Bach times two: Collegium and Master Chorale double the elation
(LA Times Books)

You can´t go wrong with Bach. Any time. Any place. Performed in just about any cockamamie way. Bach befits Christmas better than any other composer, although he isn´t usually the first to be called upon. Handel´s ubiquitous `Messiah,` suited for Easter, is the Grinch who stole Christmas from Bach´s...