Today, the first Sunday in December, marks the first Sunday in Advent, a four week period of preparation for Christmas observed by many Christian denominations.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
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Title: Toccata on Veni Emmanuel
Composer: Adolphus Hailstork
Organist: John Walker
Album: Christmas Rediscovered – Pro Organo CD 7189
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Organ: 1995 IV/105 Reuter, Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: O Come, Three Hymn Fantasies – II. Veni Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)
Composer: Carson Cooman
Organist: Erik Simmons
Album: Exordium – Divine Art DDA 25154
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Organ: 1855 IV/68 Cavaillé-Coll, Notre-Dame Cathedral (Hauptwerk Model), Saint-Omer, France
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Title: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645)
Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Daniel Chorzempa
Album: 6 Schübler Chorals, Fantasia and Partita – Philips 412 117-2
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Organ: 1765 III/49 Silbermann, Cathedral, Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft Switzerland
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Title: People Look East
Composer: Christopher Steel
Organist: Carleton Etherington
Album: A Year at Tewkesbury – Regent REGCD474
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Organ: 1997 IV/83 Jones, Tewkesbury Abbey (Milton Organ), Gloucestershire, England
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Title: Toccata on Creator of the Stars of Night
Composer: Pietro Yon
Organist: William Picher
Album: Joyful and Triumphant – The Music of Christmas – Stemik CD-102
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Organ: 1999 IV/10 Rodgers/Ruffatti, Cathedral of Saint Jude, St. Petersburg, Florida USA
Title: Toccata on Creator of the Stars of Night
Composer: Pietro Yon
Organist: William Picher
Album: Joyful and Triumphant – The Music of Christmas – Stemik CD-102
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Organ: 1999 IV/10 Rodgers/Ruffatti, Cathedral of Saint Jude, St. Petersburg, Florida USA
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Title: Nun komm der Heiden heiland (BWV 659)
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Title: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 660)
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Title: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (BWV 661)
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Composer: JS Bach
Organist: Robert Clark
Album: Bach At Naumburg – Calcante CD041
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Organ: 1746 III/75 Hildebrant/Eule, St. Wenzels Kirche, Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt Germany
Title: Gabriel’s Message
Composer: Paul Manz
Organist: Jack Mitchener
Album: Jack Mitchener Plays Christmas Organ Music – Raven OAR-936
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Organ: 2001 III/78 CB Fisk, Oberlin College, Finney Chapel, Oberlin, Ohio USA
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Title: Noël Votre Bonté, Grand Dieu
Composer: Claude-Bénigne Balbastre
Organist: John Fenstermaker
Album: A Brass and Organ Christmas in Grace Cathedral – Gothic G49120
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Organ: 1934 V/125 Aeolian-Skinner, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California USA
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Title: Noël X, Grand Jeu et Duo
Composer: Louis-Claude Daquin
Organist: Peter Eilander
Album: Christmas in Rouen – Clairon CL 2115
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Organ: 1890 IV/64 Cavaille-Coll, L’abbatiale Saint-Ouen, Rouen, France
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Title: Deck the Halls
Composer: Peter Richard Conte
Organist: Peter Richard Conte
Album: Christmas In The Grand Tradition – Gothic G49264
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Organ: 1904 VI/457 Los Angeles Art Organ, Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA