Allegro 2011 Holiday New Release Book

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Mark

O’Connor

featuring renee fleming, sharon isbin, alison krauss, yo-yo ma, edgar meyer, jane monheit, james taylor, chris thile, steve wariner & more

AN appalachian

CHRISTMAS

Geri Allen p. 2, Pink Martini p. 5, Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra p. 6, Luciano Pavarotti p. 13

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Geri Allen A Child Is Born Jazz Motema Music Cat # MTM 69 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 35 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011–STREET DATE: october 11, 2011

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. This stunning release follows acclaimed solo debut Flying Toward The Sound (2010).

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

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Mark O’Connor An Appalachian Christmas Jazz OMAC Records Cat # OMC 16 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 40 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011–STREET DATE: September 13, 2011

A perfect musical delight for Christmastime! These beautiful, lilting Christmas melodies take you right to the heartland with Mark O’Connor and an all-star cast of music greats.

Mark O’Connor: violin/Renee Fleming: vocals/Sharon Isbin: guitar/Alison Krauss: vocals/Yo-Yo Ma: cello/Edgar Meyer: bass/Jane Monheit: vocals/James Taylor: vocals/Chris Thile: mandolin/Steve Wariner: vocals The Christmas Song • Away In A Manger • O Christmas Tree • Sleigh Ride • Ol’ Blue • Carol Of The Bells • Slumber 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 “Concise, lyrical, and irresistibly rhythmic. [O’Connor] used his fabulous instrumental mastery of articulation and intonation to create character, setting, story, and emotion.” — Boston Globe “With O’Connor’s fire and heart-on-the-sleeve emotional involvement … this is not only one of the finest discs of his career, but one of the greatest jazz violin albums ever.” — Chicago Tribune

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Pink Martini Joy to the World Pt. 2

Pink Martini Joy to the World Pt. 1

Holiday Heinz Records Cat # HNZ 9 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket; Box Lot TBD

Holiday Heinz Records Cat # HNZ 8 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket; Box Lot TBD

U.S. ORDERS ONLY

U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011–STREET DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2011

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 the profits of the sale of this record directly to charities working to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression worldwide.

PART 2: • Congratulations–A Happy New Year Song • Do You Hear What I Hear?

• La Vergine Degli Angeli • We Three Kings • A Snowglobe Christmas

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

“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

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Pink Martini Joy to the World Holiday Heinz Records Cat # HNZ 7 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot TBD U.S. ORDERS ONLY

A lovely, globally inclusive holiday album for the 21st 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, lesserknown discoveries, all imbued with Pink Martini’s signature “little orchestra” sound! Features an array of guests, including Japanese pop star Saori Yuki and NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro, backed by a fabulous gathering of Portland choirs. CD features 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 that appear to float in front of the city.

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 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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new for 2011 A winter solstice album for people who love Celtic, Renaissance, classical, and pop music. Contains six new, original holiday songs that are already becoming classics in folk clubs, worship services, and concert halls. A seamless blend of Celtic, Renaissance, and pop energies…like Jethro Tull meets Loreena McKennit! Entered into Sirius/XM radio’s library; will be aired on at least five stations including “Holly” (holiday) and “The Village” (folk). Print & e-media handled by established Celtic music publicist Cindy Byram.

Annie Haslam: vocals Jennifer Cutting: keyboards, accordions, samples Lisa Moscatiello: vocals John Roberts: vocals, concertina Tony Barrand: vocals Coope Boyes & Simpson: vocals/and more

Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra Song of Solstice Holiday Sunsign Records Cat # SCD 2010 Price Code: 2I (SRP $21.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot TBD

Track Listing: Christmas Day in the Morning • Song of Solstice • People, Look East • Voici La Noel (Christmas Eve is Here) • Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (What is that Fragrance?) • Green Man • Fall, Leaves, Fall • In the Bleak Midwinter • Time to Remember The Poor • Light the Winter’s Dark • Baloo, Lammy (Hush, My Little Lamb) • Summer Will Come ‘Round Again “Nothing short of spellbinding.” — Washington Post “Cutting’s blend of traditional Irish adaptations, soaring musical compositions that include new age, Celtic, and classical styles, and her exceptional use of subject matter make her one of the most creative composers I have ever heard.” — New Age Reporter

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New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

Bill Anderson has captured the attention of millions of country music fans en route to becoming a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and one of the most popular, most enduring entertainers of our time. One of the most awarded songwriters in the history of country music and a million-selling recording artist many times over, Bill is also a television game show host, network soap opera star, spokesman for a nationwide restaurant chain, and a consummate onstage performer. In 1995, Billboard named four of Bill’s compositions—“City Lights,” “Once A Day,” “Still,” and “Mama Sang A Song”—among the Top 20 Country Songs of the past 35 years. No other songwriter had as many songs listed!

Bill Anderson: vocals Track Listing: Christmas Time’s A-Coming • Blue Christmas • Joy to the World • Santa Claus Is Coming to Town • Silver Bells • Po’ Folks Christmas • My Christmas List Grows Shorter Every Year • Christmas Story (O Holy Night/ Away in a Manger) • Across the Miles at Christmas • No Place Like Home On Christmas • Christmas in Your Arms • One Solitary Life (Silent Night)

Bill Anderson No Place Like Home On Christmas Holiday TWI Records Cat # TWB 108 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

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new for 2011 A nice, fun Christmas album that represents the holiday season and is great for the whole family, featuring familiar Christmas songs.

Ellis Marsalis: piano Bill Huntington: bass Jason Marsalis: drums, vibes Roman Skakun: vibes Cynthia Thomas: vocals Johnaye Kendrick: vocals Track Listing: O Christmas Tree • Little Drummer Boy • We Three Kings • Child is Born • God Rest ye Merry Gentleman • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • O Holy Night • Winter Wonderland • Christmas Time is Here • Little Town of Bethlehem • Silent Night • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • Christmas is Here • Sleigh Ride • What Child is This • Christmas Song • We Wish you a Merry Christmas “Ellis Marsalis has become one of the most renowned music educators in the US, imparting his extensive knowledge of jazz to students like pianist and vocalist Harry Connick, Jr., trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and of course, his four sons.” — NPR

Ellis Marsalis A New Orleans Christmas Carol Jazz Elm Records Cat # ELM 19790 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: october 11, 2011

Consisting of standards and new compositions, the performances here are spellbinding—sure to become both an instant classic and a solid retail item! This is the first recording to unite Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee, and the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir, all Juno Award winners. Publicity by DL Media. Targeted digital marketing including social networks.

