Their time on stage is brief, but memorable. For while they stand in humble contrast with those other famous visitors to the stable in Bethlehem--the mysterious and awe-inspiring Three Kings--it is the shepherds who have inspired so much music over the centuries.
In this hour, instrumental and choral works for the season--from ancient to modern, from stately to sprightly, in a pastoral mood….
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Recording Title | Catalog No. | UPC |
| Our Heart’s Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas | Chanticleer 6302C | 723721060121 |
| Christus (Liszt) | HRC 184/5/6 | 5991810018420 |
| Christmas with the Robert Shaw Chorale | RCA DMC2-1217 | None |
| The Tradition of Gregorian Chant | Archiv 435 032-2 | 028943503328 |
| The Carol Album | EMI CDC 749 | 077774980920 |
| Messiah | Linn CKD 285 | 691062028523 |
| Oyez! La Nouvelle | Analekta ATMA 9718 | 774204971823 |
| Christmas Day in the Morning | Collegium COLCD 121 | 040888012122 |
| Schutz Christmas Story | Naxos 8.553514 | 730099451420 |
| Amahl & the Night Visitors | Naxos 8.669019 | 730099901970 |
| L’enfance du Christ | Denon CO-76863/4 | 081757686327 |
| Messiah | DG Archiv 453 4642 7 | 028947706625 |
| Weinachts-Oratorium | Erato 75 1373 | 022924586521 |
| Simphonies des Noels | Dorian DOR-90180 | None |
| Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio | Capriccio 10 216 | 4006408102168 |
| Hodie | EMI 689342 | 5099996893425 |
| Dohanyi, 6 Concert Etudes, etc., | Naxos 8.553332 | 730099433228 |
| Jessye Norman: Sacred Songs | Philips 400 019-2 | 0028940001925 |
| Magic of Christmas | CBC SMCD 5192 | 059582519226 |
