Out of the many holiday releases — both new and re-issued — that our Classical editors have sampled this year, here are a few that stand out above the rest.
 
 
 
 
 
Calmus Christmas Carols
Max Reger – Schlaf mein Kindelein

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Brian May – Thank God, It’s Christmas

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St. George’s Canzona – To Drive the Cold Winter Away: A Fireside Presentation of Music for Merrymaking
John Southcott – Festivities in the Tavern

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American Bach Soloists – What Sweeter Music: Carols for Christmas
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium

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Zoltán Kodály – A Christmas Carol

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Hayley Westenra – Winter Magic
Coventry Carol

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All with You

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Vasari Singers – Noël Nouvelet
Noël Nouvelet

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

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