Summer Days

Mathias, William: A Babe is Born - John Finney (org), Handel & Haydn Society Chorus/Grant Llewellyn (Avie AV 2078)

Reed, Alfred: A Christmas Intrada - Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Airforce, Janet Gibbs (org/Squadron Leader Graham Hanify (KIWI CD SLC 216)

Bennett, Richard Rodney: The Apple Tree - BBC Singers/Paul Brough (Signum SIGCD 293)

Locatelli, Pietro: Concerto Grosso in F minor Op 1/8, Christmas - Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman (dir) (Challenge CC 72134)

Hamilton, David: A Child comes forth - Helen Webby (harp), Rowan Johnston (percussion), Key Cygnetures/Elise Bradley (BBC UB15)

Heinichen, Johann David: Pastorale in A - Dresden Instrumental-Concert/Peter Kopp (Carus 83.169)

Hahn, Gunnar: The earth is waiting - Sofia Vocal Ensemble/Bengt Ollén (Footprint Records FRCD 060)

11.00

Christmas Day Church Service 2024

Corrette, Michael: Christmas Symphony No 2 - La Fantasia/Rien Voskuilen (Brilliant Classics 95569BR)

Anonymous: Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing - Graduate Choir/Terence Maskell (Atoll ACD 308)

Leontovich, Mykola arr John Metcalfe: Carol of the bells - John Metcalfe, session musicians/Cliff Masterton (John Metcalfe promocarols)

12.00

Mendelssohn, Felix arr Willcocks: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Musica Sacra/Indra Hughes (Atoll ACD 501)

Estacio, John: Red Letter Day, from Variations on a Memory - Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra/Geoffrey Moull (Thunder Bay SO TBSO2004)

Mendelssohn, Felix: Cello Sonata No 1 in Bb Op 45 (3) - António Meneses (cello), Gérard Wyss (pno) (Avie AV 2140)

Morris, Reginald Owen arr Cleobury: Love Came Down at Christmas (Arr. Stephen Cleobury) - Henry Websdale (org), Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury (King's College KGS0033)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr Loussier: Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488 (2) - Jacques Loussier Trio (TELARC CD 83628)

Weber, Carl Maria von: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in F minor Op 73 (3) - Sabine Meyer (cl), Dresden State Orch/Herbert Blomstedt (EMI 5 67988)

Gritton, Peter: Follow That Star - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir/Karen Grylls (Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand 2021)

Dvořák, Antonín: String Quintet in Eb Op 97 (4) - Members of the Vienna Octet (Decca 425 537)

Albinoni, Tomaso: Oboe Concerto in D Op 7/6 - Stefan Schilli (ob), Stuttgart CO/Nicol Matt (Brilliant Classics 92791)

Wiseman, Debbie: The Christmas Tree - ORA/Suzi Digby (ORA 2017)

Rebikov, Vladimir: Waltz, from the Christmas Tree Suite Op 21 - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 8.572744)

1.00

Anderson, Leroy: A Christmas Festival - New Zealand SO/Benjamin Northey (RNZ )

Humperdinck, Engelbert: Hansel & Gretel, Overture - Auckland Phil/Tianyi Lu (RNZ 2021)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Pastoral Symphony, from Christmas Oratorio - Auckland Phil/Benjamin Bayl (RNZ )

Rutter, John: Star Carol - The Graduate Choir NZ, Auckland Phil/Tianyi Lu (RNZ 2021)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G BWV1048 - New Zealand SO/Vesa-Matti Leppänen (RNZ 2018)

Handel, George Frideric Leonard Weiss: Messiah, excerpts - Frederick Jones (tenor), The Graduate Choir New Zealand, Auckland Phil/Leonard Weiss (RNZ )

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 21 - Auckland Phil/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ 2017)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 1 in Eb Op 1/1 - NZTrio (RNZ )

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel Leonard Weiss: Christmas Overture - Auckland Phil/Leonard Weiss (RNZ )

Cheetham Fraillon, Deborah Leonard Weiss: Christmas with you - The Graduate Choir New Zealand, Auckland Phil/Leonard Weiss (RNZ )

Martin, Hugh: Have yourself a merry little Christmas - Jacqui Dark (mezzo), New Zealand SO/Benjamin Northey (RNZ )