Monday, December 31, 2018



THE FEAST OF FOOLS
La Fête des Fous – Das Narrenfest
New London Consort
Philip Pickett - director

L'Oiseau-Lyre

SING WE NOW OF CHRISTMAS
Six Centuries of European Christmas Music
The Christmas Revels
John Langstaff - director

Revel Records

A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
Heinrich Schütz, Henry Purcell, Andrea Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi, Michael Praetorious
Heinrich Schütz Choir
  Paul Esswood, Ian Partridge, Stafford Dean - soloists
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Camden Wind Ensemble
Charles Spinks - organ
Sir Roger Norrington - conductor

London


AN AMERICANA CHRISTMAS
Vassar Clements
Norman & Nancy Blake
Roy Huskey, Jr.
...and friends

Koch

CAROLS FOR ALL SEASONS
Jean Ritchie - vocals, dulcimer
Robert Abramson - harpsichord
LaNoue Davenport - recorder


Tradition

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Cyrus Chestnut
& Friends

Atlantic

TRADITIONAL & MODERN CAROLS
The Pro Arte Singers 
Indiana University Children's Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier - director

Harmonia Mundi USA

Sunday, December 30, 2018


ON YOOLIS NIGHT  
Medieval Carols & Motets  
Anonymous 4
 
Harmonia Mundi

SUITES FOR RECORDER
Henry Purcell
A Collection of Ayres for Recorders
François Dieupart
Six Suites for Recorder
La Simphonie du Marais
Hugo Reyne - director

Virgin Veritas X2

Saturday, December 29, 2018


A TOOLBOX CHRISTMAS
Woody Philips

Gourd Music


Sort of a sentimental, melodic Einstürzende Neubauten for the Holidays.

DISCREET MUSIC
An arrangement for cello, violin, soprano saxophone, electric guitar, double bass, vibraphone, piano, flute, gongs. Recorded live on August 19, 2011.
Brian Eno
Contact
Jerry Pergolesi - director, arranger

Cantaloupe

FOR THE FEAST OF ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY
Gregorian Chant from Canterbury Cathedral
The Lay Clerks of Canterbury Cathedral
David Flood - Master of the Choristers

Metronome

THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT THOMAS BECKET
The Unfinished Vespers: December 29 1170
Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge
Mary Berry - director

Herald

Friday, December 28, 2018


A STAR IN THE EAST
Medieval Hungarian Christmas Music
Anonymous 4

Harmonia Mundi USA

A GREAT BIG CHRISTMAS
The Christmas Album
Tuba Meisters

tubameisters.com

A WAVERLY CONSORT CHRISTMAS
From East Anglia to Appalachia
Waverly Consort
Michael Jaffee - director

Virgin Veritas

THE NEW POSSIBILITY
Guitar Soli Christmas Album
John Fahey

Takoma



BETHLEHEM AFTER DARK
Butch Thompson - piano
Laura Sewell - cello

Daring Records

MY HOLIDAY
Mindy Smith

Vanguard

WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Johann Sebastian Bach
Theo Adam, Peter Schreier, Annelies Burmeister, Arleen Auger
Dresdner Kreuzchor
Dresdner Philharmonie
Martin Flämig - conductor

Berlin Classics

Thursday, December 27, 2018


CHRISTMAS WITH SONOS HANDBELL ENSEMBLE
Sonos Handbell Ensemble
James Meredith - director

Well-Tempered Productions

A RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS
The Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen - director

Nonesuch

CHRISTMAS VESPERS
Heinrich Schütz
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh - director

Archiv Produktion

Wednesday, December 26, 2018



HARK!
Richard Stoltzman
Eddie Gomez, Dave Samuels, Bill Douglas, Jeremy Wall
Boys Choir of Harlem

RCA Victor

Tuesday, December 25, 2018


HOT JAZZ FOR A COOL YULE
Live from the Riverwalk Landing
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band

Pacific Vista - Riverwalk

A TAPESTRY OF CAROLS
Maddy Prior
The Carnival Band

MHS via Saydisc

HI-FIDELITY HOLIDAY
A Holiday Compilation in Stereo
Esquivel, Keb' Mo', Cocteau Twins, Dean Martin, Combustible Edison, Leonard Cohen, XTC, El Vez, James Brown, The Alarm, The Temptations, Peggy Lee, Robbie Robertson, The Blue Hawaiians, Bobby Darin

Starbucks/EMI

CHRISTMAS
Bruce Cockburn

Columbia

AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS
Carols, Hymns, and Spirituals: 1770 - 1870
Anonymous, Christmas Traditional, American Traditional, John Jacob Niles, John Francis Wade, George Frederick Handel, American Anonymous, Benjamin Franklin White, William Billings, Patsy Williamson, Carl Thiel, Daniel Read
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen - director

Erato

CELTIC CHRISTMAS
Windham Hill Sampler
Various Artists

Windham Hill

THE CHRISTMAS STORY
Told in Plainchant, Motets, Dialogues & Folk Carols
Theatre of Voices
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier - director

Harmonia Mundi

WASSAIL! WASSAIL!
Early American Christmas Music
Christmas Revels
with Jean Ritchie & Robert J. Lurtsema
John Langstaff - director

Revels Records

LUTHERAN MASS FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING
Michael Praetorius
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Boys Choir and Congregational Choir of Roskilde Cathedral
Paul McCreesh - director

Archiv Produktion

A MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS
The Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen - director

Elektra Nonesuch Erato

Monday, December 24, 2018


A WINTER'S SOLSTICE
Windham Hill Artists

Windham Hill



ANCIENT NOËL
Basque and Galician carols from Spain, medieval Dutch and French carols, and Renaissance tunes by Tilman Susato
Maggie Sansone - hammered dulcimer, direction
Ensemble Galilei
Marcia Diehl - recorder, bowed psaltery, pennywhistle
Jim Brooks - recorder, concertina
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
Carolyn Surrick - treble viol, bass viola da gamba
with
Bonnie Rideout - Scottish fiddle
Zan McLeod - cittern, guitar
Ben Harms - hand drums, medieval tambourine

Maggie's Music

THE TRUMPET CHILD
Over the Rhine

Great Speckled Dog

A FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS


Sunday, December 23, 2018




I SING THE BIRTH
Anonymous - Byrd - Smith - Perotin - Palestrina - Clemens - Plainchant
New York Polyphony

Avie

DREAM SEASON
The Christmas Harp
Yolanda Kondonassis - harp
Jurji Konje - percussion

Telarc

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR SOLO GUITAR
Traditional
Charlie Byrd - guitar

Koch

AFTER THE REQUIEM
and other works
Gavin Bryars

ECM New Series


NOËLS CELTIQUES
Celtic Christmas Music from Brittany
Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde

Green Linnet

Saturday, December 22, 2018


WOLCUM YULE
Celtic and British Songs and Carols
Anonymous 4 - vocal ensemble
Andrew Lawrence-Kings - harps

Harmonia Mundi USA

Friday, December 21, 2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018



VERLEIH UNS FRIEDEN GNÄDIGLICH
16th - 17th Century German Protestant Church Music
Hille Perl - treble viol
Anna Maria Friman - soprano
Lee Santana - lute
Sirius Viols

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Wednesday, December 19, 2018


VENETIAN VESPERS
First Vespers of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, as it might have been celebrated in St. Mark's in 1643
Monteverdi - Rigatti - Grandi - Cavalli
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh - director

Archiv

THE GLORY OF GABRIELI
Antiphonal Music for Brass Choirs
Giovanni Gabrieli
Empire Brass Quintet
and Friends
Rolf Smedvig - conductor

Telarc