CD 1 01 / 1-01 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: 1. Jauchzet, frohlocket! 8:20 Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger 02 / 1-02 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: 4. Bereite dich, Zion 6:01 Christa Ludwig, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter 03 / 1-03 H. J. Gauntlett Once in Royal David’s City 4:28 Barter / Briggs / Choir of King’s College Cambridge / Cleobury 04 / 1-04 Trad. Il est né, le divin enfant 1:25 Von Otter / Forsberg / Leoson 05 / 1-05 Trad. O Tannenbaum 1:36 Wiener Sängerknaben / Harrer 06 / 1-07 Leroy Anderson (1908 – 1975) Sleighride 2:55 Boston Pops / Arthur Fiedler 07 / 1-07 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869) Der Hirten Lied am Krippelein, op. 22 H.1 Nr.3: Schlaf wohl, du Himmelsknabe 2:51 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jörg Demus 08 / 1-07 Anonymous, arr. David Willcocks The first Nowell 4:48 The Choir of King’s College Choir, Cambridge, David Willcocks 09 / 1-08 Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), arr. David Willcocks Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 2:21 The Choir of Westminster Abbey, Simon Preston, Christopher Herrick 10 / 1-10 Leroy Anderson Santa Claus is Coming to Town 2:37 Boston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler 11 / 1-11 W. J. Kirkpatrick Away in a manger 3:36 Bryn Terfel 12 / 1-12 Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713) Christmas Concerto, op. 6 no. 8: 6. Pastorale: Largo 4:09 The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock 13 / 1-13 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) 6 Weihnachtslieder op. 8: 1. Christbaum 1:52 Irmgard Seefried, soprano / Erik Werba, piano 14 / 1-14 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) 6 Weihnachtslieder op. 8: 3. Die Könige 2:36 Irmgard Seefried, soprano / Erik Werba, piano 15 / 1-15 Trad. Joy to the World 2:30 Los Romeros 16 / 1-16 Leonhard Schröter († 1601) Hört zu und seid getrost sehr 3:04 Knabenchor Hannover, Instrumentalensemble der ARCHIV Produktion, Heinz Hennig 17 / 1-17 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Concerto for 2 Trumpets, Strings and Continuo RV537: 3. Allegro 3:18 Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, Simon Preston, English Chamber Orchestra 18 / 1-18 Leonhard Schröter († 1601) Freut euch, ihr lieben Christen 1:52 Knabenchor Hannover, Instrumentalensemble der ARCHIV Produktion, Heinz Hennig 19 / 1-19 George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso op. 6 no. 6 HWV 324: 3. Musette (Larghetto) 5‘37 The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock 20 / 1-20 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1759) Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: 8. Großer Herr und starker König 4:24 Olaf Bär, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner 21 / 1-21 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1759) Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: 9. Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein 1:09 The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner 22 / 1-22 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1759) Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: 10. Sinfonia 5:18 English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner CD 2 23 / 2-01 Franz Xaver Gruber (1787 - 1863) Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht 2:53 Bläserensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker 24 / 2-02 Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621) In dulci jubilo 5:23 Susan Hemington Jones, Tessa Bonner, Mark le Brocq, Gabrieli Consort, Boy's Choir Of Roskilde Cathedral, Paul McCreesh 25 / 2-03 John Francis Wade (1711 – 1786), arr. Douglas Hamley, Chris Hazell Adeste, fideles 3:44 Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian National Choir "Madrigal-Marin Constantin", London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin 26 / 2-04 Anonymous Kommet, ihr Hirten 1:07 Bläserensemble der Berliner Philharmoniker 27 / 2-05 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Magnificat BWV 243: 1. Magnificat 3:04 Münchener Bach-Chor und Orchester, Karl Richter 28 / 2-06 Giuseppe Sammartini (1695 – 1750) Concerto grosso op 5 no. 6: Pastorale in G major 4:11 The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock 29 / 2-07 Anonymous (Kölner Gesangbuch von 1625), arr. Fritz Neumeyer Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein, kommt 2:09 Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Instrumentalsolisten, Ensemble 30 / 2-08 Anonymous O Freude über Freude 2:23 Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Instrumentalsolisten, Ensemble 31 / 2-09 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1740) Magnificat BWV 243: Freut euch und jubiliert 1:21 Thomanerchor Leipzig, Christoph Biller 32 / 2-10 Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704) Noëls sur les instruments, H 531, 534 4. Où s’en vont ces gais bergers? 