Classical Holiday Favorites from WQXR

Most popular songs in WQXR's Holiday Channel playlist

Title
Popularity
First heard
Last heard
Arthur Fiedler;Boston Pops Orchestra - A Christmas Festival
Arthur Fiedler;Boston Pops Orchestra - A Christmas Festival
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 12 days ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Stephen Cleobury/Peter Stevens/Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Cummings & Mendelssohn: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)
Stephen Cleobury/Peter Stevens/Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Cummings & Mendelssohn: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury - Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury - Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Carolyn Sampson, Mark Padmore, Etc.; Harry Christophers: The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra - Handel: Messiah - Part 1: His Yoke Is Easy & His Burthen Is Light
Carolyn Sampson, Mark Padmore, Etc.; Harry Christophers: The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra - Handel: Messiah - Part 1: His Yoke Is Easy & His Burthen Is Light
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard 7 hours ago
Rinaldo Alessandrini: Concerto Italiano - Bach: Cantata #174, BWV 174, "Ich Liebe Den Höchsten Von Ganzem Gemüte" - Sinfonia
Rinaldo Alessandrini: Concerto Italiano - Bach: Cantata #174, BWV 174, "Ich Liebe Den Höchsten Von Ganzem Gemüte" - Sinfonia
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 12 days ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Valery Gergiev - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Tea (Chinese Dance)
Valery Gergiev - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Tea (Chinese Dance)
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Chanticleer - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Chanticleer - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 12 days ago
Last heard 16 hours ago
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. March
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: II. March
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Marilyn Walthall - Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light / The First Nowell / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / I Saw Three Ships / Deck The Halls
Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Marilyn Walthall - Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light / The First Nowell / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / I Saw Three Ships / Deck The Halls
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge & Richard Marlow - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge & Richard Marlow - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Carolyn Sampson, Mark Padmore, Etc.; Harry Christophers: The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra - Handel: Messiah - Part 1: He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd
Carolyn Sampson, Mark Padmore, Etc.; Harry Christophers: The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra - Handel: Messiah - Part 1: He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
John Rutter: The Cambridge Singers - Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
John Rutter: The Cambridge Singers - Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Kanon Matsuda - Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a - XII. December. Noël. Tempo Di Valse
Kanon Matsuda - Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a - XII. December. Noël. Tempo Di Valse
2025-12-30
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Benedixisti Domine
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Benedixisti Domine
Popularity:
7days30.17%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 9 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus & Sir Neville Marriner - Quelle est cette odeur agréable?
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus & Sir Neville Marriner - Quelle est cette odeur agréable?
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 9 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Catherine Robbin, Margaret Marshall, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - Handel: Messiah / Part 1: 18a. Duet: He shall feed his flock
Catherine Robbin, Margaret Marshall, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - Handel: Messiah / Part 1: 18a. Duet: He shall feed his flock
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 9 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Gabriel's Message
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Gabriel's Message
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Valery Gergiev - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
Valery Gergiev - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Leonard Bernstein, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir & New York Philharmonic Orchestra - O Come All Ye Faithful
Leonard Bernstein, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir & New York Philharmonic Orchestra - O Come All Ye Faithful
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 16 hours ago
Voces8 & Eleanor Turner - Traditional: The Snow It Melts The Soonest
Voces8 & Eleanor Turner - Traditional: The Snow It Melts The Soonest
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Like The Dawning
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Like The Dawning
Popularity:
7days30.17%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 8 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Praeparate Corda Vestra
Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles - Praeparate Corda Vestra
Popularity:
7days30.17%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 9 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 16 hours ago
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Hark! the Herald Angels sing
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Hark! the Herald Angels sing
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 18 hours ago
Vienna Boys Choir, Schubert-Akademie, & Gerald Wirth - Mason: Joy To The World
Vienna Boys Choir, Schubert-Akademie, & Gerald Wirth - Mason: Joy To The World
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 4 days ago
English Baroque Soloists - No.43 Chor: "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"
English Baroque Soloists - No.43 Chor: "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen"
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Miniature Overture
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Miniature Overture
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Ben-San Lau - All bells in paradise
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Ben-San Lau - All bells in paradise
