Friday, January 2, 2026

This Christmas, Lyyra release New EP

 


This Christmas, Lyyra release New EP

EP from Lyyra and Vision String Quartet.

1. This Christmas 

2. Silent Night

3. The Christmas Song

New EP This Christmas. Lyyra collaborates with the amazing @visionstringquartet to give you some new Christmas faves to listen to all season!!!! 

https://www.lyyramusic.com

Clare College Compiles Rutter "The Christmas Edition" for Composer's 80th Birthday

 


Clare College Compiles Rutter "The Christmas Edition" for Composer's 80th Birthday
John Rutter is one of the most iconic figures of English choral music today, a symbol of its vitality and high standards. Graham Ross brings together the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (the celebrated choral institution that the composer himself directed in the mid-1970s) and The Dmitri Ensemble to pay homage to this great gentleman of modern musical history with a wide range of his works, some of them recorded here for the very first time.

SIR JOHN RUTTER (b. 1945) A Clare College Celebration · A Clare Benediction (3'18) · Ave Maria (2'59) · The Lord bless you and keep you (Five Orchestral Meditations, No.5) (2'36) · A Ukrainian Prayer (a cappella) (3'11) · A Gaelic Blessing (1'46) Bard's Eye View · I. O mistress mine (1'54) · II. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day (3'06) · III. Sigh no more, ladies (1'54) · Nativity Carol (4'20) · Christ is the morning star (4'29)

Nativity Carol (4'20)

Christ is the morning star (4'29)

Sheperd's Pipe Carol (2'58)

Carol of the magi (4'52)

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (3'02)

Candelight Carol (4'00)>

Mary's Lullaby (3'19)

What sweeter music (4'35) 

The Gift of Life (version with chamber ensemble) · 
I. O all ye works of the Lord (7'40) · 
II. The tree of life (6'14) · 
III. Hymn to the Creator of Light (7'08) · 
IV. O Lord, how manifold are thy works (7'21) · 
V. The gift of each day (3'20) · 
VI. Believe in life (5'29)


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1970s: Working List of Classical and Choral Christmas Album from the 1970s


 1970s: Working List of Classical and Choral Christmas Album from the 1970s

Compiled by R. Rojas. We are indebted to various YouTube music archivists including the Christmas Vinyl Channel.

Note: The following are not reviews but descriptions from the record label or artists. Edits to descriptions may have been made to condense the description or make grammatical corrections. Many descriptions are cut and pasted, so our apologies for formatting that we could not correct and make congruent with the rest of the post..

1970

1971

1972



Marble Collegiate Church Choir - Love On Earth: Favorite Songs Of Christmas in 4K (c1972)
Label: Not On Label – XPL-1025 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: c1972 

Tracklist 0:00 Joy To The World 1:32 A Special Christmas Message 2:50 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 5:18 Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming 7:08 The Angel's Message To Mary 8:14 My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord 11:44 The Birth Of Jesus 13:22 There Were Shepherds / Glory To God 17:02 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 18:57 In Dulci Jubilo 21:00 O Come, All Ye Faithful 23:31 The Gift Of Christmas 24:45 The 12 Days Of Christmas 27:50 The Virgin's Slumber Song 29:51 Angels We Have Heard On High 31:19 I Wonder As I Wander 34:34 O Holy Night 38:05 Silent Night

Listen to the album on the Christmas Vinyl Channal on YouTube.



1973


1973

Composer
Traditional
Composer
N. Tate
Composer
John Mason Neale
Composer
J. Byrom/J. Wainright
Composer
C.F. Alexander/H.J. Gauntlett
Composer
F. Oakley/W.T. Brooke et al.
Composer
German Traditional
Composer
John Henry Hopkins
Composer
J. Mohr/F. Gruber
Composer
George Ratcliffe Woodward
Composer
Charles Wesley / Felix Mendelssohn

Editor's Note: This recording was rereleased on compact disc in 2003. We are unsure if this was the 1973 cover artwork.