Oliver Jones: piano Ranee Lee: vocals Trevor W. Payne: director Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir Track Listing: (There’s no Place Like) Home For The Holidays • We Three Kings Of Orient Are • Silent Night • Christmas Medley: O Little Town Of Bethlehem/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Gras Bondye/ Seigneur J’élève Ton Nom • What Child is This? • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • The Christmas Waltz • Little Drummer Boy • Hymn to Freedom “Jazz singer Ranee Lee delivers a warm and upbeat take on such Christmas favorites as ‘(There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays’ and ‘What Child Is This,’ and her colleagues on this disc sound equally impressive, particularly pianist Oliver Jones’ trio arrangement of ‘We Three Kings Of Orient Are’ and his solo version of ‘O Little Town Of Bethlehem.’ The Montreal Jubilation Choir soars on a glorious ‘Silent Night.’” — DownBeat

Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee & The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir A Celebration In Time Jazz Justin Time Records Cat # JTR 234 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

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HOLIDAY CLASSICS FROM MAH RECORDS Michael Allen Harrison Enchanted Christmas

Michael Allen Harrison Enchanted Christmas Vol. 2

MAH Records Cat # MAH 5 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

MAH Records Cat # MAH 13 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Michael Allen Harrison’s first Christmas CD and #1 bestseller will inspire the holiday spirit. You can play and enjoy this one year-round!

Michael Allen Harrison Enchanted Christmas Vol. 3

Michael Allen Harrison Journey Home

MAH Records Cat # MAH 92 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

MAH Records Cat # MAH 1898 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A solo piano collection of original and beloved Christmas carols, including three magical arrangements of the world’s most romantic classical masterpieces from Beethoven and Chopin.

This holiday CD captures the Christmas spirit of the American Homestead at the turn of the century. Features an 1898 Steinway piano and other authentic instruments of the period.

Michael Allen Harrison Fireside Carols

Michael Allen Harrison The Nutcracker Suite

MAH Records Cat # MAH 52 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

MAH Records Cat # MAH 27 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Michael Allen Harrison invites you to join him and enjoy the warmth of family and friends gathered around the piano to sing your favorite holiday songs and Christmas Carols.

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Add sparkle to the season with Harrison’s second Christmas CD. Includes “What Child Is This,” “White Christmas,” and “Do You Hear What I Hear.”

Inspired by The Nutcracker, Michael pays tribute to one of the world’s greatest composers. The pieces have been arranged with a unique blend of classical and modern ideas.

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This double DVD set is the best way to have Michael Allen Harrison play in your living room year round!

This double DVD is designed for an intimate setting. With no pauses between songs, it provides a great background for a dinner party or holiday event. Local marketing campaign in Portland (September– December 2011). Social media campaign and email newsletter blasts to over 20,000 addresses.

Michael Allen Harrison: piano DVD ONE: Piano Solo Journey DVD TWO: Christmas medley

Michael Allen Harrison Piano Solo Journey & Reflections of Christmas Instrumental MAH Records Cat # MAH 1111 Price Code: 2P Number of Discs: 2 Amaray; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

Michael Allen Harrison Snowfall

Michael Allen Harrison Christmas Festival of Lights

MAH Records Cat # MAH 31 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

MAH Records Cat # MAH 101 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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One of Michael Allen Harrison’s personal favorites.

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A live concert captured in 2004 at the Portland Grotto’s Festival of Lights.

Michael Allen Harrison Holiday Jazz

Michael Allen Harrison Christmas Anthology

MAH Records Cat # MAH 40 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

MAH Records Cat # MAH 83 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2

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Recorded in 2003, this CD features a traditional jazz quartet.

Celebrate Harrison’s best holiday recordings over the last 25 years.

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Paisley Abbey Choir Christmas Carol Concert Join with the Choir in the historic splendor of Paisley Abbey as they gather by candlelight to sing some of the most beloved, festive seasonal Carols.

Track Listing: Hark The Herald Angels • The First Nowell • Ding Dong! Merrily On High • Away In A Manger • See In Yonder Manger Low • The Holly And The Ivy • Child In A Manger • Good King Wenceslas • I Saw Three Ships • O Little Town Of Bethlehem • Once In Royal David’s City • Unto Us A Child Is Born • Angels From The Realms Of Glory • Deck The Hall • Silent Night • O Come All Ye Faithful Holiday REL Records Cat # REL 500 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

Winter Dreams The Panpipe Sounds of Christmas 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.

Track Listing: Silent Night • White Christmas • Mary’s Boy Child • Mistletoe And Wine • The First Noel • When A Child Is Born • Oh Come All Ye Faithful • Happy Christmas (War Is Over) • Last Christmas • The Little Drummer Boy • A Winter’s Tale • Walking In The Air • Do They Know It’s Christmas • Winter Wonderland • Away In A Manger • Pipes Of Peace Holiday REL Records Cat # REL 505 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

Various Artists Christmas Moods The best way to enjoy the festive season is to be in the right mood! Capture that feeling of “goodwill to all people” with these wonderful, festive Christmas tunes.

Holiday REL Records Cat # REL 544 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

Track Listing: Winter Dreams: Silent Night (Instrumental) • Paisley Abbey Choir: The First Nowell • Lori Pappajohn: Huron Carol • Winter Dreams: Happy Christmas (War Is Over) • Paisley Abbey Choir: Hark The Herald Angels Sing • Winter Dreams: White Christmas • Paisley Abbey Choir: Child In A Manger • Lori Pappajohn: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • Kirsten Easdale: Carol Of The Bagpipers • Paisley Abbey Choir: See In Yonder Manger Low • Winter Dreams: Walking In The Air • Lori Pappajohn: O Come, O Come Emmanual • Paisley Abbey Choir: Once In Royal David City • Winter Dreams: Away In A Manger • Lori Pappajohn: Bring A Torch/I Saw Three Ships • The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra: Auld Lang Syne • Christmas Mouse Choir: Silent Night (Vocal)

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Viva Girls A Viva Girls Christmas Musically they’re magic, having been classically trained and hailing from some of the most prestigious schools and universities. Viva Girls present one of the most impressive and visually pleasing concert performances one can experience. Their East-meets-West twist on a unique mix between classical and pop music is especially popular with American audiences. Now, with their US musical debut, the Viva Girls present A Viva Girls Christmas.

Track Listing: Christmas Joy • Auld Lang Syne • Love And Hope • Dream Holiday Domo Records Cat # DMR 73132 Price Code: B (SRP $3.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

Various Artists The Magic of Christmas 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.

