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Jewel Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection Genre: Holiday Label: Reflections CD: RFN 55626 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: September 24, 2013 d

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Iconic singer-songwriter and four-time Grammy® nominee Jewel marks her 12th studio release with a new holiday album, Let It Snow, on which the multi-Platinum-selling artist’s expressive voice truly shines! This gorgeous album features two enchanting new originals: “It’s Christmastime” and “Blue Crystal Glow,” as well as musical guest Vince Gill with an upbeat take on the classic “White Christmas.”

Jewel will join the anticipated Fall season of NBC’s hit “The Sing Off” as a judge, and the promo plan for this album includes all major print, radio, TV, and online media outlets.

Track Listing: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • Do You Hear What I Hear? • It’s Christmastime • What Child Is This? • Panis Angelicus • Blue Crystal Glow • Sleigh Ride • White Christmas • Silver Bells • The Christmas Song • I’ll Be Home For Christmas “An unashamed classicist Christmas album [with] a big, powerful, attractive voice.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE “Wonderful … cute and fun.” — POP MATTERS

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Jim Brickman Joy Genre: Holiday Label: Reflections CD: RFN 52464 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: November 12, 2013 d

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Featuring both well-known and original Christmas melodies, this holiday offering from the incomparable Jim Brickman presents a traditional Christmas sound that will help liven up the holidays! The disc also features guest vocalists Orla Fallon, John Trones, Amy Sky, and Mark Masri. Jim is touring this fall, and throughout the holiday season!

Jim Brickman: piano Orla Fallon, John Trones, Amy Sky, Mark Masri: guest vocals Track Listing: Little Drummer Boy • Lights of Christmas • The Twelve Days of Christmas • Shades of White • Jingle Bells • In the Bleak Midwinter • The Greatest Gift of All (Your Love) (feat. Amy Sky & Mark Masri) • Here We Come A-Caroling • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • O Christmas Tree • What Child Is This? • Caroling, Caroling • Christmas Waltz • Oiche Chiúin (Silent Night) (feat. Orla Fallon & John Trones)

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Megan McClannan Reardon Dreams of Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: LML Music CD: LML 278 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: November 12, 2013 d

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This album conjures feelings of family togetherness at Christmastime, sipping hot cocoa by a roaring fire while snowflakes blanket the neighborhood. Once the kids are put to bed and the guests have gone home, these tender romantic melodies will fill your heart and warm your soul as Megan McClannan Reardon breathes new life into hidden holiday gems previously performed by industry icons such as Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra. Promotion via Facebook and other social media outlets; a professional publicist will be hired to help coordinate.

Megan McClannan Reardon: vocals Joseph Itaya: piano Kevin Nash: guitar Track Listing: White Christmas • Merry Christmas Darling • Christmas Memories • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • One Little Christmas Tree • Christmas Waltz • Christmas to Me • Still Still Still • Christmas Song • Count Your Blessings • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas “Heartwarming and breathtaking.” — THE EXAMINER

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The Revels The Road to Compostela: A Galician Christmas Revels Genre: Holiday Label: Revels Records CD: REV 2013 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: November 12, 2013 d

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Featuring some of the world’s best soloists and early music performers, this joyous holiday CD captures the excitement and splendor of Galicia, an area of Spain with deep Celtic roots where, for centuries, European pilgrims have followed “The Way of St. James” to Santiago de Compostella and the cathedral named for him. Live radio performances and interviews will be arranged with local public radio and college stations; the CD is tied specifically to the 2013 Christmas Revels production in Cambridge, MA and will get significant notice at the 16 performances taking place at Harvard University this winter.

Track Listing: Hymn of the Ancient Galician Kingdom • Fum, Fum, Fum! • Dadme Abricias, Hijos d’Eva • A Belén Vinde Pastores • Aguinaldo • Pasodobre de Mallou • A Rianxeira • Ondas do Mar de Vigo • A la Nanita Nan • ¡Ay, Cómo Suena la Gayta Gallega! • Alborada de Veiga • Muiñeira de Chantada • Esta Noita de Natale • Carol of the Birds • Os Reis do Caurel • Alborada de Ourense • Niña Dios d’Amor Herido • Nadal de Luintra • Espangnoletta • Rey a Quien Reyes Adoran • Santa Maria, Strela do Dia • En Belén Naceu un Neno • Travellers’ Carol also available

The Revels Strike the Harp: An Irish Christmas Revels CD: REV 2012 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 d

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The Revels The Christmas Revels

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NEW FOR 2013 Sparkling performances of traditional and original Christmas songs by Tommy James, plus a special appearance by the original Shondells! In his illustrious career, Tommy has had 23 Gold singles, 9 Gold and Platinum albums, and has sold over 100 million records! During 1968–69 Tommy James & The Shondells sold more single records (45s) then any artist in the world, including the Beatles!

