Music Captures the Holiday Season
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Music Captures the DECEMBER 2015 Holiday Season Josh Groban was 21 years old when his first public television special,Josh Groban in Concert, debuted on Great Performances in 2002. The program was a prime example of the series’s unique tradition of introducing exciting new musical talents to public television viewers. Groban has appeared on public television many times since, and he returns this month with a new concert spotlighting the Broadway songbook — one of the many special programs we bring you this FINDING NEVERLAND month to celebrate the holiday season. Recorded before a live audience at the historic Los Angeles Theater in downtown L.A., Josh Groban: Stages Live (December 3 at 9:30pm) features the renowned singer performing iconic songs from some of the best-loved Broadway musicals. COURTESY OF TJL; Highlights include “All I Ask of You” (The Phantom of the Opera), a duet with Kelly Clarkson. Broadway musical devotees can also enjoy NYC-ARTS’s behind-the-scenes look at the popular musical Finding Neverland (December 1 at 7:30pm), featuring host Rafael Pi Roman in CLASSICAL REWIND 2, conversation with Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus and co-stars Matthew Morrison and Laura Michelle Kelly. Dudu Fisher performs hits from Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, COURTESY OF TJL; and more in The Voice of Broadway (December 10 at 8pm). WLIW21 is alive with the sound of holiday music with St. Thomas Christmas Jubilant Light 2015 (December 24 at 9pm), which delivers familiar traditional carols and innovative contemporary selections. The popular My Music series returns with two new programs. Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By (December 4 at 8pm) features rare footage of Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and others performing best-loved hits from the 1950s and 60s. Classical Rewind 2 (December 6 at 8pm) joins actor/conductor David Ogden Stiers for a visual and aural feast of works from the masters. Learn more at wliw.org ST. THOMAS CHRISTMAS JUBILANT LIGHT 2015; SONGBOOK STANDARDS: AS TIME GOES BY, MARATHON YOUR TV WITH WLIW21 Baby it’s cold outside…snuggle up and be mesmerized by drama and comedy this holiday season. Silent Night: A Charlie Chaplin Marathon – As per tradition, WLIW’s “Silent Night” Christmas Eve marathon features classics such as The COURTESY OF CAROL BURNETT , COURTESY OF JAMES MINCHIN; Charlie Chaplin Carnival, The Charlie Chaplin Cavalcade and The Charlie Chaplin Festival. Late night Thursday, December 24 from 12am-4am. Poldark Christmas Marathon: Binge-watch Masterpiece’s swashbuckling tale JOSH GROBIN: STAGES LIVE of Captain Ross Poldark, a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolution to find his world turned upside-down. Friday, December 25 from 3pm-11pm. New Year’s Eve Laugh-A-Thon: Laugh your way into 2016 with The Mark Twain CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Prize: Carol Burnett and Ellen DeGeneres, followed by Victor Borge’s Timeless Comedy! Late night Thursday, December 31 from 12am-5am. COURTESY OF ROBERT VIGLASKY/ MAMMOTH SCREEN FOR MASTERPIECE. 1 To access this month’s featured web content, visit wliw.org/guide WLIW21 DECEMBER 2015 SCHEDULE Please Note: All airdates are subject to change. For the most current listings, visit WLIW21’s schedule page at wliw.org/schedule. Primetime listings are available on the WLIW21 Program Schedule Hotline at 212.560.8021 — press 3 for programming, then press 1 for program schedule. TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 12:00am Super Genes with Dr. Rudy Tanzi 8:00pm Jacques Pépin’s 1:00pm Thomas & Friends 80th Birthday Celebration Coming Home for Christmas 2:00am Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By (My Music) 9:30pm Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love 1:30pm Bob the Builder Some Thing Fishy 4:00am On The Psychiatrist’s Couch 11:00pm MetroFocus 2:00pm Jacques Pépin’s with Daniel Amen, MD 11:30pm BBC World News 80th Birthday Celebration 6:00am Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches 3:30pm Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love COURTESY OF © 2014 – KEVIN BERNE 6:15am Body Electric 5:00pm MetroFocus Presents: SciTech Now Toast the culinary legend with chefs Lidia Bastianich, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2 Rick Bayless and Ming Tsai as they prepare a 6:30am Wild Kratts Snow Runners 5:30pm Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly celebratory feast for Pépin. 7:00am Cyberchase A Recipe for Chaos 6:00pm PBS NewsHour 12:00am Great Performances 7:30am Dinosaur Train 7:00pm MetroFocus Presents: SciTech Now JACQUES PÉPIN’S 80TH Andrea Bocelli: Cinema BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION The Forest Fire/The Lost Bird 2:00am Josh Groban: Stages Live 7:30pm Rick Steves’ Festive Europe 8:00am Dinosaur Train Premieres Tuesday, 3:30am Alice’s Restaurant 8:00pm The Bloody Irish! The Theropod Club/Surprise Party 50th Anniversary Concert Songs of the 1916 Rising December 1 at 8pm 8:30am Peg + Cat 5:00am Aging Backwards with 10:00pm EastEnders The Three Bears Problem/The Giant Problem Miranda Esmonde-White 10:30pm EastEnders 9:00am Sesame Street Finishing The Splat 6:00am Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches 11:00pm MetroFocus Presents: SciTech Now 9:30am Bob the Builder Aim for the Stars 8:30am Peg + Cat The Birthday Cake Problem/ 6:15am Body Electric 11:30pm BBC World News 10:00am Barney & Friends The Doohickey Problem 6:30am Wild Kratts Sweeter Than Candy: Greece 9:00am Sesame Street Practice Makes Proud Rocket Jaw: Rescuer of the Reef THURSDAY DECEMBER 3 10:30am Curious George 9:30am Bob the Builder At The Movies! 