Track Listing: Joy To The World • Away In A Manger • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • Jingle Bells • Ding Dong! Merrily On High • Jesus Joy Of Mans Desiring • Good King Wenceslas • Once In Royal David’s City • We Wish You A Merry Christmas • Silent Night • The Holly And The Ivy • What Child Is This • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • Auld Lang Syne Holiday Global Journey Cat # GJR 3634 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

Various Artists Angel Dreams A wonderful album of subtle nuance that will enchant and relax in equal measure features beautiful flute melodies that leave a lasting feeling of serenity. Part of the Global Journey Holiday Collection, this disc includes 46 minutes of enchanting music.

Track Listing: Dreams • Serenity • Celestial Vision • Paradise • Ethereal Harmony • Reflections

Holiday Global Journey Cat # GJR 3729 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 25

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

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Ludwig Güttler Baroque Celebration in the Frauenkirche Festive brass for the fifth anniversary of the restored Frauenkirche! It has been just five years since a legendary rebuilding project was completed: after years of collecting donations, planning, and building, the recreated Frauenkirche of Dresden was consecrated on October 30, 2005. The project could never have been implemented without its many fundraising initiatives, one of which included a series of concerts held in the shell of the church. Ludwig Güttler was heavily engaged in all these activities, whether as a musician or as an organizer.

Blechbläserensemble/Ludwig Güttler: conductor Brass Berlin Classics Cat # BER 300174 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

New for 2011-street date: october 11, 2011

Track Listing: PURCELL: Trumpet Tune and Air • OTTO: Intrada in E flat • CRÜGER: “Wie soll ich Dich empfangen” • ECCARD: “Übers Gebirg Maria ging” • “Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier” • GOTSCHOVIUS: “Lobt Gott, ihr Christen” • SCHEIDT: “In dulci jubilo” • ALBINONI: Sonata in C • Anonymus: “Ding Dong! Merrily on High” • “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabelle” • CROCE: “Laudate Dominum” • GABRIELI: Canzon XVI • BACH: Chorale “Jesus, richte mein Beginnen” • Chorale: “Zwar ist solche Herzensstube” • Chorale: “Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulein” • PURCELL: Sonata in D • PRAETORIUS: Chorale concerto to “In dulci jubilo”

Ludwig Güttler Vom Himmel hoch The sound of brass combined with orchestra or organ and crowned by the heraldic pomp of the trumpet proclaiming the Good Tidings!

Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler: trumpet, conductor

Brass Berlin Classics Cat # BER 300146 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

Track Listing: HÄNDEL: Tochter Zion, freue dich • VEJVANOWSKY: Sonata in G minor for trumpet and organ • CORELLI: Concerto in G minor op. 6 Nr. 8 “fatto per la Notte di Natale” • ECCARD: Vom Himmel hoch • PRAETORIUS: Vom Himmel hoch • SCHEIN: Vom Himmel hoch • RASELIUS: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland • LANGLAIS: Three chorales for trumpet and organ • HEINICHEN: Pastorale per la Notte di Natale in A major • VIVALDI: Concerto in E major RV 270 “Per il S. Natale” • ANONYMUS • Voluntary in C major for trumpet and organ • HERBST: Singt und klinget allzumal • VULPIUS: Canon “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen” • PRAETORIUS: Sinfonia “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen” • PRAETORIUS: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen • SCHEIDT: Canzona • BALDASSARE: Concerto for trumpet and organ no. 1 in F major • PRAETORIUS: In dulci jubilo • CLARKE: The Prince of Denmark’s March

New for 2011-street date: october 11, 2011

Antonio VIVALDI Gloria Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and “Magnificat” combined with Bach’s “Gloria”—adoration of the Virgin sublimated in music, under the direction of Ludwig Güttler.

Christiane Oelze: soprano/Hans Peter Blochwitz: tenor/Concentus Vocalis Wien/Hallenser Madrigalisten/Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler: conductor Track Listing: VIVALDI: Gloria in D major RV 589 • Magnificat in G minor RV 611 • BACH: Gloria In Excelsis Deo BWV 191 Classical Berlin Classics Cat # BER 300169 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak; Box Lot 30

New for 2011-street date: october 11, 2011

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Featuring Luciano Pavarotti performing holiday favorites such as “O Holy Night,” “Ave Maria,” “Adeste Fidelis.” and “Stille Nacht (Silent Night).”

Luciano Pavarotti: tenor Track Listing: 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

Luciano Pavarotti A Passion for Pavarotti: The Christmas Album Opera/Vocals Opera d’Oro Cat # OPD 6008 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

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 during 1891–92 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 1875–76 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

Pyotr Il’yich TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite Holiday Royal Philharmonic Masterworks Cat # RPM 28060 Price Code: K (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: September 13, 2011

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The Sixteen Traditional Christmas Carols

The Sixteen Traditional Christmas Carols II

CORO Cat # CRO 16043 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CORO Cat # CRO 16085 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A collection of well-loved traditional Christmas carols perfect for creating a warm seasonal atmosphere and to sing along with.

The Sixteen Christus Natus Est

J.S. BACH Christmas Oratorio

CORO Cat # CRO 16027 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CORO Cat # CRO 16017 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 2

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A medley of early English carols ranging from the demure to the rustic, and simple expression of joy and wonder.

The Christmas Oratorio is one of Bach’s greatest masterpieces, and this recording is one of The Sixteen’s finest.

The Sixteen Hodie: An English Christmas

The Sixteen The Christmas Collection

CORO Cat # CRO 16004 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CORO Cat # CRO 16054 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 3

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Christmas music by Howells, Britten, Warlock, Tavener, and Leighton. “Outstanding, irrespective of the season” (Gramophone).

From medieval carols to the traditional carols we know and love, this collection includes favorite 20th century English carols.

Benjamin BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols

G.F. HANDEL The Messiah (Special Edition 3-CD Set)

CORO Cat # CRO 16034 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CORO Cat # CRO 16062 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 3

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A masterpiece composed onboard a ship as Britten returned to England from the US in 1948.

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This special edition Handel set from The Sixteen includes “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.”

Claudio MONTEVERDI Selva morale e spirituale

The Sixteen Sounds Sublime: The Essential

CORO Cat # CRO 16087 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

CORO Cat # CRO 16073 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 2

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The Selva morale e spirituale of 1641 is one of Monteverdi’s most significant and virtuosic collections of sacred music.

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A second volume of wonderful, festive music that deserves to be better known.

Some of the most celebrated recordings from the awardwinning ensemble, in a beautiful 2-CD digipak set.

