Advent

I wanted to post an Advent mix last night, but I got bogged down in looking for a good recording of one piece in particular. Turns out that if you listen repeatedly to a dozen 30-second samples of "Creator of the Stars of Night," not only do they all start to sound the same, they all start to sound like CRAP. It doesn't help that I best know CotSoN as an anthem for three voices with alleluias between each verse, and so I feel frustrated with recordings that do it in austere plainchant style. Even though that's most traditional.

Tell me (if you're so inclined) your favorite pre-Christmas music!