Christmas Music

Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Sally Pryce (harp), Katherine Watson (soprano) & Zoë Brown (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor) Trinity College Choir Cambridge, City of London Sinfonia, Holst Singers & Temple Church Choristers, Stephen Layton

James O'Donnell (organ), Sioned Williams (harp) Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill

Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook & John Tomlinson The English Concert Choir & The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Lynda Russell (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor, Evangelist), Michael George (bass, Herod), Libby Crabtree (angel, Echo) The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers

Susan Hamilton (soprano), Annie Gill (mezzo), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Edward Caswell (bass) Dunedin Consort, John Butt

Susan Gritton (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) Tenebrae Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Jakob Bloch Jespersen (bass), Johan Linderoth (tenor), Adam Riis (tenor) & Else Torp (soprano) Ars Nova Copenhagen, Concerto Copenhagen & Sirius Viols, Paul Hillier

Barbora Sojková (soprano), Markéta Cukrová (alto) & Tomáš Král (bass) Musica Florea (on period instruments), Marek Štryncl

Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott & David Thomas Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford & The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Ricercar Consort (early music ensemble), Ensemble La Fenice (early music ensemble), Agnès Mellon (soprano), Capella Ricercar, Greta De Reyghere, Ian Honeyman, Bernard Foccroulle (organ), Capella Sancti Michaelis, Henri Ledroit, Guy De Mey, Max van Egmond (baritone), Victor Demaiffe, Guy Penson, Thibault Lenaerts, Denis Menier, Claire Lefilliâtre, Hans Jörg Mammel (tenor), Renaud Tripathi, Hervé Mignon, Philippe Froeliger, Jacques Dekoninck, Aldo Plateau, Thomas Van Essen, Jean-Marie Marchal, Etienne Debaisieux, Philippe Favette, Julie Vallée-Gendre, Florence Malgoire, Patrick Beuckels, Kaori Uemura, Sue Addison, Charles Toet, Jean-Jacques Herbin, Wim Becu, Elsa Franck, Jérémie Papasergio, Elisabeth Geiger, Eric Van Nevel, Les Agrémens (early music ensemble), Amaryllis Dieltiens, Elisabeth Scholl, Lothar Blum, Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), Stefan Geyer, Ex Tempore, Mannheimer Hofkapelle, Florian Heyerick, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Collegium Vocale Gent, Dominique Visse, Jean Tubéry, Philippe Pierlot, Konrad Junghänel, Denis Raisin Dadre, Philippe Herreweghe

Patrick Grahl (tenor), Elvira Bill (alto), Jannes Arndt (soprano), Klaus Hager (bass), Dorothee Mields (soprano), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Clemens Sommerfeld (soprano), Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Gotthold Schwarz

Alban Gerhardt (cello), James Rutherford (baritone) BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, Thierry Fischer

Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano), Alastair Miles (bass), Gerald Finley (baritone), John Aler (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Peter Evans (tenor) & Robert Poulton (baritone) Corydon Singers & Orchestra & St Paul's Cathedral Choristers, Matthew Best

Katherine Watson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton

Claron McFadden (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Sally Bruce-Payne (alto), Michael Chance (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor), Christopher Genz, Dietrich Henschel (baritones) The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Lucy Crowe (soprano), Tim Mead (counter-tenor), Andrew Staples (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone) Le Concert d’Astrée Orchestre et Chœur, Emmanuelle Haïm

Vladimir Dolezal (tenor), Josef Ksica (organ), Pavla Ksicova (contralto), Vaclav Sibera (bass), Dagmar Vankatova (soprano) Czech Madrigalists Orchestra, Czech Madrigalists Choir, Frantisek Xaver Thuri

Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon

Vocalensemble Rastatt & Les Favorites, Holger Speck

Rossana Bertini, Elena Cechi Fedi, Claudio Cavina, Sandro Naglia, Sergio Foresti Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Evangelist), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Olaf Bär (bass) Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg, Andreas Scholl, Tommy Williams, Sandrine Piau, Barbara Schlick, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Martin Lattke (Evangelist), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alto), Wolfram Lattke (tenor), Konstantin Wolff (bass) Leipzig Gewandhausorchester & Dresdner Kammerchor, Riccardo Chailly

Giulia Semenzato (soprano), Benno Schachtner (countertenor), Krystian Adam (tenor), Kresimir Strazanac (bass) Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704, Vaclav Luks

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

Christopher Maltman (baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir & New London Children’s Choir, Vladimir Jurowski

Gillian Keith, Katharine Fuge, Joanne Lunn, Robin Tyson, William Towers, James Gilchrist & Peter Harvey The Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Combattimento Consort Amsterdam & Capella Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend

Stile Antico

Lisa Larsson, Elisabeth von Magnus, Christoph Prégardien, Klaus Mertens Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman

Janice Watson (soprano), Peter Hoare (tenor) & Stephen Gadd (baritone) Guildford Choral Society, St Catherine’s School Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton

Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton & Matthew Rose Choir of King's College Cambridge & Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley & Christian Gerhaher (bass) Concentus Musicus Wien & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Elly Ameling, Janet Baker, Robert Tear & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Philip Ledger

Sarah Fox (soprano) & Roderick Williams (baritone) The Joyful Company of Singers & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

Ian Partridge (solo tenor) The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Kurt Equiluz, Paul Esswood & Siegmund Nimsgern Concentus musicus Wien & Wiener Sangerknaben, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arleen Augér, Annelies Burmeister, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie, Martin Flämig

Veronika Winter, Gesine Adler (soprano), Britta Schwarz (alto), Andreas Post (tenor), Matthias Vieweg (bass) Les Amis de Philippe, Ludger Rémy

Yale Schola Cantorum, David Hill

Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe

Joanne Lunn, Melanie Marshall, James Gilchrist & Christopher Purves The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter

Les Agrémens & Choeur de chambre de Namur, Jean Tubéry

David Arnot (tenor), Christopher Dawes (organ), Linda Dayiantis-Straub (soprano), Mary Enid Haines (soprano), Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano) Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon

Gemma Bertagnolli, Valentina Varriale, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Julien Behr, Clemens Heidrich Vocal Concert Dresden, Dresdner Instrumental-Concert, Peter Kopp

Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles & Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh

Capella de Ministrers, Carles Magraner

Klaus Mertens, Ute Schulze, Andreas Post Handel's Company, Rainer Johannes Homburg

Ruth Holton, Evelyn Tubb (sopranos), James Bowman, Jonathan Kenny (countertenors), John Mark Ainsley, Andrew King, Mark Padmore (tenors), Robert Evans, Michael George, Charles Pott (basses) The King's Consort, Robert King

Allan Clayton (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass), Iestyn Davies (countertenor) & Julia Doyle (soprano) Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Tölzer Knabenchor, Salzburger Hirtenbuben, Kolner Kinderchor, Kammerchor der StaatlichenHochschule für Musik München, Carl Orff

WESER-RENAISSANCE Bremen, Manfred Cordes

Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Choir, Helmuth Rilling

Apollo’s Fire, Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Musettes, The Oberlin Choristers, The Children's Choirs of St Paul's Church, Jeannette Sorrell

Christiane Oelze, Annette Markert, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Oliver Widmer Virtuosi Saxoniae, Concentus Vocalis Wien, Ludwig Güttler

The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford, Owen Rees (director)

Gabrieli Consort and Players, Boys' choir & Congregational choir of RoskildeCathedral, Paul McCreesh

Maïllys de Villoutreys (soprano), Zoë Brown (soprano), Myriam Arbouz (alto), George Pooley (tenor), Mauro Borgioni (bass), Charmian Bedford (soprano), Christiane Rittner (soprano), Dominique Bilitza (alto), Vladimir Tarasov (tenor), Jonathan Brown (bass) Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens