Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
Charles Dickens and the Writing of A Christmas Carol
Presented by Barry Deitz - December 15, 2015
Mr. Deitz discusses how Charles Dickens came up with the story of A Christmas Carol and its unusual publishing history.
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Czech Christmas Mass (1796)
by Jakub Jan Ryba (1765-1815)
Live broadcast from the Church of St. Vitus in Prague, December 18, 2010
Lucie Fišer Silkenová (soprano)
Lucie Top (alto)
Marián Vojtko (tenor)
Martin Vodrážka (bass)
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Christmas Hymns and Carols (1951)
The Columbia Choristers
Lehman Engel, director
00:00 Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly
00:59 Wassail Song
03:46 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
04:56 Silent Night, Holy Night
07:19 Holy Day Holly Carol
08:56 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
10:25 Sing We Noel Once More
12:25 Lullay My Liking
15:04 Good King Wenceslas
16:22 The First Nowell
17:47 Midwinter
20:30 We Three Kings of Orient Are
22:01 Pat-A-Pan
23:12 O Little Town of Bethlehem
25:02 The Virgin's Cradle Hymn
26:31 In Dulci Jubilo
28:45 Corpus Christi
31:51 O Come All Ye Faithful
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Christmas Around the World (1954)
Le Groupe des Chanteurs Traditionnels de Paris
Orchestre du Theatre des Champs Elysees
Conducted by Marc Honegger
Arranged by Joseph Canteloube
00:00 A Bethleem allons vite (Bohemia-Czechoslovakia)
01:39 La Vierge Marie s'en va a Bethleem (Flanders)
04:11 Chantons tous la plus haut (Basque Country)
06:28 Quand Dieu naquit a Noel (Ile de France)
08:30 Leve-toi, cousine (Walloon, Belgium)
09:52 Le petit Jesus dort (Poland)
12:36 Mon beau sapin (Germany)
15:09 Beaux bergers, ou allez-vous? (Switzerland)
16:42 On annonce une nouvelle (Romania)
18:16 Cette nuit est bienheureuse (Murcie, Spain)
20:45 O Dieu (Austria)
22:09 Qui frappe isi? (Haute-Auvergne and Haut-Quercy, France)
25:04 A Bethleem quand l"Enfant-Dieu naquit (Abruzzi, Italy)
27:30 Le premier Jour de Noel (England)
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An 18th Century Christmas (1957)
Orchestra: I Solisti DI Zagreb
Antonio Janigro, conductor
00:00 Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 8, "Christmas"
J.S. Bach: Three Chorales
13:44 From Heaven Above To Earth I Come
15:07 Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
18:30 Praise God, The Lord, Ye Sons Of Man
19:48 Haydn: Toy Symphony
29:54 Torelli: "Pastoral Concerto For The Nativity," Op. 8 No. 6
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Christmas in Austria - Vienna Boys Choir (1958)
Xaver Meyer, director
00:00 O Tannenbaum (The Christmas Tree)
02:15 Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen (A Rose Sprang Forth)
05:14 Glocken Des Stiftes St. Florian (Bells Of St. Florian)
07:45 O Du Fröhlichen, O Du Selige (Joyful Yuletide)
11:56 O Jesulein Süss (Sweet Little Jesus)
14:01 Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Silent Night, Holy Night)
18:00 Ihr Kinderlein Kommet (Come Little Children)
20:55 Es Wird Schon Glei Dumpa (Soon It Will Knock)
23:40 Kommet Ihr Hirten (Come You Shepherds)
25:20 Still, Still (Quiet, Quiet)
27:43 Es Hat Sich Halt Eröffnet (It Became Wide Open)
29:37 Adeste Fideles
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The Glory Of Christmas - 101 Strings (1958)
00:00 Silent Night
03:46 While The Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
06:40 Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
11:25 The First Noel
15:15 Adeste Fidelis
18:47 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
22:35 O Tannenbaum
26:07 Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Good King Wenceslas; Jingle Bells
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Wally Stott - Christmas In Stereo (1959)
Wally Stott, his Orchestra and Chorus
00:00 Happy Holiday
02:54 Wassail Song
05:58 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
09:52 Christmas Sleigh Bells
12:52 Shepherds Chorus
14:54 The Holly and The Ivy
18:24 The Christmas Waltz
21:37 Away in a Manger
23:54 Good King Wenceslas
26:37 Snowfall
29:44 Silent Night! Holy Night!
