2017 HOLIDAY RADIO PROGRAMMING GUIDE

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1 Wednesday, Dec a.m. Hanukkah Lights 2017 A perennial NPR favorite with all new Hanukkah stories. Hosted by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. Friday, Dec. 15 1:30 p.m. Chanukah in Story and Song This hour-long Chanukah favorite returns: A celebration by The Western Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe and modern Israeli tunes. Friday, Dec p.m. The Big, Tiny Desk Holiday Special Celebrate the season with amazing holiday performances from The Tiny Desk Concert series including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Steve Martin, Hanson, The Polyphonic Spree and more! Hosted by NPR Music frenemies Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson. be getting longer, holiday celebrations to bring in another year are beginning, and on Tuesday a great big radio greeting card goes out across the entire vast expanse of Alaska. It s the annual two-hour holiday greetings edition of Talk of Alaska. Tuesday, Dec p.m. Chanukah in Story and Song Repeat. This hour-long Chanukah favorite returns: A celebration by The Western Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe and modern Israeli tunes. Tuesday, Dec p.m. Talk of Alaska: Holiday Greetings Across the State Repeat. It s that time of year again the days will soon be getting longer, holiday celebrations to bring in another year are beginning, and on Tuesday a great big radio greeting card goes out across the entire vast expanse of Alaska. It s the annual two-hour holiday greetings edition of Talk of Alaska. Tuesday, Dec a.m. Hollywood Holiday Join Lynne Warfel for an hour of holiday movie music that ranges from the sentimental to the completely cranky. From White Christmas and cozy homes for the holidays to Grinches, Scrooges, and Muppets, A Hollywood Holiday takes in your favorite holiday movies from a musical point of view. Tuesday, Dec a.m. Talk of Alaska: Holiday Greetings Across the State It s that time of year again the days will soon (page 1 of 5) Thursday, Dec a.m. A Paul Winter Solstice Concert Celebrate the return of the sun and the warming of the heart with Paul Winter s 37th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration. On the darkest night of the year, we head back to New York s Cathedral of St. John the Divine to hear The Paul Winter Consort and the glorious Cathedral Pipe Organ. The performance brings traditional holiday favorites and new sounds from around the world. Thursday, Dec p.m. Echoes Winter Solstice Get ready for the big chill on an Echoes Winter

2 Solstice. John Diliberto creates a soundscape of snow shrouded trees, silent saguaro cactus and white out conditions. It s a winter fantasy with no Christmas Carols, but lots of music taking you into the celestial side of the season to carry you through the longest night of the year. Bundle up for an Echoes Winter Solstice. Friday, Dec. 22 1:30 p.m. Joy To The World: A Holiday in Pink The internationally acclaimed little orchestra Pink Martini bedecks the airwaves with festive holiday songs from across the globe. From timeless classics to rarely heard gems, hear a multi-denominational, multi-cultural jubilee, overflowing with enough holiday spirit to warm your entire family. Hosted by All Things Considered s Ari Shapiro. Friday, Dec. 22 2:30 p.m. Holiday music Stage Talk and AK Fisheries Report are off today. Friday, Dec p.m. Tinsel Tales 4: NPR Christmas Stories Told Through Song In keeping with a well-loved NPR holiday tradition, hear the fourth collection of extraordinary Christmas stories that will transport you to unexpected places. NPR s past and present tell stories of the season in this hour-long special. Some tales are funny; some are touching; some are insightful or irreverent or nostalgic or surprising. Saturday, Dec p.m. Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Stories (Original w/ David Sedaris) Christmas is a time of traditions, and over the years, NPR has created a few traditions of its own. In this hour-long special: Wistfulness, joy, doubt, hope, all the emotions we feel at this time of year, all summoned up in memorable stories from the NPR broadcast archives. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. It may be you ll remember these tales fondly, or it may be you ll fall in love with them for the first time. Hosted by Lynn Neary. Saturday, Dec p.m. The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice Is an all-new, two-hour compilation of musical excerpts, plus a few short poetry and prose readings, selected from the live Christmas/ Winter Solstice Revels stage productions that took place in December, in nine cities across the United States. Saturday, Dec p.m. Midnight Sun Jazz holiday tunes Saturday, Dec p.m. Christmas Jazz from NPR Friday, Dec p.m. Jazz Piano Christmas 33 Join the Kennedy Center and NPR Music for a special Mardi Gras themed holiday concert. Hosted by Felix Contreras. Saturday, Dec p.m. Christmas on Jazz Every holiday season, jazz musicians get in the Christmas spirit with fresh new recordings of traditional and original music. This year, Jazz Happening Now host Jeff Hanley will produce a new hour of 2017 s best new Christmas jazz. A perfect soundtrack for your holiday! (page 2 of 5)

