Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) composed his Christmas Oratorio between 1733 and 1734, and it has since remained the musical highlight of the year’s end. It consists of six cantatas premiered in Leipzig between Christmas 1734 and Epiphany 1735. Philippe Herreweghe, born in 1947 in Ghent, is a renowned specialist in historical performance practice. The careful phrasing and transparent sound of...