There is probably no other time in Christian life when music plays a larger role than in the Advent and Christmas season. During these days, the message conveyed by this music shines far into the secular sphere. Many people are drawn by musical performances ranging from children's Christmas carols in kindergarten to major oratorios in the concert hall.

Radio broadcasts are full of the sounds of Christmas and there is also more music made than usual in the family circle. Brass music sounding from city hall balconies and church steeples is beloved not only at Christmas fairs. And not least of all, it is the sound of stringed and woodwind instruments which move people at this time. The music of the Advent and Christmas season is thus diverse. On this recording we have attempted to present the numerous shadings of this diverse concert in the form of an angel's concert as it appears on countless Christmas pictures. In cases in which the music draws upon Christmas carols, we have arranged the themes in a chronological order corresponding to that of the Bible - in particular, as told in the Gospel according to St. Luke.