Tommy James: guitar, vocals Jimmy Wisner: piano, organ Glen Taylor: Drums John Golden: Guitar, Bobby Guy: synthesizer Eddie Grey: guitar Ron Rosman: organ Mike Vale: bass Track Listing: I Love Christmas • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • Winter Wonderland • Silent Night • The Christmas Song (feat. “The Singing Toys”) • Born on the First Day of Christmas • Little Drummer Boy • Jingle Bell Rock • It’s Christmas Again (with original Shondells Mike Vale, Eddie Grey & Ron Rosman) • Matthew 1:18 (The Birth of Jesus) • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Tommy James I Love Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: Aura Records CD: AUA 3060 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: November 12, 2013 D

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Genre: Holiday Label: Aura Records VINYL: AUA 3066 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 25 Street Date: November 12, 2013 D

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Genre: Holiday Label: Mansion Entertainment CD: MHS 5539 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: November 12, 2013 D

Genre: Holiday Label: Mansion Entertainment CD: MHS 5540 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: November 12, 2013

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Mansion Entertainment A Song of Christmas Acappella

Mansion Entertainment Home For Christmas

A beautiful, value-priced a cappella Christmas CD featuring songs known and loved around the world!

Beautiful Christmas favorites with a “down home” flair, produced with Nashville’s top musicians and singers!

Track Listing: Go Tell It On The Mountain • Sing Allelulia/In Excelsis Deo • Do You Hear What I Hear • The Little Bitty Baby • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • O Holy Night • O Come All Ye Faithful • Silent Night • The Birthday of a King • It Came Upon A Midnight Clear • Away in a Manger • Joy to the World • Go Where I Send Thee • Deck The Halls

Track Listing: Carol of the Bells • Do You Hear What I Hear • Mary Had q Baby • O Come Emmanuel • O Little Town of Bethlehem • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • In the Bleak Midwinter • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Rise Up, Shepherds, and Follow • Silent Night • O Come All Ye Faithful • Pastoral Noel • O Holy Night • Fairest Lord Jesus • O Come All Ye Faithful • Hallelujah Chorus

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Document Records Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 3 Genre: Holiday Label: Document Records CD: DOC 322018 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline, Box Lot 25 Street Date: November 12, 2013 d

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The essential Christmas album for 2013: a 20-track double CD of vintage holiday-themed songs recorded by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Dexter Gordon, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and more! This third volume in the highly acclaimed series contains many rare recordings, with most tracks not duplicated on other in-print collections. Full discographic details and in-depth sleeve notes complement the high-quality CDs, remastered to the highest audio quality.

DISC ONE: Rev JM Gates: Gettin’ Ready For Christmas Day • Lead Belly: Christmas Is Coming • Victoria Spivey: I Ain’t Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus • John Lee Hooker: Blues For Christmas • Dee Dee Ford: Good Morning Blues • The Penguins: Jingle Jangle • Magnolia Five: The Holy Baby • The Fairfield Four: Go Tell It on the Mountain • Cordell Jackson: Rock and Roll Christmas • Coy McDaniel & Shorty Warren: Christmas Choo Choo Train • Davies Sisters: The Christmas Boogie • Thelma Cooper: I Need a Man • Jimmy McCracklin: Christmas Time Part 1 • Bumble Bee Slim: Santa Claus Bring Me a New Woman • Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordon: Baby It’s Cold Outside • Amos Milburn: Christmas (Comes Once a Year) • Freddy King: Christmas Tears • Jo Poovey: Santa’s Helper • Fiddlin’ John Carson: Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over • Dexter Gordon: Jingle Jangle Jump-Swingtime DISC TWO: Lightnin’ Hopkins: Santa • Jimmy McCracklin: Christmas Time Part 2 • Hop Wilson: Merry Christmas Darling (Take) • Duke Ellington: Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) • Hadda Brooks: White Christmas • Rev DC Rice: What Do You Call That Wonderful Counsellor • Spartanburg Famous Four: Go Where I Send Thee • The Ravens: Silent Night • The Youngsters: Christmas In Jail • Jackson Trio: Jingle Bell Hop • Cordell Jackson: Be-Boppers Christmas • Vernon Delhart: Santa Claus That’s Me • Lil McClintock: Don’t Think I’m Santa Claus • Walter Davis: New Santa Claus • BB King: Christmas Celebration • The Larks: Christmas To New Year’s • The Five Keys: It’s Christmas Time Oscar McLolli & His Honey Jumpers: Dig That Crazy Santa Claus • Billy Ward & His Dominoes: Ringing in a Brand New Year • Ella Fitzgerald: The Secret of Christmas also available

Document Records Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 1 CD: DOC 32209 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 d

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Document Records Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 2 CD: DOC 322015 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 d

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Pink Martini Joy to the World Genre: Holiday Label: Heinz Records CD: HNZ 7 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE d

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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 lesser-known discoveries, all imbued with the group’s signature “little orchestra” sound!

The CD features an array of guests, including Japanese pop star Saori Yuki and NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro, backed by a fabulous gathering of Portland choirs. In the gorgeous 3-D packaging, each layer of buildings is a separate flap, giving the city four layers of diecut depth. The digipak is covered by a clear plastic panel, on which the album title is printed, along with delicate white snowflakes.

