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Festive Classical Music Essentials. Rotating classical music for different holiday seasons. Find music that makes your festivities memorable with YourClassical's Holiday Stream.

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  • 8:13 AM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Calmus Christmas Carols

    Calmus Ensemble Leipzig

    2:40

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  • 8:11 AM

    The Christmas Waltz

    Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn

    Christmas In My Dreams

    Chad Lawson, piano

    2:29

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  • 8:06 AM

    Love Came Down at Christmas

    David Dickau

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 4

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Barbara Depman, conductor

    4:49

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  • 8:04 AM

    Wondrous to Say

    Carl Nielsen

    Stille Nacht: Christmas Carols for Guitar

    Rossini Hayward, guitar

    2:15

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  • 8:02 AM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Christmas Music

    Orphei Drangar

    Robert Sund, conductor

    Bengt Forsberg, organ

    1:55

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  • 7:57 AM

    Blithe Bells

    Percy Grainger

    Noel

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    3:57

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  • 7:51 AM

    O Come All Ye Faithful

    Traditional English

    I Wonder as I Wander

    Copley Singers

    Brian Jones, conductor

    4:00

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  • 7:47 AM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:52

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  • 7:44 AM

    Noel nouvelet

    Traditional French

    A Child's Christmas In Bethlehem

    Bach Choir of Bethlehem

    Greg Funfgeld, conductor

    3:09

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  • 7:41 AM

    Away in a Manger

    Traditional

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    2:13

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  • 7:39 AM

    The Polar Express: Spirit of the Season

    Glen Ballard/Alan Silvestri

    Spirit Of The Season

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    2:32

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  • 7:36 AM

    Mr. Grinch

    Albert Hague

    On Christmas Time

    The Coats

    2:50

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  • 7:13 AM

    The Nutcracker Ballet

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker & Swan Lake Suite

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    21:22

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  • 7:03 AM

    Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

    Jule Styne

    Noel Pianissimo

    Duo Campion-Vachon

    2:13

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  • 6:59 AM

    El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin)

    Traditional Catalan

    Autour de Noel

    Antoine Bareil, violin

    3:45

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  • 6:56 AM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional English

    Tidings of Joy: Music for Christmas

    Fairfax Choral Society

    Douglas Mears, conductor

    2:51

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  • 6:53 AM

    While Shepherds Watched

    Traditional

    Essential Carols

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Simon Preston, organ

    3:06

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  • 6:45 AM

    Gaudete (Rejoice!)

    Piae Cantiones

    A Christmas Celebration, Volume 2

    Concentus Musicus Vocal Ensemble

    3:55

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  • 6:37 AM

    The First Noel

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    4:47

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  • 6:35 AM

    A La Nanita Nana

    Traditional Spanish

    Comfort and Joy, Vol. 1

    Cantus

    2:03

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  • 6:31 AM

    Quelle est cette odeur agreable?

    Traditional French

    Nativite

    Musica Intima

    3:52

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  • 6:29 AM

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Traditional

    A Very Chilly Christmas

    Chilly Gonzales, piano

    2:27

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  • 6:21 AM

    The Christmas Alleluias

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 7

    Sarah Grudem, harp

    6:42

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  • 6:17 AM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    Christmas from Saint Louis

    Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Philip Barnes, conductor

    3:45

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  • 6:15 AM

    Jolly Old Saint Nicholas/Up on the Housetop

    Medley

    Trombones Under the Tree

    Joseph Alessi, trombone

    2:47

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  • 6:13 AM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    Songs Of Angels: Christmas Hymns And Carols

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:09

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  • 6:09 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    4:12

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  • 6:04 AM

    A Spotless Rose

    Paul Mealor

    Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor

    Voce Chamber Choir

    Mark Singleton, conductor

    4:51

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  • 6:02 AM

    In the Stillness

    Sally Beamish

    In Winter's House - Christmas with Tenebrae

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    2:05

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  • 5:58 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    4:04

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  • 5:54 AM

    Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying

    Philipp Nicolai

    St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2018: Good News of Great Joy

    St. Olaf Choir

    4:00

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  • 5:50 AM

    Christmas Cracker

    Thomas Jones

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:05

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  • 5:43 AM

    Greensleeves

    Traditional

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    3:07

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  • 5:32 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29

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  • 5:29 AM

    Good King Wenceslas

    Traditional

    Let The Angels Sing

    Danish National Vocal Ensemble

    Michael Bojesen, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    2:46

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  • 5:22 AM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    I Wonder as I Wander

    Copley Singers

    Brian Jones, conductor

    5:40

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  • 5:21 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    A Christmas Feast

    Krystof Witek, violin

    1:47

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  • 5:16 AM

    Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)

    Gustaf Nordqvist

    Snowflakes - A Classical Christmas

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Torodd Wigum, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    4:56

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  • 5:14 AM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    The Holly And The Ivy

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:09

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  • 5:05 AM

    Convidando esta la noche

    Juan Garcia de Zespedes

    Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque

    Rose Ensemble

    4:11

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  • 5:01 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Welcome Christmas! Carols from Around the World

    Musicians of Plymouth Music

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:50

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