TRADITIONAL
Placido Domingo & Friends Celebrate Christmas In Vienna Placido Domingo (tenor) with Diana Ross, Charles Aznavour, Jose Carreras, Helmut Lotti, Vanessa Williams, etc [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Plácido Domingo & Friends Celebrate Christmas in Vienna features the legendary tenor and a host of guest stars from the popular and classical music world in a collection of some of the greatest moments from the annual Christmas in Vienna concerts... |
HANDEL
Handel: Messiah Rachel Redmond (soprano), Damien Guillon (counter tenor) Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Capella Reial de Catalunya, Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] All the wonderfully diverse features of Baroque expression and vocal and instrumental declamation are present in Handel's Messiah. It is a sublime musical meditation which transcends simple narrative, going beyond the reality of Jesus to the mystery... |
J. S. BACH / MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER / ARCANGELO CORELLI / etc
A Baroque Christmas (Limited Edition) Akademie fur Alte Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, René Jacobs / Ensemble 415,Chiara Banchini / Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé [ Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Ranging from unaffected simplicity to elaborate polyphony, the composers of the 17th and 18th centuries left us some of the most sublime pages of sacred music intended to tell the story of the Nativity. The extraordinary musical legacy produced as a... |
Poulenc
Poulenc-Mass in G, Prayers of St. Francis, Motets for Christmas & Lent Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Robert Shaw director [ Telarc Records / CD - released 22/Sep/2003 ] Telarc Classics - Top quality recordings at mid-price. |
LAURIDSEN / BYRD / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / WHITACRE / HOLST / etc
A Choral Christmas The Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood (director) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] A leading light in the world of youth choral music, the Rodolfus Choir is made up of choristers from ages 16-25 who are past and present participants of the Eton Choral Courses, begun by the choir's director Ralph Allwood in 1980. |
Sheryl Crow
Home for Christmas [ Interscope Records / CD - released 23/Oct/2008 ] This Christmas album from Sheryl Crow was produced by Bill Bottrell [he also produced her debut album 'Tuesday Night Music Club'], and features the original song "There is a Star That Shines Tonight". |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Hodie Christus Natus Est [Christmas Mass] / etc The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro Palestrina Edition Volume 2 / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] Following the success of the first volume in their Palestrina series which won the International Classical Music Award for Early Music, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen release the second recording in the series which has a Christmas... |
BYRD / TALLIS / LASSUS / VICTORIA etc
A Renaissance Christmas The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD ] Following The Sixteen's hugely successful album, 'Song of the Nativity', which featured Christmas music from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, this new seasonal offering explores a stunning selection of festive works from the Renaissance. The... |
TRADITIONAL
Traditional Christmas Carol Collection The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] "Simple, sincere and thoroughly engaging" American Record Guide |
TRADITIONAL
Traditional Christmas Carol Collection Vols 1 & 2 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] CORO is very proud to release a double CD containing wonderful, festive music that deserves to be better known. The collection is both traditional and genuine, and performances have been kept as close as possible to the original texts. |
J. S. BACH / SCHELLE / KUHNAU
Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig Solomon's Knot's, Jonathan Sells [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "A glittering debut recording for the musicians, whose live sound has been decanted beautifully here in celebration of three of Leipzig's finest. Bach's offering shines brightest" BBC Music Five Stars |
St George's Chapel Choir Windsor / James Vivian, Luke Bond
Christmas at St George's Windsor [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] The Choir of St George's Chapel, world famous through its royal patronage, is one of this country's foremost, participating in daily services throughout the year at its Windsor Castle home. Here the choir performs a wide range of music appropriate... |
LOBO / GUERRERO / MORALES / VICTORIA
A Spanish Nativity Stile Antico [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] The Spanish 'Golden Age' witnessed an astonishing musical flowering, worthy of Spain's new-found preeminence on the world stage. Focusing on works for Christmas and Epiphany, Stile Antico explores this glittering musical treasury, drawing together an... |
Susan Boyle
Home For Christmas [ Sony / CD - released 22/Nov/2013 ] A selection of traditional Christmas songs that her fans old & new will love. Includes duets with elvis Presley (Oh Come, All ye Faithful), and Johnny Mathis (When A Child Is Born). |
Various Artists
Christmas All Over The World [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Nov/2002 ] |
Various Artists
Christmas At Downton Abbey [ Warner Music UK / 2 CD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] A collection of festive hymns and classic carols, from the much loved, award-winning television series. The album is made up of 36 classic Christmas carols from the huge Warner Music classics archive including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Good King... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthology Various Artists [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2009 ] |
Various Artists
Ost: Arthur Christmas [ Sony Classical / CD - released 14/Nov/2011 ] |
Various Artists
Simply Christmas [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Nov/2006 ] |
Various Artists incls Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, Amy Grant, Michael Buble, Bon Jovi, etc
A Very Special Christmas (25th Anniversary Edition) [ Universal Music International / 2 CD - released 22/Nov/2012 ] 2012 marked the 25th anniversary of the AVSC series and to celebrate, the first edition of the 1987 album is combined with a brand new 25th year edition as a bonus CD. |