34:08 White Christmas
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Axel Stordahl - Christmas In Scandinavia (1959)
Axel Stordahl, his Orchestra and Chorus
00:00 Deilig Er Den Himmel Bla
02:38 Jeg Synger Julekvad
05:39 Medley:
Nu Ar Det Jul Igen
Hej Tomtegubbar
07:39 Du Gronne Glitrende Tre God Dag
10:06 Nu Tandas Tusen Julejus
12:27 Kimer I Klokker
15:08 Nar Juldagsmorgon Glimmar
17:34 Deilig Er Jorden
19:55 O Jule Med Din Glede
22:12 Bethlehems Stjarna
25:19 Kimer Nu Til Julefest
27:51 Glade Jul
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Johnny Cole - Wishing You A Merry Christmas (1959)
Johnny Cole and His Chorus
00:00 Shepherds
01:34 I Wonder As I Wander
04:40 Ring Out Wild Bells
05:36 Here We Go Awassailing
06:46 The Shepherds Carol
07:48 Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella
08:59 Jingle Bells
10:38 Auld Lang Syne
12:21 Oh Tannenbaum
13:51 12 Days Of Christmas
18:09 Silent Night
21:40 The First Noel
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Nelson Eddy - Carols Of Christmas (1959)
00:00 O Holy Night
03:32 Away in a Manger
05:10 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
07:01 White Christmas
10:26 Jingle Bells
11:57 Joy to the World
13:45 O Come, All Ye Faithful
15:36 O Little Town of Bethlehem
17:22 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
18:59 The First Noel
20:52 Good King Wenceslas
23:49 Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
25:20 Silent Night, Holy Night
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Bobby Roberts - Holiday Music For Happy People (1959)
00:00 Medley: Jingle Bells, Just in Time, The Best Things in Life are Free, Jingle Bells
04:39 Decoraciones De Pascuas
06:31 Medley: Twelve Days of Christmas, It's Delovely, I Whistle A Happy Tune, Sunny Side Up
10:50 Albol De Navidad
13:34 Medley: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, You're The Cream in My Coffee, Are You Havin' Any Fun, Button Up Your Overcoat, Jingle Bells
17:51 Medley: Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight, The Old Grey Mare, For He's A Jolly Good Fellow, Oh Dem Golden Slippers
21:59 Ano Nuevo Cha-Cha-Cha
24:40 Medley: Shall We Dance? Dancing in the Streets, Bistro Bounce, Dance only with Me
28:37 Felicidades Cha-Cha-Cha
31:26 Medley: Auld Lang Syne, Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here, Goodnight Ladies, Auld Lang Syne
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Songs For Christmas - Various (1962)
Various Artists: Walter Schumann, Melachrino Strings and Orchestra, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra, Three Suns and Orchestra, Tony Martin w/Henri Rene's Orchestra, Ralph Hunter Choir, Ames Brothers, Gisele MacKenzie, Boston Pops Orchestra
00:00 The First Noel- Voices of Walter Schumann
01:37 Adeste Fideles- Melachrino Strings and Orchestra
04:11 Away in a Manger- Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra
07:42 O Tannenbaum- Three Suns and Orchestra
08:59 Silent Night, Holy Night- Tony Martin w/Henri Rene's Orchestra
11:55 Joy to the World- Ralph Hunter Choir
15:18 Santa Claus is Comin' to Town- Ames Brothers
17:23 Jingle Bells- Gisele MacKenzie
20:03 The Christmas Song- Ames Brothers
23:30 Sleigh Ride- Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler
26:30 White Christmas- Gisele MacKenzie
30:02 There'll Always Be A Christmas- Ames Brothers
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The Spirit Of Christmas With The Living Strings (1963)
Arranged and conducted by Johnny Douglas
00:00 White Christmas
03:38 Silver Bells
07:02 Medley: Wassail Song/The First Noel/Angels We Have Heard On High/Joy to the World
10:45 Mary's Boy Child
14:10 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
16:58 Medley: We Wish You A Merry Christmas/We Three Kings/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/O Holy Night/Silent Night
21:48 O Come, All Ye Faithful/Oh Little Town of Bethlehem/Coventry Carol/Away in a Manger
26:18 Introduction: Deck the Halls/It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
29:08 (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
33:08 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On The Open Fire)
36:34 I'll Be Home for Christmas