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The Sixteen Sacred Music: A Christmas History Holiday CORO Cat # CRO 16094 Price Code: V Number of Discs: 1 Amaray; Box Lot 25 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: october 11,2011

A fascinating history of Christmas music! CORO brings the next installment of the BBC’s groundbreaking TV series, Sacred Music, to DVD. This documentary and concert performance follows The Sixteen and Simon Russell Beale as they explore the history of Christmas music. The story takes us through two millennia of music, from a fragment of papyrus preserving the earliest known piece of Christian music to the stories behind some of our most popular carols. Russell Beale also presents a special Christmas concert featuring full performances of some of the works featured in the documentary performed by Harry Christophers and his award-winning choir, The Sixteen. Bonus features include seven free audio tracks, trailers for Sacred Music: Series One and Sacred Music: An Easter Celebration, artist biographies, and related CD information. NTSC, Region 0, 16x9, Color, English (Stereo), Not Rated, Run Time: 90 min.

The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor/Simon Russell Beale: presenter/David Miller: guitar/Robert Quinney: organ “Exultant and agile singing.” — The Guardian “The interplay of music, image, and appealingly-elaborated context creates a rich polyphony of its own.” — BBC Music magazine

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The Revels Wassail! Wassail!

The Revels Christmas Day in the Morning

Cat # REV 1082 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

Cat # REV 1087 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Seasonal music from Southern Appalachia, colonial New England, the Shaker sect, and from Native American and African American traditions.

This beautiful, frisky, and sweetly melodic recording focuses on that mystical time when Christian celebration mingled with the older pagan rituals of winter solstice.

The Revels Sing We Now of Christmas

The Revels A Child’s Christmas Revels

Cat # REV 1091 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

Cat # REV 1093 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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The cast of the Cambridge Revels wanders through six centuries of European holiday music, offering timeless winter favorites from England, Ireland, France, and more

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At every Christmas Revels, the children’s chorus steals the show.

This enchanting collection includes twenty-nine carols, games, and songs.

The Revels A Victorian Christmas Revels

Karelian Folk Ensemble To Drive the Dark Away

Cat # REV 2000 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

Cat # REV 1098 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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One of the most popular and enduring Christmas Revels is captured in this spirited collection of street cries, holiday carols, music hall songs, and parlor dances.

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Thirty-nine traditional songs and dances for the winter solstice performed by the Karelian Folk Ensemble and players from the Houston Christmas Revels.

The Revels Rose & Thistle

The Revels The Christmas Revels

Holiday Revels Records Cat # REV 2005 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

Holiday Revels Records Cat # REV 1078 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

Choral and instrumental music from recent Christmas Revels performances! This CD features the radiant voice of soprano Jayne Tankersley and the robust sound of baritone David Coffin, along with a spirited Revels chorus.

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Features audience favorites including signature piece “Lord of the Dance,” sung by Revels founder John Langstaff. Celebrate the season with the original Revels recording of Renaissance, medieval, and traditional winter solstice music!

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The producers of the nationally acclaimed “Christmas Revels” brings you a joyous holiday CD for the entire family with 21 selections of stunning music, choral works, and carols from France, England, Spain, and the Middle East. Performers include an adult chorus, a children’s chorus, renowned soloists and instrumentalists, and members of the renowned Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble. For those that have never been to a “Christmas Revels” theatrical performance/ celebration, this CD is designed to give the listener the feeling of being there!

The Revels Singers The Revels Children Sharq Ensemble David Coffin: vocals John Fleagle: medieval harp Youth Pro Musica: vocals Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble George Emlen, music director & producer Track Listing: Overture • March of the Kings • Bourree en Etoile • Travellers’ Prayer • Le Grand Lusukru (The Great Boogeyman) • Noel Nouvelet • Guillo, Pran ton Tamborin! (Willy, Take Your Little Drum) • Aro Que Nostre Seigne Es Nat (Now that our Lord is Born) • Muwashah Jalla Men Qad Sawark • Darj Bayyati • Stella Splendens (Splendid Star) • Gaudette (Rejoice) • Veni, Veni Emanuel (O Come, O Come, Emanuel) • The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came • What Shall I Give to the Child? • L’Homme Arme’ (The Armed Man) • Riu Riu, Chiu • Bourree Chainee de Rivarennes • Le Sommeil de l’Enfant Jesus • Amen • Sing We Noel “Revels Records has produced some of the liveliest Christmas CDs I have ever heard … as lusty celebrations of the season as one can imagine.” — Washington Post

The Revels Sing Noël: A European Christmas Revels Holiday Revels Records Cat # REV 2011 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: october 11,2011

The Revels Welcome Yule: An English Christmas Revels This CD highlights the best of Revels’ most popular English-themed Christmas productions and features stunning music, songs, and holiday carols from Medieval times, the Renaissance, and Victorian England.

Track Listing: On Christmas Night • Te Deum • All Hail to the Days • The Cries of London • Tomorrow the Fox Will Come to Town • Renaissance Dances • Salutation Carol/Bring Us In Good Ale • In the Bleak Midwinter • The Lord of the Dance • There is No Rose of Swych Vertu • Holly and his Merry Men • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • English Country Dances • Come and I Will Sing You • While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night • Dona Nobis Pacem • There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth • Rejoice, Ye Tenants of the Earth • The Sussex Mummers’ Carol

Holiday Revels Records Cat # REV 2010 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

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Norland Wind December Journey

David Friesen & Jeannie Hoffman Spirit of Christmas

A musical travelogue though 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 & songs.

“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

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

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

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

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?

Holiday Burnside Records Cat # BCD 4 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case; Box Lot 30

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John Fahey The Christmas Album

Clemencic Consort Christmas In Old Austria

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. Contains 16 new songs not available on his previous holiday recordings, with accompanying cello, flute, and piano.

With the sound of carols and music from the 16th and 17th centuries, this program seeks to bring 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 16th and 17th centuries, known and loved through the Germanspeaking world.

John Fahey: guitar René Clemencic: artistic director/Clemencic Consort 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

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Includes excerpts from the Geistliche Nachtigall and Linz Tablature as well as works by Emperor Leopold I, Schmelzer, and Lerchenfelsu

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La Camera delle Lacrime Noel baroque en Pays d’Oc

Alessandro STRADELLA Cantate per il SS:mo Natale con una Sonata di Viole

Alpha Cat # APH 117 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

Arcana Cat # ACA 331 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Mixing popular and learned traditions, the Camera delle Lacrime perfectly catches the historical context of the works, which were very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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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 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE.

