Distinguished and prolific Latvian pianist Dzintra Erliha has released her latest album Christmas by the Piano, a collection of her arrangements of well known Christmas songs.

The digital album, released by the Prima Classic label and currently available on many streaming platforms, includes arrangements of 10 popular melodies, including O Come, Little Children (Jūs bērniņi, nāciet), Away in a Manger (Ne šūpulī greznā), and Silent Night (Klusa nakts). Her arrangement of “O Christmas Tree” (Ak, eglīte) was selected for the Apple Music playlist “Classical Christmas” and received 50 000 listeners in its first week.

Erliha, currently residing in New York, has a number of concerts planned in the near future, including a Christmas Eve concert at the Latvian church in Melville, New York, as well as a concert on March 28, 2026 at the Latvian Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska.

For further information, please visit Dzintra Erliha’s website

Dzintra Erliha – Christmas by the Piano

Track listing:

1 O Come, Little Children

2 Away in a Manger

3 Jingle Bells

4 Joy to the World

5 O Christmas Tree

6 O Come Ye All Faithful (Adeste Fideles)

7 O Little Town of Bethlehem

8 The First Nowel

9 We Wish You a Merry Christmas

10 Silent Night