Italian composer Francesco Onofrio Manfredini was born in Pistoia, Italy, in 1684.  This work was first published in 1718, six years after Corellis's celebrated Christmas Concerto.  There is a pastorale movement evoking images of the shepherds and the nativity, along with a Largo and Allegro movements.  This composition is neither showy nor technically demanding, but uses the soloist group as a dynamic and textural contrast to the full orchestral tutti.  Each movement can be performed individually, or as one complete piece.