FRIDAY DEC. 8
@ 11 A.M. “Candles Burning Brightly” - Traditional Show
December is a delightful time for everyone to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights. We'll feature music from Jewish communities around the world, plus a hilarious lesson on how to prepare a classic Hanukkah dish, and a timeless and touching holiday story that brings light into every home.
https://www.americanpublicmedia.org/
WEDNESDAY DEC. 13
@ 11 A.M. “Hanukkah Lights” - Traditional Show
NPR favorite, “Hanukkah Lights,” with new Hanukkah stories read by hosts Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.
https://www.npr.org/series/hanukkah-lights/
THURSDAY DEC. 21
@ 10 P.M.“A Paul Winter Solstice Special” - Traditional Show
Celebrate the return of the sun with an encore performance recorded in the world’s largest Gothic cathedral with “The Paul Winter Consort Winter Solstice Celebration.” Musicians include Noel Paul Stookey from the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary.
https://solsticeconcert.com/
FRIDAY DEC. 22
@ 9 A.M. “2024 Gilmore Artist Alexandre Kantorow, In Concert”
Hear the new winner of the Gilmore Artist Award as he performs solo piano music by Brahms, Schubert, songs arranged by Liszt, and one of Bach's most emotionally powerful works in “2024 Gilmore Artist Alexandre Kantorow, In Concert.”
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/upcoming-in-concert-broadcasts
@ 11 A.M. “Unwrapping the Holidays”
We’ll hear about unexpected holiday stories in a Selected Shorts special “Unwrapping the Holidays.”
https://www.symphonyspace.org/selected-shorts
SUNDAY DEC. 24
@ 10 A.M. “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” - Traditional Show
Pipedreams host Michael Barone presents “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King's College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music.
https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel/a-festival-of-nine-lessons-and-carols
MONDAY DEC. 25
@ 9 A.M. “The One Recipe Holiday Special”
Hear about holiday family food traditions from all over the globe including cheesy potato balls and a mother’s gumbo.
https://www.splendidtable.org/theonerecipe
@ 10 A.M. “Holiday Jazz with Dee Alexander!”
With support from emcee and Chicago radio luminary Richard Steele and longtime collaborators pianist Miguel de la Cerna, bassist Junius Paul, and drummer Yussef Ernie Adams, the beloved Chicago vocalist and WFMT Radio Network Jazz Network host Dee Alexander entertains and enchants with songs and reminiscences of holidays past.
https://radionetwork.wfmt.com/programs/holiday-jazz-with-dee-alexander/
@ 11 A.M. “The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays”
Enjoy an eclectic mix of wintry music and film scores devoted to the season! Hear beloved standards “White Christmas,” “Holiday Inn,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” in addition to film scores ranging from “It Happened in Sun Valley,” to Alexandre Desplat’s folk-inspired score for “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
https://radionetwork.wfmt.com/programs/the-film-score-music-for-the-winter-holidays/
TUESDAY DEC. 26
@ 11 A.M. “A Season’s Griot” – Traditional Show
At 11 a.m. we’ll celebrate Kwanzaa with “A Season’s Griot,” hosted by acclaimed storyteller Madafo Lloyd Wilson.
https://www.whqr.org/
MONDAY JAN. 1
@ 12 A.M. “Toast of the Nation” - Traditional Show
Jazz Night in America's Christian McBride hosts this special, ringing in the New Year with four hours of jazz from the SFJAZZ Collective, Carlos Henriquez and more.
https://www.npr.org/series/6729178/toast-of-the-nation
@ 9 A.M. “2023 Remembered from The Current”
Join The Current in honoring the life, music, and legacy of artists we lost this year with 2023 Remembered from The Current.
https://www.thecurrent.org/
@ 11 A.M. “Get Your Money Life in Order”
From Marketplace, listen as host Reema Khrais helps listeners get their financial life together in time for the new year. She’ll unpack some practical tips, share a personal money story that is sure to captivate, and interview a financial therapist to get some useful tips for understanding our relationships with money.
https://www.marketplace.org/