3 Sunday, Dec a.m. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Pipedreams host Michael Barone presents this live service of spoken-word and music (choral and organ) broadcast from the chapel of King s College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King s College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music. Sunday, Dec a.m. Chanticleer Christmas This unique, one-hour program of holiday music is presented live in concert by Chanticleer. Hear why this superb 12-man ensemble is known as an orchestra of voices, as they perform holiday classics and new favorites, with choral commentary by host Brian Newhouse. Sunday, Dec a.m. Spelman and Morehouse 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. Sunday, Dec. 24 Noon Brian O Donovan s A Celtic Sojourn A Celtic Sojourn has thrilled radio audiences for almost thirty years. For the last fifteen, the Christmas-themed live version of the show has drawn on Celtic, Pagan, and Christian traditions to celebrate the music of this season. Sunday, Dec p.m. A Choral Christmas Stile Antico Celebrate Christmas with the sound of soaring voices. Stile Antico, the award winning choir from London, pays a visit to St. Paul s church on Harvard Square for a concert of radiant sacred music for the Christmas season by the most acclaimed composers of the renaissance. Sunday, Dec p.m. Welcome Christmas Welcome Christmas! is a perennial Christmas favorite from VocalEssence, one of the world s premier choral ensembles. Join host John Birge for an hour of traditional carols and new discoveries, including the world premiere of two carols from the annual Christmas Carol Contest. Sunday, Dec p.m. Twas the Night Before/ Jonathan Winters: A Christmas Carol An updated version of a public radio tradition hosted by NPR s Susan Stamberg. Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of Dickens holiday classic, with a special performing edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations. Sunday, Dec p.m. Afro Blue Christmas Join us for a very special holiday concert with Howard University s premiere vocal ensemble Afro Blue and special guest pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Hear the a cappella group perform a variety of holiday songs including African- American spirituals, jazz and pop tunes, and classical repertoire. Sunday, Dec p.m. Festival Alt Latino: Gaby Moreno (page 3 of 5) Festival Alt Latino presents a 2015 encore featuring songwriter/performer Gaby Moreno

4 and her band performing tracks from her popular holiday album Posada - recorded live at the KUT studios in Austin, Texas. She was joined by special guests Gina Chavez and Chicano Zen bandleader and record producer Michael Ramos. music (choral and organ) broadcast from the chapel of King s College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King s College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music. Monday, Dec a.m. A Baroque Christmas We re celebrating the holidays with a unique performance of music from 17th- and 18thcentury Mexico, Peru and Bolivia, including a cantata and three free-standing works by colonial Mexican composer Manuel de Sumaya works that have not been performed since his lifetime. Join us as musicians of the Historical Performance Institute at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University bring these sparkling works to life once again. Monday, Dec p.m. Spelman and Morehouse Repeat. 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. Monday, Dec a.m. Chanticleer Christmas This unique, one-hour program of holiday music is presented live in concert by Chanticleer. Hear why this superb 12-man ensemble is known as an orchestra of voices, as they perform holiday classics and new favorites, with choral commentary by host Brian Newhouse. Monday, Dec Noon St. Olaf s Christmas This service in song and word has become one of the nation s most cherished holiday celebrations. The festival includes hymns, carols, choral works, as well as orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity and featuring more than 500 student musicians in five choirs, and the St. Olaf Orchestra. SymphonyCast host Alison Young shares the sights and sounds of this choral favorite. Monday, Dec p.m. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Monday, Dec p.m. Concierto Christmas Frank Dominguez hosts a special holiday edition of the national bi-lingual program that features music by Spanish and Latin American composers and performers presented in English and in Spanish. This new edition of the program features a broad range of sacred and seasonal selections, spanning from Renaissance Spain to the 20th century in South America and the U.S. Southwest. Monday, Dec p.m. Tinsel Tales 3 In keeping with a well-loved NPR holiday tradition, hear the third collection of extraordinary Christmas stories that will transport you to unexpected places. Audie Cornish, Ken Harbaugh, Nina Totenberg and other voices from NPR s past and present tell stories of the season in this hour-long special. Some tales are funny; some are touching; some are insightful or irreverent or nostalgic or surprising. Repeat. Pipedreams host Michael Barone presents this live service of spoken-word and (page 4 of 5)

5 Monday, Dec p.m. Joy To The World: A Holiday in Pink The internationally acclaimed little orchestra Pink Martini bedecks the airwaves with festive holiday songs from across the globe. From timeless classics to rarely heard gems, hear a multi-denominational, multi-cultural jubilee, overflowing with enough holiday spirit to warm your entire family. Hosted by All Things Considered s Ari Shapiro. Monday, Dec p.m. Echoes Christmas In Echoes Christmas, your listeners will enjoy the perfect mix of music for winding down after all the Christmas celebrations have ebbed. It s a soundscape of carols that depart from the shopping mall repetition to send you into that long winter s night. Wednesday, Dec p.m. Season s Griot This one-hour celebration in story and song is public radio s only nationally syndicated Kwanzaa program. Hosted for nearly 20 years by acclaimed storyteller Madafo Lloyd Wilson, this annual special captures the tales and traditions of African American and African peoples. Saturday, Dec p.m. Linda Ronstadt The remarkable and varied performing career of Linda Ronstadt is explored by a panel of her friends, music writers, musicians and fans. Plus archival interviews with Linda. Hosted by Paul Ingles. Sunday, Dec p.m. New Year s Toast of the Nation An NPR tradition every New Year s Eve since the 1970s, Toast of the Nation is the perfect audio complement for the occasion. It s festive jazz you can party to, all night long. Spirited, improvised, and swinging, each segment stops in a special venue, throughout the country. Monday, Jan. 1, p.m. New Years with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Ring in the New Year with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a concert of Strauss waltzes and polkas in the style of the Vienna New Year s concert waltzes. Monday, Jan. 1, p.m. New Year s Day from Vienna The Vienna Philharmonic presents its ever popular annual New Year s Day concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. You ll hear your favorite waltzes, polkas and more -- a festive way to start off the New Year. Presented by NPR Music. FIND US ACROSS ALASKA Ways to Watch KAKM (Digital 7.1, GCI 7, GCI 657) Create TV (Digital 7.2, GCI 94) 360 North (Digital 7.3, GCI 15) PBS Kids 24/7 (7.4, GCI 97) KTOO Juneau KYUK Bethel Also available on major cable systems Ways to Listen Live stream & podcasts: alaskapublic.org 91.1 Anchorage 88.1 Seward 91.9 Girdwood 91.1 Unalaska 91.1 Prudhoe Bay Statewide News from Alaska Public Media (page 5 of 5)