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 Track Listing: 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 “Like a glitter-flecked bauble on a snow-flocked bough, this album plays up the holidays’ sparkling side.” — NEW YORK TIMES

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Pink Martini Joy to the World Pt. 1

Pink Martini Joy to the World Pt. 2

Pink Martini Joy to the World Pt. 3

Genre: Holiday Label: Heinz Records VINYL: HNZ 8 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE

Genre: Holiday Label: Heinz Records VINYL: HNZ 9 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE

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Three gorgeous volumes in a series of limited edition 10” vinyl records of festive holiday music from around the world! All three feature clear vinyl, in editions limited to 2,000 copies, with embossed snowflake packaging. Pink Martini has pledged to donate 100% of the profits from these records directly to charities working to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression worldwide.

PART 1: White Christmas (parts I & II) featuring Saori Yuki • Shchedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol) • Santa Baby • Elohai • Little Drummer Boy 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 3: Ocho Kandelikas (Eight Little Candles) • Silent Night • Auld Lang Syne • I’ll Be Home For Christmas* • Ave Maria (Gounod)* * starred tracks are bonus songs not found on CD version “[An] intoxicating holiday cocktail.” — CHICAGO SUN-TIMES “A near-perfect blend of spirituality and festivity.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE

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Geri Allen A Child Is Born Genre: Holiday Label: Motéma Music CD: MTM 69 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE d

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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.

Geri Allen: Fazioli grand pianoforte, Farfisa organ, Rhodes piano, celeste Track Listing: 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.” — JAZZ REVIEW

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Mark O’Connor An Appalachian Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: OMAC Records CD: OMC 16 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE d

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Named in “Best Of ” lists by the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and New York Post, this is a perfect musical delight for Christmastime with beautiful, lilting melodies that take you right to the heartland with Mark O’Connor and a truly amazing all-star cast of music greats. Upon its original release, An Appalachian Christmas reached the Top 15 of Billboard’s Bluegrass Chart, Classical Album Chart, and Classical Crossover Chart!

Mark O’Connor: violin Renee Fleming, Alison Krauss: vocals James Taylor, Jane Monheit, Steve Wariner: vocals Sharon Isbin: guitar Yo-Yo Ma: cello Edgar Meyer: bass Chris Thile: mandolin Track Listing: The Christmas Song • Away In A Manger • O Christmas Tree • Sleigh Ride • Ol’ Blue • Carol Of The Bells • Slumberin’ 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 “Elegant.” — BOSTON GLOBE “Heavenly.” — ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ALLEGRO HOLIDAY TOP SELLERS In what proved to be the last Christmas album he would record before his passing, guitarist extraordinaire John Fahey left us with the ultimate Christmas gift: The John Fahey Christmas Album, which contains 16 new songs not available on his previous holiday recordings, with accompanying cello, flute, and piano.

John Fahey: guitar 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 “A steel-string guitar wizard.” — NEW YORK TIMES

John Fahey The John Fahey Christmas Album Genre: Holiday Label: Burnside Records CD: BCD 4 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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On the first holiday CD of his career, Gary U.S. Bonds turns up the heat and, as usual, brings the party!

Gary U.S. Bonds: vocals Mark Leimbach: guitar Hal Selzer: bass Lance Stark: drums Dennis Dibrizzi: keyboards Laurie Anderson: vocals Laurie C. Anderson: vocals John Digiulio: drums Paul Page: bass Track Listing: Christmas Is On! • Santa Claus is Coming to Town • It’s Christmas in Nu Awlins • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • Christmas is a Phone Call Away • White Christmas • Santa Bring My Baby Home To Me • Spend Christmas with Me • Tis the Season To Be Loving You • Baby, Baby It’s Christmas

Gary U.S. Bonds Christmas Is ON! Genre: Holiday Label: G.L.A. Records CD: GUS 1002 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Canadian jazz singer Susie Arioli is a multiple Juno Award nominee with a dedicated following in Canada’s jazz scene. Her swinging, very classic sound gets a festive twist with this collection of holiday standards that includes a mix of familiar and obscure material. Arioli’s voice has a dry, elegant timbre that fits beautifully in the spare arrangements, consisting of guitar and bass.

Susie Arioli: voice, snare Jordan Officer: guitar, vocals, mandolin Bill Gossage: bass, vocals Michael Jerome Browne: guitar Track Listing: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • Winter Wonderland • Blue Christmas • Call Collect For Christmas • I’ll Be Home For Christmas • I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm • When You Wish Upon a Star • La Peregrinacion • Old Toy Trains • What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? • Christmas Dreaming • Ave Maria “Rich and warm are the bywords for Susie Arioli’s voice, which can be smokier than a speakeasy.” — John Gilbert, eJazz

Susie Arioli Christmas Dreaming Genre: Holiday Label: Jazzheads CD: JZH 1194 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Award-winning pianist and Jazzheads founder Randy Klein has a reputation for superb improvisation, stunning ensemble work, and compositional prowess.

