| Nov 25 |  | Giving Thanks with John Birge
9 a.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Nov 25 | | Midmorning's Turkey Confidential
Host Kerri Miller is joined by The Splendid Table's Lynne Rossetto Kasper.
9 a.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Nov 25 | | Over the River and Through the Woods
A Prairie Home Companion's Garrison Keillor and pianist Rich Dworsky join the VocalEssence choir in celebrating the fullness of Thanksgiving Day harvest.
5 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Nov 25 | | Giving Thanks with John Birge
Repeat of earlier broadcast.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 05 | |
Hanukkah, and a Rediscovery of Jewish Customs
Speaking of Faith special on the meaning of the Jewish Holiday.
1 p.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Dec 05 | | Christmas at St. Olaf
Live performance of hymns and carols by 500 vocalists and musicians.
3:30 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 05 | |
Hanukkah, and a Rediscovery of Jewish Customs
Repeat of afternoon's show
8 p.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Dec 12 | | Pipedreams: In Anticipation
Preluding the Christmas festival, we play the "waiting game" with this collection of music for the Advent season.
9 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 13 | | King's College Choir
Live performance from the Cathedral of Saint Paul of British Christmas music.
7:30 p.m. on all Classical Music stations and Live Web Stream
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| Dec 14 | | Echoes of Christmas
Popular carols in new arrangements performed by the Dale Warland Singers.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 14 | | Robert Page Holiday Favorites
Carols, spirituals, hymns and music from many traditions.
8 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 15 | | Christmas at Luther
Christmas carols and sacred choral music with the Luther College Choir.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 15 | | A Taste of Chanukah
Music and stories for Chanukah with Theodore Bikel.
8 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 16 | | Christmas at Concordia
Hymns and carols around the theme "The Lord Is My Shepherd."
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 16 | | Christmas at El Pardo
18th-century Spanish Christmas music, with the Lyra Baroque Orchestra.
8 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 17 | | Handel's Messiah
A holiday classic performed by the Minnesota Orchestra.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 19 | | Saint Paul Sunday: Christmas with the Empire Brass
Traditional music and carols, classical works in the spirit of the season.
Noon on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 19 | | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Annual concert of Christmas carols featuring the Twin Cities choral group Cantus.
1 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 19 | | Boston Pops
Keith Lockhart performs with the Pops.
4 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 19 | | The Opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Menotti's popular Christmas opera about a crippled shepherd boy named Amahl and the three kings who knock unexpectedly at his door.
6 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 19 | | A Chanticleer Christmas
Holiday favorites performed by the renowned men's choir.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 19 | | Polar Express Talking Volumes
Conversation with author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg.
7 p.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Dec 19 | | And a Little Child Shall Lead Them: Advent Special
National Lutheran Choir's annual performance at the Basilica of St. Mary.
8 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 19 | | Pipedreams: An American Organist's Christmas
A merry mingling of composers and performers to celebrate the holiday.
9 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 20 | | Christmas at St. Olaf
Reproduced national version
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
Listen to the local version recorded live December 5
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| Dec 21 | | Away in a Manger
Holiday carols performed live from Minneapolis with choral group Cantus.
10:30 a.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 21 | | Welcome Christmas
Traditional and new music performed by VocalEssence with Philip Brunelle.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 21 | | Saint Paul Sunday: Christmas with the Empire Brass
Repeat of December 19 broadcast.
8 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 22 | | King's College Choir
World-renowned choir performs British choral pieces. Repeat of December 13 broadcast.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 22 | | A Chanticleer Christmas
Repeat of December 19 broadcast.
9 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 23 | | The Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky's holiday-themed classic.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 23 | | New Releases Holiday
Michael Barone introduces new releases of holiday music.
9 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 24 | | Polar Express Talking Volumes
Repeat of of December 19 broadcast
9 a.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Dec 24 | | A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Music and readings by the King's College Choir from King's College, Cambridge.
9 a.m. on all Classical Music stations and Live Web Stream
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| Dec 24 | | The Splendid Table Holiday Special
Lynne Rossetto Kasper illuminates holiday culinary traditions of Mexico, France and more.
10 a.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Dec 24 | | The Nutcracker
Repeat of December 23 broadcast.
10:30 a.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 24 | | Midnight Mass from Saint John's
Live performance of the mass from Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.
11:15 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 25 |
| The Splendid Table Holiday Special
Repeat of December 24 broadcast
6 a.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Dec 25 |
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The Splendid Table Holiday Special
Repeat of December 24 broadcast
2 p.m. on all News and Information stations
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| Dec 25 | | A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Repeat of December 24 broadcast.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Dec 26 | | Pipedreams: Holiday International
Music from many nations adds unique and distinctive flavor to our Christmas celebration.
9 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Jan 01 | | New Year's Day from Vienna
Vienna Philharmonic's annual concert of waltzes, polkas and marches.
10 a.m. on all Classical Music stations
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| Jan 01 | | Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Minnesota Public Radio's long standing traditional broadcast signaling the end of the holiday season.
7 p.m. on all Classical Music stations
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