39:57 The Little Drummer Boy
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Carols & Motets For The Nativity Of Medieval & Tudor England (1963)
The Deller Consort:
Honor Sheppard, soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Mark Deller, counter-tenor
Alfred Deller, counter tenor
Maurice Bevan, baritone
Musica Antiqua, Wien
Dr. Rene Clemencic, director
00:00 Gymel Of Guilelmus Monachus (instrumental)
01:12 Anon. Nowell, Nowell; Tidings True
05:16 Sanctus (Roy Henry) (instrumental)
06:55 Blessed Be Thou, Heavenly Queen
08:59 Qui Natus Est
12:55 Burden And Carol (instrumental)
17:49 Nova, Nova
19:56 Angelus Ad Virginem (instrumental)
21:00 Hail Mary, Full Of Grace
24:41 In Die Nativitas
28:21 There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue
31:29 Kyrie (instrumental)
34:11 Quid Petis O Fili
44:23 I Saw (instrumental)
45:16 Nowell, Nowell: Out Of Your Sleep
47:52 Fauxbourdon Of Guilelmus Monachus (instrumental)
49:22 Quam Pulchra Es
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The Bells Of Bethlehem (1973)
Various Artists
Christmas In The Holy Land
00:00 Bells Of Bethlehem
01:11 Matins: Invitatory; "Jesu, Redemptor omnium", Introit and Psalm; "Te Deum laudamus"
05:54 "Silet Nox"
07:19 The Mass; Kyrie
11:50 Kyrie (Continued)
14:47 Gloria
24:17 The Mass (Continued); Alleluia; Announcement Of The Gospel; "Et Incarnatus Est"
28:23 "Puer Natus Est In Bethlehem"; Prayers An Announcement Of The Preface
32:24 Sanctus
37:14 Consecration; "Pater Noster"; Exchange Of The Signs Of Peace; Angus Dei; Communion
44:12 "Adeste Fideles"; Final Prayers And Blessing; Procession To The Grotto Of The Nativity
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Sing For Joy (1977)
St Olaf Choir
Kenneth Jennings, director
00:00 O Yule, Full of Gladness (O Jul Med in Glaede)
01:57 Carol of the Drum
05:03 Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord, Are We (Her Kommer dine Arme Smaa)
07:32 Glory Be to God
10:32 Jeg er saa g;ad (I am so glad)
11:57 A Spotless Rose
15:14 The Christmas Symbol
17:27 Wake, Awake for Night Is Flying
21:02 Sanctus
24:09 Brahms- New Songs of Love (Neue Liebeslieder, Op. 65)
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College Choirs At Christmas (1977)
Amherst College Glee Club
00:00 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
01:30 Pasterze Mili
04:04 Hodie Christus Natus Est
06:27 Every Star Shall Sing A Carol
09:40 Pueri, Concinite
11:01 Es Ist Ein' Ros' Entsprungen
13:27 O Come, All Ye Faithful
16:14 I Wonder As I Wander
18:51 O Magnum Mysterium
Brigham Young University A Cappella Choir
20:59 Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant
22:48 The Shepherds Had An Angel
27:11 Oh, Lord, I Would Hear They Word
29:32 Welcome Yule!
31:29 A Un Nino Llorando
35:24 Verbum Caro Factum Est
37:24 A Spotless Rose
Morgan State University Choir
39:53 Wasn't That A Mighty Day
42:55 Mary, Mary, Where Is Your Baby?
45:15 Go Tell It On The Mountain
48:02 A Babe Is Born
51:39 Carillon Heigh-Ho
53:56 Silent Night
57:00 Mary Had A Baby
59:31 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
St. Olaf Choir
1:01:27 O Yule, Full Of Gladness
1:03:24 Carol Of The Drum
1:06:30 Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord, Are We
1:09:00 Glory Be To God
1:12:00 Jeg Er Saa Glad
1:13:24 The Godly Stranger
1:15:30 The Christmas Symbol
1:17:43 Wake, Awake, For Night Is Flying
1:21:18 Sanctus
University of Texas Austin Chamber Singers
1:24:31 Jacques, Come Here
1:26:52 Joseph Est Bien Marie
1:30:49 What Child Is This?
1:33:26 Magnificat
1:44:40 Wassail Song
1:47:33 Lullay My Liking
1:50:45 Estampie Natalis
1:55:53 Tyrley Tyrlow
1:57:51 Balulalow
2:00:08 The Sycamore Tree
2:01:31 We've Been A While A-Wandering
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Christmas From Clare (1979)
The Choir and Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge
John Rutter, director
00:00 King Jesus Hath A Garden
03:09 Up! Good Christian Folk, And Listen
04:19 Gabriel's Message
07:19 Donkey Carol
11:55 Wexford Carol
16:19 Cradle Song
19:32 Child In A Manger
21:47 Mary's Lullaby
25:26 Ding Dong! Merrily On High
27:37 Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agréable?
