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Find out why Beethoven's Ninth is so immensely popular in Japan around Christmas and New Year's, and watch a massive choir prepare for a performance of the masterpiece.

We watched all the amazing classical videos on the internet this year — so that we could bring you the best. See what music videos made us laugh and cry in 2017.

What does the 19th-century Christmas carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” have to do with Gutenberg’s printing press?

Why is Harold Darke’s setting of “In the Bleak Midwinter” everyone’s favorite Christmas carol?

It might have the ring of Christmastime, but Leroy Anderson wrote “Sleigh Ride” during a heat wave in Connecticut.

The baritone uses a four-track recording machine his father gave him for Christmas to bring some holiday joy.

And why do we only use it with the word "Christmas"?

Enjoy this moment of Chanukah fun from a 2013 performance in The Greene Space at WQXR.

Listen to a 2001 audio clip featuring morning host Jeff Spurgeon speaking with community leaders of Trinity Wall Street and St. Paul's Chapel.

The renowned author spoke with morning host Jeff Spurgeon about his new book detailing the genesis, premiere and enduring legacy of Handel's oratorio.

The duo plays a few hits from a long time ago, and a galaxy far, far away.

Did any of your favorites make the list?

It's one of the more unique audience behaviors in classical music, but why do we do it?

“Mozart in the Jungle” returns on February 16. Watch the trailer here.

Cool, calm and collected. Quick thinking must be a requirement for the principal oboe position.

For one violinist the answer is seven. Listen to him blend Mendelssohn, Bruch, Beethoven and more.

Turns out that the former New York Philharmonic music director has been a huge fan of WQXR's overnight host since his youth.

Following allegations of sexual misconduct, a number of institutions have severed ties with James Levine. Here is a rundown of coverage and reactions from classical music critics.

A story of strings and hammers and picks — and all the mechanics involved.

Listen, we love Jean Sibelius as much as the next classical community, but he wasn't the only Finnish composer to make an impact.