Chandos

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%206632

1974

Abbey







1975



Composer (1653-1713)
Arcangelo Corelli
Composer (c.1600-1640)
Carlo Farina
Composer (1575-1628)
Alfonso Ferrabosco II
Composer (1572-1634)
Erasmus Widmann
Composer (1678-1741)
Antonio Vivaldi
Composer (1685-1759)
George Frideric Handel
Composer (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer (1653-1706)
Johann Pachelbel
Composer (1667-1752)
Johann Christoph Pepusch

1976




1976

Composer
Tate / Psalter
Composer
Heale / Cantiones
Composer
Byrom / Wainwright
Composer
Alexander / Gauntlett
Composer
John Henry Hopkins
Composer
Franz Xaver Gruber
Composer
Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor
Francis Jackson

Chandos



1 A Christmas Festival: Joy To The World/Deck The Halls/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Good King...
2 Cantata BWV 147 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben': Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
3 Shepherds' Music: From Christmas Oratorio
4 Messiah:'Hallelujah' Chorus
5 Cantata BWV 208 'Hunting Cantata': Sheep May Safely Graze
6 Sleighride 7 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
8 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
9 The Nutcracker: Waltz Of Flowers
10 Musical Sleighride
11 White Christmas

Deutsche Grammophon/ Polydor
Rereleased on Phillips on compact disc in 1990.





Composer
Leroy Anderson
Composer
John Rutter
Composer
Georges Bizet
Composer
Hector Berlioz
Composer
Percy E. Fletcher
Composer
George Frideric Handel
Composer
Percy Grainger
Composer
Gordon Langford

Chandos

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%208679


1977



The 50 Guitars – Christmas With The 50 Guitars in 4K (1977)
Label: Mistletoe Records – MLP-1229 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1977 

Tracklist 0:00 White Christmas 3:01 Jingle Bell Rock 5:11 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 7:01 The First Noel 9:16 Silent Night 12:00 The Christmas Song 14:46 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 16:54 Oh Holy Night 19:22 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Listen to the album on the Christmas Vinyl Channel on Youtube.


Label: Record Room/Argus Records RR-1945 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1977

Tracklist
0:00 Alleluia!
2:15 Glory To God
5:00 Come Ye Lofty, Come Ye Lowly
10:33 Go Where I Send Thee
13:03 Alleluia! Now Is The Christmas Morn
15:35 Go Tell It On The Mountain
18:55 Born Today! (Hodie Christus Natus Est)
22:58 Sing A Round For Christmas
24:37 The Christmas Polka
27:47 It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
31:06 Put Your Hand In The Hand
33:24 A Marshmallow World
36:01 Christmas Day Is Here
38:48 It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas

Listen to the album on the Christmas Vinyl Channel on Youtube.


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The Gemini Series features an impressive roster of singers, conductors, soloists, and ensembles of international renown, all from the incomparable EMI Classics stable. EMI's rich legacy of recording expertise comes to the fore in performances from the 1960s to the 1990s. 

Gemini titles are predominantly collections of single composers and fantastic value with well over an hour of music on each CD, making them the ideal place to start or develop a collection of classical music. Each 2-CD set contains over two hours of music for a fantastically low price. Attractively designed and packaged in space-saving brilliant boxes, each set includes three-language booklets with detailed notes on the music.

This release of 10 new Gemini titles will bring the total number of titles in the series to 175. As with previous Gemini releases, this installment includes many recordings new to CD and as well as recordings that have been transferred from Double Forte. Among the excellent releases in this new set are performances by Plácido Domingo, Natalie Dessay, Deborah Voigt, Janet Baker, Jean-Philippe Collard, Simon Rattle, Michel Plasson, Claudio Abbado, and others! These titles have been digitally remastered to the highest standards at the world famous Abbey Road Studios.

