Holiday Programs to Enjoy - December 12, 2012
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December 17th Monday
7:30 p.m. Would You Believe? Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs – an Allen Secher special produced for MTPR
December 20th Thursday
1:00 p.m. Backstory: A History of Christmas – produced by the “History Guys”
December 22nd Saturday
8:00 p.m. A Paul Winter Solstice Concert – a celebration from the Cathedral of St John the Divine
December 24th Monday, Christmas Eve
4:00 p.m. The Pea Green Boat Christmas Eve – “Stubby Pringle’s Christmas” will be read
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered – NPR news
5:30 p.m. Montana Evening Edition Special – profiles of Montanans who make Christmas special for others; and Missoula Symphony conductor, Darko Butorac, plays his favorite Christmas music
6:00 p.m. All Things Considered – NPR news continues
7:30 p.m. Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites – Christmas tales from David Sedaris, Bailey White and more
8:30 p.m. “A Christmas Memory” – Truman Capote’s classic story, read by MTPR’s Gus Chambers
9:05 p.m. Jonathan Winter’s “A Christmas Carol” – hosted by NPR’s Susan Stamberg
10:05 p.m. A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico – Renaissance music from this acclaimed London choir
11:00 p.m. Echoes of Christmas – the Dale Warland Singers provide moving Christmas choral classics
12:00 a.m. A Traditional Lessons and Carols from Dallas – a distinctive holiday event
1:00 a.m. Welcome Christmas – “Bring the Torch,” old French carols sung by VocalEssence
December 25th Tuesday, Christmas Day
5:00 a.m. Morning Edition – NPR news
7:00 a.m. A Chanticleer Christmas – music from around the globe from this12-voice men’s choir
8:00 a.m. A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico – Renaissance music from this acclaimed London choir
9:00 a.m. Handel’s Messiah: The Christmas Portion – performed by the Dallas Bach Society
10:00 a.m. Roll Credits: “A Hollywood Holiday” – the music that made favorite Christmas movies great
11:00 a.m. Freeforms – Christmas special with Michael Marsolek
12:30 p.m. BBC World Briefing – news
1:00 p.m. A Christmas Celtic Sojourn-Live in Concert! – featuring Solas, the Chieftans and much more
3:00 p.m. NPR All Songs Considered for the Holidays – holiday music from new and emerging bands
4:00 p.m. Tinsel Tales 2 –includes “The Christmas Club,” by Bill Harley, hosted by NPRs’ Lynn Neary
5:00 p.m. All Things Considered – NPR news
7:00 p.m. This American Life Christmas Special – all new, true stories about Christmas
8:00 p.m. Selected Shorts: Holiday Special –includes “The H Street Sledding Record,” by Ron Carlson
9:00 p.m. Holiday Standard Time with Michael Feinstein – a celebration of the American holiday songbook
10:00 p.m. American Routes: Red, Green and Blue Xmas – tunes from Frank, Elvis, Miles, Dianna and more
12:00 a.m. Thistle & Shamrock: Nollaig – traditional Irish and Scottish Christmastide
1:00 a.m. Jazz Piano Christmas XXIII – at the Kennedy Center featuring Ellis Marsalis, Taylor Eigsti and more
December 27th Thursday
1:00 p.m. A Season’s Griot 2012 – stories and music in celebration of Kwanzaa
December 31st Monday, New Year’s Eve
7:30 p.m. Delve into ‘12 – a review of the events, sounds, voices and songs of 2012
8:30 p.m. All in Time – an award-winning special that traverses the timeless mystery of time itself
9:00 p.m. Toast of the Nation – coast-to-coast live jazz with countdowns to the New Year, an NPR tradition
January 1st Tuesday, New Year’s Day 2013
8:00 a.m. Morning Edition – NPR news
9:00 a.m. New Year’s Day Live from Vienna – from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna
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