Special Holiday Programming
A Car Talk Christmas Carol
Saturday, December 17, 12-12:30 p.m.
Who would have the audacity to attempt "improving upon" Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol? Tom and Ray Magliozzi, of course. Just what happens to Tiny Ira, the Scroogiozzi Brothers, Crusty the Mechanic, and the Spirit of Public Radio, past and present? You'll have to tune in to A Car Talk Christmas Carol to find out.
A Paul Winter Solstice Concert
Sunday, December 18, 7-9 p.m.
A Paul Winter Solstice Concert features the Paul Winter Consort and special guests gospel singer Theresa Thomason, multi-instrumentalist/singer Arto Tunçboyaciyan, and double reed wizard Paul McCandless. .
Hanukkah Lights
Tuesday, December 20, 8-9 p.m.
A perennial NPR favorite, Hanukkah Lights features Hanukkah stories and memoirs written by acclaimed authors expressly for the show, as read by NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Saturday, December 24, 8-10 p.m. and Sunday, December 25, 1-3 p.m.
Hosted by Michael Barone, Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a music and spoken-word broadcast from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King's College Choir performs the service of Biblical readings and music.
All Songs Considered: Holiday Edition
Sunday, December 25, 6-7 p.m.
Host Bob Boilen and friends trade holiday cheer and snarky barbs while bringing you the best holiday songs from new and emerging breakout bands. All Songs Considered: Holiday Edition is filled with fun and fresh renditions of great holiday music.
Toast of the Nation
Saturday, December 31, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.
Count down, sing along, and dance to live music all night long. Travel from coast to coast with four celebrations of midnight from time zone to time zone. Toast of the Nation the perfect holiday special for any New Year's event.
New Year's Day from Vienna
Sunday, January 1, 9-11 a.m.
The Vienna Philharmonic presents its ever popular annual New Year's Day concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. On New Year's Day from Vienna, you'll hear your favorite waltzes, polkas and more to start off the New Year.
Saturday, December 17, 12-12:30 p.m.
Who would have the audacity to attempt "improving upon" Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol? Tom and Ray Magliozzi, of course. Just what happens to Tiny Ira, the Scroogiozzi Brothers, Crusty the Mechanic, and the Spirit of Public Radio, past and present? You'll have to tune in to A Car Talk Christmas Carol to find out.
A Paul Winter Solstice Concert
Sunday, December 18, 7-9 p.m.
A Paul Winter Solstice Concert features the Paul Winter Consort and special guests gospel singer Theresa Thomason, multi-instrumentalist/singer Arto Tunçboyaciyan, and double reed wizard Paul McCandless. .
Hanukkah Lights
Tuesday, December 20, 8-9 p.m.
A perennial NPR favorite, Hanukkah Lights features Hanukkah stories and memoirs written by acclaimed authors expressly for the show, as read by NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Saturday, December 24, 8-10 p.m. and Sunday, December 25, 1-3 p.m.
Hosted by Michael Barone, Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a music and spoken-word broadcast from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King's College Choir performs the service of Biblical readings and music.
All Songs Considered: Holiday Edition
Sunday, December 25, 6-7 p.m.
Host Bob Boilen and friends trade holiday cheer and snarky barbs while bringing you the best holiday songs from new and emerging breakout bands. All Songs Considered: Holiday Edition is filled with fun and fresh renditions of great holiday music.
Toast of the Nation
Saturday, December 31, 6 p.m.-2 a.m.
Count down, sing along, and dance to live music all night long. Travel from coast to coast with four celebrations of midnight from time zone to time zone. Toast of the Nation the perfect holiday special for any New Year's event.
New Year's Day from Vienna
Sunday, January 1, 9-11 a.m.
The Vienna Philharmonic presents its ever popular annual New Year's Day concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. On New Year's Day from Vienna, you'll hear your favorite waltzes, polkas and more to start off the New Year.
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Holiday Storytime Tuesday, December 6 -20, 6 p.m. Aspen Public Radio is again sharing the magic of the season with holiday stories, read by staff and other locals. The broadcasts begin on Tuesday, December 6 at 6p.m. and feature Luke Runyon reading David Sedaris' Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol, Roger Adams reading Clement C. Moore's classic, T'was the Night Before Christmas, and more. Aspen Public Radio's holiday stories will continue on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. through December 20.
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