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HOLIDAY 2012

HOLIDAY 2012 

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reissue FOr 2012 

Halie Loren & Matt Treder 

Many Times, Many Ways: A Holiday Collection 

Genre: Holiday/Jazz 

Justin Time Records 

Cat # JTR 8553 

Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) 

Number of Discs: 1 

Digipak, Box Lot 40 

Street Date: 9/11/12 

d U.S. ORdERS ONLY 

REISSUE foR 2012 

“A jazz-infused cycle of popular and rare holiday numbers that are rendered with a torchy romanticism that just begs for hot 

toddies and cedar logs roaring in the fireplace.” — Eugene Weekly 

A solid holiday collection—including standards and originals—indispensable for Christmas listening! On this warm, intimate holiday 

album, Halie Loren’s voice is silky, deep, serious, and sexy, beautifully accompanied by the incomparable piano stylings of Matt 

Treder. Originally recorded in 2008, this wonderful Christmas album has been out of print for years. 

Halie Loren: vocals 

Matt Treder: piano 

Track Listing: The Christmas Song • Winter Wonderland • Blue Holiday • Sugar Cookies • Let It Snow • Grown Up Christmas List • 

Home For The Holidays • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas • Santa Baby • From The Mouths Of Babes • Nature Boy 

DL Media will service jazz and holiday-themed web and traditional radio and press (including blogs and jazz magazine websites). 

Facebook campaign, direct-to-fan newsletters, and e-blasts.

Various Artists 

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 



Cat # JTR 245 






NEW foR 2012 

NeW FOr 2012 HOLIDAY 2012 

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is a beautiful new seasonal collection from Canada’s premier jazz label, sure to become a 

holiday favorite! The album features both standards and new compositions, as well as previously unreleased tunes, masterfully portrayed 

by such artists as Hilary Kole, Oliver Jones & Ranee Lee, Johanne Blouin, Taurey Butler, Diana Krall, and the late Hank Jones. 

Track Listing: Hilary Kole: Let It Snow • Oliver Jones: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir: 

Christmas Calypso Medley • Taurey Butler: Little Drummer Boy • Diana Krall: Jingle Bells • Hank Jones: The Christmas Song • 

Ranee Lee & Oliver Jones: A Christmas Day • Quartango: Minuit Chrétien/O Holy Night • Johanne Blouin: Mon Beau Sapin • 

Coral Egan: You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch • Rob McConnell Tentet: The Christmas Medley • Diana Krall: The Christmas Song • 

Hilary Kole: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 

DL Media will service jazz and holiday-themed web and traditional radio and press (including blogs and jazz magazine websites). 

Facebook campaign, direct-to-fan newsletters, and e-blasts. 

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B3 Kings 

You Better Watch Out! 


Cellar Live 

Cat # CLF 82511 





D U.S. ORDERS ONLY 



Shades of Christmas 


The Gold Label 

Cat # GLD 82052 

Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) 




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Classic Christmas hits never had such a funky twist as they do with the 

combined talents of these four Vancouver jazz impresarios! You Better Watch 

Out! includes Christmas music played in the style of the great ’60s organ 

groups, and features the lush vocals of one of Canada’s most renowned singers, 

Denzal Sinclaire, alongside continuous JazzWeek charter Cory Weeds. 

Denzal Sinclaire: voice, drums 

Cory Weeds: tenor saxophone 

Chris Gestrin: B3 organ 

Bill Coon: guitar 

Track Listing: You Better Watch Out • Christmas Dreaming • Do You Hear 

What I Hear • Skating • There’s A Train Out For Dreamland • The Holly & The 

Ivy • Ave Maria • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas • Angels We Have 

Heard On High • Joy To The World • Bring A Torch Isabella • Silent Night 

Radio campaign by Lisa Reedy Promotions. 

A diverse group of the best jazz musicians in L.A. and beyond come together 

to create this innovative collection of Christmas favorites with an international 

jazz flair! Includes performances by internationally renowned artist Rachel 

Diggs, whose song “Hands of Time” from her Center of the Earth CD 

continues to be featured on ABC Family’s popular show “Pretty Little Liars.” 

Track Listing: Russell Ferrante Trio + Bob Mintzer: Santa Claus is Coming 

to Town • David Diggs feat. Bob McChesney: Hark The Herald Angels Sing 

(trombone version) • Eric Brenton: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • Rachel 

Diggs: O Come O Come Emmanuel • Russell Ferrante Trio: I Heard The 

Bells on Christmas Day • Eric Brenton: Doxology/Ode To Joy • Matt Harris, 

Bob McChesney & Domenic Genova: Winter Wonderland • Russell Ferrante 

Trio: I’ll Be Home For Christmas • Kait Dunton Trio: The Holly and the Ivy • 

Bobby Rodriguez: Oh Christmas Tree • Tommy Davy: Have Yourself A Merry 

Little Christmas • Dave Siebels Trio: Angels We Have Heard On High • Matt 

Harris: Christmas Wish • Stewart W. Foster: What Child Is This

Gary U.S. Bonds 

Christmas Is ON! 

Genre: Holiday/Pop 

G.L.A. Records 

Cat # GUS 1002 

Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) 


Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 





On the first holiday CD of his career, Gary U.S. Bonds turns up the heat and, as usual, brings the party! 

Gary U.S. Bonds: vocals 

Mark Leimbach: guitar 

Hal Selzer: bass 

Lance Stark: drums 

Dennis Dibrizzi: keyboards 

Laurie Anderson: vocals 

Laurie C. Anderson: vocals 

John Digiulio: drums 

Paul Page: bass 

Track Listing: Christmas Is On! • Santa Claus is Coming to Town • It’s Christmas in Nu Awlins • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • 

Christmas is a Phone Call Away • White Christmas • Santa Bring My Baby Home To Me • Spend Christmas with Me • Tis the Season 

To Be Loving You • Baby, Baby It’s Christmas 

Radio promotion, press, and e-media will be utilized. 

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Randal Hammel 

Christmas is in the Air 

Classic holiday-inspired piano arrangements by one of 

America’s most gifted pianists! 

Randal Hammel: piano 

Track Listing: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas • 

I’ll Be Home For Christmas • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel • 

Silver Bells • Winter Wonderland • White Christmas • Hark! The 

Herald Angels Sing • The Christmas Song • Next Year • What 

Are You Doing New Year’s Eve • Mary Did You Know • Have 

Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 

Three Bridges 

Christmas Must Be Tonight 

An upbeat, joyful collection of new and classic Christmas songs. 

Three Bridges: vocals 

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Mansion Entertainment 

Cat # MHS 5414 
















Track Listing: Christmas Must Be Tonight • White Christmas • 

Mary Did You Know • It Came Upon A Midnight Clear • Mary 

Had A Baby • He Came Here For Me • Immanuel/O Come All 

Ye Faithful • It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year • Noel • 

Louisiana Christmas 



A Gatlinburg Country Christmas 

Beautiful stringed instrumental music, featuring traditional and 

well-known Christmas songs. 

Bobby All: guitar, mandolin 

Genre: Holiday/Country 


Cat # MHS 904 

Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) 






Track Listing: White Christmas • Silent Night • God Rest Ye 

Merry Gentlemen • Jingle Bells • The Christmas Song • Joy 

To The World • O Come All Ye Faithful • Silver Bells • I’ll Be 

Home For Christmas • Away In A Manger • The First Noel • 

O Little Town Of Bethlehem 




Price Code: 4O (SRP $55.99) 







One Hundred One Treasured Christmas Songs & Carols 

Well-known traditional Christmas songs, beautifully packaged in 

a 4-CD digipak! 

Includes: Carol Of The Bells • Christ Was Born On Christmas 

Day • What A Wonderful World • The Christmas Song • Come 

On Ring Those Bells • Do You Hear What I Hear • The First 

Noel • O Little Town Of Bethlehem • Jingle Bells • God Rest Ye 

Merry Gentlemen • Birthday Of A King • I Heard The Bells On 

Christmas Day • Jesus, What A Lovely Name • Mary Did You 

Know • Joy To The World • O Come, O Come Emmanuel • Next 

Time We Meet • New Star Shining • O Come All Ye Faithful • 

O Little Town Of Bethlehem • The First Noel • Silent Night • 

Silver Bells • They Shall Go Out Weeping • Angels We Have 

Heard On High • White Christmas • and many more!

Susie Arioli 

Christmas Dreaming 


Jazzheads 

Cat # JZH 1194 








“Rich and warm are the bywords for Susie Arioli’s voice, which can be smokier than a speakasy.” — John Gilbert, eJazz 

Christmas Dreaming evokes the true essence of the holiday season: purity, filled with joy and love! Reaching Gold Record status in 

Canada, the CD contains touches of jazz and country music. This NPR darling’s vocal delivery is ear candy to jazz radio! 

Susie Arioli: voice, snare 

Jordan Officer: guitar, vocals, mandolin 

Bill Gossage: bass, vocals 

Michael Jerome Browne: guitar 

Track Listing: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas • Winter Wonderland • Blue Christmas • Call Collect For Christmas • I’ll Be 

Home For Christmas • I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm • When You Wish Upon A Star • La Peregrinacion • Old Toy Trains • 

What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? • Christmas Dreaming • Ave Maria 

Promotion via Two for the Show Media, Michael Moryc Radio Promotions, and Blue Chord Media. 

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The Revels 

The Christmas Revels 

Cat # REV 1078 

Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) 



The original Christmas Revels recording features many 

audience favorites! 

The Revels 

Christmas Day in the Morning 





This beautiful recording focuses on that mystical time when 

Christian celebration mingled with pagan rituals. 

The Revels 

A Child’s Christmas Revels 





This enchanting collection featuring the Revel’s Children’s Chorus 

includes 29 carols, games, and songs. 

