As 2020 thankfully comes to a close we can finally look forward to a promising new year. In the meantime, WLRN has a variety of holiday programs for both children and adults to keep your spirits lifted all month long.
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Our primetime lineup features a wide range of holiday programs from Nature's look at Santa's Wild Home, to the history of Christmas carols and of course, lots of great music performances.
Here is your complete list...
- Monday December 7th
6p ASK THIS OLD HOUSE – HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ASK TOH!
It's the holiday season at the AskTOH barn! Tom and Kevin build a toy box for Tom's grandson; Kevin travels to UL Laboratories in Chicago to learn about preventing fires from holiday decorations; the guys exchange gifts.
- Friday December 11th
11p DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS
This musical documentary is about the amazing story of a group of Jewish songwriters who wrote the soundtrack to Christmas.
- Tuesday December 15th
11p CHRISTMAS AT CONCORDIA: GATHER US IN/O CHILD OF PEACE
Concordia College of Minnesota re-imagines the Christmas message with new music embracing peace and reconciliation under the artistic leadership of composer and conductor René Clausen.
- Thursday December 17th
9p ORNAMENT OF THE WORLD
See how Muslims, Jews, and Christians in medieval Spain forged a common cultural identity.
11p (repeat) DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS
This musical documentary is about the amazing story of a group of Jewish songwriters who wrote the soundtrack to Christmas.
- Friday December 18th
9:30p CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS
A festive holiday special showcasing the music, sights and internationally acclaimed cuisine of New Orleans.
10p WHEATON COLLEGE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL: MESSIAH, PRINCE OF PEACE
The Wheaton concert choir and symphony orchestra celebrate the story of the Nativity through song.
- Saturday December 19th
6p UPSTART CROW – A CHRISTMAS CROW
Shakespeare comedy. When Marlowe, Kate and the usually awful Robert Greene look to be facing a miserable Christmas in London, Will's heart gets the better of him.
- Sunday December 20th
9p ELLA WISHES YOU A SWINGIN’ CHRISTMAS WITH VANESSA WILLIAMS
Enjoy an evening celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s entire iconic album of holiday classics presented by the American Pops Orchestra.
- Monday December 21st
10p LUCY WORSLEY’S 12 DAYS OF TUDOR CHRISTMAS
Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas — from carols to gift-giving, feasting and drinking — was just as popular 500 years ago, with some surprising Tudor twists.
- Tuesday December 22nd
10p (repeat) ELLA WISHES YOU A SWINGIN’ CHRISTMAS WITH VANESSA WILLIAMS
Enjoy an evening celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s entire iconic album of holiday classics presented by the American Pops Orchestra.
11p CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT
Belmont University students along with Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans and the Nashville Children’s Choir sing holiday songs and festive tunes.
- Wednesday December 23rd
7p (repeat) CHRISTMAS AT CONCORDIA: GATHER US IN/O CHILD OF PEACE
Concordia College of Minnesota re-imagines the Christmas message with new music embracing peace and reconciliation under the artistic leadership of composer and conductor René Clausen.
8p CLASSIC CHRISTMAS WITH THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Every year, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Florida puts on a performance, which fills the beautiful Knowles Memorial Chapel with the sounds of the holiday season.
9p (repeat) CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT
Belmont University students along with Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans and the Nashville Children’s Choir sing holiday songs and festive tunes.
10p (repeat) DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS
This musical documentary is about the amazing story of a group of Jewish songwriters who wrote the soundtrack to Christmas.
- Thursday December 24th
8p NATURE: SANTA’S WILD HOME
Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more.
9p CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR: CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING
Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara and renowned actor Richard Thomas join The Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square and Bells at Temple Square for an Americana-themed Christmas special that exudes the warmth and peace of the season.
10p CHRISTMAS CAROLS WITH LUCY WORSLEY
Discover the fascinating and often-surprising history of our most beloved carols, as popular historian Lucy Worsley uncovers their hidden stories.
11p (repeat) CLASSIC CHRISTMAS WITH THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Every year, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Florida puts on a performance, which fills the beautiful Knowles Memorial Chapel with the sounds of the holiday season.
