"The MDR video production of this live concert is very well made: a good mix of close-ups, wide shots, blends of orchestra, soloists, choir, and a few scenic shots of the packed Thomaskirche. Even the booklet is lavish with essays and texts provided ... There are four-and-a-half recordings of the Christmas Oratorio with the Leipzig Thomas Choir ... But this latest recording tops all of those as the new Thomaner-and probably even boys choir-reference version of the Christmas Oratorio".