The Revels 

A Victorian Christmas Revels 





One of the most popular and enduring Christmas Revels is captured 

in this spirited collection! 

The Revels 

Welcome Yule: An English 

Christmas Revels 





This CD highlights the best of Revels’ most popular English-themed 

Christmas productions. 

previOusly available 

The Revels 

Wassail! Wassail! 





Seasonal music from southern Appalachia, colonial New England, 

the Shaker sect, and Native & African American traditions. 

The Revels 

Sing We Now of Christmas 





The cast of the Cambridge Revels wanders through six 

centuries of European holiday music. 

Karelian Folk Ensemble 

To Drive the Dark Away 





Thirty-nine traditional songs and dances for the winter 

solstice, performed by the Karelian Folk Ensemble. 

The Revels 

Rose & Thistle 





This CD features the radiant voice of soprano Jayne 

Tankersley and the robust sound of baritone David Coffin. 

The Revels 

Sing Noël: A European 

Christmas Revels 





A joyous holiday CD for the entire family, with 21 selections 

of stunning music, choral works, and carols.

The Christmas Revels 

Strike the Harp: An Irish Christmas Revels 

Genre: Holiday 

Revels Records 

Cat # REV 2012 



Packaging TBD, Box Lot TBD 





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Perfect for the holidays, this joyous and bountiful recording of Irish hymns, songs, and carols features a terrific Irish band, an amazing 

chorus of adults and children, and brilliant soloists. Although studio recorded, the music on the CD is drawn from stage performances 

known as “The Christmas Revels,” performed annually coast-to-coast in nine cities across the country. 

David Coffin, Mary Casey: vocals 

The Christmas Revels Chorus 

Track Listing: TBD 

In December 2012, The Christmas Revels will be performed in the following locations: 

Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA 

Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 

Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO 

University of Houston’s Wortham Theater, Houston, TX 

Oakland Scottish Rite Center, Oakland, CA 

Scottish Rite Center, Portland, OR 

Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA 

Rialto Theater, Tacoma, WA 

George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, Washington DC 

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Pink Martini 

Joy to the World Pt. 1 


Heinz Records 

Cat # HNZ 8 

Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) 


LP Jacket; Box Lot TBD 

PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE 


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Pink Martini 

Joy to the World Pt. 2 


Heinz Records 

Cat # HNZ 9 

Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) 


LP Jacket; Box Lot TBD 



“Like a glitter-flecked bauble on a snow-flocked bough, this album plays up the holidays’ sparkling side.” — New York Times 

“You’ll feel all shiny and bright after imbibing this intoxicating holiday cocktail.” — Chicago Sun-Times 

“A near-perfect blend of spirituality and festivity, Joy to the World lets listeners hear the holidays with new ears, and maybe see 

it with fresh eyes, too.” — All Music Guide 

The first two volumes in a series of three limited edition 10” vinyl records of festive holiday music from around the world! Both 

volumes feature clear vinyl, in editions limited to 2,000 copies, with embossed snowflake packaging. Pink Martini pledges to donate 

100% of this record’s sale profits directly to charities working to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression worldwide. 

PART 1: White Christmas (parts I & II) featuring Saori Yuki • Shchedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol) • Santa Baby • Elohai • Little 

Drummer Boy 

PART II: Congratulations–A Happy New Year Song • Do You Hear What I Hear? • La Vergine Degli Angeli • We Three Kings • 

A Snowglobe Christmas

Pink Martini 

Joy to the World 


Heinz Records 

Cat # HNZ 7 



Digipak; Box Lot TBD 



previOusly available HOLIDAY 2012 

A lovely, globally inclusive holiday album for the 21 st century! Pink Martini brings its festive globetrotting approach to the holidays 

with an exploration of glorious seasonal music from around the world, featuring traditional holiday favorites alongside gorgeous, 

lesser-known discoveries, all imbued with Pink Martini’s signature “little orchestra” sound! 

The CD features an array of guests, including Japanese pop star Saori Yuki and NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro, backed by a fabulous 

gathering of Portland choirs. In the gorgeous 3-D packaging, each layer of buildings is a separate flap, giving the city four layers of die-cut 

depth. The digipak is covered by a clear plastic panel, on which the album title is printed, along with delicate white snowflakes. 

China Forbes: vocals/Thomas Lauderdale: piano/Gavin Bondy, Robert Taylor: horns/Dan Faehnle: guitar/Phil Baker: bass/Nicholas 

Crosa, Pansy Chang: strings/Timothy Nishimoto: vocals, percussion/Derek Rieth, Brian Davis, Martin Zarzar: percussion/Maureen 

Love: harp/Saori Yuki: guest vocals/Ari Shapiro: guest vocals/Cantor Ida Rae Cahana: guest vocals/Timothy Jensen: woodwinds/Grace 

Fong: celeste/Patricia Costa Kim: accordion/Portland Boychoir/Pacific Youth Choir/Bells of the Cascades 

Track Listing: White Christmas • White Christmas (part II) • Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells) • Santa Baby • Elohai, N’tzor • Little 

Drummer Boy • Congratulations–A Happy New Year Song • Do You Hear What I Hear? • La vergine degli angeli • We Three Kings • 

A Snowglobe Christmas • Ocho Kandelikas • Silent Night • Auld Lang Syne 

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Geri Allen 

A Child Is Born 


Motéma Music 

Cat # MTM 69 



Digipak; Box Lot 35 




“A jazz pianist of mountainous experience and skill.” — All About Jazz 

“A rare combination of dazzling compositional skill and melodically inventive technique.” — JazzTimes 

“One of the most adept, graceful jazz pianists playing in today’s jazz scene.” — JazzReview 

On her first-ever holiday album, Geri Allen dives into her ocean-deep musical spirituality to come up with a series of angelic solo 

arrangements to laud the King of Kings in the season of giving. 

Geri Allen: Fazioli grand pianoforte, Farfisa organ, Rhodes piano, celeste 

Track Listing: Silent Night • Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel • It Came Upon A Midnight Clear • Angels We Have Heard on High • 

Let Us Break Bread Together • We Three Kings • Little Drummer Boy • The Lord’s Prayer • A Child Is Born

Mark O’Connor 

An Appalachian Christmas 


OMAC Records 

Cat # OMC 16 

Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) 






A perfect musical delight for Christmastime! These beautiful, lilting Christmas melodies take you right to the heartland with Mark 

O’Connor and a truly amazing all-star cast of music greats. 

Mark O’Connor: violin 

Renee Fleming, Alison Krauss: vocals 

James Taylor, Jane Monheit, Steve Wariner: vocals 

Sharon Isbin: guitar 

Yo-Yo Ma: cello 

Edgar Meyer: bass 

Chris Thile: mandolin 

Track Listing: The Christmas Song • Away In A Manger • O Christmas Tree • Sleigh Ride • Ol’ Blue • Carol Of The Bells • 

Slumberin’ My Darlin’ • Cherry Tree Carol • Winter Wonderland • We Wish You A Merry Christmas • Amazing Grace • One Winter’s 

Night • Now It Belongs To You • What Child Is This • Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring • Appalachia Waltz 

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Burnside Records 

Cat # BCD 4 



Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 




Burnside Records 

Cat # BCD 9 






Genre: Holiday/Celtic 

Alula Records 

Cat # ALU 3001 






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John Fahey 

The John Fahey Christmas Album 

In what ultimately proved to be the last Christmas album he would record before his death in 

2001, guitarist extraordinaire John Fahey left us with the ultimate Christmas gift: The John 

Fahey Christmas Album. The album contains 16 new songs not available on his previous holiday 

recordings, with accompanying cello, flute, and piano. 

John Fahey: guitar 

Track Listing: Jingle Bells • Angels from the Realms of Glory • Silent Night • Lo, How a Rose E’er 

Blooming • Irish Medley • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Santisima • Christ Is Born on Christmas 

Day • O’ Come Little Children/Ach du Lieber Augustine • Mary Had a Baby • The Little Drummer 

Boy • Good Christian Men, Rejoice, Rejoice • Spanish Carol • O Holy Night • Christ Is Born as 

Child of Man • Christmas Medley 

David Friesen & Jeannie Hoffman 

The Spirit of Christmas 

“David Friesen and Jeannie Hoffman put together a jazz-intensive album of holiday favorites with 

Spirit of Christmas … a nice Christmas album for jazz fans who want a good combination of new 

and classic songs for the next holiday season.” — All Music Guide, HHHH 

David Friesen: bass/Jeannie Hoffman: vocals/Jerry Hahn: guitar 

Track Listing: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town • Waiting For You At Christmas Time • Bach 

Minuet • Glory Halleluia • O Come All Ye Faithful • It’s Christmas Time Again • Silent Night • 

Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers • The Little Drummer Boy • O Holy Night • Sentimental 

‘Round Christmas • Joy to the World • Heirlooms • Bach and Us • What Child Is This? 

Norland Wind 

December Journey 

A musical travelogue through winter, December Journey is a heady mix of contemporary 

compositions that evoke the blissful quiet of the coldest season. Traditional styles from Ireland, 

Scotland, England, and more infuse this Celtic/Scandinavian collection of sweet melodies, lofty 

airs, and spirited dances and songs. 

Kerstin Blodig: guitar, vocals/Thomas Loefke: Celtic harp/Ian Melrose: guitar, synth 

Track Listing: When Christ Was Born • Stephen’s Day Session • The Promising Light • God Rest 

Ye Merry Gentlemen • Christmas on the Rocks • That Night in Bethlehem • Be Thou My Vision • 

Shining Christmas • A Christmas Without Song • Medley • Guiding Star • My Heart Is Always 

Moving • December Journey

The Outback Singers 

Christmas in Australia 

AIM Trading Co. 