With Piano Christmas, the artist’s first holiday album, he takes a very elegant, classic approach to holiday favorites. The selections lean toward the tender side of the holiday music spectrum, with songs like “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Little Drummer Boy,” “O Holy Night,” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem” as highlights.

Randy Klein: piano Track Listing: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • Little Drummer Boy • Holly Jolly Christmas • The First Noel • Oh Christmas Tree • Here Comes Santa Claus • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • Silent Night • Oh Little Town of Bethlehem • Good King Wenceslas • Oh Holy Night • What Child Is This • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Randy Klein Piano Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: Jazzheads CD: JZH 1149 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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ALLEGRO HOLIDAY TOP SELLERS A solid holiday collection — including standards and originals — indispensable for Christmas listening! On this warm, intimate holiday album, Halie Loren’s voice is silky, deep, serious, and sexy, beautifully accompanied by the incomparable piano stylings of Matt Treder. Originally recorded in 2008, this wonderful Christmas album was out of print for years before being re-released last year.

Halie Loren: vocals Matt Treder: piano Track Listing: The Christmas Song • Winter Wonderland • Blue Holiday • Sugar Cookies • Let It Snow • Grown Up Christmas List • Home for the Holidays • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas • Santa Baby • From the Mouths of Babes • Nature Boy “Perfection … depending on the song, Loren can be sweet, sly, or sultry, but she always finds the right read.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ

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Halie Loren & Matt Treder Many Times, Many Ways: A Holiday Collection

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Genre: Holiday Label: Justin Time Records CD: JTR 8553 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a beautiful new seasonal collection from Canada’s premier jazz label, sure to become a holiday favorite! The album features both standards and new compositions, as well as previously unreleased tunes, masterfully portrayed by such artists as Diana Krall, Hilary Kole, Oliver Jones & Ranee Lee, Johanne Blouin, Taurey Butler, and the late Hank Jones.

Track Listing: Hilary Kole: Let It Snow • Oliver Jones: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir: Christmas Calypso Medley • Taurey Butler: Little Drummer Boy • Diana Krall: Jingle Bells • Hank Jones: The Christmas Song • Ranee Lee & Oliver Jones: A Christmas Day • Quartango: Minuit Chrétien/ O Holy Night • Johanne Blouin: Mon Beau Sapin • Coral Egan: You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch • Rob McConnell Tentet: The Christmas Medley • Diana Krall: The Christmas Song • Hilary Kole: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Justin Time Records Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: Justin Time Records CD: JTR 245 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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A great, fun Christmas album for the whole family, featuring familiar and beloved 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 U.S., 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 Genre: Holiday Label: Elm Records CD: ELM 19790 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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This unique, brassy collection of Christmas jazz presented by trumpeter David Hickman, French hornist Thomas Bacon, and tuba player Samuel Pilafian features a dozen tunes, from traditional carols to pop favorites!

David Hickman: trumpet Thomas Bacon: French horn Samuel Pilafian: tuba Track Listing: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • Silent Night • The Christmas Song • The Little Drummer Boy • What Child Is This? • Ave Maria • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring • O Holy Night • Christmas Carnival “Classy and utterly listenable … the arrangements sparkle.”

— ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Summit Records A Cool Brassy Night at the North Pole Genre: Holiday Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 223 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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ALLEGRO HOLIDAY TOP SELLERS Country artist Steve Wariner has over 18 albums to his name, ten #1 songs, and writing credits for several hits from Clint Black and Garth Brooks. The artist continues to show his guitar chops with this holiday offering, featuring his unique take on 12 Christmas classics. Rather than a full-on country outing, the music is very understated and low-key, focusing on acoustic guitar with little accompaniment and giving the renditions a mix of folk, Celtic, and country influences.

Steve Wariner: guitar Track Listing: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • White Christmas • Medley: Away In A Manger/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/ We Wish You A Merry Christmas • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town • Silent Night • Medley: The First Noel/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • Deck The Halls • The Christmas Song • I Saw Three Ships • Winter Wonderland • Jingle Bells

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Steve Wariner Guitar Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: Selectone Records CD: CGP 1966 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Deuter has built a career on making music that resides on the softer side of the musical spectrum, and in this spirit Celebration of Light features a selection of songs designated to bring peace and joy to the holiday season. The music is entirely instrumental, featuring soft renditions of songs that Deuter personally finds moving, like “In Dulci Jublio,” “Greensleeves,” and “Winter” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, as well as a few original pieces.

Deuter: flutes, piano, cello, violin, samplers, keyboards Track Listing: In Dulci Jubilo • Greensleeves • Prelude #1 in C / Ave Maria • Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht • Coventry Carol • Stille Nacht • Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen • Singt und klingt • Largo • Leise rieselt der Schnee • Uns kommt ein Schiff geladen • Frozen Waters • Maria durch ein Dornwald ging • Spagnoletta Michael Praetorious • Gegrüssest seist du Maria

Deuter Celebration of Light Genre: Holiday Label: New Earth Records CD: NER 2905 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Charles Dickens’ classic story of the Christmas spirit that still lives within embittered Ebenezer Scrooge is magically transformed into a musical event featuring a visitation of spirits from past, present, and future. Golden Globe® and Emmy Award® winner Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”) breathes new life into the musical adaptation beloved by millions, alongside such TV superstars as Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld”), Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”), Jennifer Love Hewitt (“The Ghost Whisperer”), and many more! The music is by Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors) and the book and lyrics by Tony Award® winner Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Seussical).

