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Join host Sara Schneider for five centuries of Christmas music, including works by Clemens non Papa, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and Louis-Claude Daquin. We'll also hear otherworldly 12th century polyphony from Aquitaine, and selections from "The Cherry Tree" sung by Anonymous 4.

  • Anon.: Veni solis radius. Performed by Ensemble Organum.
  • Anon.: Nowel syng we bothe al and som. Performed by Anonymous 4.
  • Anon.: The Shepherd’s Star. Performed by Anonymous 4.
  • William Knapp: A Virgin Unspotted. Performed by Anonymous 4.
  • Anon.: Veni redemptory gencium. Performed by Anonymous 4.
  • William Billings: Bethlehem. Performed by Anonymous 4.
  • Clemens non Papa: Pastores quidnam vidistis. Performed by The Tallis Scholars.
  • Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est. Performed by Gesualdo Consort.
  • Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Angelus ad pastores ait. Performed by Gesualdo Consort.
  • Louis-Claude Daquin: Noel Suisse. Performed by Ton Koopman, organ.
  • Louis-Claude Daquin: Noel Etranger. Performed by Ton Koopman, organ.
  • Anon.: In Dulci Jubilo. Performed by Utopia Chamber Choir.
  • Anon.: Puer Natus in Bethlehem. Performed by Utopia Chamber Choir Piae Cantiones Alia Vox
  • Juan Garcia de Zespedes Guaracha: Convidando esta la noche. Performed by The Harp Consort.
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