Cat # AIM 1601 




It’s impossible not to enjoy these songs from famous Australian 

choral group The Outback Singers, featuring classic Christmas 

hits as well as favorite hymns. 


Christmas Cookies 

Arbors Records 

Cat # ARB 19122 

Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) 



Sweeten your holiday season with this tasty collection of jazz 

treats—20 freshly-baked holiday classics sure to appeal to your 

appetite for hot jazz and cool licks. 

Christoph Spendel 

Silent Night 

Blue Flame 

Cat # BLF 50342 




Christmas songs interpreted in a new jazz/pop framework by one 

of the leading jazz pianists in Germany. 

Capitol Steps 

Barackin’ Around the 

Christmas Tree 

Capitol Steps 

Cat # CTL SR 102309 

Price Code: G (SRP $8.99) 



A special Christmas release from the funniest group in Washington! 

Members of the Capitol Steps have worked in Congressional offices 

and represent years of House and Senate staff experience. 


John Sheridan 

Hooray for Christmas! 


Cat # ARB 19397 




John Sheridan leads a group of jazz greats—including the 

incomparable cornet player Warren Vache and stellar vocalist 

Rebecca Kilgore—through 13 rarely-recorded Christmas tunes. 


A Fresh Batch of Cookies 


Cat # ARB 19201 

Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) 



A fresh batch of goodies whipped up by master trumpeter 

Charlie Bertini and a sensational group of jazzmen. 

Bob McGrath 

Christmas Sing Along 

Bob’s Kids Music 

Cat # BOB 1803 




This beloved classic features 15 pop Christmas songs with 

backing from world-class musicians (including members of the 

Blues Brothers Band and the New York Pops). 

Capitol Steps 

All I Want For Christmas 

is a Tax Increase 

Capitol Steps 

Cat # CTL 1013 

Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) 



This classic Christmas release from the Capitol Steps includes 

“Dumber Boy,” “The Twelve Days of Clinton,” “Rosty the 

Chairman,” and many more! 

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Fred Penner 

Christmastime 

Casablanca Kids 

Cat # CKI 42017 

Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) 



A musical experience for all ages—definitely not just for 

kids—takes you around the world, celebrating holiday music in 

English, French, German, Spanish, Latin, and Ukrainian. 

Bruno Hubert Trio and 

The B3 Kings 

A Cellar Live Christmas 

Cellar Live 

Cat # CLF 82905 




Funky/swinging Christmas jazz! Denzal Sinclaire is one of 

North America’s premier vocalists. “Brings a different kind of 

joy to the holiday season” (All About Jazz). 


Blues, Blues Christmas 

Vo1. 2 1926–1958 

Document Records 

Cat # DOC 322015 

Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) 



Forty-four great blues, gospel, jazz, and doo-wop tracks feature 

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Orioles, Chuck Berry, Cecil Gant, 

Lightnin’ Hopkins, Little Fulson, Blind Blake, and more. 

Ellis Marsalis 

A New Orleans 

Christmas Carol 

ELM Records 

Cat # ELM 19790 




A nice, fun Christmas album that represents the holiday season and 

is great for the whole family, featuring familiar Christmas songs. 


Sharon, Lois & Bram 

Family Christmas 

Casablanca Kids 

Cat # CKI 42103 

Price Code: E (SRP $7.99) 



This family celebration of Christmas and Chanukah features 

24 beloved songs along with holiday recipes from Sharon, Lois 

& Bram! Originally released under the title Candles, Snow & 

Mistletoe in 1993. 


Blues, Blues Christmas 

Vo1. 1 1925–1955 

Document Records 

Cat # DOC 32209 

Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) 



Fifty-two great blues, jazz, boogie-woogie, and gospel tracks 

feature Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, Bessie Smith, Joe Turner, 

Lightnin’ Hopkins, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and more. 

Viva Girls 

A Viva Girls Christmas 

DOMO Music 

Cat # DMR 73132 

Price Code: B (SRP $4.99) 



Viva Girls present a unique East-meets-West twist somewhere 

between classical and pop music on their US musical debut, 

A Viva Girls Christmas. 

EverSound Music 

Tidings of Joy 


Cat # EVM 3509 




Beautifully reinterpreted perennial favorites alongside original 

compositions make up a musical tapestry that uniquely captures 

the warmth and joy of the season.


Christmas Healing Vol. 1 


Cat # EVM PVR 114 




“Soothing holiday music that will readily appeal to those 

who favor gentle, yet warmly emotive, interpretations” 

(ChristmasReviews.com). 


The Magic of Christmas 

Global Journey Media 

Cat # GJR 3634 

Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) 



A feast of traditional Christmas music that will capture the spirit 

of the season! Part of the Global Journey Holiday Collection, 

this new release features 55 minutes of great Christmas music. 

Boann’s Clan 

Celtic Christmas 






Subtle Celtic undertones and exquisite vocals capture the true 

magic of Christmas! Traditional Celtic Christmas tunes and old 

favorites with a Celtic accent give your Christmas a Celtic flavor 

this year. 

Pat Boone 

Family Christmas 


Cat # GLD 1001 





Cathedral Singers 

Catholic Christmas Classics 

GIA Publications 

Cat # GIA 590 




Classic, well-known religious Christmas songs and hymns, all 

beautifully performed by The Cathedral Singers, a professional 

recording group from Chicago. 


Angel Dreams 






A wonderful album of subtle nuance which will enchant and 

relax in equal measure features beautiful flute melodies that 

leave a lasting feeling of serenity. 


Angels 






Enjoy your own ethereal sanctuary as this beautiful album 

combines the subtle nuances of the heavenly realm with joyful, 

optimistic, and relaxing compositions. 

Debby Boone 

Home for Christmas 






Pat Boone and family’s classic Christmas album! The signature Christmas album for any Debby Boone fan! The 

song list features 11 Christmas, favorites including “Silent Night” 

and “White Christmas,” and a duet with Rosemary Clooney. 

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Pat Boone 

True Spirit of Christmas 






A dynamic Christmas album that takes you on a journey from 

whimsical and fun tunes, to heartwarming and moving songs. 

Wayne Watson 

King of Kings 






A soothing and elegant Christmas album with a beautiful, 

contemporary smooth jazz twist from Dove Award winner and 

Grammy® nominee Wayne Watson. 


The Feast of Chanukah 

Hataklit 

Cat # HKT 9384 




Chanukah songs for the holidays! These songs speak of both the 

valor and the fun associated with this holiday, and feature vocals 

in both Hebrew and English. 


Jewish Holiday Songs 

Hataklit 

Cat # HKT 214 




For obvious reasons, the Jewish holidays have spawned a 

wellspring of wonderful melodies. This CD will provide you 

with songs to celebrate every important biblical holy day. 


Stagecoach Santa DVD 



Price Code: F 



This touching film about hope, compassion, and holiday 

enjoyment touches on the hardships of life, and how they can be 

overcome by believing miracles can happen. 

Sha Na Na 

Rockin’ Christmas 






This is a holiday must-have that will bring excitement to every 

holiday party—the perfect stocking stuffer for kids and 

doo-woppers alike! 

Sunita Staneslow 

White Christmas in 

Jerusalem 

Hataklit 





Sunita Staneslow has played in concert halls and pubs from 

New Zealand to Tel Aviv. She specializes in both Jewish and 

Celtic music. 


Tabernacle Songs 

Hataklit 





Favorite songs for the festival of Succot and Simchat Torah 

interwoven with moving spirituals by singers such as Nava 

Loden and Jonathan Settel. An inspiring musical celebration!


Celebration of the 

Passover Seder 

Hataklit 





Sixteen songs for Passover, sung in Hebrew and English, as 

well as 14 blessings narrated in English by David Loden and a 

32-page English booklet containing blessings and songs. 

Original NBC TV Cast 

A Christmas Carol: 

The Musical 

Jay Records 

Cat # JAY 1386 




Dickens’ classic tale presented by an all-star cast including Kelsey 

Grammer, Jason Alexander, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jesse L. Martin, 

Jane Krakowski, Geraldine Chaplin, and Edward Gower! 

Oliver Jones, Ranee 

Lee and The Montreal 

Jubilation Gospel Choir 

A Celebration In Time 


Cat # JTR 234 




Consisting of standards and new compositions, the performances 

here are spellbinding—sure to become both an instant classic 

and a solid retail item! 


Justin Time for Christmas 

Vol. 2 


Cat # JTR 113 




An unusual seasonal record blending jazz, blues, and gospel 

features one of Diana Krall’s first seasonal recordings (“Jingle 

Bells”) and a marvelous duet between Ranee Lee and the late 

Ray Brown. 


Christian Forshaw 

Midwinter 

Integra Records 

Cat # ITG 1003 




From saxophone player Christian Forshaw comes a stirring 

collection of hymns and carols that includes a marching sound 

with a tinge of Mediterranean. 

Randy Klein 

Piano Christmas 

Jazzheads 

Cat # JZH 1149 




A gentle instrumental album of Christmas standards featuring 

beautifully played piano interpretations for quiet evenings 

of contemplation. 


Justin Time for Christmas 


Cat # JTR 75 




Justin Time’s first compilation of acclaimed seasonal music 

features Diana Krall’s first holiday recording as well as jazz 

heavyweights and legends Paul Bley and David Murray. 

Oliver Jones 

Yuletide Swing 


Cat # JTR 71 




An excellent seasonal jazz record that is so tuneful and joyous 

that it can be listened to year-round! 

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The Montreal Jubilation 

Gospel Choir 

Jubilation V: Joy To 

The World 


Cat # JTR 54 




The choir’s Juno Award-winning recording is definitely a CD 

that can be enjoyed year-round—a joyous blend of gospel and 

world music with a seasonal theme. 

