Saturday, December 31, 2011

NATT I BETLEHEM
Solveig Slettahjell, vocal
Tord Gustavsen, piano
Sjur Miljeteig, trumpet

KKV
THE FEAST OF FOOLS
New London Consort
Philip Pickett, dir.

Éditions de l'Oiseau-Lyre
SYMPHONY NO. 7
Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
John Elliot Gardiner, cond.

Archiv
WORDS OF EARNEST
Goose Creek Symphony

Capitol
THE HERMIT
John Renbourn

Transatlantic
LIGHT OF THE STABLE
The Christmas Album
Emmylou Harris

Warner Bros.
KENTUCKY CHRISTMAS, OLD AND NEW
Jean Ritchie
Family and Friends
Hesperus

Greenhays

Thursday, December 29, 2011

STEFAN GROSSMAN & JOHN RENBOURN
Stefan Grossman
John Renbourn

Kicking Mule
3
Marchel Ivery

Leaning House Jazz
3: ALL THINGS BEING SILENT
The Owl Service

Rif Mountain
ENCHANTED CAROLS:
A Feast of Christmas Music
Victorian Music Boxes, Handbells, Church Bells, Barrel Organs, Street Pianos, Handbell Choir & Brass Band

MHS via Saydisc/Valley
CHRISTMAS IN ANGLIA
Early English Music for Christmastide
Ensemble for Early Music
Frederick Renz, dir.

Nonesuch

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

THYS YOOL
A Medieval Christmas
The Martin Best Ensemble

Nimbus

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

THE CHARLIE BYRD CHRISTMAS ALBUM
Charlie Byrd

Concord
THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
Narada Artists Compilation

Narada
A GUITAR FOR CHRISTMAS
Liona Boyd

CBS


CHRISTMAS WITH EDDY ARNOLD AND HENRY MANCINI
Eddy Arnold and Henry Mancini

RCA Victor

Monday, December 26, 2011

PALESTRINA MASS "HODIE CHRISTUS NATUS EST"
Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina, Josquin Desprez, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Tomas Luis De Victoria, Ercole Pasquini, Giovanni Anerio, Domenico Mazzocchi, Iacomo Carissimi
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh, dir.

Archiv
NOW YOU ARE CAUGHT UP IN THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Various Artists

Feral Cat Records
SING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS
Six Centuries of European Christmas Music
The Christmas Revels
John Langstaff, artistic director

Revel Records
CHRISTMAS AT YORK MINSTER
The Choir of York Minster
Philip Moore, Organist and Master of Music
John Scott Whiteley, organ

York
WEIHNACHTSHISTORIE
Historia der Freuden- und Gnadenreichen Geburth SWV 435
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren SWV 344
Die Sieben Worte unseres lieben Erlösers und Seligmachers Jesu Christi SWV 478
Heinrich Schütz
Musicalische Compagney

DGM

Sunday, December 25, 2011

TO DRIVE THE COLD WINTER AWAY
Christmas Revels in Renaissance England
The Dufay Collective

Dufay
BARENAKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Barenaked Ladies

Desperation
CHRISTMAS
Sonos Handbell Ensemble

Well Tempered Productions
A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN
Various Artists
Brian O'Donovan, producer

WGBH/Rounder
HARK!
Richard Stoltzman

RCA Victor
A TAPESTRY OF CAROLS
Maddy Prior with
The Carnival Band

MHS via Saydisc


LUTHERAN MASS FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING

Michael Praetorius

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Boys Choir and Congregational Choir of Roskilde Cathedral

Paul McCreesh, dir.



Archiv

Saturday, December 24, 2011

A RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS
The Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, dir.

Nonesuch
ANCIENT NOËLS
Maggie Sansone and Ensemble Galilei

Maggie's Music
CRESCENT CITY CHRISTMAS CARD
Wynton Marsalis

Columbia
WASSAIL! WASSAIL!
Early American Christmas Music
Christmas Revels
with Jean Ritchie & Robert J. Lurtsema
John Langstaff, dir.

Revel Records
CHRISTMAS
Bruce Cockburn

Columbia
A NEW POSSIBILITY:
Guitar Soli Christmas Album
John Fahey

Takoma

Friday, December 23, 2011

A CELTIC CHRISTMAS
Peace On Earth
Windham Hill Artists

Windham Hill
BLUE LIGHT 'TIL DAWN
Cassandra Wilson

Blue Note
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM GERMANY
Will Glahe and his Orchestra with Children's Choir

London
HOT JAZZ FOR A COOL YULE
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band

Riverwalk Jazz
HI-FIDELITY HOLIDAY
Esquivel, Keb' Mo', Cocteau Twins, Dean Martin, Combustible Edison, Leonard Cohen, Three Wise Men (XTC), El Vez, James Brown, The Alarm, Temptations, Peggy Lee, Robbie Robertson, Blue Hawaiians, Bobby Darin

Starbucks - EMI
A MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS
The Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen, dir.

Nonesuch