Kelsey Grammer as Ebenezer Scrooge Jason Alexander as Marley’s Ghost Jesse L. Martin as Ghost of Christmas Present Jane Krakowski as Ghost of Christmas Past Geraldine Chaplin as Ghost of Christmas Future Jennifer Love Hewitt as Emily Edward Gower as Bob Cratchit Jacob Moriarty as Tiny Tim and many more!

Original NBC TV Cast A Christmas Carol: The Musical Genre: Holiday Label: Jay Records CD: JAY 1386 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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The only Christmas CD by the late, great Nancy LaMott contains Christmas classics as well as beautiful, unusual songs you’ve never heard before including a duet with Michael Feinstein!

Nancy LaMott: vocals Michael Feinstein: vocals Hudson Shad: backing vocals Christopher Marlowe: piano Mike Migliore: sax, flute Deborah Assail-Migliore: cello, choir, orchestra Track Listing: Some Children See Him • I Saw Three Ships/Bring a Torch • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • (Christmas) Stay with Me • Earth and Sky • All Those Christmas Clichés • What Child Is This?/I Wonder As I Wander • A Child Is Born • Just in Time For Christmas • Baby, It’s Cold Outside • A Song for Christmas • The Christmas Song “The greatest cabaret singer since Sinatra.” — NPR “Stunning.” — NEW YORK TIMES

Nancy LaMott Just In Time For Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: Midder Music CD: MID 4 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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ALLEGRO HOLIDAY TOP SELLERS A diverse group of the best jazz musicians in L.A. and beyond come together to create this innovative collection of Christmas favorites with an international jazz flair! Includes performances by internationally renowned artist Rachel Diggs, whose song “Hands of Time” from her Center of the Earth CD has been featured on ABC Family’s popular show “Pretty Little Liars.”

Track Listing: Russell Ferrante Trio + Bob Mintzer: Santa Claus is Coming to Town • David Diggs feat. Bob McChesney: Hark The Herald Angels Sing (trombone version) • Eric Brenton: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • Rachel Diggs: O Come O Come Emmanuel • Russell Ferrante Trio: I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day • Eric Brenton: Doxology/Ode To Joy • Matt Harris, Bob McChesney & Domenic Genova: Winter Wonderland • Russell Ferrante Trio: I’ll Be Home For Christmas • Kait Dunton Trio: The Holly and the Ivy • Bobby Rodriguez: Oh Christmas Tree • Tommy Davy: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas • Dave Siebels Trio: Angels We Have Heard On High • Matt Harris: Christmas Wish • Stewart W. Foster: What Child Is This

Various Artists Shades of Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: The Gold Label CD: GLD 82052 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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This touching made-for-TV movie about hope, compassion, and holiday enjoyment touches on the hardships of life, and how they can be overcome by believing miracles can happen. John’s struggle to provide for his family is bolstered by the childlike faith of his son. After a stagecoach rider visits on Christmas Eve, John must believe that troubles are temporary, and miracles can happen.

Ron Randolph as John David Harmon as Tommy Deidre Harmon as Mary Byron Lambie as Reason Madyson Mazzola as Shyanne Melissa McVittie as Shirley Cynthia Speakman as Aunt Liz

Stagecoach Santa Genre: Holiday Label: The Gold Label DVD: GLD 8151 Price Code: F (SRP $9.98) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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NAMMY-winning Native American pop vocalist Jana brings her talents to a repertoire of holiday favorites with American Indian Christmas. On this album, Jana sings every song in a different Native American language, including Arapaho, Navajo, Cherokee, and her own Lumbee language. This approach lends the songs a universal appeal, and her voice is amazingly soulful and clear, especially on emotive songs like “O Holy Night.” Drawing from diverse musical influences to create a fresh perspective on pop music today, Jana reveals her personal style through her extraordinary musical talents.

Jana: vocals SAGA Native Orchestra Track Listing: O Holy Night • O Come All Ye Faithful • Silent Night • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • What Child Is This • Little Drummer Boy • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Winter Wonderland • Joy to the World • Amazing Grace “Pays homage to her roots … a beautiful record.” — BOSTON GLOBE

Jana American Indian Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: SOAR CD: SOA 226 Price Code: R (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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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! Standing out from the crowd, these are not just sound-alike holiday recordings. One listen sets them apart from all others — a perfect blend of Native American rhythms, vocals, and contemporary music that makes for an incredible holiday album to be enjoyed year-round.

Robby Bee (Santee): all instruments Paul La Roche (Brule): all instruments Track Listing: The Miracle of Life • Come Faithful Ones • Three Elders • Serenity’s Child • Creator’s Prayer • Young Rain Drummer • The Winds of Salvation • Silent Grace • A Midnight Clear • Virgin Sunrise • Angelic Glory • One Holy Night

Red Nativity One Holy Night Genre: Holiday Label: Red Sea Records CD: RSA 1 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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ALLEGRO HOLIDAY TOP SELLERS The classic Christmas album from Pat Boone and family!

