of favorite seasonal standards – Four hours of the classics Wednesday, December 12 with Patty Fitzpatrick. warmed with seasonal selections from WXPR’s classical music 9am Midday Classics Monday, December 17 library – with host Phil Four hours of the classics 9am Midday Classics Hejtmanek. warmed with seasonal selections Four hours of the classics 1pm Crossroads Cafe from WXPR’s classical music warmed with seasonal selections Seasonal Favorites and the best library – with Phil Hejtmanek. from WXPR’s classical music holiday folk, blues and jazz. – Sunday, December 9 1pm Crossroads Cafe library – with host Linda with host Captain Doug. 8pm Hanukkah Lights Seasonal Favorites and the best Hutchinson. 6pm Northwoods Café A perennial NPR favorite with all holiday folk, blues and jazz. – 1pm Crossroads Cafe A gift bag full of the best holiday new Hanukkah stories. Hosted with host Captain Doug. Seasonal Favorites and the best folk, world and alternative music by Susan Stamberg and Murray holiday folk, blues and jazz. – on the Northwoods Café with Bill Horwitz. 6pm Northwoods Café with host Dusty Sarazan. Kopanda. A gift bag full of the best holiday 6pm Northwoods Café Monday, December 10 folk, world and alternative music A gift bag full of the best holiday Thursday, December 20 6pm Northwoods Café on the Northwoods Café with folk, world and alternative music 9am Midday Classics A gift bag full of the best holiday Jeremy Starz. on the Northwoods Café with Four hours of the classics folk, world and alternative music Doug Malinsky. warmed with seasonal selections on the Northwoods Café with Thursday, December 13 from WXPR’s classical music Renee Wink. 1pm Crossroads Cafe Tuesday, December 18 library – with host Molly Rose

Seasonal Favorites and the best 9am Midday Classics Teuke. Tuesday, December 11 holiday folk, world, blues and Four hours of the classics 1pm Crossroads Cafe 9am Midday Classics jazz. – with host Jeff Eaton. warmed with seasonal selections Seasonal Favorites and the best Four hours of the classics from WXPR’s classical music holiday folk, blues and jazz. – warmed with seasonal selections Friday, December 14 library – with host Dave Daniels with host Randy Burl. from WXPR’s classical music 9am Midday Classics 1pm Crossroads Caffe 6pm Northwoods Café library – with host Dave Daniels. Four hours of the classics Seasonal Favorites and the best A gift bag full of the best holiday 1pm Crossroads Caffe warmed with seasonal selections holiday folk, blues and jazz. – folk, world and alternative music Seasonal Favorites and the best from WXPR’s classical music with host Scott Kirby. on the Northwoods Café with holiday folk, blues and jazz. – library – with host Jim Schulz. 6pm Northwoods Café Captain Doug. with host Katie Simonsen. 1pm Crossroads Cafe A gift bag full of the best holiday 6pm Northwoods Café Seasonal Favorites and the best folk, world and alternative music Friday, December 21 A gift bag full of the best holiday holiday folk, blues and jazz. – on the Northwoods Café with 9am Midday Classics folk, world and alternative music with host James Cape. Marcia Barkus. Four hours of the classics on the Northwoods Café with 9pm Late Blues Friday warmed with seasonal selections Colleen Finn. The usual great night of blues, Wednesday, December 19 from WXPR’s classical music augmented with blues versions 9am Midday Classics library – with host Jim Schulz. 1pm Crossroads Cafe 8pm Paul Winter Solstice Antico, the award winning choir the airwaves with festive holiday Seasonal Favorites and the best Celebration from London, pays a visit to St. songs. holiday folk, blues and jazz. – Celebrate the Return of the Sun -- Paul’s church on Harvard Square. 10pm Afro Blue Christmas with host Patty Fitzpatrick. and the Warming of the heart at 1pm Christmas by Request A very special holiday concert 6pm Blues Friday New York's Cathedral of St. John Join hosts Jim and Kelly for a with Howard University's a- The usual great night of blues, the Divine to hear The Paul blend of holiday music cappela group Afro Blue as they augmented with blues versions Winter Consort. programmed by you – call in perform one of a kind of favorite seasonal standards – your request at 715-362-6000. arrangements. with hosts Mike Smolarek and 10pm Holiday World Café 4pm A Christmas Carol w/Jonathan Jeff Eaton. Hear special one of a kind Winters Tuesday, December 25 holiday performances from big- Hosted by NPR's Susan Christmas Day! Saturday, December 22 name artists. Stamberg, master comedian 9am Polka Jonathan Winters presents a 6am Christmas with the Mormon Roll up the rug and take a polka Monday, December 24 special performing edition of Tabernacle choir. holiday with seasonal tunes from 9am Welcome Christmas! Dickens' holiday classic. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir the Saturday Morning Polka “Welcome Christmas!” is a continues its tradition of great Party -- live from the WXPR perennial Christmas favorite 5pm St Olaf Christmas Festival artistry with touching studios. from VocalEssence, one of the A service in song and word that arrangements of familiar carols, Noon Bluegrass world’s premier choral includes hymns, carols, choral and a few surprises. The songs and stories of the ensembles. works, as well as orchestral 10am All is Bright selections celebrating the 7am St. Olaf Christmas Festival holiday season told bluegrass- A service in song and word that style with Randy Burl. Lynne Warfel hosts an hour of Nativity. gorgeous, contemplative choral includes hymns, carols, choral 7pm Country Legends 7pm Carols and Cheer works, as well as orchestral A holiday Country Legends music that tells the traditional Christmas story with songs Host Scott Blankenship reviews selections celebrating the mixed with seasonal favorites his favorite carols this holiday Nativity. from the artists that gave us about angels, the star and the manger scene. season. traditional country music – live 8pm Jazz Piano Christmas 9am A Choral Christmas with Stile from the WXPR studios with 11am A Chanticleer Christmas Antico. A one-hour program of holiday Join the Kennedy Center and Theresa Seabloom. NPR Music for this annual Celebrate Christmas with the favorites, new and old, presented sound of soaring voices. Stile live in concert by the superb 12- holiday tradition highlighting Sunday, December 23 jazz pianists and their favorite Antico, the award winning choir 1pm Holiday Jazz man ensemble known as "an from London, pays a visit to St. orchestra of voices." seasonal music. A jazz celebration of the season 9pm Joy to the World- A Holiday In Paul’s church on Harvard Square. with a mix of music from both 12pm A Choral Christmas with Stile Pink 10am Christmas with the Mormon new and legendary artists. Antico Hosted by NPR’s Ari Shapiro, the and Spellman Glee Clubs. 5pm Holiday Open Turntable Celebrate Christmas with the internationally acclaimed “little Korva Coleman hosts the choirs Enjoy the best of Holiday Music sound of soaring voices. Stile orchestra" Pink Martini bedecks of Morehouse and Spelman from the American Songbook. Colleges as they present their trademark mixture of spirituals 10pm Festivo Alt Latino and carols. 5pm Tinsel Tales 3 NPR Music's Alt.Latino presents In keeping with a well-loved NPR an encore performance featuring 11am Festival of 9 Lessons and holiday tradition, hear the third the 20-piece choral ensemble Carols. collection of extraordinary Coral Cantigas including stories Pipedreams host Michael Barone Christmas stories that will about holiday traditions. presents this live service of transport you to unexpected spoken-word and music (choral places. Monday, December 31 and organ) broadcast from the New Year’s Eve! chapel of King's College in 6pm The Big Tiny Desk Special Cambridge, England. Celebrate the season with 6pm Toast of the Nation amazing holiday performances An NPR tradition since the 1pm Tinsel Tales 1 from The Tiny Desk Concert 1970s, it’s the perfect audio Hosted by Lynn Neary, stories series including Sharon Jones & complement for the occasion. It's from the NPR archives that touch The Dap-Kings, Steve Martin, festive jazz you can party to, all on the meaning of Christmas. Hanson, The Polyphonic Spree night long. NPR voices, past and present, tell and more! stories of the season. 7pm Tinsel Tales 4 Tuesday January 1, 2019 In keeping with a well-loved NPR 10am New Year’s Day from Vienna 2pm Hollywood Holiday holiday tradition, hear the fourth The Vienna Philharmonic Lynne Warfel, host of Saturday collection of extraordinary presents its ever popular annual Cinema, takes you on a one hour Christmas stories that will New Year's Day concert from the musical retrospective of some of transport you to unexpected Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Hollywood's most cherished places. Vienna. You'll hear your favorite Christmas themed movies. 8pm World Café waltzes, polkas and more -- a festive way to start off the New 3pm Tinsel Tales 2 From the World Cafe archives, Year. Continuing with the tradition of hear special one of a kind holiday performances from big-name the first Tinsel Tales program, this is another collection of the artists. best and most requested holiday 9pm All Songs Considered Holidays stories. John Legend, Aloe Blacc, Lucius 4pm Jazz Piano Christmas 34 and more join hosts Bob Boilen Join the Kennedy Center and and Robin Hilton to share NPR Music for this annual holiday memories and play a mix holiday tradition highlighting of the seasonal songs they love jazz pianists and their favorite most. seasonal music.