Turkey Confidential
Thursday, November 26, 9 - 11 am
Help is on the way for Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers and dinner guests on this, the biggest cooking day of the year. Lynne Rossetto Kasper will be available to answer listener questions throughout the live, two-hour program. She will be joined by guests Jane and Michael Stern and wine entrepreneur Joshua Wesson for this Thanksgiving morning tradition. Do you have a Thanksgiving kitchen crisis? Just in case, the number is (800) 537-5252.

All Songs Considered: Holiday Edition
Friday, December 18, 8 - 9 pm
Regular listeners to NPR's popular online program All Songs Considered won't want to miss this new holiday offering. The not so plump but jolly Santa Bob and his magical elves are in their workshop, checking the list for the best fresh holiday songs. Once they're finished, be ready for naughty and nice takes on an eclectic mix of music by emerging and breakout bands. Bob Boilen and friends host the first All Songs Considered holiday special from NPR.

A Paul Winter Solstice Concert
Sunday, December 20, 7- 9 pm
The holiday tradition continues with Paul Winter's Winter Solstice Celebration. John Schaefer hosts this dynamic musical celebration in the extraordinary acoustics of the world's largest Gothic cathedral - New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The concert highlights the music of the Winter Consort with gospel singer Theresa Thomason, Brazilian singer/guitarist Renato Braz, and woodwind master Paul McCandless.

Toast of the Nation
Thursday, December 31, 6 pm - 2 am
Count down to 2010 this New Year's Eve with live jazz on Toast of the Nation. Party with live music from coast to coast and celebrate the New Year with four midnights!

Hanukkah Lights 2009
Friday, December 11, 8 - 9 pm
Celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with a perennial NPR favorite for nearly two decades. This year's show features brand new stories written expressly for Hanukkah Lights by acclaimed authors Danit Brown, Michael Blumenthal, and Rachel Shukert. It will be hosted by NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.

A Car Talk Christmas Carol Redux
Saturday, December 19, 12 - 12:30 pm
You count on "Click and Clack" each Saturday morning to keep you entertained about all things automotive. Catch a double dose on Saturday, December 19, with this refreshed and updated version of the holiday classic starring Tom and Ray Magliozzi and a stellar cast of public radio personalities, including Robert Siegel as Bob Cratchit.

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Thursday, December 24, 8 - 10 pm
Friday, December 25, 1 - 3 pm
Since 1928, this service of Biblical readings with choral and organ selections from King's College in Cambridge, England has been broadcast live by the BBC on Christmas Eve. Join host Michael Barone for this APR tradition!

New Year's Day from Vienna 2010
Friday, January 1, 1 - 3 pm
Tune in on New Year's Day for a sparkling celebration live from the Golden Hall at the Musikverein in Vienna. The Vienna Philharmonic presents its annual New Year's Day from Vienna, including your favorite waltzes and polkas, and so much more.