Christmas Music

Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas - Vol II

This album is an absolute jewel of lovely, heartfelt chamber music with a Marian theme performed to perfection by a first-class string quartet. Performing a wonderful combination of traditional, Renaissance and classical Christmas pieces, once you hear this group of violins, cello, viola and harp, you will be deeply inspired by their Ave Maria (2), Cherry Tree Carol, In the Bleak Midwinter, Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring, Wexford Carol and 18 more. Listen to samples of the following selections (highlighted in mp3 format) 1. Ave Maria (Bach) 2. Adam Lay Ybounden 3. Shepherds' Farewell 4. Il Est Ne le Devin Enfant 5. In the Bleak Midwinter 6. Sheep May Safely Graze 7. All Through the Night 8. Noi de la Mare 9. Once in Royal David's City 10. Ding Dong! Merrily on High 11. Crusader's Hymn 12. Ave Maria (Schubert) 13. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 14. Eastern Star So Bright and Clear 15. I Saw Three Ships 16. Innsbruck Ich Muss Dich Lassen 17. He Shall Feed His Flock 18. Cherry Tree Carol 19. O Little One Sweet 20. Lute-Book Lullabye 21. Wexford Carol 22. How Brightly Beams the Morning Star

Charlotte Church Featuring a duet of the title song with country sensation Billy Gilman, the angelic Charlotte Church sings 17 other Christmas favorites. Includes O Come All Ye Faithful, What Child Is This?, Silent Night and more.

This performance of the best-loved of all oratorios, played on original instruments, provides us with a new musical experience. The renowned conductor Roger Norrington leads the London Baroque Players and the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir in this concert. Handel wrote "Messiah" for a combination of wind and strings, not the large orchestras of the late 19th and 20th centuries. In this program, the work is performed to the original scoring.

The true story of the famous carol Silent Night starts in a little town in Austria where a chain of strange events happened on Christmas Eve 1887. In Silent Mouse , Lynn Redgrave reveals a curious story of mice and men told in live action, and remarkable photography with a real mouse. The film was shot entirely on location in Austria and the Czech Republic. The music brings together some of Europe's most famous ensembles, choirs and orchestras.

A truly Gregorian Christmas album, this prayerful recording of seven different chant choirs includes the Benedictine Abbeys of Montserrat, Maumont, Einsiedeln, the Dominican Schola of France, the Paris Gregorian Choir and more. Outstanding performances of 23 chants for Masses and other liturgical events on Christmas Eve, Christmas Night and Christmas Day.