:42
08:29:01 Zez Confrey: Kitten on the Keys (1921) Richard Dowling, piano Klavier 77035 3:24
08:33:17 Franz Schubert: Agnus Dei from Mass No. 6 D 950 (1828) Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst TCO 0008 7:54
08:43:35 Richard Addinsell: A Christmas Carol: Suite (1951) Ambrosian Singers Royal Philharmonic David Newman Telarc 88801 14:07
08:58:24 Charles Gounod: Meditation after Bach 'Ave Maria' (1859) Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 510316 2:40
09:05:40 Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (1914) Hilary Hahn, violin London Symphony Sir Colin Davis Deutsche Gram 3026 16:11
09:23:51 Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Bk.1: Prelude & Fugue No. 21 BWV 866 (1722) Till Fellner, piano ECM 1853 2:44
09:29:55 Richard Robbins: A Room With a View: Selections (1985) Symphony Orchestra Angel/EMI 28956 6:54
09:39:38 Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: Gypsy Dance (1875) London Symphony Sir Neville Marriner Philips 4788977 4:35
09:44:52 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allegro from Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat K 271 (1777) Mitsuko Uchida, piano Cleveland Orchestra Mitsuko Uchida Decca 17181 11:00
09:57:39 Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila: Dance of the Priestesses of Dagon (1877) Royal Philharmonic Sir Thomas Beecham EMI 63412 2:24
10:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Mark Satola
10:00:45 Edward MacDowell: Suite No. 2: In War-time Op 48 (1896) Ulster Orchestra Takuo Yuasa Naxos 559075 4:36
10:06:02 Arthur Farwell: From Mesa and Plain: Pawnee Horses Op 20 # 2 (1905) Benjamin Pasternack, piano Naxos 559777 1:12
10:08:51 Victor Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony (1947) City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 557099 24:42
10:35:20 Bryan Kelly: Improvisations on Christmas Carols (1969) City of Prague Philharmonic Gavin Sutherland Naxos 557099 12:35
10:49:45 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in c Op 111 (1822) Evgeny Kissin, piano Deutsche Gram 4797581 28:37
11:19:51 Josef Strauss: Waltz 'Pearls of Love' Op 39 (1857) Vienna Philharmonic Franz Welser-Möst Sony 10:51
11:32:29 Béla Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1 (1928) Kyung Wha Chung, violin City of Birmingham Symphony Sir Simon Rattle EMI 54211 10:00
11:44:08 Joseph Haydn: Minuet & Finale from Symphony No. 59 'Fire' (1769) Royal Northern Sinfonia Rebecca Miller Signum 434 7:12
11:52:44 Johann David Heinichen: Pastorale (1720) Susanne Regel, oboe Cologne Musica Antiqua Reinhard Goebel Archiv 447644 6:13
12:00 BBC News; LUNCHTIME WITH THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
12:06:49 Traditional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell MAA 1993 3:50
12:10:39 Traditional: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Gareth Morrell MAA 1993 3:28
12:14:07 Anonymous: The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Clayton H. Krehbiel MAA 1999 3:27
12:18:57 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondeau from Concerto for Flute & Harp K 299 (1778) Joshua Smith, flute Cleveland Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi Decca 443175 10:25
12:30:51 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Miniature Overture (1892) Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Telarc 80068 2:55
12:33:47 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance (1892) Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Telarc 80068 3:26
12:37:14 Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers (1892) Cleveland Orchestra Lorin Maazel Telarc 80068 5:57
12:44:35 Claude Debussy: Three Nocturnes: Festivals (1897) Cleveland Orchestra Pierre Boulez Deutsche Gram 4795448 6:25
12:52:05 Ottorino Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi (1927) Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco MAA 2008 8:26
13:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Rob Grier
13:01:01 John Ireland: A Downland Suite: Minuet (1932) English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 7020 4:49
13:07:39 Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry: Lady Radnor's Suite: Bourrée (1894) English String Orchestra William Boughton Nimbus 5068 2:42
13:12:49 Edward MacDowell: Suite No. 1 for Orchestra Op 42 (1893) Ulster Orchestra Takuo Yuasa Naxos 559075 20:21
