Opening Notes: December 2015 - New Release Playlist, Christmas Edition

We've sifted through all the new releases for Christmas 2015, and we're highlighting our favorites. Some of these are obscure carols that may be new to you, while others are fresh takes on standard favorites. If you're like us and are constantly craving something to discover, take a spin through these tracks to get a taste of what is now available to you in NML. And if you hear something you love, click on the cover art in the player window to be taken directly to the full album!

To hear the playlist, access NML as usual, go to the Playlists section, and select the Opening Notes folder under the Themed Playlists tab. If you are on your institution's premises, you may also be able to access it if you CLICK HERE.

P. I. Tchaikovsky (arr. Stewart Goodyear)

The Nutcracker: Overture
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Steinway - Steinway30040  

Jan Jirásek
Bratři, já jsem slyšel (Brothers I Have Heard)

Jitro Children's Choir; Capella Bohemica

Navona - NV6010

J.S. Bach

Christen atzet, diesen Tag: Christen atzet...
Dunedin Consort; John Butt
Linn - CKD469

Franz Wullner

O Kindelein Zart

Dresden Chamber Choir; H.-C. Rademann

Carus - Carus83.392

Girolamo Abos

Messa a due cori: Gloria in excelsis
Kölner Akademie; Michael Alexander Willens
CPO - 777978-2

Traditional (arr. P. Knight and F. Werle)
The Twelve Days of Christmas

U.S. Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants

Klavier - KCD-77046

Traditional (arr. C. Moklebust)
Greensleeves

Westminster Concert Bell Choir; K. E. Shaw
Westminster Choir - WCC1510

Randall Thompson, Traditional (arr. F. Heath)
Nowell - The First Noel

Brigham Young University Men's Chorus

BYU Music Group - YCD0415COJ

Traditional (arr. H. Chemin-Petit)
Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Streichquartett Berlin
Audite - Audite95.741

A. Adam; P. Cappeau (arr. R. Nowlin)
O Holy Night

Essential Voices USA; Judith Clurman

Solo Luminus - SLE-70003

Traditional (arr. A. Gant)
Adeste fideles
Vox Turturis; David Quinn; Andrew Gant
Signum - SIGCD387

  Franz Xavier Gruber (arr. G. Getty)
Silent Night

Volti; New Century Chamber Orchestra

Pentatone - PTC5186537

Jan Jirásek

Pokoj, štěstí, zdraví

Jitro Children's Choir; Capella Bohemica

Navona - NV6010

Traditional (arr. H. Ades and M. Davis)
Sleigh Ride

U.S. Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants

Klavier - KCD-77046

P. I. Tchaikovsky (arr. Stewart Goodyear)
The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Steinway - Steinway30040

J.S. Bach

Christen atzet, diesen Tag: Hochster, schau...

Dunedin Consort; John Butt

Linn - CKD469

John Gardner
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Tenebrae; James Sherlock; Nigel Short
Signum - SIGCD902

Jake Heggie
On the Road to Christmas: No. 6

Lisa Delan; New Century Chamber Orchestra

Pentatone - PTC5186537

Traditional (arr. F. Prentice)
Sing we now of Christmas
Brigham Young University Men's Chorus
BYU Music Group - YCD0415COJ

Nico Muhly
Whispered and Revealed

Essential Voices USA; Judith Clurman

Solo Luminus - SLE-70003

 

Francis Poulenc
4 Motets pour le temps de Noel: No. 1
Berlin Radio Chorus; Polyphonia Ensemble Berlin
Carus - Carus83.473 

Franz Tunder; Philipp Nikolai

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

M. Feuersinger; D. Schreiber; Les Escapades

Christophorus - CHR77387

Traditional (arr. M. Bojesen)
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Michael Bojesen
OUR Recordings - 6.220615

John B. Calkin (arr. C. Dobrinski)
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

Westminster Concert Bell Choir; K. E. Shaw

Westminster Choir - WCC1510

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 1.7 million tracks can be a bit daunting, so we'd like to highlight some of the amazing music that has become available to you just this month. Let it kickstart discovery!