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 12 days ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - March
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - March
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - "And The Glory Of the Lord"
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - "And The Glory Of the Lord"
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Vienna Boys Choir, Schubert-Akademie, & Gerald Wirth - Traditional: Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
Vienna Boys Choir, Schubert-Akademie, & Gerald Wirth - Traditional: Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Dance Of The Fairy Dragon
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Dance Of The Fairy Dragon
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Trépak (Russian Dance)
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Trépak (Russian Dance)
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Coffee (Arab Dance)
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Coffee (Arab Dance)
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance)
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance)
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Flutes
Leonard Bernstein: New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Divertissement: Flutes
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque - Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: His Yoke Is Easy
Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque - Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: His Yoke Is Easy
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 12, Chorale. Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 12, Chorale. Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 12 days ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
The Scholars Baroque Ensemble - Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus)
The Scholars Baroque Ensemble - Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus)
1992-10-13
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 9 days ago
Last heard 2 days ago
The National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH.14 / Act 1: No. 2 March
The National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH.14 / Act 1: No. 2 March
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Carolyn Watkinson - "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive...O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
Carolyn Watkinson - "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive...O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Valery Gergiev - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Trepak (Russian Dance)
Valery Gergiev - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - Trepak (Russian Dance)
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 10 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Catherine Robbin, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - Handel: Messiah / Part 1: 8. Air - 9. Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
Catherine Robbin, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner - Handel: Messiah / Part 1: 8. Air - 9. Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Chanticleer - Willan, Healey / Arr Running  : The Three Kings
Chanticleer - Willan, Healey / Arr Running : The Three Kings
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 11 hours ago
John Williams;Boston Pops Orchestra - Sleigh Ride
John Williams;Boston Pops Orchestra - Sleigh Ride
1998-11-01
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard a day ago
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, & Sir David Willcocks - O Come, All Ye Faithful
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, & Sir David Willcocks - O Come, All Ye Faithful
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 9 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Benedictines Of Mary Queen Of Apostles - Verbum Caro Factum Est
Benedictines Of Mary Queen Of Apostles - Verbum Caro Factum Est
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Richard Bonynge: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Act 1: Miniature Overture
Richard Bonynge: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Act 1: Miniature Overture
Popularity:
7days20.11%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 11 days ago
Last heard 4 days ago
The Choristers of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - Hallelujah
The Choristers of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - Hallelujah
Popularity:
7days30.17%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 8 days ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler - Mozart: 3 German Dances K605: No. 3 In C "Sleighride"
Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler - Mozart: 3 German Dances K605: No. 3 In C "Sleighride"
2004-11-01
Popularity:
7days30.17%
28days30.12%
6months30.12%
12months30.12%
First heard 8 days ago
Last heard a day ago
Total: 940
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6 minutes ago: Thompson Twins - Lies
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8 minutes ago: Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever
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12 minutes ago: LA MUSICA APP 2025 1 - LA MUSICA APP 2025 1 TOP OF THE HOUR SW2 34700
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5 minutes ago: Elvis Presley - Until It's Time For You To Go
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15 minutes ago: Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
6 minutes ago: Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love
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5 minutes ago: Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
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6 minutes ago: Sly & The Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher
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8 minutes ago: Anna Von Hausswolff - I Am Leaving
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9 minutes ago: Sviatoslav Richter, Wiener Symphoniker, & Herbert von Karajan - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco – Molto meno mosso – Allegro vivo
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18 minutes ago: Keith Jarrett - Blame It On My Youth / Meditation
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8 minutes ago: Pablo Cruise - Whatcha Gonna Do
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11 minutes ago: George Frideric Handel - Sarabande
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8 minutes ago: KSHMR - Wild Ride (Ryos Remix)
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7 minutes ago: Tyler, The Creator - Sugar On My Tongue