13:35:51 Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in g Op 6 # 8 'Christmas' (1713) Collegium Musicum 90 Simon Standage Chandos 634 14:29
13:53:36 Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in d Op 104 (1923) Oslo Philharmonic Klaus Mäkelä Decca 4852256 31:15
14:26:56 Ottorino Respighi: Rossiniana: Tarantella (1925) Respighi Chamber Orchestra Salvatore Di Vittorio Naxos 572332 7:48
14:37:23 Cyril J. Mockridge: Miracle on 34th Street: Suite (1947) Royal Philharmonic David Newman Telarc 88801 11:00
14:49:48 Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 S 359/2 (1860) Budapest Festival Orchestra Iván Fischer Deutsche Gram 4779525 10:25
15:01:53 Traditional: Il est né le divin enfant Vienna Boys' Choir Schubert Akademie Deutsche Gram 23692 2:13
15:04:31 Joseph Beal & James Boothe: Jingle Bell Rock (1957) Vienna Boys' Choir Chamber Ensemble Deutsche Gram 23692 2:49
15:10:05 Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in f Op 1 # 8 'Christmas' (1721) Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin Raglan Baroque Players Nicholas Kraemer Hyperion 66981 13:18
15:25:42 Samuel Scheidt: In dulci jubilo (1620) Canadian Brass Ensemble Robert Moody Opening Day 7347 2:43
15:30:49 Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Op 28 (1942) Etherea Vocal Ensemble Delos 3422 24:02
15:56:13 John Williams: Home Alone 2: Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas (1992) Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Cleveland Orchestra Robert Porco MAA 2014 2:42
16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O’Connell
16:02:58 William Boyce: Symphony No. 2 in A Op 2 # 2 (1760) Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood Oiseau-Lyre 436761 6:21
16:11:46 Leroy Anderson: Suite of Carols for String Orchestra (1955) BBC Concert Orchestra Leonard Slatkin Naxos 559356 12:20
16:27:41 John Williams: Sugarland Express: Theme (1974) Toots Thielemans, harmonica Boston Pops John Williams Sony 51333 3:35
16:33:30 John Rutter: Opening Chorus from Magnificat (1990) Cambridge Singers City of London Sinfonia John Rutter Collegium 114 6:49
16:41:58 Billy May: Holiday Cheer (1958) Boston Pops John Williams Decca 4851590 9:31
16:53:10 Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 191: Chorus 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' (1741) Bach Choir of Bethlehem Bethlehem Bach Festival Orch Greg Funfgeld Analekta 9873 6:09
17:04:17 Eugène Bozza: Children's Overture (1964) Royal NCM Wind Orchestra Timothy Reynish Chandos 9897 5:14
17:11:07 William Billings: The Shepherd's Carol (1786) Musica Sacra Richard Westenburg Deutsche Gram 429732 2:40
17:13:48 Traditional: Baloo, Lammy Musica Sacra Richard Westenburg Deutsche Gram 429732 2:07
17:15:55 Traditional: Of the Father's Love Begotten Musica Sacra Richard Westenburg Deutsche Gram 429732 2:20
17:18:15 Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem (1868) Musica Sacra Richard Westenburg Deutsche Gram 429732 3:31
17:23:52 Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 BWV 1047 (1718) Julian Sommerhalder, trumpet Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Riccardo Chailly Decca 139230 11:05
17:38:57 Franz Schubert: Ave Maria D 839 (1825) Brian Thornton, cello Steinway 30117 4:42
17:44:54 Franz Schubert: Finale from Piano Quintet D 667 'Trout' (1819) Richard Goode, piano Boston Symphony Chamber Players Sony 19439946802 6:01
17:52:35 Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Flutes RV 533 (1720) Janet See, flute Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Nicholas McGegan Harmonia Mundi 905193 6:47
18:00 BBC News; DINNER CLASSICS
18:08:05 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Masque 'On Christmas Night' (1926) Joyful Company of Singers City of London Sinfonia Richard Hickox Chandos 10385 27:52
18:38:01 Traditional: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Opus 216 Opus 216 10324 1:42
18:41:29 Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High Opus 216 Opus 216 10324 1:37
18:44:12 Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz No. 1 Op 47 (1893) Moscow Philharmonic Lawrence Leighton Smith Sheffield Lab 27 8:31
18:54:19 William Mathias: Bell Carol (1990) BBC National Chorus of Wales John Hugh Thomas Nimbus 5310 4:09
19:00 SYMPHONY AT SEVEN with John Mills