1:29 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock 33 / 2-11 Adolphe Charles Adam (1803 – 1856), arr. Robin Smith Cantique de Noël: Minuit, chrétiens! 4:29 Roberto Alagna, New London Children’s Choir, The Choir of St John’s, The London Oratory School Choir, Smithills School Junior Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Robin Smith 34 / 2-12 Anonymous, arr. Franz-Josef Breuer D’où viens-tu, bergère? 1:50 Maria Stader, Instrumentalensemble 35 / 2-13 Anonymous, arr. Franz-Josef Breuer Freu dich, Erd’ und Sternenzelt 1:47 Maria Stader, Instrumentalensemble 36 / 2-14 Franz Schubert (1797 – 1818), arr. Johannes Palaschko Ave Maria 5:36 Mischa Maisky, Pavel Gililov 37 / 2-15 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), arr. Annette Isserlis Mariä Wiegenlied op. 76/52 2:09 Anne Sofie von Otter, Knut Sönstevold, Torbjörn Helander 38 / 2-16 Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), arr: Svante Henryson Noël 2:35 Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengan Jansson, Markus Leoson, Svante Henryson 39 / 2-17 Samuel Scheidt (1587 – 1654), arr. Chris Hazell O Jesulein zart 2:55 Bryn Terfel, Côrdydd Chorus, Sioned James, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans 40 / 2-18 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594) Hodie Christus natus est 2:44 Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger 41 / 2-19 Andreas Crappius (1542 – 1623) Nun ist es Zeit zu singen hell 2:22 Eppendorfer Knabenchor / Zabel / Städtischer Chor Hamburg / Spielgemainschft der Archiv Produktion / Adolf Detel 42 / 2-20 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), arr. Martin Doepke Tochter Zion, freue dich! 2:34 Augsburger Domsingknaben, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Reinhard Kammler, Jia Lim 43 / 2-21 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759) Messiah HWV 56 O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion 4:47 Bernarda Fink, Gabrieli Players, Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh, CD 3 44 / 3-01 A Christmas Festival 9:40 Arr. Leroy Anderson Joy to the World / Deck the Halls / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Good King Wenceslas / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / The First Noel / Silent Night / Jingle Bells / O Come, All Ye Faithful Boston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler 45 / 3-02 Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621) Es ist ein Ros entsprungen 1:46 Augsburger Domsingknaben, Reinhard Kammler 46 / 3-03 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) Messiah: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind … He Shall Feed His Flock 7:08 Helen Donath, Anna Reynolds, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter 47 / 3-04 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born 4:14 The John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter 48 / 3-05 Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713) Concerto grosso g-moll op. 6 Nr. 8 "fatto per la notte di Natale" 5. Allegro 2:05 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock 49 / 3-06 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Cantata BWV 122 „Ich freue mich in dir“ 1. Ich freue mich in dir (Cantata BWV 122) 4:14 The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner 50 / 3-07 Giovanni Gabrieli (1554 - 1612) Benedixisti, Domine 1:57 Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger 51 / 3-08 Traditional, arr. Fritz Neumeyer Was soll das bedeuten 2:02 Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Instrumentalsolisten, Ensemble 52 / 3-09 Anonymous, arr. Fritz Neumeyer Maria durch ein Dornwald ging 1:46 Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Instrumentalsolisten, Ensemble 53 / 3-10 Johannes Eccard (1553 - 1611) Übers Gebirg Maria geht 2:50 Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger 54 / 3-11 Tomás Luis de Victoria Quem vidistis, pastores 3:40 Gabrieli Consort / Paul McCreesh 55 / 3-12 Samuel Scheidt (1587 - 1654) Görlitzer Tabulaturbuch 1650 Organ prelude: “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern“ 1:35 Timothy Roberts, organ 56 / 3-13 Anon. Resonet in laudibus 1:18 Pomerium / Alexander Blachly 57 / 3-14 Anthony Holborne (1545 - 1602) Noel’s Galliard 1:02 Ulsamer Collegium, Josef Ulsamer 58 / 3-15 Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672) Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435 (1664) Fürchtet euch nicht! 