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Jay has an assortment for you—some Bach, some jazz, some Russian, some French, a spiritual . . . It all ends with a thrilling “First Nowell.”
Bach, “Jauchzet, frohlocket,” Christmas Oratorio
Berlin, “White Christmas”
Bach, “Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen,” Christmas Oratorio
Gauntlett, “Once in Royal David’s City”
Trad., “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”
Chesnokov, “Gabriel Appeared”
Trad., “Il est né, le divin Enfant”
Trad., “Somebody Talkin’ ’bout Jesus”
Trad., “The First Nowell”