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Pick of my Christmas discs is this sublime collection from Trio Mediæval on the Norwegian audiophile label 2L, reflecting yuletide’s origins in Northern European pagan culture. Imaginative and ...

There's a Christmas song for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling them into one list is not only futile, but impossible. Still, we try.

Jazz versions of holiday classics can bring up these feelings even with no singer, though perhaps start with Ella Fitzgerald’s classic album “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas.” Other sweet as ...

We reveal the best gifts on the market for audio lovers this Christmas 2025, from headphones and earbuds to speakers and ...

Today, in Cambridge, England, as the sun begins to set, one chorister alone will start the carol Once In Royal David’s City, singing to everyone in the chapel, and millions listening around the globe.

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...