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Seasonal specials are presented on Classical Minnesota Public Radio stations and stream unless noted otherwise.

Thanksgiving
  • Classical Minnesota Public Radio stations and stream
  • November 23, 9–11 am and 7–9 pm
    Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude
  • November 23, 6–7 pm
    We Gather Together by Garrison Keillor and VocalEssence
  • Minnesota Public Radio News stations and stream
  • November 23, 10 am–noon
    The Splendid Table's Turkey Confidential
  • November 23, noon–2 pm
    Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude
More Seasonal Specials
  • December 3, 3:30–5:30 pm
    St. Olaf Christmas Festival (live)
  • December 10, 1–2 pm
    Echoes of Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers
  • December 11, 7–8 pm
    Welcome Christmas! with VocalEssence
  • December 12, 7–8 pm
    Christmas with Cantus
  • December 12, 8–10 pm
    Open Air®: Magnificat
  • December 13, 7–8 pm
    Concordia College Christmas Concert
  • December 13, 8–10 pm
    The Opera: "Hark, the Herald Divas Sing"
  • December 14, 7–8 pm
    Christmas Around the Country
  • December 14, 8–9 pm
    A Chanticleer Christmas
  • December 14, 9–11 pm
    The New Releases: Holiday Releases
  • December 15, 7–8 pm
    Cantus Lessons and Carols from Washington National Cathedral
  • December 15, 8–10 pm
    Minnesota Orchestra: "Messiah"
  • December 17, 1–2 pm
    Welcome Christmas! with VocalEssence
  • December 18, 7–8 pm
    Luther College Christmas Concert
  • December 19, 7–8 pm
    Echoes of Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers
  • December 19, 8–10 pm
    Open Air: International Carols
  • December 20, 7–8 pm
    Brother Heinrich's Christmas
  • December 20, 8–10 pm
    The Opera: Hansel and Gretel
  • December 21, 7–9 pm
    Bach's Christmas Oratorio from Carnegie Hall
  • December 21, 9–11 pm
    The New Releases: Holiday Releases
  • December 22, 7–8 pm
    A Chanticleer Christmas
  • December 22, 8–10 pm
    St. Olaf Christmas Festival (repeat)
  • December 22, 9–10 pm
    In the Loop: Lighting up the Holidays (Broadcast on MPR News stations)
  • December 23, 7–9 pm
    Holiday Stage Session® with Bill Holm: Coming Home for the Holidays — Whether You Want to or Not (Broadcast on MPR News stations)
  • December 24, 9–10:30 am
    A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (live)
  • December 24, 10:30 am–noon
    Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet (complete)
  • December 24, noon–1 pm
    Saint Paul Sunday®: Christmas with the Empire Brass
  • December 24, 5 pm
    The Local Show with Chris Roberts (Broadcast on The Current)
  • December 24, 6 pm
    Aimee Mann hosts an hour of her favorite holiday music (Broadcast on The Current)
  • December 24, 6–7 pm
    In the Loop: Lighting up the Holidays (Broadcast on MPR News stations)
  • December 24, 7 pm
    Peter Ostroushko's "Heartland Holiday" Concert (Broadcast on MPR News stations)
  • December 24, 7 pm
    The Sound Opinions Christmas Special (Broadcast on The Current)
  • December 24, 8 pm
    American Routes - After the Storm VI: Christmas in New Orleans (Broadcast on The Current)
  • December 24, 10 pm
    Peter Ostroushko's "Heartland Holiday" Concert (Broadcast on The Current)
  • December 24, 11:15 pm–1:30 am
    Midnight Mass from St. John's Abbey
  • December 25, 5–6:30 pm
    A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (repeat)
  • December 25, 8–10 pm
    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Christmas Concert
  • December 25, 10 pm
    And the Winner is... (award-winning radio from the CBC) (Broadcast on MPR News stations)
  • December 31, 5 pm
    The Local Show with Chris Roberts: The Best of 2006 (Broadcast on The Current)
  • December 31, 6 pm
    The New Standards, recorded live at The Fitzgerald Theater (Broadcast on The Current)
  • December 31, 6 pm–8 pm
    Winning documentary works from the 2006 Third Coast Festival (Broadcast on MPR News stations)
  • December 31, 9:00 pm–midnight
    New Year's Eve with Garrison Keillor (live on MPR News and Classical stations)
  • December 31, 10 pm–2 am
    New Year's Eve Countdown (Broadcast on The Current)
  • January 1, 10 am–6 pm
    The Top 89 of 2006 (Broadcast on The Current)
  • January 1, 10 am–noon
    New Year's Day from Vienna
  • January 1, 7–8 pm
    Minnesota Orchestra: Beethoven's Ninth