Full Classical 91.5/90.3 Holiday Schedule:
Thankful Hearts
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra present music for the holiday, including Bless This House, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Through the Night and For the Beauty of the Earth.
Thur 11/22 - noon
Cause to Give Thanks
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra present music for the holiday, including The Lord’s Prayer, Prayer of Thanksgiving, Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep and Come Ye Thankful.
Thur 11/22 - 12:30pm
Giving Thanks
Host John Birge brings families together to share common blessings and a bountiful meal of classical music and stories, along with thoughtful, contemporary reflections on the meaning of the holiday.
Thur 11/22 - 3pm
Anonymous 4 Thanksgiving Special
Vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 partner with Grammy-nominated fiddler Darol Anger and guitarist Scott Nygaard for an hour of Americana. Jeff Esworthy hosts.
Sat 11/24 - 5pm
Chanukah Lights 2007
Acclaimed authors explore Chanukah traditions in original stories commissioned expressly for this program, and hosted by Murray Horwitz and Susan Stamberg.
Thu 12/6 - noon
Happy Joyous Hannukah
Murray Horwitz hosts a concert by the New York City based Grammy-award-winning band, the Klezmatics
Fri 12/7 - 3pm
RPO Holiday Pops 2006
The annual RPO Holiday Pops concert with Jeff Tyzik and the 200-voice Festival High School Chorale, features the swinging sounds of vocalist Steve Lippia..
Sun 12/9 - 1pm & Tue 12/25 - 10am
Chanukah in Story and Song (encore)
A Chanukah celebration performed by the Western Wind, spanning Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe, and modern Israeli tunes. Hosted by Leonard Nimoy.
Mon 12/10 - noon
Live from Hochstein features Madrigalia
Live from Hochstein features Madrigalia, under the direction of Roger Wilhelm for the annual "Cup of Good Cheer."
Thu 12/12 - 12:10pm
Joyful Expectations
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir presents O Come, Emmanuel; Masters in This Hall; Away In a Manger; I Saw Three Ships; When I Was a Shepard Boy; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; Joy to the World and more.
Thu 12/13 - 3pm
The Warmth of Christmas
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs a Virginia Carol, Sunny Banks; an Irish Carol, Wexford Carol; Spirit of the Season from The Polar Express; Visions of Christmas; Ring Christmas Bells and more.
Thu 12/13 - 3:30pm
Fear Not: For Behold!
The National Lutheran Choir and guest reader Stephanie Wendt present a contemplative choral concert and readings for Christmas. Timothy Kunau hosts.
Fri 12/14 - noon
Backstage Pass
Join host Julia Figueras as she welcomes Gregory Kunde and wife Linda Wojciechowski for Backstage Pass, featuring sacred songs for the season.
Fri 12/14 - 1pm
The Pleasures of Winter
A live performance music special hosted by folk duo Jay Ungar & Molly Mason and recorded at WAMC’s Linda Norris Auditorium in Albany, NY. The music ranges from lively seasonal offerings to deeply moving pieces that reflect the more thoughtful and reflective side of winter and the holiday season.
Sat 12/15 - 5pm
Christmas Vespers
The Hope College Music Department, which consists of nearly 500 students in the choirs, orchestra, brass ensemble and organ present the Christmas Vespers.
Sun 12/16 - 2pm
Christmas Around the Country 2007
Host Lisa Simeone takes listeners to churches, concert halls, auditoriums and town halls from coast-to-coast in search of the best holiday music making.
Mon 12/17 - 1pm
The Rose Ensemble: An Early American Christmas 2007
One of America’s premiere early music groups, The Rose Ensemble, celebrates the season with Appalachian folksongs, New England shapenote hymns, Acadian carols and dances and lively music from the 18th century Californian Franciscan missions.
Tue 12/18 - noon
Chanticleer Christmas 2007
One of the world’s finest choral ensembles, consisting of twelve men, led by Joseph Jennings present an elegant blend of traditional carols, medieval and Renaissance sacred works and moving spirituals.
Wed 12/19 - 2pm
Welcome Christmas!
Welcome Christmas! features the Minneapolis-based ensemble, VocalEssence, recognized internationally as one of America’s premier choral groups. John Birge hosts.
Thu 12/20 - noon
Echoes of Christmas
The Dale Warland Singers, present a one-hour celebration of Christmas choral music new and old. Drawing from over twenty years of superb annual Christmas concerts, the program presents treasured classics and accessible surprises-perfect for Christmas listening.
Fri 12/21 - 2pm
A Paul Winter Solstice Concert
From the cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, Paul Winter, one of the original World Musicians, is back again with a unique exploration of the solstice tradition in cultures near and far. John Schaefer hosts.
Fri 12/21 - 8pm
Peter Ostroushko’s Heartland Holiday
The spirit of the season is celebrated from a multi-cultural perspective. Ostroushko is a master fiddler, mandolin and guitar player, and his musical journey features traditional and ancient carols. Julie Amacher hosts.
Sat 12/22 - 5pm
St. Olaf Christmas Festival
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival is one of the oldest and most cherished celebrations of the holidays in the U.S. Begun in 1912, the Festival is a worship service of hymns, carols, choral works and orchestral selections that celebrate the birth of Christ. Fred Child hosts.