Pat Boone: vocals Debby Boone: vocals Track Listing: We Wish You a Merry Christmas • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • The Christmas Song • Joy to the World • White Christmas • Silent Night • Jingle Bells • O Holy Night • [Untitled] • The First Noel

Pat Boone Family Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: The Gold Label CD: GLD 1001 Price Code: G (SRP $8.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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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. This disc includes over an hour of entertainment, with all of the favorites, and beautiful cover artwork by Irene Hardwicke Olivieri. As a bonus, the packaging is made from recycled materials to promote green efforts in the industry. Recommended by publications and teachers nationwide, Susie has sold over 140,000 CDs in her illustrious career.

Susie Tallman: lead vocals, sleigh bells

Susie Tallman A Child’s Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: Rock Me Baby Records CD: RMB 91009 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Track Listing: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town • Merry Christmas Greeting • A Holly Jolly Christmas • Up on the Housetop • Joke: Junglebells • Jingle Bells • Joke: Iceburgers & Snowballs • Frosty the Snowman • Merry Christmas: Spanish & Sewdish• The Little Drummer Boy • Joke: Reindeer Ear Muffs • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen • Merry Christmas: Portuguese & Navajo • I’m Gettin Nuttin’ For Christmas • Love Came Down at Christmas • Deck the Hall • Joke: Santa Walking Backwards • You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch • Merry Christmas: French & Italian • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • I Saw Three Ships • Here We Come-A-Caroling • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Joke: Christmas Cake • O Christmas Tree • Joke: Tinselitis • We Need a Little Christmas • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Merry Christmas: Japanese & Hawaiian • White Christmas • Story: Willy the Wombat’s Christmas Adventure • In the Bleak Midwinter • Angels We Have Heard On High • Away in a Manger • Twas the Night Before Christmas • O Little Town Of Bethlehem • Some Children See Him • Merry Christmas: German • Silent Night • The Christmas Song

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Handel and Haydn Society Joy to the World: An American Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: CORO CD: CRO 16117 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: October 8, 2013 d

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CORO is delighted to release the first “studio” recording with the Handel and Haydn Society in 2013. This special Christmas disc, which was recorded at the WGBH studios in Boston, features an eclectic selection of Christmas music including traditional carols using American tunes, and Christmas motets by Charles Ives and contemporary American composer James Bassi. The disc also features two carols by the “father of American choral music,” Bostonian William Billings. Review copies sent to U.S. press and radio stations. Radio coverage on Classic FM and BBC Radio 3 (available worldwide via digital radio). Advertising includes Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, online outlets, and more.

Handel and Haydn Society Harry Christophers: conductor TRADITIONAL: I wonder as I wander • Joy to the world • In dulci jubilo (original version sung in English) • In dulci jubilo (Hieronymous Praetorius sung in German) • In dulci jubilo (Pearsall version for double choir) • O little town of Bethlehem (traditional) • O little town of Bethlehem (American) • It came upon a midnight clear • Angels we have heard on high • BILLINGS: Shepherds rejoice • A virgin unspotted • CHILCOTT: Shepherd’s Carol • RUTTER: There is a flower • HOWELLS: Spotless Rose • LAURIDSEN: O magnum mysterium • BASSI: Quem pastores laudavere • IVES: A Christmas Carol • LEONTOVICH: Carol of the Bells

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Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA Palestrina Volume 4 Genre: Holiday Label: CORO CD: CRO 16114 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: September 10, 2013 d

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Harry Christophers and The Sixteen continue their exploration of Palestrina’s work with the fourth disc in their celebrated series.

The album features a selection of Palestrina’s music for Christmas including his largely unknown masterpiece, the Missa O magnum mysterium. Also presented are several unusual hymn settings including A solis ortus cardine, a setting of a famous chant hymn for Christmas morning. Alongside the hymns are motets from the Song of Songs, some of Palestrina’s most sublime and expressive works, and as with the previous disc in the series this album includes three of them. Completing the recording are three double-choir motets (a genre in which Palestrina was unsurpassed): Ave Regina, Iubilate Deo, and Surge illuminare. Review copies sent to U.S. press and radio stations. Radio coverage on Classic FM and BBC Radio 3 (available worldwide via digital radio). Advertising includes Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, online outlets, and more.

