Today's Playlist

hour 1

• Benjamin Britten
  In Freezing Winter Night and Deo Gracias!, from A Ceremony of Carols
  The Sixteen, Sioned Williams, harp, Harry Christophers, director
  
• Traditional (arranged by Craig Phillips)
  The Darkest Midnight in December
  New York Polyphony
  Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis
  
• Arvo Part
  Christmas Lullaby
  The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
  
• George Frideric Handel
  Excerpts from the Messiah, HWV 56
  The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, conductor
  MusikFest Erzgebirge, Marienberg, Germany
  

hour 2

• Alexander Glazunov
  Excerpts from the Seasons, Op. .67
  The Philharmonia Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
  
• Eriks Esenvalds
  Fanfare for Orchestra
  The German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
  Congress Hall, Saarbrucken, Germany
  
• Sheena Phillips
  The Christmas Bird
  The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Michele Frisch, flute, Philip Brunelle, director
  Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis
  
• Bruce Adolphe
  Santa and Isolde
  The Metropolitan Opera Brass
  
• David Lovrien
  Minor Alterations No. 2 (Christmas Through the Looking Glass)
  The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
  Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
  
• Caspar Othmayr
  This Evenfall 'tis Snowing
  The Taylor Festival Choir, Robert Taylor, director
  
• Peteris Vasks
  Distant Light
  Alina Pogostkina, violin, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
  Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
  
• Stephen Paulus
  Pilgrims' Hymn
  The National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, director
  Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis