Thursday, November 28 1pm Crossroads Café 1pm Crossroads Café Thanksgiving Day Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues 9 am Thanksgiving Midday Classics with Molly Rose and jazz, hosted by James Cape. and jazz hosted by Randy Burl. Teuke- An annual tradition, WXPR’s Molly Rose 6pm Blues Friday 6pm Northwoods Café Teuke fills your home with music to delight your The usual great night of blues, augmented with blues A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and Thanksgiving Holiday. versions of favorite seasonal standards; hosted by alternative music on the Northwoods Café with 11am Turkey Confidential The Splendid Table’s annual Jeff Burke. Craig Harrison. live Thanksgiving call-in show. Francis Lam takes Sunday, December 15 calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, 1pm Holiday Jazz Friday, December 20 kitchen helpers, and dinner guests during the A jazz celebration of the season with a mix of music 9am Midday Classics biggest cooking day of the year. from both new and legendary artists. Hosted by Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal 1pm Thanksgiving Crossroads Café with John Moran Ardis Berghoff. selections from WXPR’s classical music library hosted by Marilyn Pekol. Tuesday, December 10 Monday, December 16 1pm Crossroads Café 9am Midday Classics 9am Midday Classics Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal and jazz hosted by Patty Fitzpatrick. selections from WXPR’s classical music library. selections from WXPR’s classical music library 6pm Blues Friday Hosted by Richard Gsell. hosted by Beth Hassler. The usual great night of blues, augmented with blues 1pm Crossroads Café 1pm Crossroads Café versions of favorite seasonal standards hosted by Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues Seasonal Favorites and the best holiday folk, blues Brooke Behrle. and jazz with host, Katie Simonsen. and jazz. Saturday, December 21 6pm Northwoods Café 6pm Northwoods Café 9am Polka A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and Roll up the rug and take a polka holiday with alternative music on the Northwoods Café with alternative music on the Northwoods Café with seasonal tunes from the Saturday Morning Polka Colleen Finn. Renee Wink. Party; live from the WXPR studios. Noon Bluegrass Wednesday, December 11 Tuesday, December 17 The songs and stories of the holiday season told 9am Midday Classics 9am Midday Classics bluegrass-style with Randy Burl. Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal 7pm Country Legends selections from WXPR’s classical music library. selections from WXPR’s classical music library. A holiday Country Legends mixed with seasonal Hosted by Jaron Childs. 1pm Crossroads Café favorites from the artists that gave us traditional 1pm Crossroads Café Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues country music; hosted by Theresa Seabloom. Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues and jazz. and jazz with host, Captain Doug. 6pm Northwoods Café Sunday, December 22 6pm Northwoods Café A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and 5pm Holiday Open Turntable A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and alternative music on the Northwoods Café with host, Enjoy the best of Holiday Music from the American alternative music on the Northwoods Café with Marcia Barkus. Songbook with Rod Ankrom. Jeremy Starz. 8pm Hanukkah Lights 2019 Wednesday, December 18 A perennial NPR favorite with all new Hanukkah Thursday, December 12 9am Midday Classics stories. Hosted by Susan Stamberg and Murray 9am Midday Classics Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal Horwitz. Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal selections from WXPR’s classical music library. 9pm Candles Burning Brightly selections from WXPR’s classical music library with 1pm Crossroads Café Mindy Ratner hosts this encore celebration of host, Molly Rose Teuke. Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. "Candles 1pm Crossroads Café and jazz hosted by Susan Spangenberg. Burning Brightly" explores the meaning and Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, world, 6pm Northwoods Café traditions of Chanukah, including holiday foods and blues and jazz; hosted by Jeff Eaton. A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and Sephardic and Ashkenazi music. 6pm Northwoods Café alternative music on the Northwoods Café with Bill A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and Kopanda. Monday, December 23 alternative music on the Northwoods Café with 9am Midday Classics Craig Harrison. Thursday, December 19 Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal 9am Midday Classics selections from WXPR’s classical music library. Friday, December 13 Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal 1pm Crossroads Café 9am Midday Classics selections from WXPR’s classical music library Seasonal favorites and the best holiday folk, blues Four hours of the classics warmed with seasonal hosted by Molly Rose Teuke. and jazz. selections from WXPR’s classical music library with host, Marilyn Pekol. 6pm Northwoods Café A gift bag full of the best holiday folk, world and Hosted by NPR’s Ari Shapiro, the internationally 6pm Jazz Piano Christmas 35 alternative music on the Northwoods Café with host, acclaimed “little orchestra," Pink Martini, bedecks Join the Kennedy Center and NPR Music for this Doug Malinsky. the airwaves with festive holiday songs. annual holiday tradition, highlighting jazz pianists and their favorite seasonal music. Tuesday, December 24 10pm Afro Blue Christmas 9am Welcome Christmas! A very special holiday concert with Howard 7pm Hollywood Holiday “Welcome Christmas!” is a perennial Christmas University's a-cappela group Afro Blue as they A one-hour musical retrospective of some of favorite from VocalEssence, one of the world’s perform one of a kind arrangements. Hollywood's most cherished Christmas themed premier choral ensembles. movies. 