The 50 Most Essential Christmas Masterpieces

1

A Christmas Festival Overture
SWR Symphony Orchestra

136 bpm

A Maj

07:17

2

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Orphei Drängar, Ida Falk Winland

60 bpm

A# Maj

04:07

3

Joy to the World
Orphei Drängar

86 bpm

G Maj

02:00

4

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)
Orphei Drängar, Peter Mattei

68 bpm

C Maj

04:24

5

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Orphei Drängar, Linne Quintet

126 bpm

F Maj

01:53

6

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming)
Orphei Drängar

79 bpm

B Maj

03:27

7

O Come, all ye Faithful
Orphei Drängar

111 bpm

D Maj

02:41

8

Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
Orphei Drängar, Christina Högman

74 bpm

D Maj

03:15

9

Ding Dong! Merrily on high
Orphei Drängar

86 bpm

A# Maj

02:11

10

Lux Aurumque
Orphei Drängar

127 bpm

C# min

03:58

11

How far is it to Bethlehem?
Orphei Drängar

93 bpm

D min

03:08

12

Coventry Carol for three singers
Orphei Drängar

83 bpm

F# Maj

02:29

13

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Orphei Drängar, Linne Quintet

87 bpm

A# Maj

03:14

14

The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni), Op. 8 - Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, "Winter" (L'inverno): II. Largo
Camerata Antonio Lucio

77 bpm

A# Maj

02:01

15

Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

127 bpm

D Maj

02:22

16

O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

79 bpm

E min

04:14

17

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Sinfonia in G Major, "And There Where Shepherds"
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

106 bpm

G Maj

04:49

18

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Break Forth
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

112 bpm

G Maj

01:22

19

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Jesus, Shepherd My Beginning
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

62 bpm

F Maj

02:41

20

L'Enfance du Christ, Part II: L'adieu des bergers (The Shepherds' Farewell)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

57 bpm

E Maj

05:17

21

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Dona nobis pacem
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

100 bpm

D Maj

03:38

22

Ellen's Chants, D. 839: Ave Maria
Mary Jane Newman, Musica Antiqua New York

91 bpm

G# Maj

05:58

23

Panis Angelicus
Musica Antiqua New York

66 bpm

A Maj

03:51

24

Angels We Have Heard On High
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

81 bpm

F Maj

01:47

25

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

85 bpm

G Maj

03:04

26

Deck the Halls
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

82 bpm

A Maj

02:11

27

We Three Kings
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

64 bpm

F Maj

02:58

28

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

112 bpm

G# Maj

03:00

29

In Dulci Jubilo
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

129 bpm

E Maj

03:23

30

What Child Is This
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

128 bpm

E min

02:02

31

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

107 bpm

F Maj

02:34

32

I Saw Three Ships
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

74 bpm

A# Maj

03:05

33

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

71 bpm

E min

02:54

34

Amen
Oxford St. Peter's Choir

95 bpm

G Maj

05:31

35

The Seasons, Op. 37a: XII. December: Christmas
Michael Ponti

152 bpm

G# Maj

02:57

36

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: II. Scene: Allegro non troppo - Decorating and Lighting up the Christmas Tree
Bonn Classical Philharmonic

130 bpm

D Maj

03:30

37

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: III. March: Tempo di marcia viva
Bonn Classical Philharmonic

73 bpm

E min

02:27

38

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XIIId. Character Dances - Trepak (Russian Dance): Tempo di trepak, molto vivace
Bonn Classical Philharmonic

152 bpm

G Maj

01:09

39

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XIIId. Character Dances - Dance of the Reed Pipes: Andantino
Bonn Classical Philharmonic

135 bpm

D Maj

02:22

40

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XIV. Waltz of the Flowers: Tempo di valse
Bonn Classical Philharmonic

94 bpm

D Maj

07:21

41

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XVC. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Bonn Classical Philharmonic

117 bpm

D Maj

02:14

42

Cantata, BWV 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", Part 2: X. Chorale: "Jesu bleibet meine Freude" (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)
Bach Collegium Japan

137 bpm

F# Maj

03:20

43

Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": I. Vivace - Grave - Allegro
London Baroque

81 bpm

F# min

03:42

44

Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": II. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
London Baroque

111 bpm

D Maj

03:10

45

Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": III. Vivace - Allegro - Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
London Baroque

132 bpm

F# Maj

06:40

46

In the Bleak Midwinter
London Regency Choir

77 bpm

G Maj

05:08

47

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: Allegro
David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

98 bpm

G Maj

05:44

48

Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir

89 bpm

G Maj

02:34

49

Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra

112 bpm

D Maj

03:32

50

Christmas Medley: In notte placida - Tu scendi dalle stelle - O Tannenbaum - Splende una stella - Adeste fideles - Jingle bells - Silent Night - White Christmas
Cafè Concerto

92 bpm

C Maj

16:26