19:01:18 Edward MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 in d Op 23 (1889) André Watts, piano Dallas Symphony Andrew Litton Telarc 80429 25:51
19:28:24 Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 48 Op 355 'Vision of Andromeda' (1982) Eastern Music Festival Orch Gerard Schwarz Naxos 559755 29:39
20:00 OVATIONS: Cleveland Chamber Choir, Gregory Ristow, Artistic Director and Conductor
O virtus sapientiae Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
Devotee Shruthi Rajasekar (b. 1996)—Lalit Subramanian, carnatic vocalist
Vieille Prière Bouddhique Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)—Natalie Mealey, piano; Peter Wright, tenor
~~ Moment of Mindfulness ~~
Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)—Lauren Vanden Broeck, soprano; Joanna Tomassoni, alto; Manuel Gomez, tenor; Brian Wacker, bass Natalie Mealey, organ
Dona nobis pacem* Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) from Mass in B Minor, BWV 232—Natalie Mealey, organ
The Shield of the Heart is the Heart Missy Mazzoli (b. 1980)--Bryan Munch, soloist
“Environmental Dialogue” Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016) from Sonic Meditations
“Earth Seen from Above” Meredith Monk (b. 1942) from ATLAS
“Knee Play 5” Philip Glass (b. 1937) from Einstein on the Beach—Natalie Mealey, organ; Benjamin Seah, violin; Emily Capece, Jennifer Rozsa, Dominic Aragon, spoken solos
Take What You Need Reena Esmail (b. 1983)—Emily Capece, song leader; Benjamin Seah, violin
21:30 OVATIONS POSTLUDE
21:32:14 Cécile Chaminade: Andante from Piano Trio No. 1 Op 11 (1880) Neave Trio Chandos 20238 4:29
21:36:44 Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 156: Sinfonia 'Arioso' (1729) Gary Schocker, flute Azica 71230 5:24
21:42:16 Traditional: Now Found is the Fairest of Roses (1732) Danish String Quartet ECM 2550 2:52
21:45:09 King Henry VIII: Green grow'th the Holly (1520) Theatre of Voices Paul Hillier Harmonia Mundi 907079 3:14
21:48:23 George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Pastoral Symphony (1741) Les Arts Florissants William Christie Harmonia Mundi 2908304 2:54
21:51:28 Peter Tchaikovsky: Chant élégiaque Op 72 # 14 (1893) Mikhail Pletnev, piano Deutsche Gram 4284 6:19
22:00 SPECIAL Carols as Home with the Imani Winds hosted by Toyin Spellman-Diaz
An hour of modern takes on classic Christmas carols, hosted by Imani Winds founding oboist, Toyin Spellman-Diaz. Toyin coaxes intimate stories of Christmas memories from the members of the ensemble, and why these classic carols are still essential today.
Jingle Bells – Traditional
Let it Snow – Jule Styne
Silent Night – Hans Gruber
O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam
This Christmas – Donny Hathaway
The Christmas Song – Mel Torme
I Saw Three Ships – Traditional
Go Tell it on the Mountain – Traditional
Christmas Time is Here- Vince Guaraldi
Carol of the Bells – Mykola Leontovich
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Ralph Blane/Hugh Martin
23:00 QUIET HOUR
22:59:51 Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo: The Bells of Christmas (1940) La Pietà Angèle Dubeau Analekta 8730 3:52
23:03:44 Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Children's Prayer (1893) New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Sony 87771 3:43
23:07:27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Larghetto from Piano Concerto No. 27 K 595 (1791) Vassily Primakov, piano Odense Symphony Scott Yoo Bridge 9328 9:21
23:16:56 Henri Büsser: Le sommeil de l'Enfant Jesus (1920) Lisa Cowan, violin WCC 1009 7:35
23:24:32 Pietro A. Yon: Gesu Bambino (1917) Bay Brass A. David Krehbiel Gothic 49120 5:25
23:29:58 Franz Gruber: Silent Night (1818) Ola Gjeilo, piano Decca 4816326 3:41
23:34:11 Leopold Stokowski: Two Ancient Liturgical Melodies (1934) Bournemouth Symphony José Serebrier Naxos 557883 6:02
23:40:14 John Rutter: What Sweeter Music? (1987) Royal Philharmonic John Rutter Decca 1821 4:00
23:44:14 Claude Debussy: Pastorale from Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp (1915) Joshua Smith, flute Telarc 80694 6:59
23:51:22 Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Symphony (1734) Academy St. Martin in Fields Sir Neville Marriner EMI 47027 6:00
23:57:33 Jean-Philippe Rameau: Naïs: Rigaudons (1748) Musicians of the Louvre Marc Minkowski Archiv 4478 2:16