10am All is Bright Tuesday, December 25 Christmas Day! 8pm The Big Tiny Desk Special Lynne Warfel hosts an hour of gorgeous, 6am Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Celebrate the season with amazing holiday contemplative choral music that tells the traditional The Mormon Tabernacle Choir continues its performances from The Tiny Desk Concert series Christmas story with songs about angels, the star tradition of great artistry with touching including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Steve and the manger scene. arrangements of familiar carols, and a few surprises. Martin, Hanson, The Polyphonic Spree and more! 11am A Chanticleer Christmas 7am St. Olaf Christmas Festival 9pm All Songs Considered Holidays- A one-hour program of holiday favorites, new and A service in song and word that includes hymns, John Legend, Aloe Blacc, Steve Martin and the Steep old, presented live in concert by the superb 12-man carols, choral works, as well as orchestral selections Canyon Rangers, William Shatner, Lucius, Micky ensemble known as "an orchestra of voices." celebrating the Nativity. Dolenz of The Monkees and Rodney Crowell, share 12pm A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico 9am Festival of 9 Lessons and Carols their own good cheer for the holidays. Celebrate Christmas with the sound of soaring Pipedreams host, Michael Barone, presents this live 10pm Festivo Alt Latino voices. Stile Antico, the award-winning choir from service of spoken-word and music (choral and Featuring songwriter and performer Gaby Moreno London, pays a visit to St. Paul’s church on Harvard organ) broadcast from the chapel of King's College and her band performing tracks from her popular Square. in Cambridge, England. holiday album, Posada. 1pm Hollywood Holiday 11am A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico Friday, December 27 Lynne Warfel, host of Saturday Cinema, takes you on Celebrate Christmas with the sound of soaring 6pm Blues Friday a one-hour musical retrospective of some of voices. Stile Antico, the award-winning choir from The usual great night of blues, augmented with blues Hollywood's most cherished Christmas themed London, pays a visit to St. Paul’s church on Harvard versions of favorite seasonal standards; hosted by movies. Square. Patty Fitzpatrick. 2pm The Big Tiny Desk Special 12pm Christmas with the Mormon and Spellman Glee Tuesday, December 31 Celebrate the season with amazing holiday Clubs New Year’s Eve! performances from The Tiny Desk Concert series Korva Coleman hosts the choirs of Morehouse and 6pm Toast of the Nation including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Steve Spelman Colleges as they present their trademark An NPR tradition since the 1970s, it’s the perfect Martin, Hanson, The Polyphonic Spree and more! mixture of spirituals and carols. audio complement for the occasion. It's festive jazz 3pm All Songs Considered Holidays you can party to, all night long! John Legend, Aloe Blacc, Steve Martin and the Steep 1pm Tinsel Tales 1 Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Canyon Rangers, William Shatner, Lucius, Micky Hosted by Lynn Neary, stories from the NPR 9am Hygge Holiday Dolenz of The Monkees and Rodney Crowell, share archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas. Join host Elena See as she plays a mix of wintry and their own good cheer for the holidays. NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the nostalgic classical pieces designed to accompany 4pm A Christmas Carol w/Jonathan Winters season. listeners as they enjoy cozy wintertime activities. Hosted by NPR's Susan Stamberg, master comedian 2pm Tinsel Tales 2 10am New Year’s Day from Vienna Jonathan Winters presents a special performing Continuing with the tradition of the first Tinsel Tales The Vienna Philharmonic presents its ever popular edition of Dickens' holiday classic. program, this is another collection of the best and annual New Year's Day concert from the Golden Hall 5pm St Olaf Christmas Festival most requested holiday stories. of the Musikverein in Vienna. You'll hear your A service in song and word that includes hymns, 3pm Tinsel Tales 3 favorite waltzes, polkas and more -- a festive way to carols, choral works, as well as orchestral selections In keeping with a well-loved NPR holiday tradition, start off the New Year. celebrating the Nativity. hear the third collection of extraordinary Christmas 12pm The Great Listen from Story Corps 7pm Jazz Night in America stories that will transport you to unexpected places. Hosted by NPR's, Audie Cornish. Audie is You'll hear the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with 4pm Tinsel Tales 4 interviewed by her 17-year-old nephew, Julian, in Wynton Marsalis, plus special guest vocalists, In keeping with a well-loved NPR holiday tradition, this showcase of surprising and delightful Catherine Russell and Kenny Washington. Christian hear the fourth collection of extraordinary intergenerational experiences. The project also McBride hosts. Christmas stories that will transport you to highlights the best of over 100,000 interviews 8pm Jazz Piano Christmas 35 unexpected places. recorded across the country on the StoryCorps app, Join the Kennedy Center and NPR Music for this 5pm Jazz Night in America a tool that allows users to record their own personal annual holiday tradition highlighting jazz pianists You'll hear the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with stories. and their favorite seasonal music. Wynton Marsalis, plus special guest vocalists Best wishes for a happy and healthy 9pm Joy to the World- A Holiday In Pink Catherine Russell and Kenny Washington. Christian McBride hosts. 2020!