1 Jauchzet, frohlocket!:- Christmas Oratorio
2 Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit:- Christmas Oratorio
3 Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam:- Christmas Oratorio
4 Bereite dich, Zion:- Christmas Oratorio
5 Wie soll ich dich empfangen:- Christmas Oratorio
6 Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn:- Christmas Oratorio
7 Er ist auf Erden kommen arm:- Christmas Oratorio
8 Grosser Herr und starker König:- Christmas Oratorio
9 Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein!:- Christmas Oratorio
10 Sinfonia:- Christmas Oratorio
11 Und es waren Hirten:- Christmas Oratorio
12 Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht:- Christmas Oratorio
13 Und der Engel sprach:- Christmas Oratorio
14 Was Gott dem Abraham verheissen:- Christmas Oratorio
15 Frohe Hirten, eilt:- Christmas Oratorio
16 Und das habt zum Zeichen:- Christmas Oratorio
17 Schaut hin!:- Christmas Oratorio
18 Sp geht denn hin!:- Christmas Oratorio
19 Schlafe, mein Liebster:- Christmas Oratorio
20 Und alsobald war da bei dem Engel:- Christmas Oratorio
21 Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe:- Christmas Oratorio
22 So recht, ihr Engel:- Christmas Oratorio
23 Wir singen dir in deinem Heer:- Christmas Oratorio
24 Herrscher des Himmels:- Christmas Oratorio
25 Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel:- Christmas Oratorio
26 Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem:- Christmas Oratorio
27 Er hat sein Volk getröst't:- Christmas Oratorio
28 Dies hat er alles uns getan:- Christmas Oratorio
29 Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen:- Christmas Oratorio
30 Und sie kamen eilend:- Christmas Oratorio
31 Schliesse, mein Herze:- Christmas Oratorio
32 Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren:- Christmas Oratorio
33 Ich will dich mit Fleiss bewahren:- Christmas Oratorio

Disc: 2

1 Und die Hirten:- Christmas Oratorio
2 Seid froh dieweil:- Christmas Oratorio
3 Herrscher des Himmels (rpt):- Christmas Oratorio
4 Fallt mit Danken:- Christmas Oratorio
5 Und da acht Tage:- Christmas Oratorio
6 Immanuel, o süsses Wort!:- Christmas Oratorio
7 Flösst, mein Heiland:- Christmas Oratorio
8 Wohlan! Dein Name soll allein:- Christmas Oratorio
9 Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben:- Christmas Oratorio
10 Jesus richte mein Beginnen:- Christmas Oratorio
11 Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen:- Christmas Oratorio
12 Da Jesus geboren:- Christmas Oratorio
13 Wo ist der neugeborene König der Jüden?:- Christmas Oratorio
14 Dein Glanz all' Finsternis verzehrt:- Christmas Oratorio
15 Erleucht' auch meine finstre Sinnen:- Christmas Ortorio
16 Da das der König Herodes:- Christmas Oratorio
17 Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?:- Christmas Oratorio
18 Und liess versammeln alle Hohenpriester:- Christmas Oratorio
19 Ach! Wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?:- Christmas Oratorio
20 Mein Liebster herrschet schon:- Christmas Oratorio
21 Zwar ist solche Herzensstube:- Christmas Oratorio
22 Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde:- Christmas Oratorio
23 Da berief Herodes:- Christmas Oratorio
24 Du Falsche, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen:- Christmas Oratorio
25 Nur ein Wink:- Christmas Oratorio
26 Als sie nun den König:- Christmas Oratorio
27 Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier:- Christmas Oratorio
28 Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum:- Christmas Oratorio
29 So geht! genug, mein Schatz:- Christmas Oratorio
30 Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde:- Christmas Oratorio
31 Was will der Höllen Schrecken nun:- Christmas Oratorio
32 Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen:- Christmas Oratorio

Warner Classics / EMI



1978

1978



1 Nowel, Owt Of Your Sleep
2 Ad Cantus Leticie
3 Angelus Ad Virginem
4 Synge We To This Merry Cumpane
5 Reading, And The Aungel Gabriel Was Sent Fro God; Gabriel From Evene King
6 Nova, Nova; Aue Fitt Ex Eva
7 Mervele Nought, Josep
8 Exultemus Et Letemus
9 The Midnight Cry
10 Sunny Bank
11 All Sons Of Adam
12 Greensleeves
13 Reading, Lesu Swete Sone Dere
14 Lullay, Thou Tiny Little Child/The Coventry Carol
15 While Shepherds Watched/Sherburne
16 Fullfillment
17 My Little Sweet Darling
18 Reading, Make We Mere As We May
19 Gloucestershire Wassail





1979


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Thursday, January 1, 2026

London Concertante Gives Film Musical Classics with Christmas at the Movies

 

London Concertante Gives Film Musical Classics with Christmas at the Movies

Experience London Concertante’s sell-out concert, Christmas at the Movies, in the comfort of your own home. Enjoy music from all your favourite Christmas films including Jingle Jangle, Love Actually, Home Alone, The Holiday, Polar Express, and many many more!

