Released on DVD for the first time ever, this festive treasure from the Unitel archives arrives just in time for the holiday season. Recorded in 1981 in the magnificent baroque church at Waldhausen, Austria, the stunning Christmas setting of this performance features exquisitely hand-carved Nativity figures and manger scene sure to bring out the holiday spirit in listeners everywhere. Concentus Musicus Wien and the highly acclaimed Tölzer Knabenchor join brilliant soloists including Peter Schreier, all superbly directed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt – who proves himself once again as the master of old music and original period instruments