Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op.6, No. 8 in g minor, "Christmas Concerto" | Handel: Arias from Messiah | Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite | Puccini: Messa di Gloria | Bennett: Many Moods of Christmas, Suite No. 1

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