Available to stream on several platforms including Spotify, deezer, Tidal, and Apple Music.

https://londonconcertante.com/


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Myriad Ensemble Releases EP "Apricity"

 


  1. Jingle Bells
  2. What Child is this / Ave Maria
  3. lesous ahatonnia'
Available on streaming services.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Duo Mignarda issues "In Dulci Jubilo: Ancient Music for Christmastide"

 


Duo Mignarda issues "In Dulci Jubilo: Ancient Music for Christmastide"

Released in 2025 on Prima Classic, In dulci jubilo is Mignarda’s second Christmas album, complementing Christe Redemptor. While Christe Redemptor focuses on 15th- and 16th-century polyphonic motets, In dulci jubilo offers a more intimate selection of beloved historical hymns and carols.

Arranged directly from original sources for the evocative pairing of solo voice and lute, the program includes traditional carols from Germany, the British Isles, and France. Rooted in historical practice — where such arrangements were central to 16th-century domestic music — Mignarda brings these timeless works to life with sensitivity, authenticity, and stylistic variety. 

The album’s title, In dulci jubilo (“In Sweet Rejoicing”), captures the spirit of this joyful collection — an intimate celebration of Christmas music that resonates not only for the holiday season but throughout the year.   

https://primaclassic.com/release/duo-mignarda-in-dulci-jubilo/


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CPO Releases Album of Forgotten Christmas Oratorios

 

CPO Releases Album of Forgotten Christmas Oratorios

In the Shadow of Bach - Forgotten Christmas Oratorios

Monika Mauch (soprano), Kai Wessel, Nico van der Meel, Peter Kooij (bass), Britta Schwarz, Veronika Winter, Anne Bierwirth, Georg Poplutz (tenor), Matthias Vieweg, Markus Schäfer (tenor), Wilfried Jochens, Ingrid Schmithüsen, Lena Susanne Norin, Klaus Mertens (bass-baritone), Gundula Anders.

Georg Gebel II: Weihnachtsoratorium: No. 1, Jauchzet, ihr Himmel! Erfreue dich, Erde! (Arr. for Voice, Choir & Orchestra by Bernhard Klapprott)

Stölzel: Ach, dass die Hülfe aus Zion über Israel käme: No. 2, Seelenwollust, Freud und Wonne

Telemann: Dazu ist erschienen die Liebe Gottes, TWV 1:166: No. 7, Lob, Ehr und Dank sei dir gesungen

Graun, C H: Weihnachtsoratorium: No. 19, Ew'ger Sohn, erhaltner Segen

Telemann: Die Hirten bei der Krippe zu Bethlehem, TWV 1:797: No. 1, O Jesu parvule

Stölzel: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe: No. 6, Des lasst uns alle fröhlich sein

Rolle: Ach, dass du den Himmel zerrissest: No. 7, Werdet voll Freuden, umschränket das Leiden

Graun, C H: Weihnachtsoratorium: No. 1, Mache dich auf! Werde Licht!

Georg Gebel II: Weihnachtsoratorium: No. 3, Nichts, als reine Himmelsfreude (Arr. for Voice, Choir & Orchestra by Bernhard Klapprott)

Rolle: Ach, dass du den Himmel zerrissest: No. 5, Ach, sei uns willkommen, du göttlicher Segen

Georg Gebel II: Weihnachtsoratorium: No. 18, Heil und Starke, Preis und Ehre (Arr. for Voice, Choir & Orchestra by Bernhard Klapprott)

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9824337--in-the-shadow-of-bach-forgotten-christmas-oratorios


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