3:00 Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh 59 / 3-16 Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672) Historia der Geburt Jesu Christi, SWV435 (1664) Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel … Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe! 0:15 + 2:01 Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh 60 / 3-17 Traditional, arr. Bert Poulheim Auf dem Berge, da wehet der Wind 2:15 Posaunenquintett Berlin 61 / 3-18 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 No. 64 Choral: Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen 3:18 The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner 62 / 3-19 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), arr. Peter Hurford Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) 3:14 Peter Hurford, organ 63 / 3-20 Gregorian Chant Proprium Primae Missae in Nativitate Alleluia: Dominus dixit 2:50 Choralschola des Klosters Maria Einsiedeln, Pater Roman Bannwart 64 / 3-21 George Friderich Handel Messiah HWV 56: Hallelujah 3:59 Choir of the English Concert / The English Concert / Pinnock CD 4 65 / 4-01 Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989), arr. Jascha Heifetz White Christmas 3:23 Jascha Heifetz, violin / Salvatore Camarata and his Orchestra 66 / 4-02 Jester Hairston (1901 - 2000), arr. David Cullen Mary’s Boy Child 3:53 Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis 67 / 4-03 Anonymous, arr. David Willcocks God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 3:29 The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks 68 / 4-04 Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695 - 1764) Concerto grosso f-moll op. 1 Nr. 8 "fatto per la notte di Natale" 7. Pastorale – Largo andante 3:06 Pina Carmirelli, Pasquale Pellegrino, Luciano Vicari, Massimo Paris, Francesco Strano, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti 69 / 4-05 Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828), arr. Chris Hazell Mille cherubini in coro 3:45 Angela Gheorghiu , Rumänischer Nationalchor „Madrigal-Marin Constantin“, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin 70 / 4-06 César Franck (1822 - 1890) Panis Angelicus 3:41 Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Marcello Viotti 71 / 4-07 Traditional Ding! Dong! Merrily on High 2:00 Choir of Westminster Abbey / Preston 72 / 4-08 Anonymous, arr. Douglas Gamley The Twelve Days of Christmas 3:10 Joan Sutherland, The Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge 73 / 4-09 Katherine K. Davis (1892 - 1980) / Henry V. Onorati / Harry Simeone, arr. John McCarthy / Philip Lawson The Little Drummer Boy 3:11 Albrecht Mayer, The King’s Singers 74 / 4-10 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759) Messiah: Pifa 1:11 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock 75 / 4-11 Anonymous, arr. Anne Sofie von Otter, Svante Henryson Santa Lucia 3:42 Anne Sofie von Otter, Svante Henryson, Markus Leoson 76 / 4-12 J. J. Ryba Rozmily Slavicku 4:29 Kozena / Capella Regia Musicale / Hugo 77 / 4-13 Hugh Martin (* 1914), Ralph Blane (1914 - 1995), arr. David Cullen Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 3:47 Kiri Te Kanawa, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis 78 / 4-14 Jule Styne (1905 - 1994), arr. Alexander l‘Estrange Let It Snow 4:47 Albrecht Mayer, The King’s Singers 79 / 4-15 Traditional, arr. Douglas Gamley Good King Wenceslas 2:58 Joan Sutherland, Valda Aveling, Patricia Clarke, The Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge 80 / 4-16 Leroy Anderson Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 2:15 Boston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler 81 / 4-17 Traditional, arr. Robin Smith O! Ce veste minunata! 