New York Polyphony I Sing the Birth

Handel & Haydn Society All Is Bright

Avie Records Cat # AVR 2141 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Avie Records Cat # AVR 2078 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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“Beautifully sung, imaginatively programmed effort … ravishing … offers pleasures too numerous to mention here.”

— Classics Today

The Handel & Haydn Society offers a selection that once again fuses the familiar with new works destined to inspire the festive imagination.

Gloucester Cathedral Choir I Saw Three Ships

Ludwig Güttler Christmas Concertos

Avie Records Cat # AVR 2122 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 115252 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

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This beautiful collection of traditional and contemporary carols features soloists Greg Skidmore, James Atherton, Ciaran Walshe, Sebastian Field, Lawrence Keeling, and Russell Burton.

This impressive compilation of festive works for Christmas Eve, presented by Ludwig Güttler and his Virtuosi Saxoniae, is now available at mid-price!

Berlin Classics From Heaven On High

Berlin Classics Christmas Choruses

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 149542 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 149552 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Classic holiday compositions performed by the Dresden Kreuzchor, Dresden Philharmonie, Martin Flämig, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Blechbläserensemble, Ludwig Güttler, Peter Schreier, and more.

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Features Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas, and more.

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Dresden Cathedral Choir Unto Us a Child Is Born

Deborah York Per il santissimo natale

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 16582 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 16602 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

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This recording marks the launch of a spectacular CD series oriented towards the great Ecclesiastical festivals and high days, capturing the mood and religious background of the church calendar in musical form.

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.

J.S. BACH Christmas Oratorio

Bell’Arte Salzburg In nativitate domini

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 183892 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 3

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 16242 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Perhaps the most famous and popular work in Bach’s oeuvre, presented in an opulently designed velvet slipcase with a richly illustrated booklet.

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The great star sopranos of the early music PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE, Emma Kirkby and Susanne Ryden, present a program of contemplative Baroque German Christmas music.

Dresden Cathedral Choir Christmas Eve Service

Michael-Christfried Winkler Organ Music for Christmas

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 13462 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 13812 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A perfect CD for a cozy Christmas Eve, performed by the wonderful Dresden Cathedral Choir.

Festive organ music from Bach to Reger, played by the longstanding organist of Dresden’s Kreuzkirche.

Berlin Classics Christmas in Heaven

Virtuosi Saxoniae Gloria in excelsis Deo

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 29262 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 2

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 92572 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A beautiful selection of Christmas music by world-class performers including Peter Schreier, Ludwig Guttler, Hans Otto, and more.

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A charming collection of festive compositions in praise of God, with music by Vivaldi, Bach, Hasse, and others.

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Virtuosi Saxoniae Magnificat

J.S. BACH Christmas Oratorio

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 17742 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 185802 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A selection of Baroque vocal music honoring the Virgin Mary, featuring famous soloists under the direction of Ludwig Güttler.

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Featuring world-class performers, this beautiful rendition of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio comes from Berlin Classics’ popular Basics series.

Berlin Classics Christmas Cantatas

Berlin Classics Christmas Choruses

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 149262 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 149272 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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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.v

Berlin Classics Silent Night: Music for Christmas Time

Ludwig Güttler Festive Baroque

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 185812 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 300167 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

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An enchanting mix of evocative German Christmas melodies featuring various musical forces—ideal for Christmas Eve!

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Berlin Classics presents a much-loved Güttler catalog title, previously available only at full price, which now enjoys a welcome mid-price debut in the Reference Gold series!

Vocal Concert Dresden Christmas at San Marco

German Brass At the End of the Year

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 300063 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

Berlin Classics Cat # BER 1055008 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Captures the musical atmosphere of a richly sonorous Venetian Christmas celebration. The highly praised choir, conducted by Peter Kopp, is accompanied by a marvelous international quintet of soloists.

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Features selections from Handel’s Water Music, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Prado’s Mambos, and much more.

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J.S. BACH Christmas Oratorio

Ton Koopman Puer Nobis Nascitur

Challenge Classics Cat # CHR 76607 Price Code: 2Q (SRP $31.99) Number of Discs: 2 + Book

Challenge Classics Cat # CHR 72234 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

Netherlands Chamber Choir Mirabile Mysterium

J.S. BACH Christmas Cantatas

Challenge Classics Cat # CHR 72135 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Challenge Classics Cat # CHR 72230 Price Code: 3Q (SRP $47.99) Number of Discs: 3

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A compilation of Christmas music interpreted by the awardwinning Netherlands Chamber Choir includes works by Gallus, Alfonso, Cornelius, and more.

All the Bach cantatas for the period from Christmas to Epiphany, assembled on a well-documented three-CD set!

Per Fridtjov Bonsaksen Baroque Organ Music

Quink Vocal Ensemble A un nino llorando

Challenge Classics Cat # CHR 72146 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Challenge Classics Cat # CHR 72306 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Organ works of J.S. Bach make up the majority of these two CDs, which also feature works by Buxtehude, Pachelbel, and others.

A historically accurate, vivid, and listenable collection of Christmas songs from the Renaissance to modern times sung by a famous Dutch vocal quintet.

Tewkesbury Abbey Choir The Three Kings

G.P. TELEMANN Christmas Cantatas

Delphian Cat # DPH 34047 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Fuga Libera Cat # FGL 520 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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A fine selection of Christmas organ music played on an ancient organ by one of the world’s foremost Early Music keyboard specialists.

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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.

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François-Auguste GEVAERT Christmas Mass Puer Natus Est Nobis

Hallé Orchestra Christmas Classics

Fuga Libera Cat # FGL 545 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

Hallé Cat # HLE 7504 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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This Hallé recording includes a wealth of Christmas favorites, under the direction of BAFTA award-winning conductor and composer Carl Davis.

Christian Forshaw Midwinter

Musicians of the Old Post Road Feliz Navidad

Integra Cat # ITG 1003 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

Meridian Records Cat # MER 84575 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Inspired by church music, with new settings of traditional texts and arrangements of timeless hymn melodies. Christian Forshaw formed The Sanctuary Ensemble in the early 1990s

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Rarely heard Christmas gems from Spain and New Spain, 1644–1795.

Martin Best Ensemble Thys Yool: A Medieval Christmas

BBC Welsh Chorus Celebration

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 5137 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 5310 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A four-part program of medieval music moves through nativity songs toward the point at which Christian and Pagan traditions come together.

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Bringing together the huge forces of the BBC Welsh Chorus and Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards, this disc combines traditional and contemporary carols.