31:36 I Saw A Maiden
34:31 In Dulci Jubilo
37:11 In The Bleak Mid-Winter
41:33 I Saw Three Ships
43:49 The Noble Stem Of Jesse
46:07 The Crown Of Roses
48:28 Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
51:11 Omnis Mundus Jocundetur
52:17 Wassail Song
54:59 The Holly And The Ivy
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Czech Christmas Carols - Písně Vánoční (1982)
Lonsdale Minnesota Koledy Choir
00:23 Bratři a sestry (Brothers and Sisters)
02:05 Chtít, aby spal (Wanting Him to Sleep)
05:08 Dej Bůh štěstí (God, Give Happiness)
06:16 Já bych Rad K Betlému (I Would Like To Go To Bethlehem)
08:36 Narodil se Kristus Pán (Christ the Lord Was Born)
10:50 Narodil Se Nám Spasitel (The Savior was Born to Us)
13:35 Nessem Vám Noviny (We Are Bringing You News)
15:05 Poslouchejte, křesťané (Listen, Christians)
16:46 Pospěšte Sem Brzy (Hurry, Quickly Come Here)
18:04 Proroctví se Vyplnilo (The Prophecy Became True)
22:56 Pojďem spolu do Betléma (Let's Go to Bethlehem Together)
26:17 Radostnou Novinu (Joyful News)
29:08 Sem, Sem, Pojďte (Come Here Quickly)
31:40 Slyste, Slyste, Pastuskove (Listen, Listen, Shepherds)
33:42 Spechejte, Deticky (Hurry, Children)
35:23 Spi, spi, Ježulatko (Sleep, Sleep, Little Jesus)
37:39 Tichá noc (Silent Night)
40:36 Vesele Vánoční Hody (Christmas Happiness Begins)
42:20 Vitej Mily, Stromecku (Welcome, Dear Christmas Tree)
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Christmas At The Bachs (1983)
Various Artists
00:00 Sinfonia In G From The Cantata For The Second Day Of Christmas- Colleguim Aureum
06:10 Chorale From Cantata "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme" (Sleeper's Wake)- German Bach Soloists, Helmut Winscherman
10:08 Fuga Canonica From The Musical Offering- Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord; Sigiswald Kuijken, violin
12:18 Prelude In C, BWV 846- Gustav Leonhardt
14:12 "Dir, Dir, Jehova, Will Ich Singen"- Elly Ameling, soprano; Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
16:42 Trio In A Minor For Recorder, Violin And Bass Continuo From "Sechs Trois" No. 2 (Affettuoso - Vivace)G.P. Telemann- Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord; Frans Bruggen, recorder; Sigiswald Kuijken, violin
20:52 Air On A G String From Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 3 In D- La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken
25:29 Bandinerie From Orchestral Suite (Overture) No. 2 In B Minor- Barthold Kuijken, flute; La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken, violin
26:51 Chorale "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" From The Cantata "Herz Und Mund Un Tat Und Leben"- German Bach Soloists, Helmut Winschermann
30:09 March In F Flat, BWV Anhang- Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
31:46 March In D / March In G From The Notebook Of Anna Magdalena Bach- Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
34:19 Gavotte In E Major From Partita No. 3 For Unaccompanied Violin- Milan Zelenka, guitar
37:56 "Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen" (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) For 4 Voices (From Das Alt Catholisch Trierisch Christliedlein, Cologne 1599)- Elly Ameling, soprano; Hans-Urlich Mielsch, tenor; Barry McDaniel, bariton; Bernhard Michaelis, alto; Collegium Aureum
41:46 Christmas Motet "O Jesulein Zart"- Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Tolzer Boys Choir
43:50 Sonata In E Minor For Flute And Bass Continuo (Allegro)- Anner Bylsma, cello; Frans Brüggen, flute; Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
48:15 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G, BWV 1048 (Allegro)- cello: Anner Bylsma, Richte Van Der Meer, Wieland Kuijken. Harpsichord: Gustav Leonhardt. Viola: Lucy Van Dael, Marleen Thiers, Wiel Peeters. Violin: Aldo Stuurop, Jan Van Der Meer, Sigiswald Kuijken. Violone: Anthony Woodrow.
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New York Staff Band - The Spirit Of Christmas (1983)
The Salvation Army New York Staff Band and Male Chorus
Derek Smith, bandmaster
March Medley
0:00 The Spirit of Christmas
Meditation
2:42 How Far to Bethlehem
Carol Arrangement
6:41 Ring the Bells
Male Chorus
8:43 The Angels' Song
Suite
11:07 An Australian Christmas
March Medley
18:08 The Newborn King
Festival March
21:35 Crusaders
Male Chorus
26:27 Westminster Carol
Carol Settings
28:39 God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
Carol Arrangement
31:06 The Carol of the Bells
Tone Poem
32:41 The King Cometh
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