Thanks to listeners in St. Ignace, Harbor Springs, Cadillac, Williamsburg, and many other places for your requests this week.
1. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade (first movement); Jose Serebrier/London Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker (selections); Modern Mandolin Quartet
3. John McCutcheon, Christmas in the Trenches; John McDermott
4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Magic Flute overture; Bruno Weil/Tafelmusik
5. Martin Luther, A Mighty Fortress is Our God; Vienna Boys Choir & Placido Domingo
6. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Christmas Eve (selections); Mikhail Jurowski/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
7. Johannes Brahms, Serenade no. 1 (first movement); Sir Charles Mackerras/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
8. Luther Henderson, arr., holiday selections; Canadian Brass
9. David Diamond, Violin concerto no. 2 (first movement); Gerard Schwarz/Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Ilkka Talvi
10. Vincent d’Indy, Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano (fourth movement); Montagnana Trio
11. John Rutter, arr., traditional English carols; John Rutter/Cambridge Singers and Orchestra
12. Niccolo Paganini, Perpetual Motion; Gil Shaham/Göran Söllscher
13. Karl Jenkins, Song of the Plains; composer conducting the London Philharmonic Choir & Adiemus Orchestra of Europe
14. Bill Staines, All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir; Colorado Children’s Chorus
14 (again). Gustav Holst, Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity; Seiji Ozawa/Boston Symphony Orchestra
15. Felix Mendelssohn, Christmas Pieces; Benjamin Frith
16. Archangelo Corelli, Christmas Concerto; Trevor Pinnock/The English Concert
17. Mykola Leontovich, Carol of the Bells; Mormon Tabernacle Choir
18. Aram Khatchaturian, Adagio from Spartacus; Valery Gergiev/Kirov Orchestra
[bonus: Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth; Bing Crosby & David Bowie]
19. Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 5 (first movement); Gustavo Dudamel/Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
20. Traditional, I Wonder as I Wander; Hugh Wolff/St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/Thomas Hampson
21. Traditional, The Cherry Tree Carol; The Revels
22. Benjamin Britten, Hymn to the Virgin; Martin Neary/Choir of Westminster Abbey
[bonus: Peter Schickele, New Horizons in Music Appreciation]
23. Traditional, Three Spanish Carols; The King's Singers
24. Franz Schubert, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen; Natalie Dessay/Thomas Savy/Philippe Cassard