Kansas City Chorale Nativitas

Choir of Lichfield Cathedral Christmas at Lichfield

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 5413 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 5496 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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The Kansas City Chorale explores the Christmas music of American composers in all its variety, from the 19th century to our own time and beyond.

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.

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Choir of St John’s College Fear and Rejoice, O People

Christ Church Cathedral Choir Make We Joy

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 5589 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 7021 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

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The magnificent Tavener piece headlines a collection of choral works that will make the ideal musical companion to anyone’s Advent and Christmas.

Music by Holst and Walton provides “[a] must for Yuletide music in the air” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Various Artists Prima Voce Christmas Party

Various Artists Spirit of Christmas Past

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 7839 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

Nimbus Records Cat # NIM 7861 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

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“This year’s eccentricity … the great sing the unexpected on Prima Voce Party” (The Times, Record of the Year 1992).

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Features seasonal songs, carols, and readings from the greatest opera stars of the early 20th century.

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Merry

National Youth Orchestra of Wales Christmas Spirit

NSS Music Cat # NSS 5 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Quartz Cat # QTZ 2035 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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This bold, innovative recording of holiday favorites presents an inspired interpretation of the Christmas spirit as never before heard from renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

At the end of a successful summer tour in 2005, at the invitation of Owain Arwel Hughes and Quartz, the National Youth Orchestra of Wales recorded this selection of Christmas music at the Brangwyn Hall.

SF Choral Artists Star of Wonder

Ricercar Consort German Baroque Christmas

Reference Cat # REF 21 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

Ricercar Cat # RCE 221 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 2

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Festive music for the holiday season performed by an outstanding mixed chorus with pipe organ, harp, flute, and bellringers. “Magical” (Fanfare).

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Features German Baroque works by Praetorius, Altenburg, Hammerschmidt, Buxtehude, Schütz, Lübeck, Scheidt, Schein, and Tunder.

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La Fenice Per il santissimo natale

J.S. BACH Christmas Cantatas

Ricercar Cat # RCE 237 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

Ricercar Cat # RCE 257 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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The three Christmas cantatas brought together here seem to 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.

Christoph GRAUPNER Christmas Oratorio

Bell’Arte Salzburg Seventeenth Century Christmas Eve

Ricercar Cat # RCE 307 Price Code: 2O (SRP $27.99) Number of Discs: 2

Winter & Winter Cat # WTR 78 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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Swedish soprano Susanne Rydén and ensemble Bell’Arte Salzburg bring the intimate Christmas music of the seventeenth century to life.

Quartetto Italiano di Viola Prelude & Chorale

Heinrich SCHÜTZ Christmas History

Winter & Winter Cat # WTR 53 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

Zig-Zag Territoires Cat # ZIG 41101 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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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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.

The Outback Singers Christmas In Australia

John Sheridan Hooray for Christmas!

AIM Trading Co. Cat # AIM 1601 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

Arbors Records Cat # ARB 19397 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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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.

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Various Artists Christmas Cookies

Various Artists A Fresh Batch of Cookies

Arbors Records Cat # ARB 19122 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1

Arbors Records Cat # ARB 19201 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

A fresh batch of goodies whipped up by master trumpeter Charlie Bertini and a sensational group of jazzmen.

Christoph Spendel Silent Night

Bob McGrath Christmas Sing Along

Blue Flame Cat # BLF 50342 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Bob’s Kids Music Cat # BOB 1803 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Christmas songs interpreted in a new jazz/pop framework by one of the leading jazz pianists in Germany.

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).

Brothers of the Baladi A Time of Peace

Capitol Steps Barackin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Brothers of the Baladi Cat # BLD 7 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Capitol Steps Cat # CTL SR 102309 Price Code: G (SRP $8.99) Number of Discs: 1

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An instrumental collection of Christmas songs performed on traditional Middle Eastern instruments by Brothers of the Baladi, in the true spirit of the holidays.

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A special Christmas release from the funniest group in Washington! Members of the Capitol Steps have worked in a total of 18 Congressional offices and represent 62 years of House & Senate staff experience!

Capitol Steps All I Want For Christmas is a Tax Increase

Fred Penner Christmastime

Capitol Steps Cat # CTL 1013 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

Casablanca Kids Cat # CKI 42017 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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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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.

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Sharon, Lois & Bram Family Christmas

Bruno Herbert Trio & The B3 Kings A Cellar Live Christmas

Casablanca Kids Cat # CKI 42103 Price Code: E (SRP $7.99) Number of Discs: 1

Cellar Live Cat # CLF 82905 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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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).

Ray Stevens Christmas

Ray Stevens Christmas Through a Different Window

Clyde Records Cat # CYD 7026 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

Clyde Records Cat # CYD 7012 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A serious Christmas album of great standards! Several songs are given original arrangements by Ray Stevens.

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The funniest Christmas album you have ever heard! This musthave album provides a hilarious look some traditional Christmas moments. Only Ray Stevens could make this album work!

Various Artists Blues, Blues Christmas Vo1. 1 1925–1955

Various Artists Blues, Blues Christmas Vo1. 2 1926–1958

Document Records Cat # DOC 32209 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2

Document Records Cat # DOC 322015 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2

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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.

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.

EverSound Music Tidings of Joy

EverSound Music Christmas Healing Volume 1

EverSound Music Cat # EVM 3509 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

EverSound Music Cat # EVM PVR 114 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Beautifully reinterpreted perennial favorites alongside original compositions make up a musical tapestry that uniquely captures the warmth and joy of the season.

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“Soothing holiday music that will readily appeal to those who favor gentle, yet warmly emotive, interpretations” (ChristmasReviews.com).

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Cathedral Singers Catholic Christmas Classics

Boann’s Clan Celtic Christmas

GIA Publications Cat # GIA 590 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

Global Journey Cat # GJR 3654 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Classic, well-known religious Christmas songs and hymns, all beautifully performed by The Cathedral Singers, a professional recording group from Chicago.

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.

Various Artists Angels

Pat Boone Family Christmas

Global Journey Cat # GJR 3656 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Gold Label Cat # GLD 1001 Price Code: G (SRP $8.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Enjoy your own ethereal sanctuary as this beautiful album combines the subtle nuances of the heavenly realm with joyful, optimistic, and relaxing compositions.

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Pat Boone & family’s classic Christmas album!

Debby Boone Home for Christmas

Various Artists The Feast of Hanukah

Gold Label Cat # GLD 8110 Price Code: G (SRP $8.99) Number of Discs: 1

Hataklit Cat # HKT 9384 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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The signature Christmas album for any Debby Boone fan! The song list features 11 Christmas favorites including, “Silent Night” and “White Christmas,” a duet with Rosemary Clooney.

