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    Anyone have any good suggestions for some good classical christmas songs. I am in desperate need of a new playlist around the house this holiday season. I'm over the traditional boring Jingle Bells, etc songs. Let me know if anyone has any good suggestions for some new tunes. Cheers!

    #2
    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's Christmas album is a delight.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elisabeth-Sc...0779346&sr=8-1
    'Man know thyself'

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      #3
      What's wrong with "Jingle Bells"? I hate boasting, but I can play it on the harmonica.
      I must have about a dozen CDs of obscure Christmas music due to the fact that the BBC Music Magazine always include a Christmas "classical" CD in their December isssue. They feature composers and pieces I have never heard before. I always dig one or two out when the time comes.

      The current edition - which should be on sale now - includes a free disc of choral Christmas music.

      http://www.bbcmusicmagazine.com/
      Last edited by Michael; 11-26-2010, 02:31 PM.

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        #4
        If you are not familiar with it, you might want to look at Handel's Messiah? There have been many religious classical composers who wrote works of great depth based on Christianity.
        - I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells

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          #5
          Also, Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus would probably be good.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pmf1JguBYA
          - I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells

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            #6
            Originally posted by Preston View Post
            Also, Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus would probably be good.

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pmf1JguBYA
            I don't know if it's very Christmasy, but "Ave Verum Corpus" (Hail True Body) must rank as one of the most beautiful pieces ever written. By anyone. Even himself!
            Last edited by Michael; 11-28-2010, 01:05 AM.

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              #7
              Well, I agree it is not Christmasy. Though, I was under the impression the starter of this thread was wanting to get away from the typical Christmas music and look more into the true meaning behind Christmas and do so with music? So, that is the reason I would recommend he look into the masses, oratorios, etc. - sacred music. I think, Christmas has turned into too much of a "holiday" for many and the true nature of Christmas, the birth of Christ, has been forgotten for new toys, gifts, presents, etc. So, sacred music might not be a bad idea?
              - I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells

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                #8
                You are quite right, Preston. Our patron didn't write any Christmas music -although he was born on 16th December. However, his two settings of the "Gloria" could be squeezed into the category, I think.

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                  #9
                  Some Christmas music (in no specific order):


                  JSBach Weihnachtsoratorium plus cantates for advent, New years day and January 6th; Magnificat
                  CPEBach: Magnificat
                  Saint Saens: Oratorium de Noël
                  Honegger; Cantate de Noël
                  Martin: Le Mystère de la Nativité; Chansons de Noël
                  Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Hodue; First Nowell
                  Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum
                  Beethoven: Glück, Glück zum neuen Jahr (2 canons for 3 voices)
                  Lutoslawski: Polish Carols
                  Nicolai: Weihnachtsouvertüre
                  Penderecki: Symphony no.2 "christmas"
                  Bax: Christmas Eve on the Mountain
                  Busoni: Nuit de Noël
                  Corelli: Christmasconcerto
                  Britten: A Ceremony of Christmas Carols; A Boy is born
                  Messiaen: La nativité du Seigneur
                  Bruch: Gruss an die heilige nacht
                  Wolf; Christnacht
                  Hely-Hutchinson: Carol Symphony
                  Finzi: Dies natalis
                  Carl Davis: A Christmas Carol (after Dickens)
                  Bridge: The Christmas Rose
                  Arnold: Song of Simeon
                  Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch (choral cantate)
                  Pierné: L'Enfant de Bethléhem
                  Schönberg: Weihnachtsmusik
                  Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ
                  Charpentier: Messe de Minuit
                  Respighi
                  : Lauda per la nativita del Signore

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Roehre View Post
                    Some Christmas music (in no specific order):


                    JSBach Weihnachtsoratorium plus cantates for advent, New years day and January 6th; Magnificat
                    CPEBach: Magnificat
                    Saint Saens: Oratorium de Noël
                    Honegger; Cantate de Noël
                    Martin: Le Mystère de la Nativité; Chansons de Noël
                    Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Hodue; First Nowell
                    Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum
                    Beethoven: Glück, Glück zum neuen Jahr (2 canons for 3 voices)
                    Lutoslawski: Polish Carols
                    Nicolai: Weihnachtsouvertüre
                    Penderecki: Symphony no.2 "christmas"
                    Bax: Christmas Eve on the Mountain
                    Busoni: Nuit de Noël
                    Corelli: Christmasconcerto
                    Britten: A Ceremony of Christmas Carols; A Boy is born
                    Messiaen: La nativité du Seigneur
                    Bruch: Gruss an die heilige nacht
                    Wolf; Christnacht
                    Hely-Hutchinson: Carol Symphony
                    Finzi: Dies natalis
                    Carl Davis: A Christmas Carol (after Dickens)
                    Bridge: The Christmas Rose
                    Arnold: Song of Simeon
                    Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch (choral cantate)
                    Pierné: L'Enfant de Bethléhem
                    Schönberg: Weihnachtsmusik
                    Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ
                    Charpentier: Messe de Minuit
                    Respighi
                    : Lauda per la nativita del Signore


                    Thanks Roehre, lovely selection , you have mentioned a few that I also had in mind.
                    The besides Bach and Berlioz, Saint-Saens is particularly lovely too.
                    ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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                      #11
                      This morning:

                      Brahms: "Tragic" Overture
                      Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
                        This morning:

                        Brahms: "Tragic" Overture
                        Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso
                        I see Roehre's huge list of pieces no one has ever heard of has tricked you into thinking you were in the "What are you listening to now?" thread

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Chris View Post
                          I see Roehre's huge list of pieces no one has ever heard of has tricked you into thinking you were in the "What are you listening to now?" thread
                          Not only that, but I should wake up a little more in the morning!

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