Just in tune for this special day and time: one of my favorite Christmas compositions from the classical repertoire. The Russian composer, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, give us all this huge gift

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov CD1: (01) May Night, opera: Overture (02-05) The Snow Maiden, opera suite (06-10) Mlada, opera suite (11-15) Christmas Eve, opera suite CD2: (01-03) The Tale of Tsar Saltan,

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Sinfonietta on Russian themes in A minor, Op. 31: I. Allegretto pastorale Sinfonietta on Russian themes in A minor, Op. 31: II. Adagio Sinfonietta on Russian themes in

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov CD1: (01-04) Scheherazade, Op. 35 (05-08) Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 1 CD2: (01-04) Antar, symphonic suite (Symphony No. 2), Op. 9 (05-08) Symphony No. 3 in C major,

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Alexander Borodin (01-04) Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, Op. 35 (05-08) Borodin - Symphony No. 2 in B minor Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Kirill Kondrashin, conductor

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Igor Stravinsky (01-04) Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, Op. 35 (05-12) Stravinsky - Le chant du rossignol Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner, conductor Date: 1956

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; Modest Mussorgsky (01-04) Rimsky-Korsakov - Piano Trio in C minor (05-19) Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Bekova Sisters) The Bekova Sisters Elvira Bekova,