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Hanukah 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.

Sunita Staneslow White Christmas in Jerusalem

Various Artists Jewish Holiday Songs

Hataklit Cat # HKT 9433 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

Hataklit Cat # HKT 214 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Sunita Staneslow has played in concert halls and pubs from New Zealand to Tel Aviv. She specializes in both Jewish and Celtic music.

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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.

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Various Artists Tabernacle Songs

Various Artists Celebration of the Passover

Hataklit Cat # HKT 9383 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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!

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Sixteen songs for Passover, sung in Hebrew and English, as well as 14 blessings narrated in English by David Loden and a 32page English booklet containing blessings and songs.

Original NBC TV Cast A Christmas Carol: The Musical

Randy Klein Piano Christmas

Jay Records Cat # JAY 1386 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

Jazzheads Cat # JZH 1149 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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!

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A gentle instrumental album of Christmas standards featuring beautifully played piano interpretations, and a very enjoyable album for quiet evenings of contemplation.

Various Artists Justin Time for Christmas

Various Artists Justin Time for Christmas V2

Justin Time Records Cat # JTR 75 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Justin Time Records Cat # JTR 113 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Justin Time’s first compilation of acclaimed seasonal music features Diana Krall’s first holiday recording (“The Christmas Song”) as well as jazz heavyweights and legends Paul Bley and David Murray.

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.

Oliver Jones Yuletide Swing

Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir Jubilation V: Joy To The World

Justin Time Records Cat # JTR 71 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Justin Time Records Cat # JTR 54 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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An excellent seasonal jazz record that is so tuneful and joyous that it can be listened to year-round!

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.

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Various Artists An Esperanza Family Christmas Album

Daniel Kobialka In Heavenly Peace

Lifestyles Cat # EPZ 1000 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

Lisem Enterprises Cat # DKM 311 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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17 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.

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.

DC Anderson All Is Calm, All Is Bright

Susan Egan Winter Tracks

LML Music Cat # LML 136 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

LML Music Cat # LML 212 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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One of Broadway and cabaret’s most compelling performers gathers holiday songs by contemporary writers and adds a few traditional favorites.

Journey from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, mixing seasonal classics with fresh new surprises from Broadways best modern writers.

Corky Hale Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas

Russ Lorenson What I Want for Christmas

LML Music Cat # LML 126 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

LML Music Cat # LML 211 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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.

Kevin Koelbl This Is Christmas Time

The Crestriders Cowabunga Christmas

LML Music Cat # LML 219 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Loud Folk Records Cat # LFR 392 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A collection of Christmas classics includes duets with Heidi Godt (Broadway’s Mamma Mia) and LML recording artist/ Broadway star Tami Tappan Damiano.

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No wipeout here—this is THE Christmas party CD, featuring instrumental surf-styled renditions of popular Christmas tunes!

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Nancy LaMott Just In Time For Christmas

Alexis Cole The Greatest Gift (Songs of the Season)

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Motema Music Cat # MTM 26 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

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The only Christmas CD by the late, great Nancy LaMott contains classics as well as beautiful, unusual songs you’ve never heard before.

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.”

Deuter Celebration of Light

Terry Oldfield Silent Night, Peaceful Night

New Earth Records Cat # NER 2905 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

New Earth Records Cat # NER 3014 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Deuter offers both easily recognizable holiday carols, such as “Greensleeves” and “Silent Night,” as well as some rare pieces dating back to the 13th century.

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.

Christ Church Cathedral Choir Christmas Carols

John Black O Tannenbaum

New Folk Records Cat # NFR 402 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

New Folk Records Cat # NFR 1003 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A beautiful, traditional choral Christmas release.

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This beautiful acoustic guitar CD features 15 traditional Christmas songs.

Tom Grant Santa Claus Is Going To Town

Tom Grant & Rebecca Kilgore Winter Warm

Nu-Wrinkle Cat # NUW 55502 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Nu-Wrinkle Cat # NUW 55506 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Thirteen holiday songs full of warmth, humor, and soul. Features Rebecca Kilgore on the classic “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and a stirring version of “Silent Night” featuring gospel/jazz singer Marilyn Keller.

The warm glow from this Christmas record, a treasure from two Northwest jazz icons, will last well into the summer months.

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Karaoke Gold Country Christmas

Karaoke Gold Pop Christmas

Karaoke Gold Cat # KGR 13031 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

Karaoke Gold Cat # KGR 13032 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Sing along to country renditions of holiday classics, made popular by such artists as Wynonna Judd, Faith Hill, Vince Gill, George Strait, and more.

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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.

Kenny Brand A Kenny Brand Christmas

Ot Azoj Klezmerband Channukah: Festival of Light

Opcion Sonica Cat # OPC 927 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Oreade Music Cat # ORM 58652 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Festive music in a minor key! Ot Azoj Klezmerband presents Features special guest singers from Toto, Tower of Power, Whitesnake, David Foster, and more! A tasteful combination of jazz, their festive, melancholic music—an interesting mix of tradition and innovation!

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

Monica Herzig Peace On Earth

Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra Carol of the Bells

Owl Studios Cat # OWL 134 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Owl Studios Cat # OWL 101 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A collection of holiday classics mixed with fun and clever holiday originals sure to delight everyone.

Various Artists Christmas Around the World

Various Artists Dark Noel

Playasound Cat # PLS 64002 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

Projekt Records Cat # PJK 198 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Sixteen traditional Christmas songs recorded in different countries! This album is full of love and tenderness, open to the world and other cultures.

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A true holiday classic featuring the unmistakable vocals of Everett Greene, listed as one of 2007’s “12 Discs of Christmas”

by Jazziz magazine.

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Dark holiday tracks from all your favorites—no more barking dogs or Perry Como for you! Features Voltaire, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, The Crüxshadows, Faith & The Muse, and more.

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Red Nativity One Holy Night

Red Nativity Heavenly Peace

Red Sea Records Cat # RSA 1 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

Red Sea Records Cat # RSA 10 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Red Nativity includes award-winning artist Brulé, who tours regularly and takes the Red Nativity show on the road every holiday season!

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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

Susie Tallman A Child’s Christmas

Red Sea Records Cat # RSA 5 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Rock Me Baby Records Cat # RMB 91009 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

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An outstanding debut recording performed by two musicians using Native American flute, saxophone, classical guitar, and hand drum.

Over an hour of fun & festive holiday songs, beautifully arranged carols, merriment, and stories sung by award winning artist Susie Tallman and her musical friends.