2:51 Roberto Alagna, Robin Smith, London Symphony Orchestra, New London Children’s Choir, The Choir of St John’s, The London Oratory School Choir, Smithills School Junior Choir 82 / 4-18 Anonymous, arr. Robert MacGimsey Sweet Little Jesus Boy 3:03 Leontyne Price / Herbert von Karajan 83 / 4-19 Ariel Ramírez (* 1921), rev. Damián Sanchez Navidad Nuestra: 4. Los pastores (chaya riojana) 2:33 José Carreras, Coral Salvé de Laredo, Sociedad Coral de Bilbao, Damián Sanchez 84 / 4-20 Anonymous Es wird schon glei dumpa 3:26 Trapp Family Singers 85 / 4-21 Anonymous, arr. Georg Ratzinger O du fröhliche 2:23 Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger 86 / 4-22 Traditional, arr. Dmitri Stepanovich Bortnyansky (1751 - 1825) Weihnachtshymne und Hymne an die Jungfrau Maria 4:40 Don Kosaken Chor, Serge Jaroff CD 5 87 / 5-01 Eduard Ebel (1839 - 1909), arr. Franz-Josef Breuer Leise rieselt der Schnee 2:32 Hellmut Wormsbächer, Vera Schink Frauenchor und Jugendchor 88 / 5-02 Traditional, arr. Mack Wilberg Still, still, still 4:26 Bryn Terfel, Côrdydd, Sioned James, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Tecwyn Evans 89 / 5-03 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Nutcracker Suite op.71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy 2:01 Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner 90 / 5-04 John Henry Hopkins (1820 - 1891), arr. Friedrich Meyer We Three Kings of Orient are 2:58 Leontyne Price, Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Wiener Großstadtkinderchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan 91 / 5-05 Traditional, arr. Henry Walford Davies The Holly and the Ivy 3:27 The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks 92 / 5-06 Richard Storrs Willis (1819 - 1900), arr. Douglas Gamley It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 2:47 Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge 93 / 5-07 Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967) Adventi Ének (Veni, veni Emmanuel) 3:50 Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung 94 / 5-08 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Musical Sleighride K. 605 no. 3 2:49 Boston Pops Orchestra / Arthur Fiedler 95 / 5-09 Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) A Hymn to the Virgin 2:39 Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung 96 / 5-10 Josquin Desprez Praeter rerum seriem 6:57 Gabrieli Consort / McCreesh 97 / 5-11 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Nutcracker Suite op.71a: Dance of the Mirlitons (Reed-pipes) 2:35 Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovitch 98 / 5-12 Pietro Alessandro Yon (1886 - 1943), arr. Douglas Gamley Gesù Bambino 4:30 Luciano Pavarotti, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler 99 / 5-13 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), arr. Chris Hazell Ave Maria 3:15 Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs 100 / 5-14 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) In dir ist Freude BWV 615 2:50 Helmut Walcha 101 / 5-15 Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896) Virga Jesse 4:17 Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung 102 / 5-16 Josef Rheinberger (1839 - 1901) Advent-Motette op. 176 Nr. 3 Ex Sion 2:49 Dresdner Kreuzchor, Matthias Jung 103 / 5-17 Traditional O Christmas Tree / We Wish You a Merry Christmas 2:21 Los Romeros 104 / 5-18 Gottfried Rüdiger (1886 - 1946) Still, o Himmel 2:04 Regensburger Domspatzen, Georg Ratzinger 105 / 5-19 Traditional, arr. Otto Jochum Macht hoch die Tür 1:48 Augsburger Domsingknaben, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Reinhard Kammler, Jia Lim 106 / 5-20 Traditional Hirten, wachet auf! 1:17 Trapp Family Singers 107 / 5-21 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier 1:08 Augsburger Domsingknaben, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Reinhard Kammler, Jia Lim 108 / 5-22 Leonhard Schröter († 1601) Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allegleich 2:32 Knabenchor Hannover, Heinz Hennig, Instrumentalensemble der Archiv Produktion 109 / 5-23 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Vesperae solennes de confessore C-dur KV 339 Laudate Dominum omnes gentes 4:56 Barbara Bonney, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock 110 / 5-24 Percy Grainger Blithe Bells 3:59 Bengt Forsberg, piano 111 / 5-25 J. L. Pierpoint Jingle Bells 2:56 Alagna / London Symphony Orchestra / Choruses / Robin Smith