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Work: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 ( Christmas Concerto ) Composer:  Arcangelo Corelli Year published: 1714 "The eighth of these concertos, composed for the purpose of being performed on Christmas Eve, . . . is exquisitely beautiful, and seems destined to bid defiance to the attacks of time. The whole is full of profound religious feeling" anonymous