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The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time
2002

CD 1
#    Title    Time    Info  
1 I Wonder as I Wander (Emily Van Evera) 2:21
2 Villancico De Navidad (John Williams) 3:06
3 O Little Town of Bethlehem (Eileen Farrell) 3:36
4 Hänsel und Gretel: Children's Prayer (New York Philharmonic feat. conductor Leonard Bernstein) 3:46
5 Lo, How a Rose E'Er Blooming (Frederica von Stade) 4:06
6 The Coventry Carol (Eileen Farrell) 1:52
7 Good People All, This Christmastide (Andrew Parrott) 3:22
8 Watt's Cradle Hymn (Emma Kirkby) 6:01
9 Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto": VI. Pastorale ad libitum: Largo (New York Philharmonia Virtuosi) 4:13
10 O Tannenbaum (Rita Ford) 1:36
11 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Eileen Farrell) 2:55
12 Concerto in F minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8 "L'Inverno": Largo (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) 2:39
13 Ave Maria (Philadelphia Orchestra & Temple University Concert Choir) 4:44
14 Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu (Philharmonia Orchestra) 3:41
15 Christmas Oratorio, BWV 2: Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier (I Stand Here by Thy Crib) (Bach-Collegium Stuttgart) 1:10
16 Lullay My Liking (Gregg Smith) 4:27
17 What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (Jean-Pierre Rampal) 4:47
18 O Come, O Come, Emanuel (Philadelphia Orchestra) 3:34
19 Silent Night (The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) 4:36
20 Wiegenlied Op. 49, No. 4 "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (Angelika Kirchschlager) 1:43
Total time 68:15
CD 2
#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus (Philadelphia Orchestra & Mormon Tabernacle Choir) 4:00
2 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Philadelphia Orchestra & Temple University Concert Choir) 3:12
3 Cantique De Nöel (O Holy Night) (Plácido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti) 3:53
4 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Philadelphia Orchestra) 3:21
5 Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy) (The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) 2:35
6 Vespers of the Blessed Virgin: Deus in Adjutorium (The Canadian Brass) 2:13
7 Gloria in D Major, RV 589: Laudemus Te (La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy) 2:37
8 German Dance, K. 605, No. 3 "The Sleigh Ride" (New York Philharmonic feat. conductor Leonard Bernstein) 2:34
9 Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly (The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble) 1:06
10 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Andrew Parrott) 2:44
11 Gesù Bambino (Marilyn Horne) 4:23
12 O Come, All Ye Faithful (The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) 3:37
13 The First Noel (Philadelphia Orchestra) 3:36
14 Ding Dong! Merrily on High (The Choral Guild of Atlanta) 2:03
15 The Nutcracker Ballet, Op. 71: March (Act I) (Philadelphia Orchestra) 2:16
16 Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165: I. Allegro (Exsultate) (Pinchas Zukerman) 4:55
17 Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 (Philadelphia Brass Ensemble & Chicago Brass Ensemble) 2:50
18 Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi: Die Menge Der Engel (The Hosts of Angels) (Barockorchester Stuttgart) 2:01
19 Joy to the World (Philadelphia Brass Ensemble) 1:13
20 Once, in Royal David's City (Chestnut Brass Company) 2:37
21 O Sanctissima (O du fröhliche) (Philadelphia Orchestra) 3:30
22 Angels We Have Heard on High (Marilyn Horne & Mormon Tabernacle Choir) 2:44
23 Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: Magnificat (Bach-Collegium Stuttgart) 3:04
Total time 67:04



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