Happy Holidays! New for Christmas 2017

We've sifted through all the new releases for this Christmas, and we thought we'd share them with you. Some of these are new works that may be unknown to you, while others are fresh takes on classic carols. If you're like us and are constantly craving something new to enjoy, 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.

Imagine Christmas

American Contemporary Music Ensemble; Jasper String Quartet; Skylark Vocal Ensemble; and more
Sono Luminus - DSL-92216

Christmas Presence

The King's Singers

Signum - SIGCD497

Jake Heggie

It's A Wonderful Life

Houston Grand Opera; Patrick Summers

Pentatone - PTC5186631

A Merry Little Christmas

U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants

Klavier - KCD-77048

Christmas Around the World

Burning River Brass

Azica - Azica71317

O Holy Night - A Merton Christmas

Choir of Merton College; Oxford Philharmonic

Delphian - DCD34192

Choral Music for Christmas
Athesinus Consort Berlin; Calmus Ensemble; Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Dresden Chamber Choir
Carus - Carus83.486

Rejoice - Christmas with the DSO Brass, Percussion, and the Lay Family Concert Organ

Mary Preston, organ; Dallas Symphony; L. Loh

DSO Live - DSOLive009

Christmas with the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus
Cincinnati May Festival Chorus; Heather MacPhail, organ; Robert Porco
Fanfare Cincinnati - FC012

John Turner
Christmas Card Carols

Intimate Voices; Christopher Stokes

Divine Art - DDA25161

The Night of Saint Nicholas

La Reverdie; Roberto Spremulli; Fulvio Rampi

Arcana - A442

G.F. Handel

Messiah

Concert Spirituel Chorus and Orchestra

Alpha - ALPHA362

Carl Heinrich Graun
Christmas Oratorio
Arcis-Cocalisten Munich; L'arpa Festante
Oehms Classics - OC1876

Carols for a Victorian Christmas

Fine Arts Brass Ensemble; Harrogate Choral Society; Bill Ives; Magdalen College Choir

The Gift of Music - CCLCDG1292

Joyeux Noel - French Christmas Music

Aradia Ensemble; Kevin Mallon; La Fantasia; Rien Voskuilen; Christian Lambour, piano
Brilliant - BC95569

Songs of the Stable

Halifax Camerata Singers; Gayle H. Martin, organ; Jeff Joudrey

Leaf Music - HCS0106

German Advent Songs

Schwesterhochfunf

Rondeau - ROP6128

In Dulci Jubilo - Music for the Christmas Season by Buxtehude and Friends

Theatre of Voices; Paul Hillier

Dacapo - 6.220661

O Sanctissima - O Du Frohliche: Christmas Songs from Around the World, Vol. 2

Leipzig MDR Radio Choir; Philipp Ahmann

Genuin - GEN17484

Each month, Naxos Music Library presents a new release playlist for our subscribers to enjoy. We know that a database of over 2 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!