Karaoke Gold 

Pop Christmas 

Karaoke Gold 

Cat # KGR 13032 




Sing along to pop renditions of holiday classics, made popular 

by artists such as Mariah Carey, Wham!, The Carpenters, Elvis 

Presley, The Beach Boys, and more. 

Daniel Kobialka 

In Heavenly Peace 

LiSem Enterprises 

Cat # DKM 311 




In Heavenly Peace seduces the listener with its distinctive 

interpretations of four masterpiece works by Beethoven and Bach. 

Instrumentations by the KOBLSAI New Soundings Ensemble. 

Susan Egan 

Winter Tracks 

LML Music 

Cat # LML 212 




Journey from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, mixing 

seasonal classics with fresh surprises from Broadway’s best 

modern writers. 


Karaoke Gold 

Country Christmas 

Karaoke Gold 

Cat # KGR 13031 




Sing along to country renditions of holiday classics, made 

popular by such artists as Wynonna Judd, Faith Hill, Vince Gill, 

George Strait, and more. 


An Esperanza Family 

Christmas Album 

Esperanza 

Cat # EPZ 1000 




Seventeen Christmas classics featuring Grammy Award winners 

Carlos Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras as well 

as Latin Grammy Award winners Marcos Witt, Julissa, and 

Alejandro Sanz. 

D.C. Anderson 

All Is Calm, All Is Bright 


Cat # LML 136 




One of Broadway and cabaret’s most compelling performers 

gathers holiday songs by contemporary writers and adds a few 

traditional favorites. 

Corky Hale 

Have Yourself a Jazzy 

Little Christmas 


Cat # LML 126 




This jazzy Christmas album from Corky Hale, considered to be 

one of the finest jazz harpists in the world, runs the gamut from 

popular tunes to traditional songs.

Russ Lorenson 

What I Want for Christmas 


Cat # LML 211 




Skip the Christmas caroling this year and slide in this holiday 

CD featuring songs by Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Jule Styne, 

Sammy Cahn, and Frank Loesser. 

Winter Wonderettes 

Winter Wonderettes 

(Original Studio Cast) 


Cat # LML 255 




This sequel to the hit off-Broadway musical The Marvelous 

Wonderettes features holiday classics, plus a few rare treasures, 

all in the Wonderettes’ signature four-part harmonies! 

Alexis Cole 

The Greatest Gift (Songs 

of the Season) 

Motéma Music 

Cat # MTM 26 




This contemporary jazz, world, and pop Christmas collection 

includes a swinging and sophisticated take on 11 Christmas 

standards plus an uplifting new classic, “Jesus is the Best Part 

of Christmas.” 

Terry Oldfield 

Silent Night, Peaceful Night 

New Earth Records 

Cat # NER 3014 




Terry Oldfield welcomes the Christmas season with a sublime 

collection of holiday tunes featuring serene arrangements, soft 

instrumentation and, of course, his trademark flute playing. 


Kevin Koelbl 

This Is Christmas Time 


Cat # LML 219 




A collection of Christmas classics that includes duets with Heidi 

Godt (Broadway’s Mamma Mia) and LML recording artist and 

Broadway star Tami Tappan Damiano. 

Nancy LaMott 

Just In Time For Christmas 

Midder Music 

Cat # MID 4 




The only Christmas CD by the late, great Nancy LaMott contains 

classics as well as beautiful, unusual songs you’ve never heard before. 

Deuter 

Celebration of Light 

New Earth Records 

Cat # NER 2905 




Deuter offers both easily-recognizable holiday carols, such as 

“Greensleeves” and “Silent Night,” as well as some rare pieces 

dating back to the 13 th century. 

Tom Grant 

Santa Claus Is Going To Town 

Nu-Wrinkle 

Cat # NUW 55502 




Thirteen holiday songs full of warmth, humor, and soul, 

featuring Rebecca Kilgore on the classic “Baby It’s Cold 

Outside” and a stirring version of “Silent Night,” featuring 

gospel/jazz singer Marilyn Keller. 

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Tom Grant and 

Rebecca Kilgore 

Winter Warm 

Nu-Wrinkle 

Cat # NUW 55506 




The warm glow from this Christmas record, a treasure from two 

Northwest jazz icons, will last well into the summer months. 

Ann Sweeten 

Christmas Presence 

Orange Band Records 

Cat # ORB 61890 




This unique holiday album combines Sweeten’s signature 

sound with traditional Christmas music and two original 

works. Nominated for Best Holiday Album at the 2008 NAR 

Lifestyle Awards. 

Buselli-Wallarab 

Jazz Orchestra 

Carol of the Bells 

Owl Studios 

Cat # OWL 101 




A true holiday classic featuring the unmistakable vocals of 

Everett Greene, listed as one of 2007’s “12 Discs of Christmas” 

by Jazziz magazine. 

Red Nativity 

One Holy Night 

Red Sea Records 

Cat # RSA 1 




Red Nativity includes award-winning artist Brulé, who tours 

regularly and takes the Red Nativity show on the road every 

holiday season! 


Kenny Brand 

A Kenny Brand Christmas 

Opcion Sonica 

Cat # OPC 927 




Features special guest singers from Toto, Tower of Power, 

Whitesnake, David Foster, and more! A tasteful combination of jazz, 

R&B, country, and rock, this is a perfect album for the holidays. 

Monika Herzig 

Peace On Earth 

Owl Studios 

Cat # OWL 134 




A collection of holiday classics mixed with fun and clever 

holiday originals sure to delight everyone. 


Christmas Around the World 

Playasound 

Cat # PLS 64002 




Sixteen traditional Christmas songs recorded in different 

countries! This album is full of love and tenderness, open to 

cultures around the world. 

Red Nativity 

Heavenly Peace 


Cat # RSA 10 




Holiday recordings flavored with a unique Native American 

sound, this is a top seller in all markets—the Mannheim 

Steamroller of Native American instrumental music!

Redheart 

Sacred Season 


Cat # RSA 5 




An outstanding debut recording performed by two musicians 

using Native American flute, saxophone, classical guitar, and 

hand drum. 

Winter Dreams 

The Panpipe Sounds 

of Christmas 

REL Records 

Cat # REL 505 




Beautifully performed and recorded, Panpipe Sounds of 

Christmas is an album destined to remain in your collection 

forever, to play and enjoy each festive season. 

Susie Tallman 

A Child’s Christmas 

Rock Me Baby Records 

Cat # RMB 91009 




More than an hour of fun and festive holiday songs, beautifully 

arranged carols, merriment, and stories sung by award winning 

artist Susie Tallman and her musical friends. 

Eve Graham & 

Sydney Devine 

Scottish Christmas 

Celebration 

Scotdisc 

Cat # SCT 735 




Three Scottish performers—Eve Graham, Sydney Devine, and 

Glasgow Phoenix Choir—perform Scottish Christmas classics. 


Paisley Abbey Choir 

Christmas Carol Concert 

REL Records 

Cat # REL 500 




Join the Choir in the historic splendor of Paisley Abbey as they 

gather by candlelight to sing some of the most beloved, festive 

seasonal carols. 


Christmas Moods 

REL Records 

Cat # REL 544 




The best way to enjoy the festive season is to be in the right 

mood! Capture the feeling of “goodwill to all people” with these 

wonderful, festive Christmas tunes. 

Eve Graham 

‘Til the Season Comes 

‘Round Again 

Scotdisc 

Cat # SCT 742 




A great holiday album from the former lead singer of The New 

Seekers features two tracks with choral accompaniment by the 

Glasgow Phoenix Choir. 

Jim Macleod & His Band 

Hogmanay Party From 

Blair Castle 

Scotdisc 

Cat # SCT 657 




A Scottish holiday party recorded live at Blair Castle features wellknown 

Scottish songs and various styles of highland/folk dances. 

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Scottish Christmas 

Celebration DVD 

Scotdisc 

Cat # SCT DVD 735 




Tom Kubis Big Band 

A Jazz Musician’s 

Christmas 

Sea Breeze Jazz 

Cat # SBJ 2121 




Jazzy renditions of popular Christmas tunes include “Joy to the 

World,” “Away in a Manger,” “O Holy Night,” “Let It Snow,” 

and more. 

Everstar 

Yuletide in the Shire 

Sequoia Records 

Cat # SQR 303 




Celtic-based traditional holiday carols inspired by the Lord of the 

Rings features classical holiday favorites. Instruments include 

flute, harp, piano, guitars, and more. 

Odetta 

Beautiful Star 

Silverwolf Records 

Cat # SWC 1103 




A collection of traditional and original spirituals sung by the 

majestic Odetta, whom Martin Luther King, Jr. called “the 

Queen of American Folk Music.” 


Hogmanay Party From 

Blair Castle DVD 

Scotdisc 

Cat # SCT DVD 657 




Steve Wariner 

Guitar Christmas 

Selectone Records 

Cat # CGP 1966 




Country artist Steve Wariner shows his chops with this holiday 

offering, featuring his take on twelve Christmas classics including 

“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” and “The Christmas Song.” 


A Very Green Christmas 

Seventh Wave Productions 

Cat # SWP 7091 




Peaceful, instrumental holiday favorites, written up in 

2008 as part of a special report in New Age Retailer about 

environmentally supportive CDs. 

Jana 

American Indian Christmas 

SOAR 

Cat # SOA 226 




Ten Christmas songs performed in ten different Native American 

languages by one Grammy Award-nominated performer!

Tom Barabas 

Magic In December 

Soundings of the Planet 

Cat # SPN 7203 




Enter a world of sound and enjoy the magic of the holy season 

year-round with these stunning arrangements of favorite holiday 

carols and original compositions. 


A Very Standard Christmas 

Standard Recording Co 

Cat # STD 1033 




Featuring 12 tracks from Standard artists and friends, this is a 

collection of indie rock Christmas songs that appeals equally to 

the holiday sentimentalist and anti-consumerist. 