The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor PALESTRINA: Missa O magnum mysterium • A solis ortu cardine • Iubilate Deo • Ad te levavi • Ave Regina caelorum • Song of Songs 7–9 • Magnificat Quinti Toni • Deus enim firmavit • Surge, illuminare “The Sixteen’s Palestrina cycle may just be a classic in the making.” — GRAMOPHONE

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Isthmus Brass Isthmus Brass Christmas Genre: Holiday Label: Summit Records CD: SMT 610 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: November 12, 2013 d

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Under the direction of brass icon John Stevens, and comprised of the finest professional brass players in the Midwest, Isthmus Brass is Wisconsin’s premier large brass ensemble. No church holiday or secular celebration on the planet can hold a candle to Christmas in terms of the amount of music it has inspired. Christians hold their Christmas carols dear, singing them year after year, century after century, weaving them into worship and family celebrations. The best loved of these Christmas carols have transcended national boundaries, language barriers, and the passing of historical eras. Many who sing these carols today, with lyrics and tunes long committed to memory, have no idea of the songs’ deep cultural roots and amazingly long histories.

Isthmus Brass John Stevens: conductor Demondrae Thurman: guest euphonium Anthony Di Sanza: guest percussion Track Listing: On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) • Fum, Fum, Fum (Traditional Spanish Carol) • In the Bleak Midwinter • Riu Riu Chiu • What Child Is This (Greensleeves) • I Saw Three Ships • Silent Night • Fantasy on “Ukrainian Bell Carol” • I Wonder As I Wander • TCHAIKOVSKY: Trepak from “The Nutrcracker” • Pie Jesu from “Requiem” (Andrew Lloyd Webber) • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Mele Kalikimaka • Santa Baby • Festive Cheer • The Christmas Song

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Benjamin BRITTEN A Ceremony of Carols Genre: Holiday Label: Smekkleysa CD: SMK 19 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 Street Date: November 12, 2013 d

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The Graduale Nobili choir, founded in Autumn 2000, is comprised of 24 girls handpicked from those who have sung with the Lagholtskirkja Graduale Choir. Graduale Nobili has participated in many choir competitions, mainly in the UK and Scandinavia, with award-winning results in both female choir and chamber choir categories. The choir worked on Björk’s last album, Biophilia, and has been part of her performance group, participating in six Biophilia performances in New York last spring.

Graduale Nobili Jón Stefánsson: conductor Elísabet Waage: harp Track Listing: BRITTEN: A Ceremony of Carols • RUTTER: Dancing Day “Graduale Nobili perform Britten and Rutter with the sort of mature sound that’s refreshing to hear in a choir of such young women.”

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This stunning holiday-themed album features famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti performing holiday favorites such as “O Holy Night,” “Ave Maria,” “Adeste Fidelis,” and “Stille Nacht (Silent Night).”

Luciano Pavarotti: tenor 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 Genre: Holiday Label: Opera d’Oro CD: OPD 6008 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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An outstanding release from America’s premier professional wind band! The Dallas Wind Symphony has a huge following worldwide, and this is their first recording of holiday music with an exciting lineup including brilliant original arrangements and many first recordings. This sonic spectacular features the huge Fisk pipe organ at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, faithfully captured by Reference Recordings’ world-renowned team of engineer Keith O. Johnson and producer Tam Henderson. A treat for wind band enthusiasts, audiophiles, and anyone who loves great holiday music!

Dallas Wind Symphony Jerry Junkin: conductor WASSON: Festival Fanfare • ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride • BACH-REED: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring • LOVRIEN: Minor Alterations • KENT-SHAW: I’ll Be Home For Christmas • TORME-WELLS-BIONDI: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) • MARTIN-MILLS: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas • ANDERSON: A Christmas Festival • TRAD-SILVESTER: Deck The Halls • PIERPONT-WASSON: Jingle Bells Fantasy • TRAD-REED: Russian Christmas Music • SOUSA-SCHISSEL: Christmas And Sousa Forever

Dallas Wind Symphony Horns for the Holidays Genre: Holiday Label: Reference Recordings CD: REF 126 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Classical holiday TOP SELLERS “Oikan ayns Bethlehem.” With these Gaelic words, a candle is lit, a procession is launched, and a haunting Christmas journey unfolds: Sacrum Mysterium, Apollo’s Fire’s hugely popular Celtic Christmas program, on CD for the holiday season!

Apollo’s Fire Jeanette Sorrell: harpsichord, conductor Meredith Hall: soprano Ensemble Le Nef Sylvain Bergeron: conductor Track Listing: Processional: Oikan ayns Bethlehem (Manx Gaelic carol) • What Child is This? (Irish version) • Duan Nollaig (Scottish Gaelic Carol) • Wat ye what i got late yestreen (Instrumental) • Usheg Veg Ruy (Manx Gaelic lullaby) • Christmas Eve (Irish Reel) • Taladh Chriosta (Scottish Lullaby) “A grand holiday stew made from deliciously blended sacred and secular ingredients.” — CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

Apollo’s Fire Sacrum Mysterium: A Celtic Christmas Vespers Genre: Holiday Label: AVIE Records CD+DVD: AVR 2269 Price Code: 2I (SRP $21.99) Number of Discs: 2 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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New York Polyphony’s debut release I Sing the Birth has garnered unanimous acclaim. An intimate meditation on the Christmas season, this 60-minute sequence of unaccompanied music spanning nine centuries offers a unique, diverse, and spellbinding musical experience. Released in 2007 on AVIE Records, I Sing the Birth topped “Editor’s Choice” lists in both the U.S and the UK. Classic FM magazine awarded it HHHH — its top rating — and Gramophone called it “one of the season’s best.”

