Album of 15th and 16th century Italian Renaissance music to celebrate the Christmas season. Music by Heinrich Isaac (1450-1517), Giovanni Animuccia (1510-1570), Serafino Razzi (1531-1613), Maurizio Cazzati (1620-1677), Francesco Soto de Langa (1534-1619), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Giovanni Paolo Cima (1570-1630), and Johannes Ciconia (1370-1412). Capella de la Torre specialises in early wind music, and was founded in 2005 by the oboist and shawm specialist Katharina Bäuml in Berlin (a shawm is a a 12th century conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument). To quote their website "in order to make the music of past centuries sound fresh for modern ears, current historical and musicological research plays a vital role in Capella de la Torre's programs. Especially important is the work with original sources and texts". Capella de la Torre, directed by Katharina Bäuml. CD released December 2023.

Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987) was a British composer noted for her vocal and choral minatures. This CD is the first ever dedicated to her work and features a collection of rather delightful seasonal music. Poston worked for the BBC during the war as Director of Music in the European Service, and was a protege of both Vaughan Williams and Peter Warlock. She composed a large amount of music for the radio in the post war years, and was an accomplished pianist. Ciaran Yeo, Oliver Morrell, Roger Mullis (narrator), Alisha Ardeshna (narrator), Oliver Martin-Smith, Nina Vinther, Isabelle Blain, Alexandra McPhee, Selma Klemming, Tom Winpenny (organ). St. Albans Cathedral Girls Choir, Lay Clerks of St. Albans Cathedral Choir, directed by Tom Winpenny. CD released November 2023.

Chilcott (b. 1985) composed his Christmas Oratorio in 2019. It is good fun, with the Christmas story told in words from the Gospels of St Luke and St Matthew with a selection of 16th-19th century poetry. The work includes some congregational carols, and some beautiful unaccompanied pieces for the choir. Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Nick Pritchard (tenor), The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas. CD released November 2023.

An album of seasonal choral music from professional US choir, the Phoenix Chorale, incorporating a nice collection of Catalan folksongs and Hispanic music from the Renaissance. It also includes the Trinity Triptych, a 2021 commission from British choral composer Celia McDowall (b. 1951), as well as some more popular works. Phoenix Chorale, directed by Christopher Gabbitas. CD released October 2023.

A collaboration between composer Patrick Hawes (b. 1958) and the Voce Chamber Choir of Connecticut, this CD consists of twenty brand-new Christmas choral works for mostly unaccompanied choir. The Nativity, with words by Andrew Hawes covers the events of the Christmas story. The second part of the album consists of a set of Christmas Motets. The album is completed with a collection of Christmas themed works based on a variety of other texts. Stephen Scarlato (organ), Voce Chamber Choir, Mark Singleton. CD released October 2023.

A rather gorgeous, and well reviewed, collection of carols "old and new". Includes a world premiere recording by composer Toby Young, "O Adonai". Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks. CD released October 2023. BBC Music Magazine Christmas Choice December 2023.

A re-listen. The story of Christ's birth told through music from Bryd, Laudrisen, Rutter, MacMillan, Judith Weir and many others. Gorgeous singing from the Ora Singers directed by Suzi Digby. CD released November 2018.

Recording of this seasonal favourite made in Coventry Cathedral in November 2022. American conductor John Nelson, known for his interpretations of Berlioz, has made a recording that encompasses the development of Handel's masterpiece from 1741 (the original autograph) to the early 1750s, with the addition of "bonus tracks" giving alternative versions of several arias. Lucy Crowe (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The English Concert & Choir, John Nelson. CD released November 2023.

Harmonia Sacra was formed by Peter Leech in the Summer of 2009, for the "performance of late Renaissance and Baroque choral works, as well as contemporary choral music". It annually presents a concert of "Advent Reflections" at the church of St Thomas the Martyr in Bristol. This disc was released in 2019, the choir's 10th anniversary, to showcase the repertoire of these concerts. Harmonia Sacra & Peter Leech. CD released September 2019.

Seasonal music from the Giovanni Gabrieli (1558-1613) and Alessandro Grandi (1586–1630), representing the style of the Venetian School, at the time of the shift from Renaissance to Baroque idioms. Musica Fiata, La Capella Ducale, conducted by Roland Wilson. CD released October 2012.