Washington Symphonic 

Brass 

Ancient Airs for Brass 

& Organ 

Summit Records 

Cat # SMT 250 




These selections prominently convey a spirit of joy and 

celebration, with repertoire from previous centuries that inspires 

and pleases the ear. 

Boston Brass 

Christmas Bells Are 

Swingin’ 


Cat # SMT 424 




Boston Brass’s first offering of holiday cheer features the 

signature sound of the group performing holiday selections from 

around the world! 


Dean Evenson 

Healing in the Holy Land 

Soundings of the Planet 

Cat # SPN 7209 




Jewish, Christian, and Muslim music of the Middle East featuring 

Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Azam Ali, Jai Uttal, and Fadia El-Hage. 

M. Dee Stewart & 

Fabio Sampó 

Trombone Ornaments 


Cat # SMT 506 




Eleven arrangers from Los Angeles to London present 23 

premiere and/or unique arrangements of classic Christmas tunes 

for two trombones and a rhythm section. 

Boston Brass 

The Stan Kenton 

Christmas Carols 


Cat # SMT 464 




Merry Stan Kenton Christmas! This unique collection of holiday 

cheer features the great Christmas charts from the Kenton Band 

plus two new ones by JD Shaw and Sam Pilafian. 

Dixieland Ramblers 

Gumbo Christmas 


Cat # SMT 370 




Created and recorded in New Orleans, Gumbo Christmas 

combines your favorite holiday tunes with a little swing, a little 

cha cha, a little funk, and a lot of jazz. 

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Salvation Army Band 

Christmas Rejoicing 


Cat # SMT 1015 




One of the hard-to-find Salvation Army New York Staff Band 

recordings, now available from the Salvation Army through 

Summit Records. 

Carolina Brass 

Joy of the Season 


Cat # SMT 552 




This critically acclaimed brass group powers ahead with the 

NC Master Chorale to create an unforgettably warm and tasty 

holiday recording. 

Bill Anderson 

No Place Like Home 

On Christmas 

TWI Records 

Cat # TWB 108 




An amazing Christmas album from a member of the Country 

Music Hall of Fame and one of the most popular, enduring 

entertainers of our time! 

The Lara Brothers 

Parang: Caribbean 

Christmas with The 

Lara Brothers 

Winter & Winter 

Cat # WTR 139 

Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) 



Parang, usually associated with Christmas festivities, includes 

guitar, claves, box bass, flute, mandolin, and more. 



A Cool Brassy Night at the 

North Pole 


Cat # SMT 223 




Brassy, exuberant versions of some favorite holiday classics 

include “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “O Come, O Come, 

Emmanuel,” and more. 

Ann Malcolm 

Scenes of Christmas 

TCB Music 

Cat # TCB 21122 




Rarely heard Christmas songs, Cojazz style—something different 

for a change! Includes “Nino Lindo,” “The Coventry Carol,” 

“Caroling, Caroling,” and more. 


Cheery 

Waveform 

Cat # WAV 89103 




Music for the celestial season includes familiar songs that 

everyone will recognize. Formerly used by Amazon as their 

“hold music” during the holidays. 

Sixtine Group 

Pieces for Christmas Peace 

Zig-Zag Territoires 

Cat # ZIG 61104 




Rearranged classics feature a modern Dixie romp of “Frosty the 

Snowman” alongside a thudding acoustic bass version of “Amazing 

Grace,” a klezmer take on “Oh Hanukah,” and much more.

“A grand holiday stew made from deliciously blended sacred and secular ingredients.” 

— Cleveland Plain Dealer 

“Oikan ayns Bethlehem.” With these Gaelic words, a candle is lit, a procession 

is launched, and a haunting Christmas journey unfolds. Sacrum Mysterium, 

Apollo’s Fire’s hugely popular Celtic Christmas program, arrives on CD for 

the 2012 holiday season. Premiered in six sold-out concerts in their home base 

of Cleveland last December, Apollo’s Fire will take the program on the road in 

December 2012. 

DVD specs not provided. 

Apollo’s Fire 

Jeanette Sorrell: harpsichord & conductor 

Meredith Hall: soprano 

Ensemble Le Nef 

Sylvain Bergeron: conductor 

Track Listing: Processional: Oikan ayns Bethlehem (Manx Gaelic carol) • 

What Child is This? (Irish version) • Duan Nollaig (Scottish Gaelic Carol) • 

Wat ye what i got late yestreen (Instrumental) • Usheg Veg Ruy (Manx Gaelic 

lullaby) • Christmas Eve (Irish Reel) • Taladh Chriosta (Scottish Lullaby) 

Print Ads in Gramophone, BBC Music magazine, Songlines, Fanfare, and LISTEN. 

Targeting holiday gift guides, world music, and classical outlets for reviews. 

Targeting classical radio for holiday airplay. 

E-blast to Avie mailing list (c. 5,000). 

“Practically flawless.” — The Guardian 

Ring in the season with Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead, with 

resident orchestra Northern Sinfonia conducted by Simon Halsey and joined 

by the amassed Northern Sinfonia Chorus and youth choir Quay Voices. This 

festive live recording features something for everyone—traditional carols, 

popular tunes, and modern favorites—making it the perfect stocking filler for 

far-flung family and friends. 

Northern Sinfonia 

Northern Sinfonia Chorus 

Simon Halsey: conductor 

Roderick ELMS: Fanfare da Festa • Arr. Roderick ELMS: O Come, O Come 

Immanuel • J.G. EBERLING: All My Heart This Night • Arr. WILLCOCKS: 

The Sussex Carol • Arr. WILLCOCKS: The First Nowell • CHILCOTT: 

The Marvellous Birth • Trad/VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS: O Little Town of 

Bethlehem • Arr. HESKETH: In Dulci Jubilo • Trad:Hark! The herald angels 

sing • ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride • GOODALL: The Lord is my Shepherd • 

MATHIAS: Wassail Carol • Trad: Good King Wenceslas • Arr. CHILCOTT: 

Jingle Bells • FLETCHER: Ring Out, Wild Bells • Trad: O Come All ye 

Faithful • Arr. CHILCOTT: We Wish You a Merry Christmas 

Print advertising in Fanfare, LISTEN. 

Targeting holiday gift guides and classical radio for holiday airplay. 

E-blast to Avie mailing list (c. 5,000). 



Sacrum Mysterium: A Celtic Christmas 

Vespers (CD+DVD) 

Genre: Holiday/Classical 

Avie Records 

Cat # AVR 2269 

Price Code: 2I (SRP $21.99) 






Northern Sinfonia 

Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead 


Avie Records 








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The Sixteen 

A Traditional Christmas 

Carol Collection 

Cat # CRO 16043 




A collection of well-loved traditional Christmas carols perfect for 

creating a warm seasonal atmosphere. 

The Sixteen 

Christus Natus Est 

Cat # CRO 16027 




A medley of early English carols ranging from the demure to the 

rustic. A simple expression of joy and wonder! 

The Sixteen 

Hodie: An English Christmas 

Cat # CRO 16004 




Christmas music by Howells, Britten, Warlock, Tavener, and 

Leighton. “Outstanding, irrespective of the season” (Gramophone). 

Benjamin BRITTEN 

A Ceremony of Carols 

Cat # CRO 16034 




Benjamin Britten presents a touching evocation of boyhood lost, 

but never forgotten. 

Claudio MONTEVERDI 

Selva morale e spirituale 

Cat # CRO 16087 




Next to his Vespers of 1610, the Selva morale e spirituale of 1641 

is Monteverdi’s most significant and virtuosic collection. 


The Sixteen 

A Traditional Christmas Carol 

Collection Vol. II 

Cat # CRO 16085 




A second volume of wonderful, festive music that deserves to 

be better known! 

J.S. BACH 

Christmas Oratorio 

Cat # CRO 16017 

Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) 



The Christmas Oratorio is one of Bach’s greatest 

masterpieces, and this recording is one of The Sixteen’s finest. 

The Sixteen 

The Christmas Collection 

Cat # CRO 16054 

Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) 



From medieval carols with fiddles, harps, and drums to the 

traditional carols we know and love! 

G.F. HANDEL 

Messiah 

Cat # CRO 16062 

Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) 



This special set from The Sixteen, one of the most celebrated 

ensembles in the world, includes “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.” 

The Sixteen 

Sacred Music: A Christmas History 

Cat # CRO 16094 

Price Code: Q 



On the BBC’s groundbreaking TV series, The Sixteen and 

Simon Russell Beale explore the history of Christmas music!

Giovanni PALESTRINA 

Palestrina, Volume 2 


CORO 

Cat # CRO 16105 








“The performances are wonderfully alive to both the verbal and the musical meaning, the sound of the 18 voices of The Sixteen 

consistently warm and transparent.” — The Guardian 

After Volume 1 won the International Classical Music Award for Early Music, Volume 2 of The Sixteen’s new series devoted to 

Palestrina is based around his glorious antiphon for Christmas Day, Hodie Christus natus est. Palestrina’s legacy and impact on sacred 

music worldwide is second to none; he was a master craftsman whose music composers of all ages have attempted to emulate. 

The Sixteen 

Harry Christophers: conductor 

PALESTRINA: Motet: Hodie Christus natus est • Hymn: Christe Redemptor omnium • Magnificat Quinti toni • Tui sunt caeli • Reges 

Tharsis • Mass Hodie Christus natus est • Song of Songs No. 1: Osculetur me osculo oris sui • Song of Songs No. 2: Trahe me post te • 

Song of Songs No. 3: Nigra sum sed formosa • Motet O magnum mysterium 

Sent out for review and air play to US press and radio stations. 

Print advertising in BBC Music magazine and Gramophone. 

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J.S. BACH 

Weihnachtsoratorium 



Cat # WTR 189 







Cappella Artemisia 

Scintillate amicæ stellæ 


Tactus 

Cat # TCT 280003 







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At the end of 2011, Beringer announced his retirement as director of 

the Windsbach Boys Choir after 34 years. Winter & Winter has chosen 

this recording as a highlight of his work, newly mastered and in a 

refined sound quality. The Windsbach Boys Choir and the Munich Bach 

Soloists must be counted among the most outstanding interpreters of the 

Christmas Oratorio. The production is accomplished by the prominent 

participation of soloists Juliane Banse, Cornelia Kallisch, Markus 

Schäfer, Robert Swensen, and Thomas Quasthoff. Bach’s oeuvre takes 

center stage and comes to beautiful bloom. 

Windsbach Boys Choir: choir 

Karl-Friedrich Beringer: conductor 

Munich Bach Soloists 

Juliane Banse: soprano 

Cornelia Kallisch: alto 

Markus Schäfer: tenor 

Robert Swensen: tenor 

Thomas Quasthoff: bass 

Martin Dürr: boy soprano 

DISC ONE: Am 1. Weihnachtstage • Am 2. Weihnachtstage • Am 3. 

Weihnachtstage • DISC TWO: Am 3. Weihnachtstage • Am Neujahrstage • 

Am Sonntag nach Neujahr • Am Fest der Erscheinung Christi 

The feast of the Nativity held a special place in the hearts and lives of Italian 

nuns. This recording presents works composed by and for these women, 

which might have been heard or performed at Christmastime. They call for 

a great variety of forces, from solo voices to double choirs of both singers 

and instruments. The composers represented include the Ursulines Maria 

Xaveria Perucona and Isabella Leonarda, author of 20 collections of vocal 

and instrumental music; Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and her conventual 

sister Rosa Giacinta Badalla, from the renowned Milanese convent of Santa 

Radegonda; and Caterina Assandra, composer and dedicatee of various 

collections. The CD also features works by eminent male composers, 

dedicated to these remarkable cloistered musicians. 

Cappella Artemisia Ensemble 

Candace Smith: direction 

TAEGGIO: Puer natus • SODERINI: O Maria • BADALLA: Scintillate 

amicæ stellæ • MASSENZIO: Noè noè • Magi videntes stellam • 

COZZOLANI: Ecce annuntio vobis • ASSANDRA: Hodie Christus 

(Diminuzioni di Bruce Dickey) • TRAD.: Hodie nobis cælorum rex • ROTA: 

Hodie Christus natus est • MASSAINO: Quem vidistis pastores? • REINA: 

Silentium • SPEER: O praeclara dies • STRATA: O Maria che giubilante 

partoristi • CASATI: Natus est Iesus • PERUCONA: Ad gaudia, ad iubila • 

LEONARDA: Gloria in excelsis Deo

Dallas Wind Symphony 

Horns for the Holidays 


Reference Recordings 

Cat # REF 126 








An outstanding new release from America’s premier professional wind band! The Dallas Wind Symphony has a huge following 

worldwide, and this is their first recording of holiday music with an exciting lineup including brilliant original arrangements and 

many first recordings. This sonic spectacular features the huge Fisk pipe organ at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, faithfully 

captured by Reference Recordings’ world-renowned team of engineer Keith Johnson and producer Tam Henderson. A treat for wind 

band enthusiasts, audiophiles, and anyone who loves great holiday music! 

Dallas Wind Symphony 

Jerry Junkin: conductor 

WASSON: Festival Fanfare • ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride • BACH-REED: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring • LOVRIEN: Minor 

Alterations • KENT-SHAW: I’ll Be Home For Christmas • TORME-WELLS-BIONDI: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) • 

MARTIN-MILLS: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas • ANDERSON: A Christmas Festival • TRAD-SILVESTER: Deck 

The Halls • PIERPONT-WASSON: Jingle Bells Fantasy • TRAD-REED: Russian Christmas Music • SOUSA-SCHISSEL: 

Christmas And Sousa Forever 

Extensive radio service to classical stations. 

Press service to national and international music and audiophile press and to online zines including Gramophone, Musical America, 

New York Times, Stereophile, The Absolute Sound, Soundstage, Ultra High Fidelity, ClassicsToday, and International Record Review. 

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Concerto Köln 

The Christmas Album 


Berlin Classics 

Cat # BER 300276 







Vocal Concert Dresden 

Christmas at San Marco 

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A festive medley of European instrumental music, enhanced with solo 

instrumentalist splashes of color and underpinned with moving pastoral 

sounds, the first seasonal CD from the Concerto Köln ensemble will delight 

with classic Christmas favorites from Bach to Vivaldi. 

Concerto Köln 



Cat # BER 300063 






This new recording by the Vocal Concert Dresden recaptures the 

splendid musical resonance of a Venetian Christmas festival, as 

a redoubtable quintet of international soloists and the Dresden 

Instrumental-Concert combine with the highly acclaimed choir 

directed by Peter Kopp. 

Vocal Concert Dresden/ Dresden Instrumental-Concert/Peter 

Kopp: conductor 

BERTONI: Kyrie in F • GALUPPI: Missa per San Marco • 

Motetto “Adeste fideles” • Te Deum laudamus in C • LATILLA: 

Sinfonia in G 

CHARPENTIER: Noels pour les instruments • STAMITZ: Sinfonia pastorale, 

Op. 4, No. 2 • CORELLI: Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 8 • VEJVANOVSKÝ: 

Sonata natalis • VIVALDI: Concerto per violino e archi, F I, 4 • BACH: 

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Sinfonia • VIVALDI: Concerto per 2 violini, 

liuto e basso continuo, F XII,15 • TORELLI: Christmas Concerto Op. 8, No. 6 

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg 

Merry 

This bold, innovative recording of holiday favorites presents an 

inspired interpretation of the Christmas spirit as never before 

heard. Journey with renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg 

as she takes a festive tour through musical genres including bossa 

nova, jazz, opera, and classical. 

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg: violin 


NSS Music 

Cat # NSS 5 






Track Listing: Christmas carols & Ssongs, many arranged by 

Clarice and Sergio Assad, including: Santa Claus Is Coming 

to Town • Carol of the Bells • Silent Night • I’m Dreaming of 

a White Christmas • The Wassail Song/O Christmas Tree • 

O Little Town of Bethlehem • Twelve Days of Christmas • 

O Holy Night • A Christmas Medley • Joy to the World


Luciano Pavarotti 

A Passion for Pavarotti: The Christmas Album 

Genre: Holiday/Opera 

Opera d’Oro 

Cat # OPD 6008 

Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) 





This stunning holiday-themed album features famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti performing holiday favorites such as “O Holy Night,” 

“Ave Maria,” “Adeste Fidelis,” and “Stille Nacht (Silent Night).” 

Luciano Pavarotti: tenor 

TRADITIONAL: Orchestral Christmas • ADAM: Cantique De Noël (O Holy Night) • STRADELLA: Pieta Signore • VIVALDI: 

Gloria In Excelsis Deo • GRUBER/MOHR: Stille Nacht (Silent Night) • SCHUBERT: Ave Maria • Mille Cherubini In Coro • 

VAN-BERCHAM: O Jesu Christe • BIZET: Agnus Dei • YON: Gesù bambino • WADE: Adeste Fidelis • FRANCK: Panis Angelicus • 

HANDEL: Hallelujah 

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Richard TOENSING 

Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ 


Cappella Romana 

Cat # CPE 405 

Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) 






When Augustus Reigned: Christmas Music 

from the Byzantine Tradition 



Cat # CPE 502 






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American composer Richard Toensing creates a vibrant musical synthesis 

of East and West with new settings of ancient Orthodox Christmas 

texts. Indebted to Slavic traditions, his virtuosic Choral Concerto for 

unaccompanied double choir and multiple soloists uses the dramatic words 

of St. Romanos the Melodist (6 th c.) to recount the mystery of Jesus’ birth. 

Toensing’s more intimate New Orthodox Carols for the Nativity of Christ 

alternate between exuberant celebration and joyful contemplation as they 

bridge the gap between Byzantine and American hymnody. 


TOENSING: Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ • New Orthodox Carols for 

the Nativity of Christ 

Cappella Romana’s CD for Christmas and Epiphany features both 

contemporary a cappella choral works and medieval chant for the feasts 

of the Nativity and Epiphany (known as Theophany in the East). Includes 

compositions by Peter Michaelides, Frank Desby, Tikey Zes, and Cappella 

Romana singer and composer John Vergin. 


MICHAELIDES: Kontakion for the Forefeast of Christmas Peter • Glory to 

God in the Highest • Today Christ is born • The Magi, Kings of Persia • 

Today Bethlehem receives Him • The First Ode of the Kanon for Christmas 

St. Kosmas the Melodist (8 th c.) • Apolytikion • Megalynarion • Christ is Born • 

DESBY: As many of you as have been baptized • Alleluiarion for Christmas 

Day Byzantine Chant (13 th c.) • ZES: Cherubic Hymn (Mode Plagal IV) • 

Megalynarion and Communion Verse • VERGIN: When Augustus Reigned

Barbara Hendricks 

Shout for Joy: Spiritual Christmas 


Arte Verum 

Cat # AVE 9 







Fifteen years ago, Barbara Hendricks released her best-selling EMI release Barbara Hendricks Sings Christmas, presenting a 

Christmas album focused on sacred music. With new arrangements for orchestra, organ, string quartet, and blues ensemble, this 

wonderful selection of carols is a delightful musical companion for the holiday season. 

Barbara Hendricks: soprano 

Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble 

Daniel Blendulf String Quartet 

HANDEL: 3 exc. from Messiah • Joy to the World • FRANCK: Panis Angelicus • GOUNOD: Ave Maria • ADAM: O Holy Night • 

MENDELSSOHN: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing • GRUBER: Stille Nacht–Silent Night• REGER: Mariä Wiegenlied • SCHUBERT: 

Ave Maria • WADE: Adeste Fideles • TRADITIONAL: Quittez, pasteurs • What Child Is This • Coventry Carol • Ding Dong Merrily 

on High • The First Nowell • Sussex Carol–On Christmas Night True Christians Sing • SPIRITUALS: Shout for Joy • Oh Jerusalem • 

Go Tell it on the Mountain • Mary Had a Baby • Ain’t That a-Rockin’ • Beautiful Star • Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow 

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Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY 

The Nutcracker Suite 


Royal Philharmonic Masterworks 

Cat # RPM 28060 

Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) 





Clemencic Consort 

Christmas In Old Austria 


Arte Nova 

Cat # ANO 885080 

Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) 





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Tchaikovsky’s popular Christmas ballet presented by the Royal Philharmonic 

Orchestra conducted by Yuri Simonov. Tchaikovsky was a brilliant and 

resourceful orchestrator, and probably the greatest writer of ballet music the 

world has ever known. He wrote the music for The Nutcracker from 1891 

to 1892, to a scenario by Marius Petipa. The ballet was first performed in 

December 1892 at the Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg. Tchaikovsky’s 

first full-length ballet, Swan Lake, which he worked on in 1876 following a 

scenario by Vladimir Begichev and Vasily Geltzer, was first performed at the 

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow in March 1877. 

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 

Yuri Simonov: conductor 

TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker • Swan Lake 

With the sound of carols and music from the 16 th and 17 th centuries, this 

program brings Advent and Christmas to life, just as they were experienced 

in Old Austria. Alongside hymns with roots in the late Middle Ages stand 

hymns from the 16 th and 17 th centuries, known and loved throughout the 

German-speaking world. 

René Clemencic: artistic director 

Clemencic Consort 

Includes excerpts from the Geistliche Nachtigall and Linz Tablature as well as 

works by Emperor Leopold I, Schmelzer, and Lerchenfelsu

La Camera delle Lacrime 

Noël baroque en Pays d’Oc 

Alpha 

Cat # APH 117 




Mixing popular and learned traditions, La Camera delle Lacrime 

perfectly catches the historical context of the works, which were 

very popular in the 16 th and 17 th centuries. 


Handel’s Messiah CD+DVD 

Avie Records 


Price Code: 3I (SRP $32.99) 



Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire celebrate the holiday season with 

a unique release of Handel’s Messiah: a three-disc set presenting a 

dramatic approach that explores the work as Handel intended. 

Handel & Haydn Society 

All Is Bright 

Avie Records 





The Handel & Haydn Society offers a selection that once 

again fuses the familiar with new works destined to inspire 

the festive imagination. 

Ludwig Güttler 

Baroque Celebration in 

the Frauenkirche 


Cat # BER 300174 




Festive holiday brass music for the fifth anniversary of the 

restored Frauenkirche! 


Alessandro STRADELLA 

Cantate per il SS:mo Natale 

con una Sonata di Viole 

Arcana 

Cat # ACA 331 




Presents the only two cantatas Stradella composed for Christmas, 

preceded by the instrumental Sonata di Viole, the earliest entirely 

instrumental works for the concertino-concerto grosso ensemble 

in the history of the genre. 

New York Polyphony 

I Sing the Birth 

Avie Records 





“Beautifully sung, imaginatively programmed effort … ravishing 

… offers pleasures too numerous to mention here” (Classics Today). 

Gloucester Cathedral Choir 

I Saw Three Ships 

Avie Records 





This beautiful collection of traditional and contemporary carols 

features soloists Greg Skidmore, James Atherton, Ciaran Walshe, 

Sebastian Field, Lawrence Keeling, and Russell Burton. 


Vom Himmel hoch 


Cat # BER 300146 




The sound of brass combined with orchestra or organ and crowned 

by the heraldic pomp of trumpets proclaiming Good Tidings! 

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Antonio VIVALDI 

Gloria 


Cat # BER 300169 




Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and “Magnificat” combined with Bach’s 

“Gloria”—adoration of the Virgin sublimated in music, under 

the direction of Ludwig Güttler. 


From Heaven On High 


Cat # BER 149542 




Classic holiday compositions performed by the Dresden Kreuzchor, 

Dresden Philharmonie, Martin Flämig, Thomanerchor Leipzig, 

Blechbläserensemble, Ludwig Güttler, Peter Schreier, and more. 

Dresden Cathedral Choir 

Unto Us a Child Is Born 


Cat # BER 16582 




This recording marks the launch of a spectacular CD series 

oriented toward the great Ecclesiastical festivals and high days, 

capturing the mood and religious background of the church 

calendar in musical form. 

J.S. BACH 



Cat # BER 183892 




Perhaps the most famous and popular work in Bach’s oeuvre, 

presented in an opulently designed velvet slipcase with a richly 

illustrated booklet. 



Christmas Concertos 


Cat # BER 115252 




This impressive compilation of festive works for Christmas Eve, 

presented by Ludwig Güttler and his Virtuosi Saxoniae, is now 

available at mid-price! 


Christmas Choruses 


Cat # BER 149552 




Features Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, Hans-Joachim 

Rotzsch, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, 

Kurt Thomas, and more. 

Deborah York 

Per il santissimo natale 


Cat # BER 16602 




Baroque Christmas in all its forms, from the cantata with 

dazzling trumpets to the concerto with soft string tones; from 

festive rejoicing to quiet reflection before the crib. 

Bell’Arte Salzburg 

In nativitate domini 


Cat # BER 16242 




The great star sopranos of the early music genre, Emma Kirkby 

and Susanne Ryden, present a program of contemplative 

Baroque German Christmas music.

Dresden Cathedral Choir 

Christmas Eve Service 


Cat # BER 13462 




A perfect CD for a cozy Christmas Eve, performed by the 

wonderful Dresden Cathedral Choir. 


Christmas in Heaven 


Cat # BER 29262 

Price Code: 2E (SRP $15.99) 



A beautiful selection of Christmas music by world-class performers 

including Peter Schreier, Ludwig Guttler, Hans Otto, and more. 

Virtuosi Saxoniae 

Magnificat 


Cat # BER 17742 




A selection of Baroque vocal music honoring the Virgin Mary, 

featuring famous soloists under the direction of Ludwig Güttler. 


Christmas Cantatas 


Cat # BER 149262 




The three most popular Christmas cantatas by the former music 

director of St Thomas’ Church Leipzig, J.S. Bach, sung by the 

church’s choir and world-famous soloists. 


Michael-Christfried Winkler 

Organ Music for Christmas 


Cat # BER 13812 




Festive organ music from Bach to Reger, played by the long-standing 

organist of Dresden’s Kreuzkirche. 

Virtuosi Saxoniae 

Gloria in excelsis Deo 


Cat # BER 92572 




A charming collection of festive compositions in praise of God, 

with music by Vivaldi, Bach, Hasse, and others. 

J.S. BACH 



Cat # BER 185802 




Featuring world-class performers, this beautiful rendition of 

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio comes from Berlin Classics’ popular 

Basics series. 


Christmas Choruses 


Cat # BER 149272 




A collection of popular festive Christmas songs in the best 

central German tradition, sung by the Kreuzchor of Dresden and 

the choir of St Thomas Leipzig. 

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Silent Night: Music for 

Christmas Time 


Cat # BER 185812 




An enchanting mix of evocative German Christmas melodies 

featuring various musical forces—ideal for Christmas Eve! 

Chemnitz Baroque 

Orchestra 

Italian and German 

Christmas Music 

Cat # AVI 7771023 





Berlin Classics presents a much-loved Güttler catalog title, 

previously available only at full price, now availale at a welcome 

mid-price debut in the Reference Gold series! 

For the Christmas season—soprano arias and cantatas! A selection of both old and new Christmas songs. 

Slova Czech 

At Midnight 

Cat # AVI 7771049 




A wonderful disc of traditional Bohemian Christmas music. This program combines both traditional and modern music for 

voice and solo organ. 

J.S. BACH 


Challenge Classics 

Cat # CHR 76607 


Number of Discs: 2 + Book 


An outstanding recording of the well-known Christmas Oratorio 

of J.S. Bach in a special book package. Includes photos, an 

interview with the conductor, and an article by renowned 

musicologist Robin A. Leaver. 


Festive Baroque 


Cat # BER 300167 




Chamber Choir of 

the Kreuzkirche of 

Chemnitz 

A Child Is Born 

Cat # AVI 7771046 




Gotthold Schwarz & 

Steffen Walther 

Christmas in the 

Kreuzkirche of Chemnitz 

Cat # AVI 7771043 




Ton Koopman 

Puer Nobis Nascitur 


Cat # CHR 72234 




A fine selection of Christmas organ music played on an ancient organ 

by one of the world’s foremost Early Music keyboard specialists.

Netherlands Chamber 

Choir 

Mirabile Mysterium 


Cat # CHR 72135 




A compilation of Christmas music interpreted by the award-winning 

Netherlands Chamber Choir includes works by Gallus, Alfonso, 

Cornelius, and more. 

Per Fridtjov Bonsaksen 

Baroque Organ Music 


Cat # CHR 72146 




Organ works of J.S. Bach make up the majority of these two CDs, 

which also feature works by Buxtehude, Pachelbel, and others. 

Tewkesbury Abbey Choir 

The Three Kings 

Delphian 

Cat # DPH 34047 




The Tewkesbury Abbey Choir celebrates the awe and mystery of 

Christmas with a sequence of carols from the last two centuries 

that combines familiar names with offerings from some of 

today’s foremost composers. 

Choir of Gonville & 

Caius College 

Carols Contemporary & 

Medieval 

Delphian 

Cat # DPH 34075 




These Gramophone Editor’s Choice winners present an intriguing 

program in which medieval works illuminate contemporary 

settings by some of the UK’s finest living composers. 


J.S. BACH 



Cat # CHR 72230 




All the Bach cantatas for the period from Christmas to Epiphany, 

assembled on a well-documented three-CD set! 

Quink Vocal Ensemble 

A un niño llorando 


Cat # CHR 72306 




A historically accurate, vivid, and listenable collection of 

Christmas songs from the Renaissance to modern times sung by 

a famous Dutch vocal quintet. 

Thomas Laing-Reilly 

Adeste Fideles 

Delphian 

Cat # DPH 34077 




Situated in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, St. Cuthbert’s 

Church was the first parish church in Scotland to hold candlelit 

services on Christmas Eve. 

Gustav HOLST 

The Coming of Christ 

Em Records 

Cat # EMR 4 




The Coming of Christ was commissioned in 1927 by the Dean 

of Canterbury Cathedral, George Bell, as a setting of a text by 

John Masefield. 

EM REcoRds 

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G.P. TELEMANN 


Fuga Libera 

Cat # FGL 520 




An ideal combination of poetry and excellent music, Telemann’s 

Christmas Cantatas opened the way for J.S. Bach and his 

contemporaries by introducing the modern operatic style in the 

German sacred cantata. 

Hallé Orchestra 

Christmas Classics 

Hallé 

Cat # HLE 7504 

Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) 



This Hallé recording includes a wealth of Christmas favorites, 

under the direction of BAFTA award-winning conductor and 

composer Carl Davis. 

Musicians of the Old 

Post Road 

Feliz Navidad 

Meridian Records 

Cat # MER 84575 




Rarely heard Christmas gems from Spain and New Spain, 

1644–1795. 

BBC Welsh Chorus 

Celebration 

Nimbus Records 

Cat # NIM 5310 




Bringing together the huge forces of the BBC Welsh Chorus and 

Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards, this disc combines 

traditional and contemporary carols. 


François-Auguste GEVAERT 

Christmas Mass “Puer Natus 

Est Nobis” 

Fuga Libera 

Cat # FGL 545 




Gevaert’s Christmas Mass “Puer Natus est nobis” written shortly 

before his death for basilica Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille, is 

a masterpiece of surprising flavor. 

Elysian Singers of London 

The Spirit of Christmas Present 

Meridian Records 

Cat # MER 84601 




An imaginative collection of Christmas-themed carols, all 

created in the 21 st century, performed by one of the UK’s best 

loved choirs. 

Martin Best Ensemble 

Thys Yool: A Medieval 

Christmas 






A four-part program of medieval music moves through nativity 

songs toward the point at which Christian and Pagan traditions 

come together. 

Heinrich SCHÜTZ 

Christmas History 

Zig-Zag Territoires 

Cat # ZIG 41101 




Among the various Gospel narratives set to music by Schütz, the 

“History” occupies a unique position. It has no forerunner in the 

history of music.

Kansas City Chorale 

Nativitas 






The Kansas City Chorale explores the Christmas music of 

American composers in all its variety, from the 19 th century to 

our own time and beyond. 

Choir of St John’s College 

Fear and Rejoice, O People 






The magnificent Tavener piece headlines a collection of choral 

works that will make the ideal musical companion to anyone’s 

Advent and Christmas. 


Prima Voce Christmas Party 






“This year’s eccentricity … the great sing the unexpected on 

Prima Voce Party” (The Times, Record of the Year 1992). 

Choir of St John’s College 

Advent Carols from St. Johns 






For lovers of British carol services, Christmas is virtually 

synonymous with Cambridge. This service blends traditional 

plainsong antiphons, carols, and readings. 


Choir of Lichfield Cathedral 

Christmas at Lichfield 






Presents an attractive collection of music for an English 

Christmas service by one of Britain’s finest choirs, accompanied 

by the world-renowned Lichfield organ. 

Christ Church 

Cathedral Choir 

Make We Joy 






Music by Holst and Walton provides “[a] must for Yuletide 

music in the air” (San Francisco Chronicle). 


The Spirit of Christmas Past 






Features seasonal songs, carols, and readings from the greatest 

opera stars of the early 20 th century. 


The Spirit of Christmas Present 






Featuring the Kansas City Chorale, BBC Welsh Chorus, organist 

Huw Tregelles, and more, this is a wonderful disc for the holidays. 

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Kevin Bowyer 

Christmas Organ Music 






An excellent disc from one of the world’s most accomplished 

concert organists. 

Ricercar Consort 

German Baroque Christmas 

Ricercar 

Cat # RCE 221 




Features German Baroque works by Praetorius, Altenburg, 

Hammerschmidt, Buxtehude, Schütz, Lübeck, Scheidt, Schein, 

and Tunder. 

J.S. BACH 


Ricercar 

Cat # RCE 257 




The three Christmas cantatas brought together here belong to the 

same period, notably the first months after J.S. Bach’s assumption 

of his new duties as Cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. 


Enchanted Carols 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 327 




Musical boxes, handbells, church bells, brass bands, handbell 

choir, and barrel organs combine for “one of the most delightful 

and imaginative Christmas records ever” (Oxford Times). 


SF Choral Artists 

Star of Wonder 

Reference Recordings 

Cat # REF 21 




Festive music for the holiday season performed by an 

outstanding mixed chorus with pipe organ, harp, flute, and 

bell-ringers. “Magical” (Fanfare). 

La Fenice 

Per il santissimo natale 

Ricercar 

Cat # RCE 237 




All the traditional characters of the Nativity are here, with angels, 

shepherds, Wise Men, and the time-honored sounds of Christmas 

brought to life by bagpipes and other pastoral instruments. 

Christoph GRAUPNER 


Ricercar 

Cat # RCE 307 




This recording brings together several Christmas cantatas 

from the almost 1,400 composed by Graupner. Their 

rediscovery now completes a chapter in music history that was 

once almost totally unknown. 

Geoffrey BUSH 

A Christmas Cantata 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 352 




The first commercial recording of Geoffrey Bush’s beautiful 

work “A Christmas Cantata.”

Maddy Prior 

A Tapestry of Carols 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 366 




On this wonderful disc from Saydisc, “Maddy Prior is in 

enchanting form” (Sunday Telegraph). 


Christmas Chant 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 369 




Christmas Chant gives you the opportunity to experience the 

purity and devotional essence of attending a Christmas mass at a 

secluded abbey. 


A Celtic Christmas 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 417 




A Celtic Christmas offers a potpourri of different musical 

offerings from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England, ranging 

from those that are centuries old to modern compositions. 

Bell’Arte Salzburg 

Seventeenth Century 

Christmas Eve 


Cat # WTR 78 




Swedish soprano Susanne Rydén and ensemble Bell’Arte Salzburg 

bring the intimate Christmas music of the 17 th century to life. 


Rose Consort of Viols 

Elizabethan Christmas Anthems 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 46 




“Beautiful performances … consummate musicianship. I 

recommend this recording without reservation” (Viola da Gamba 

Society of America). 

The York Waits 

Old Christmas Return’d 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 398 




The music of Christmas past from “a glorious ensemble … 

[with] many delightful treats” (American Record Guide). 

Sneak’s Noyse 

Christmas Now Is 

Drawing Near 

Saydisc 

Cat # SAY 371 




Thirty of the most beautiful traditional English folk carols, 

performed in an authentic rural style with original instrument 

accompaniment. 

J.S. BACH 

Prelude & Chorale 


Cat # WTR 53 




This wonderful seasonal disc of Bach’s music received five stars 

from Goldberg and BBC Music magazine upon its original release. 

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It’s Christmas 

Genre: Comedy 

Nu Lite Entertainment 

DVD: NLE 1016 

Price Code: V 


Amaray, Box Lot 30 

NTSC, Region 1 

Run Time: 80 min 

ISBN: 978-1-58710-659-0 



It’s Christmas Eve, and old man Jackson Withers is babysitting his five-yearold 

grandson, Donald. He decides to tell Donald bedtime stories about the 

events he has seen unfold during “Xmas in the hood,” and how important the 

celebration of this holiday is. We begin with the story of Pastor Murray, who 

struggles with his own jaded spirit when Claire and Benny, two robbers down 

on their luck, hear about a house that will be vacant during Christmas. Santa 

is trying to get ahead of the curve this Christmas by hitting a few houses early, 

and ends up meeting the duo, who are living in the vacant house. Santa must 

rely on his friends who have faith in the holiday spirit to save him before 

Christmas ends. 

Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs of Christmas 


Xenon Pictures 

DVD: XNN 4356 

Price Code: F 





ISBN: 1-59788-310-70 



A truly amazing collection of rare, long-lost Kinescope performances of 

holiday classics from the greatest gospel singer of all time! With 35 albums 

and a dozen Gold records, Mahalia Jackson is considered the most influential 

gospel singer in the world, dubbed “The first Queen of Gospel Music.” 

With dozens of honors in her long career, including inductions into both 

the Grammy ® Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Mahalia’s 

crossover appeal is indisputable! 

Featuring more than 40 minutes of vintage performances, this is Mahalia 

at her most powerful, singing the beloved songs of the holiday season. 

Originally intended as musical vignettes for the 1960–61 holiday season, 

this beautiful footage has been digitally remastered for optimum sound and 

picture quality from the original 16mm Kinescopes.

Una Bella Navidad 

para la Fea Mas Bella 



DVD: XNN 4727 

Price Code: F 





ISBN: 1-59788-300-X 



Navidad con 

el Chavo del 8 



DVD: XNN 4575 

Price Code: F 





ISBN: 1-59788-265-8 


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