Eve Graham & Sydney Devine

Eve Graham & Sydney Devine

Scotdisc Cat # SCT 735 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

Scotdisc Cat # SCT DVD 735 Price Code: V Number of Discs: 1

Scottish Christmas Celebration

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Three Scottish performers—Eve Graham, Sydney Devine, and Glasgow Phoenix Choir—perform Scottish Christmas classics.

Scottish Christmas Celebration DVD

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DVD version! Three Scottish performers—Eve Graham, Sydney Devine, and Glasgow Phoenix Choir—perform Scottish Christmas classics.

Eve Graham ‘Til the Season Comes Round Again

Jim MacLeod & His Band Hogmanay From Blair Castle

Scotdisc Cat # SCT 742 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

Scotdisc Cat # SCT 657 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

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A great holiday album from the former lead singer of The New Seekers features two tracks with choral accompaniment by the Glasgow Phoenix Choir.

A Scottish holiday party recorded live at Blair Castle features wellknown Scottish songs and various styles of highland/folk dances.

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Jim MacLeod & His Band Hogmanay From Blair Castle DVD

Tom Kubis Big Band A Jazz Musician’s Christmas

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Sea Breeze Jazz Cat # SBJ 2121 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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DVD version! A Scottish holiday party recorded live at Blair Castle features well-known Scottish songs and various styles of highland/folk dances.

Jazzy renditions of popular Christmas tunes include “Joy to the World,” “Away in a Manger,” “O Holy Night,” “Let It Snow,” and more.

Steve Wariner Guitar Christmas

Everstar Yuletide in the Shire

SelecTone Records Cat # CGP 1966 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

Sequoia Records Cat # SQR 303 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Country artist Steve Wariner shows his chops with this holiday offering, featuring his take on 12 Christmas classics including “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” and “The Christmas Song.”

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Celtic-based traditional holiday carols inspired by the Lord of the Rings features classical holiday favorites. Instruments include flute, harp, piano, guitars, and more.

Various Artists A Very Green Christmas

Odetta Beautiful Star

Seventh Wave Productions Cat # SWP 7091 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

Silverwolf Cat # SWC 1103 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Peaceful, instrumental holiday favorites. Written up in 2008 as part of a special report in New Age Retailer about environmentally supportive CDs.

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A collection of traditional and original spirituals sung by the majestic Odetta, whom Martin Luther King, Jr. called “the Queen of American Folk Music.”

Jana American Indian Christmas

Tom Barabas Magic In December

SOAR Cat # SOA 226 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

Soundings of the Planet Cat # SPN 7203 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Ten Christmas songs performed in ten different Native American languages by one Grammy Award-nominated performer!

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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.

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Dean Evenson Healing in the Holy Land

Various Artists A Very Standard Christmas

Soundings of the Planet Cat # SPN 7209 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Standard Recording Co Cat # STD 1033 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Music of the Middle East featuring Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Azam Ali, Jai Uttal, and Fadia El-Hage.

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.

M. Dee Stewart & Fabio Sampó Trombone Ornaments

Washington Symphonic Brass Ancient Airs for Brass & Organ

Summit Records Cat # SMT 506 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

Summit Records Cat # SMT 250 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Eleven arrangers from Los Angeles to London present 23 premiere and/or unique arrangements of classic Christmas tunes for two trombones and rhythm section.

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These selections prominently convey a spirit of joy and celebration, with repertoire from previous centuries that inspires and pleases the ear.

Boston Brass The Stan Kenton Christmas Carols

Boston Brass Christmas Bells Are Swingin’

Summit Records Cat # SMT 464 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

Summit Records Cat # SMT 424 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

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Boston Brass’s first offering of holiday cheer features the signature sound of the group performing holiday selections from around the world!

Dixieland Ramblers Gumbo Christmas

Salvation Army Band Christmas Rejoicing

Summit Records Cat # SMT 370 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

Summit Records Cat # SMT 1015 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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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One of the hard-to-find Salvation Army New York Staff Band recordings, now available from the Salvation Army through Summit Records.

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Various Artists A Cool Brassy Night at the North Pole

Ann Malcolm Scenes of Christmas

Summit Records Cat # SMT 223 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1

TCB Music Cat # TCB 21122 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Brassy, exuberant versions of some favorite holiday classics include “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” and more.

Rarely heard Christmas songs, Cojazz style—something different for a change! Includes “Nino Lindo,” “The Coventry Carol,” “Caroling, Caroling,” and more.

Ann Sweeten Christmas Presence

David Young A Christmas I’ll Remember

Orange Band Records Cat # ORB 61890 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Universe Music Cat # UMC 1111 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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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.

These breathtaking recordings are graced with angels and full symphonic orchestral sound to fill you with gentle peace and healing energy this holiday season.

Aaron Meyer The Holiday Spirit

Various Artists Cheery

Violinist Aaron Meyer. LLC Cat # VAM 9 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

Waveform Cat # WAV 89103 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1

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An amazing holiday recording, with unique, fresh arrangements of traditional holiday songs! Aaron Meyer’s cutting-edge new violin sound combines world music and contemporary progressive rock styles.

Music for the celestial season includes familiar songs that everyone will recognize. Formerly used by Amazon as their “hold music” during the holidays.

The Lara Brothers Parang: Carribean Christmas with The Lara Brothers

Sixtine Group Pieces for Christmas Peace

Winter & Winter Cat # WTR 139 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1

Zig-Zag Territoires Cat # ZIG 61104 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1

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Parang, usually associated with Christmas festivities, includes guitar, claves, box bass, flute, mandolin, and more.

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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.

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It’s Christmas Comedy Nu Lite Entertainment DVD: NLE 1016 Price Code: V Number of Discs: 1 Amaray, Box Lot 30 NTSC, Region 1 16x9, Color English (Stereo) Not Rated Run Time: 80 min ISBN: 978-1-58710-659-0 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

New for 2011-street date: october 11,2011

It’s Christmas Eve, and old man Jackson Withers is babysitting his five-year-old 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 the story of Pastor Murray, who struggles with his own jaded spirit when Claire and Benny, two robbers down on their luck, hear of a house that will be vacant over Christmas. Santa is trying to get ahead of the curve this Christmas by hitting a few houses early, and ends up meeting Clarice and Benny, 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.

Starring

Harace Carpenter (Pastor Jones, Color of the Cross)/Sunny LaMarre (Nora’s Hair Salon, Color of the Cross)/Jean Claude LaMarre Written by Jean Claude LaMarre Directed by D. Miles

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