7:00am Cyberchase A Seedy Business Movie House Monkey/Cooking with Monkey 10:00am Barney & Friends The Good Egg: Kenya 7:30am Dinosaur Train 12:00am On The Psychiatrist’s Couch 11:00am Curious George 10:30am Curious George The Old Spinosaurus & The Sea/A Spiky Tail Tale with Daniel Amen, MD Girl Meets Monkey/ George and Marco Sound It Out/ 2:00am Well Read Salman Rushdie, Curious George Ramps It Up 8:00am Dinosaur Train A Monkey’s Duckling Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/ Two Years, Eight Months, 28 Nights: A Novel 11:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:00am Curious George Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest 2:30am Crossroads Cafe United We Stand The Class Votes/The Neighborhood Votes Downhill Racer/Book Monkey 8:30am Peg + Cat The Circus Problem/ 3:00am Workplace Essential Skills 12:00pm Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 11:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood The Buried Treasure Problem Learning at Work Be A Vegetable Taster!/Daniel Tries A New Food Daniel Gets A Shot/A Stormy Night 9:00am Sesame Street Failure to Launch 3:30am TV411 Episode 109 12:30pm Arthur Best Wishes/The Tardy Tumbler 12:00pm Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30am Bob the Builder Spooky Tales 4:00am Rick Steves’ Festive Europe 1:00pm Thomas & Friends Fire & Water Daniel’s Sleepover/Backyard Camping 10:00am Barney & Friends 4:30am Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love 1:30pm Bob the Builder A Race Against Time 12:30pm Arthur Two Minutes/Messy Dress Mess The Music Box: Switzerland 6:00am Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches 2:00pm Great Performances 1:00pm Thomas & Friends Snow Stops Play 10:30am Nature Cat Breezy Rider/Swamp Thing Andrea Bocelli: Cinema 6:15am Body Electric 1:30pm Bob the Builder New Attractions 11:00am Curious George 4:00pm Easy Yoga for Arthritis 6:30am Wild Kratts 2:00pm The Bloody Irish! The Inside Story/A Monkey, A Plan, A Canal with Peggy Cappy Bandito: The Black Footed Ferret Songs of the 1916 Rising 11:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 5:00pm MetroFocus 7:00am Cyberchase Parks and Recreation Good Morning Daniel/Goodnight Daniel 4:00pm Meet The Midtown Men 5:30pm Out of Ireland 7:30am Dinosaur Train 5:00pm MetroFocus 12:00pm Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Hurricane at Pteranodon Terrace/ 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Daniel Plays Ball/O Builds A Tower Rafting The Cretaceous 5:30pm WLIW Arts Beat 7:00pm MetroFocus 6:00pm PBS NewsHour 12:30pm Arthur 8:00am Dinosaur Train 7:30pm NYC-ARTS: Finding Neverland Whip. Mix. Blend./Staycation The Burrowers/Shiny’s Sea Shells 7:00pm MetroFocus 2 7:30pm WLIW Arts Beat 1:30pm Jacques Pépin’s 6:30am Wild Kratts Lemur Stink Fight 8:00pm Super Genes with Dr. Rudy Tanzi 80th Birthday Celebration 7:00am Cyberchase The Hacker’s Challenge 9:30pm Josh Groban: Stages Live 3:00pm A Salute to Downton Abbey 7:30am Dinosaur Train Dinosaur Train Submarine: 11:00pm MetroFocus 4:30pm Josh Groban: Stages Live Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night 11:30pm BBC World News 6:00pm SciTech Now 8:00am Dinosaur Train Dinosaur Train Submarine: 6:30pm PBS NewsHour Weekend A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train 8:30am Peg + Cat The Flat Woman Problem/ FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 7:00pm Great Performances Andrea Bocelli: Cinema The Hanukkah Problem 9:00am Sesame Street Finishing The Splat 12:00am The Bloody Irish! 9:00pm Celtic Woman: Destiny Songs of the 1916 Rising 11:00pm Pete Townshend’s 9:30am Bob the Builder A Race Against Time 2:00am Super Genes with Dr. Rudy Tanzi Classic Quadrophenia 10:00am Barney & Friends Bonjour Barney!: France 4:00am Healing ADD with Dr. Daniel Amen, MD SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 10:30am Nature Cat and Tana Amen, RN Frank Ohman, Founder, Ballet Master and Artistic Director of 11:00am Curious George: 6:00am Priscilla’s Yoga Stretches New York Dance Theatre, Inc. and the Frank Ohman School of Ballet, gives viewers an inside look at a Long Island 1:00am The Best of the 60s A Very Monkey Christmas 6:15am Body Electric production and holiday classic. Viewers also experience (My Music Archives) 12:00pm Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood New York Botanical Garden’s whimsical Holiday Train Show, 6:30am Wild Kratts Where The Bison Roam Daniel’s Winter Adventure/ a painter who captures brutal Colorado Winters and a play 3:00am Aging Backwards with 7:00am Cyberchase Bottled Up honoring the legendary Apollo Theater (above).