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Five Tastes Of Classical Holiday Cheer

Organist Cameron Carpenter: not your typical holiday celebrant.
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Organist Cameron Carpenter: not your typical holiday celebrant.

With Hanukkah and Christmas fast bearing down upon us, we're drowning in musical eggnog. As a palate cleanser, we thought we'd burrow down into the depths of YouTube for some quick nips of classical cheer.

Have you found other great holiday music clips online? Share them with us in the comments section.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas
Anastasia Tsioulcas is a correspondent on NPR's Culture desk. She is intensely interested in the arts at the intersection of culture, politics, economics and identity, and primarily reports on music. Recently, she has extensively covered gender issues and #MeToo in the music industry, including the trial and conviction of former R&B superstar R. Kelly; backstage tumult and alleged secret deals in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against megastar singer Plácido Domingo; and gender inequity issues at the Grammy Awards.

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