Christmas is commercially present almost everywhere already at the time of my writing these words. If you feel a need to get away from all the hustle and bustle, I would like to recommend J.S. Bach´s glorious Christmas Oratorio. My own favourite version is the one by Eric Ericson, the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir and the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble from 1993. The soloists in this live recording are all outstanding, among them the great Finnish mezzo/alto Monica Groop. Enjoy!
The Ericson recording is available e.g. here.
PS
If you would like to listen to more Bach by Monica Groop, I warmly recommend her CD with Bach cantatas.
Here is a sample from the CD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCSj0fu4sHs
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