Christmas Music

Erin Wall (soprano), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), John Relyea (bass-baritone) Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

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

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

Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet

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

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

Julia Doyle (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor) and Roderick Williams (baritone), RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle

Ensemble Marsyas, Peter Whelan

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

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

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

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

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

Dorothee Mields (soprano), Benno Schachtner (alto), Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Tobias Berndt (bass), Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann

London Handel Orchestra, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary

Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Michael George (bass), David James (countertenor), Catherine Denley (contralto), Lynne Dawson (soprano), The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

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

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

Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Choir, Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Kerstin Avemo (soprano), Anna Zander (alto), Michael Weinius (tenor), Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (bass) S:t Jacobs Kammarkör, Rebaroque, Gary Graden

Donna Brown (soprano), Cornelia Kallisch (mezzosoprano), Roberto Saccà (tenor) & Alastair Miles (bass) Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart & Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling

Lynne Dawson (soprano), Bernarda Fink (alto), Hans Peter Graf (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone) & Chris de Moor (bass) La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire

Bratislava City Chorus, Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krecek

Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, Richard Lewis & James Milligan Huddersfield Choral Society & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Tanya Aspelmeier, Aurore Bucher, Stéphanie Révidat (sopranos), Julien Freymuth, Alessandro Giangrande, Kathrin Hildebrandt (altos), Henning Kaiser, Sebastien Obrecht, François Rougier (tenors), Ekkehard Abele, Manfred Bittner, Matthieu Lécroart (basses) La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller

Viola Blache (soprano), Stefanie Schaefer (mezzo-soprano), Fabian Kelly (tenor), Julian Dominique Clement (bass), Gutenberg-Kammerchor, Neumeyer Consort, Felix Koch

Karina Gauvin (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor) & Brett Polegato (baritone) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir, Ivars Taurins

Regina Werner (soprano), Heidi Rieß (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Theo Adam (bass) Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Helmut Koch

Margaret Marshall, Saul Quirke, Catherine Robbin, Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Robert Hale Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Susanna Hurrell (soprano), Rebecca Afonwy Jones (mezzo), Samuel Boden (tenor), James Platt (bass) BBC Singers, The Norwegian Wind Ensemble, David Hill

Judith Raskin (soprano), Florence Kopleff (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor), Thomas Paul (bass) Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw

Christina Hogman (soprano), Kristina Hammarstrom (alto), Lynton Atkinson (tenor), Stefan Dahlberg (tenor), Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (bass), Petteri Salomaa (bass) Storkyrkans Kor, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gustaf Sjokvist

Neumeyer Consort & Barock Vokal, Mainz, Michael Hofstetter

Brad Hughley (organ), Elizabeth Packard-Arnold (soprano), Magdalena Wór (mezzo-soprano), Brent Runnels (tenor), Patrick Newell (baritone) St. Bartholomew's Canterbury Choir, New Trinity Baroque, Predrag Gosta

Bruce Ford, Gwynne Howell, Patricia Schuman, Lucia Valentini Terrani I Solisti Veneti, Ambrosian Singers, Claudio Scimone

Bruce Ford, Gwynne Howell, Patricia Schuman, Lucia Valentini Terrani The Ambrosian Singers, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone

Sylvia McNair (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Michael Chance (countertenor), Jerry Hadley (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass) The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Jennifer O'Loughlin (soprano), Diana Moore (alto), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Sidney Outlaw (bass) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Concert Artists of Baltimore Symphonic Chorale, Edward Polochick (harpischord/conductor)

Michael-Christfried Winkler (organ), Ekkehard Wagner (tenor), Gisela Fetting (soprano), Astrid Pilzecker (alto), Karl-Heinz Schmieder (bass), Maria Zadori (soprano), Ludwig Guttler (trumpet) Concerto Koln, Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Leipzig Thomaner Choir, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, RIAS Chamber Chorus, RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Rostocker Motet Cho, Ralf Otto, Max Pommer, Martin Flamig, Peter Marschik, Marcus Creed, Hartwig Eschenburg, Helmut Froschauer, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Dietrich Knothe, Ivan Fischer, Hermann Max, Andreas Wiedermann

Jochen Kowalski (counter-tenor) Philharmonic Art Ensemble, Frank Bohme

Hannes Kastner (organ), Holm Vogel (organ), Felix Friedrich (organ) Leipzig Thomaner Choir, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Magnus Linden (bass) Stockholm Bach Choir, The, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anders Ohrwall

Maria Jette (soprano), Eric Budzynski (harpsichord), David Bachmann (organ), William Hite (tenor), Jeffrey Strauss (baritone), Patrice Djerejian (contralto) Apollo Chorus of Chicago, Stephen Alltop

Nathan Berg (bass), Yvette Smith (mezzo-soprano), Rufus Muller (tenor), Susan Lewis Kavinski (soprano) Washington National Cathedral Choir, Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Michael McCarthy

Adele Addison (soprano), Russell Oberlin (countertenor), David Lloyd (tenor), William Warfield (bass), Lee Venora (soprano), Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano), Russell Oberlin (counter-tenor), Charles Bressler (tenor), Norman Farrow (bass) New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Westminster Choir, Schola Cantorum, Leonard Bernstein

The Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Lucia Popp (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Robert Gambill (tenor), Robert Holl (bass), Südfunkchor, Elly Ameling (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Choir of King's College, Cambridge Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Philip Ledger

Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Cor de Cambra Del Palau de La Musica Catalana, Franco Fagioli (conductor)

Joan Rodgers (soprano), Della Jones (mezzo soprano), Christopher Robson (counter-tenor), Philip Langridge (tenor), Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Scholars Baroque Ensemble

James Bowman (alto), Robert Tear (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (bass) Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields, Sir David Willcocks

Lucia Popp (soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Robert Gambill (tenor), Robert Holl (bass) Sudfunkchor & Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Neville Marriner

Nathalie Paulin (soprano), Matthew White (counter-tenor), Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Brett Polegato (bass) Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Ivars Taurins

Trinity Church Choir and Orchestra, Owen Burdick

Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto), Mark Le Brocq (tenor) & James Oldfield (bass) Huddersfield Choral Society & Northern Sinfonia, Jane Glover

Regina Werner (soprano), Heidi Riess (alto), Peter Schreier (tenor), Theo Adam (bass) Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Radio Soloists, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helmut Koch

Christine Schäfer (soprano), Anna Larson (alto), Michael Schade (tenor) & Gerald Finley (baritone) Arnold Schoenberg Choir & Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Daniel Taylor (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor) & Peter Harvey (bass) Kammerchor Stuttgart & Barockorchester Stuttgart, Freider Bernius

Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Marga Höffgen (Contralto), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Franz Crass (bass) Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter