| Fri, December 9th |
8:30-10pm |
Pipedreams "Ring Them Bells" |
| Perhaps from hanging around in the organ lofts near those bell towers, organ composers have amassed a fine pile of bell-music. |
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| Fri, December 16th |
8:30-10pm |
Pipedreams "Holiday International" |
| Christmas music from many lands is transformed by the colors of the pipe organ
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| Sat, December 17th |
8-9pm |
Riverwalk, Live from the Landing "Hot Jazz for a Cool Yule: Joyful Jazz for the Holidays " |
| The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and friends “jazz up” holiday classics like “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, “Nutcracker Rag," and a special rendition of “Little Drummer Boy” with tap dancing sensation, Savion Glover. |
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| Sun, December 18th |
2-4pm |
Handel's "Messiah" |
| The 1996 Archiv recording from London’s All Saints Church: Paul McCreesh, the Gabrielli Consort and Players and various soloists. |
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| Fri, December 23rd |
10-10:45am |
A Holiday Gift from the Master Singers |
| Gary R. Schwartzhoff leads the Eau Claire Master Singers in a collection of carols. Harpist Paula Smith joins the singers in her “Christ Child Medley.” |
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| Fri, December 23rd |
8:30-10pm |
Pipedreams "An American Organist’s Christmas" |
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Performers and instruments in the United States transform a global collection of holiday melodies. |
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| Sat, December 24th |
9-10:30am |
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols |
| The live broadcast from King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England. This annual event, based on a liturgy created in 1918, weaves together scripture and song and is hosted by Michael Barone. |
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| Sat, December 24th |
10:30am-1pm |
Classics By Request |
| A special “write-in” request program for the holiday season. Send your requests through our website (www.wpr.org/music)
or by mail: 821 University Avenue, Madison, 53706. |
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| Sat, December 24th |
5-7pm |
A Praire Home Companion |
| Garrison Keillor invites you to a special Christmas Eve performance at Town Hall in New York City |
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| Sat, December 24th |
7-8:30pm |
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols |
| A rebroadcast of this morning's live program from King's College in Cambridge, England |
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| Sun, December 25th |
Noon-2pm |
Music of the Baroque Christmas Special |
| Overnight host Peter Van De Graaff guides you through brass and choral works of the 16th and 17th centuries by composers such as Gabrielli, Palestrina, Monteverdi and Schutz. |
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| Sun, December 25th |
2-3pm |
Christmas with Cantus |
| The ten-voice a capella men’s choir joins host Brian Newhouse for a range of holiday vocal styles…from Gregorian Chant to the Swingle Singers. |
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| Sun, December25th |
3-4pm |
Carols for Dancing |
| Host Ellen Kushner explores the connection between familiar holiday music and dance traditions of Renaissance and Medieval times. |
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| Sun December 25th |
5-8pm |
Simply Folk |
| Tom Martin-Erickson has “Music to Watch Snow By,” instrumental compositions and a few seasonal stories. |
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| Sun, December 25th |
8-9pm |
Season's Greetings from Thistle and Shamrock |
| Snuggle up to the radio, a steaming mug in hand, and warm your festive heart with our blend of Celtic music and readings. |
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| Sat, December 31st |
10pm-1am |
New Year's Eve Live from the Fitzgerald Theater |
| In addition to “A Prairie Home Companion,” Garrison Keillor hosts a live New Year’s Eve celebration with the Guys All Star Shoe Band, Andy Stein, Jearlyn Steele, Duke Heitger, Howard Levy, Butch Thompson, Prudence Johnson and poet Billy Collins. |
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| Sun, January 1st, 2006 |
10am |
New Year's Day from Vienna |
| The Vienna Philharmonic in the annual live broadcast from Golden Hall of the Musikverein. NPR's Korva Coleman hosts the world's most popular classical music concert. |
