Thursday, December 25, 2025

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      Playlist for Thursday, December 25, 2025

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      12:00 am

      Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

      Bach Christmas Oratorio

      La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, and soloists, under the direction of Jordi Savall perform Bach's monumental oratorio for the Christmas season. Recorded live in concert in 2019 in Barcelona's Palau de la Música.

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      1:00 - 6:00 am

      1:00 am

      Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

      1:00 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

      Sinfonia "(Pastoral Symphony)"

      Eteri Andjaparidze, p
      CHRISTMAS PIANO MUSIC

      Naxos 8.553461

      1:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

      Part 1: Opening Chorus, "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

      Pittsburgh Sym Brass
      The Spirit Of Christmas

      Four Winds FW-3022

      1:13 am

      Michael Praetorius: Christmas chorale motet, "Vom Himmel hoch"

      Trinity College Cho, Cambridge/Richard Marlow
      Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo

      Conifer 51256-2

      1:29 am

      Michael Praetorius: Carol, "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen"

      Pittsburgh Sym Brass
      A Christmas Concert For Brass

      Four Winds FW-3017

      1:31 am

      Arnold Schoenberg: "Weihnachtsmusik" (1921)

      London Sinfonietta/David Atherton
      Serenade, Op. 24 · Ode To Napoleon · Die Eiserne Brigade · Weihnachtsmusik

      London 414171-1

      1:37 am

      Franz Gruber: "Silent Night, Holy Night"

      Baylor University A Capella Cho/Hugh Sanders

      Resmiranda 8011

      1:41 am

      German Trad: Carol, "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Lo, how a rose)"

      Julianne Baird, s; Aulos Ensemble
      A Baroque Christmas

      Musicmasters 67119-2

      1:44 am

      Marcel Tournier: "Six Noels pour la Harpe"

      Emily Mitchell, h

      John Marks Records JMR-20

      1:53 am

      Leontovich: "Carol of the Bells"

      Quebec Sym Orch/Pascal Verrot
      Christmas- Weihnachten- Noel: Les chants inoubliables (Unforgettable Carols)

      Analekta AN2-9125-6 (2)

      2:00 am

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      6:00 - 10:00 am

      6:00 am

      Morning Program

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      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

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      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

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      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Holiday Celebration

      The sound of sleigh bells means that it's winter holiday time, and music is full of representations of celebratory music. All around the world, winter holidays of a wide variety are celebrated, and their music is wonderful to listen to regardless of which one you celebrate.

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      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Music of the Baroque

      Handel’s "Messiah"

      Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra with soloists soprano Yulia van Doren, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Miles Mykkanen, and baritone Will Liverman. Recorded live in concert.

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      10:00 pm - 12:00 am

      10:11 pm

      The New York Philharmonic This Week

      A "Winter Holiday" of music by Strauss II, Mozart, Grieg, Vivaldi, Vaughan-Williams, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Offenbach, Humperdinck, and more.

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