New York Polyphony

New York Polyphony I Sing the Birth Genre: Holiday Label: AVIE Records CD: AVR 2141 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Track Listing: Veni Redemptor gentium (A. Smith) • Hodie Christus natus est (plainchant) • Hodie Christus natus est (Palestrina) • Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child • Beata viscera (Pérotin) • Ave Maria Mater Dei (Cornysh) • Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainchant) • The darkest midnight in December (Irish traditional) • The Fader of Heven • Vox in Rama (Introit) • Vox in Rama (Clemens) • Vox in Rama (Introit reprise) • Away in a Manger (Normandy traditional) • Ave Maria (Parsons) • Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child (Coventry Carol) • Ave Maria (plainchant) • Lullay, lullow, I saw a swete semly syght (15th -century English carol) • Mervele noght, Josep (15th-century English carol) • Nowell-Dieus wous garde, byewsser • Veni Redemptor gentium (plainchant) • O magnum mysterium (Byrd) • Ecce advenit dominator Dominus (plainchant) • Magi veniunt ab oriente (Clemens) • Nunc dimittis (A. Smith) • Vox in Rama (plainchant)

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After Volume 1 won the International Classical Music Award for Early Music, Volume 2 of The Sixteen’s new series devoted to Palestrina is based around his glorious antiphon for Christmas Day, Hodie Christus natus est. Palestrina’s legacy and impact on sacred music worldwide is second to none; he was a master craftsman whose music composers of all ages have attempted to emulate.

The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor PALESTRINA: Motet: Hodie Christus natus est • Hymn: Christe Redemptor omnium • Magnificat Quinti toni • Tui sunt caeli • Reges Tharsis • Mass Hodie Christus natus est • Song of Songs 1–3 • O magnum mysterium “The performances are wonderfully alive to both the verbal and the musical meaning, the sound of the 18 voices of The Sixteen consistently warm and transparent.” — THE GUARDIAN

Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA Palestrina Volume 2 Genre: Holiday Label: CORO CD: CRO 16105 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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A gorgeous, must-hear recording by one of the most celebrated ensembles in the world, featuring distinguished soloists revered for their performances of Handel.

The Sixteen Harry Christophers: conductor Carolyn Sampson: soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers: alto Mark Padmore: tenor Christopher Purves: bass HANDEL: Messiah (complete oratorio) • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon • The Lord our enemy has slain from Esther • Nell dolce dell’obblio • Harp Concerto in B-flat, Op. 4, No. 6 from Alexander’s Feast • Sinfonia to Act 2 of Ariodante • Scherza infida from Ariodante • Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson “What a winning combination: Handel’s Messiah, the most popular oratorio ever written, sung by The Sixteen, the most richly sonorous of early music choirs.” — THE TELEGRAPH

G.F. HANDEL The Messiah Genre: Holiday Label: CORO CD: CRO 16062 Price Code: 2N (SRP $25.99) Number of Discs: 3 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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Classical holiday TOP SELLERS Without doubt, Monteverdi was the greatest of the early baroque European composers. He revolutionized the music of the theatre and the church with his dramatic, imaginative use of voices and instruments, and with his daring harmonies and rhythms. Next to his Vespers of 1610, the Selva morale e spirituale of 1641 is his most significant and virtuosic collection of sacred music.

The Sixteen Harry Christophers: director MONTEVERDI: Selva morale e spirituale (11 selections)

Claudio MONTEVERDI Selva morale e spirituale Genre: Holiday Label: CORO CD: CRO 16087 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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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 Suite • Swan Lake Suite

Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite Genre: Holiday Label: Royal Philharmonic Masterworks CD: RPM 28060 Price Code: E (SRP $7.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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With the sound of carols and music from the 16th and 17th centuries, this program brings 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 throughout the German-speaking world.

Clemencic Consort René Clemencic: artistic director Includes excerpts from the Geistliche Nachtigall and Linz Tablature as well as works by Emperor Leopold I, Schmelzer, and Lerchenfelsu

Clemencic Consort Christmas In Old Austria Genre: Holiday Label: Arte Nova CD: ANO 885080 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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The Coming of Christ was commissioned in 1927 by the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, George Bell, as a setting of a text by John Masefield, forming a Mystery Play reminiscent of medieval religious dramas. Although the work received its premiere the following year to critical acclaim, it was thereafter abandoned until its resurrection at the English Music Festival in 2010. It is presented here, in recorded form, for the first time!

Holst Orchestra Hilary Davan Wetton: conductor Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Julian Davies: vocal soloists James Goddard, Ra Twilley, Jonathan Kilhams: vocal soloists City of London Choir & Chamber Choir of St. Paul’s Girls’ School Richard Pearce: organ Timothy End: piano HOLST: The Coming of Christ • Psalm 86 • Psalm 148 • I love my love • Nunc Dimittis

Gustav HOLST The Coming of Christ Genre: Holiday Label: EM Records CD: EMR 4 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE D

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