Holiday Programs 2013 (listed chronologically)
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WEEKDAYS IN DECEMEBER
9:35am Holiday Readings and Remembrances (5-20min)
Once again this year Public Radio 90 listeners share their favorite and most heartwarming holiday memories and stories. Gather around the fire and drift into new stories, old favorites and even a little bit of song.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27TH
10am Christmas with the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs
One of the great holiday traditions in America, 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 encore presentation 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. Korva Coleman hosts.
11am Christmas with Madrigalia (see 12/25 @ 1pm)
3pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Christmas Special (see 12/24 @ 10pm)
8pm Superiorland Concerts (2hr)
Keweenaw Symphony and Marquette Choral Society - In the first hour, the KSO performs two psalm settings with the Michigan Tech University Chorus. In the second hour, the Marquette Choral Society sing music by Jackson Berkey, with the composer participating in the concert, recorded at St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29TH
10pm A Holiday Music Tour with Judy Collins
Singing legend Judy Collins headlines this holiday special featuring musicians from around the country. Performing original songs along with a few holiday favorites, Collins and her guests reflect on the season and tell the stories behind their music. Featured artists include Collins herself, Trout Fishing in America, Steve Earle, Jesse Colin Young, The Blind Boys of Alabama with Tom Waits, Tish Hinojosa, Bill Miller, Peter Case, and Lowen + Navarro. Ian Anderson of Jehro Tull makes a guest appearance from London.
NEW YEAR’S EVE - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31ST
3pm Capitol Steps New Year's Eve Special (repeats Jan 1 at 10am)
Help us roast 2013 to a crisp with The Capitol Steps and their annual year-in-review awards ceremony called "Politics Takes a Holiday! The Capitol Steps began when some staffers for Senator Charles Percy were planning entertainment for a Christmas party. The groups’ original plan was to satirize the very people and places that employed them. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn't find three wise men or a virgin. So, they decided to dig into the headlines of the day, and they created song parodies & skits which conveyed a special brand of satirical humor.
8pm Valparasio University Christmas Concert (see 12/25 @ 9am)
9pm-4am Toast of the Nation (7hr)
An NPR tradition every New Year's Eve, Toast of the Nation is perfect for the occasion. It's jazz that you can party to, all night from coast to coast, with countdowns to midnight in all four continental time zones. Toast of the Nation 2013-14 will make New Year's Eve stops in Boston, Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Denver and the Monterey Jazz Festival! Spirited, improvised, grooving and swinging, each segment is a stop in a sequence of celebrations and contributing something new to the musical feast.
NEW YEAR’S DAY - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST
10am Capitol Steps New Year's Eve Special (see 12/31 @ 3pm)
11am & 8pm New Year's Day from Vienna (2hr)
Get ready to pop the New Year's Day champagne! The Vienna Philharmonic presents its annual salute to the waltz on New Year's Day 2014. Daniel Barenboim will guest conduct the annual New Year's concert, honoring his 25 years of musical collaboration with the orchestra, and his efforts to bring peace to the world through music. Hear the hit tunes of the Strauss family and others -- polkas, gallops and waltzes, live from the Musikverein, on New Year's Day from Vienna. -- a festive way to start off the New Year.