Sun 12/23 - 1pm
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
The annual live broadcast from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. Michael Barone hosts the exclusive broadcast of the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music as performed by the King's College Choir.
Mon 12/24 - 10am
O Holy Night
Special guest Sandi Patti joins with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Band of the Air Force Reserve for O Holy Night and Oh Come, All Ye Faithful. Other selections include Joy to the World, Carol of the Bells, Sleigh Bells, Silent Night and more.
Mon 12/24 - 11:30am
Music of the Baroque Christmas Concert
The annual Brass and Choral Holiday Concert features music of the 16th and 17th centuries by composers such as Michael Praetorius, Giovanni Gabrieli, Richard Pygou, Vasily Titov, and Dietrich Buxehude, among others.
Mon 12/24 - noon
RPO Messiah 2006
Christopher Seaman conducts the RPO and the Rochester Oratorio Society in Handel’s Messiah. Arianna Zukerman, s; Nancy Maultsby, ms; John Tessier, t; Stephen Powell, bar; Eric Townell, dir.
Mon 12/24 - 2pm & Tue 12/25 - 8pm
Christmas Greetings
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir presents Infant Holy, Infant Lowly; Greensleeves from Four Carol Preludes; White Christmas; Hark the Harold Angels and more.
Mon 12/24 - 4:30pm
Christmas Eve with Mordecai Lipshutz
Join Classical 91.5 host Mordecai Lipshutz for an evening of seasonal music, readings & jollity.
Mon 12/24 - 5-7pm & 9-11pm
Madrigalia Midnight Mass – Christmas with Madrigalia
Rochester’s permiere chamber choir performs Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve, with Quartsemble, Roger Wilhelm directs. Read More
Mon 12/24 - 8pm
A Rochester Festival of Lessons & Carols
The Festival of Lessons and Carols has been a Christmas Eve tradition for over a half-century at Rochester’s Third Presbyterian Church. WXXI's Jeanne Fisher hosts the annual broadcast that features readings, anthems and Christmas Carols. Read More
Mon 12/24 - 11pm
RPO Holiday Pops 2006
The annual RPO Holiday Pops concert with Jeff Tyzik and the 200-voice Festival High School Chorale, features the swinging sounds of vocalist Steve Lippia..
Sun 12/9 - 1pm & Tue 12/25 - 10am
Christmas with the Philadelphia Singers
A concert 20th century holiday music performed on Logan Square. Host Ed Cunningham shares seasonal sounds with cherished favorites old and new: from a sonorous candlelight procession to a spirited singing of traditional carols with the audience.
Tue 12/25 - noon
A Baroque Christmas
As one of the leading interpreters of Baroque music, the group Chatham Baroque has been exciting audiences with their dazzling technique and artful interpretations. Jim Cunninham hosts.
Tues 12/25 - 2pm
Lessons and Carols from Washington National Cathedral
Robert Aubry Davis welcomes listeners to the annual Christmas Eve service that combines Biblical readings, carols and the unique aural beauty of its Girl Choristers – ages 8 to 18. Listings:
Tue 12/25 - 1pm
A Choral Christmas Card 2007
Some of the best choral ensembles from around the country present A Choral Christmas Card – America’s singing celebration of the season.
Tue 12/25 - 5pm
Footprints to Paradise: A Mediaeval Christmas
Bill McGlaughlin hosts a captivating hour of Christmas stories taken from Britain's celebrated mystery plays. The program features New York Polyphony, an elite ensemble of solo voices along with Los Angeles theatre director Stan Cahill and some of Broadway's most acclaimed young talent, presenting a stellar hour of holiday listening.
Tue 12/25 - 6pm
RPO Messiah 2006
Christopher Seaman conducts the RPO and the Rochester Oratorio Society in Handel’s Messiah. Arianna Zukerman, s; Nancy Maultsby, ms; John Tessier, t; Stephen Powell, bar; Eric Townell, dir.
Mon 12/24 - 2pm & Tue 12/25 - 8pm
Christmas from Our Nation’s Capitol with the Choral Arts Society
The Choral Arts Society of Washington is joined by The American Youth Philharmonic, soprano Janice Chandler and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore in a celebration of traditional Austrian melodies and popular carols of the season, all magnificently resounding in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Wed 12/26 - 10am
Christmas with the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs (ENCORE)
The choirs of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges -- two of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the nation -- get together to present a spine-tingling concert program. This year's program features the best works of the last several years. It's a joyous celebration of the schools' tradition of singing excellence, with their trademark mixture of spirituals and carols.
Wed 12/26 - noon
Holiday Light: Singing Angels, Silver Bells
Roma Downey narrates a special of music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the present, sung by The Western Wind.
Wed 12/26 - 1pm
Watch Night
A year’s end vigil that gained deep meaning in African American exper-ience through its association with the Emancipation Proclamation is celebrat-ed with the story of Watch Night.
Sun 12/30 - 2pm
A Night of Smiles with Mordecai Lipshutz
Classical 91.5 host Mordecai Lipshutz helps to ring in the new year with Strauss waltzes and seasonal favorites.
Mon 12/31 - 8pm
New Year’s Day from Vienna
Direct to the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, the most popular classical music concert in the world, the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day concert. Korva Coleman hosts.
Mon 1/1/07 - 11am
