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 A Season's Griot 2008 is hosted by Wilmington, NC, native Madafo Lloyd Wilson and produced by WHQR. It is distributed to stations nationwide by PRI.  |
The 2009
Friday, December 11th 1:00-2:00pm Hanukkah Lights 2009 A perennial NPR favorite for nearly two decades, acclaimed authors explore Hanukkah stories written expressly for Hanukkah Lights. This year's show features brand new stories by Danit Brown, Michael Blumenthal and Rachel Shukert. Hosted by NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. Saturday, December 12th 12 Midnight – 2am Front Street Blues “Christmas Blues” Front Street Blues will dig deep into the phenomenon of "Christmas Blues" during the month of December. No other genre of American music jumps on the holiday bandwagon like the Blues - B.B. King, Charles Brown, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Louis Jordan, Koko Taylor, John Lee Hooker, The Holmes Brothers, Marcia Ball & Coco Montoya are just a few of the artists featured during these special installments of FSB. Host & Producer Lan Nichols will welcome the Port City's own "Blues M.D.", Dr. Robert Moore, to the WHQR studios for a rousing set of Blues as you've never heard it before. Please join us on Dec. 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 for some rollicking holiday fun!" Sunday, December 13th 6:00-7:00pm Holiday Shorts 7:00-8:00pm Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites This program features stories from the NPR archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk -- these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. Hosted by Lynn Neary. Tuesday, December 15th 1:00-2:00pm Chanukkah in Story and Song, sung by The Western Wind and narrated by Leonard Nimoy. Chanukkah in Story and Song is The Western Wind's fabled Chanukkah program. Twenty-five selections, from the Ladino songs of Spanish Jews and Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe to modern Israeli and American tunes, bound together with an informative narration delivered by Leonard Nimoy. Friday, December 18th 1:00-2:00pm Happy Joyous Hannukah Features a concert from NYC-based 2006 Grammy-award-winning band, the Klezmatics.Hosted by Murray Horwitz. 8:00-9:00pm All Songs Considered for the Holidays A holiday tradition has begun. 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 done, be ready for naughty and nice takes on an eclectic mix of music by emerging and breakout bands. Check out Bob Boilen and friends as they host the first All Songs Considered holiday special from NPR Music. Saturday, December 19th 12 Midnight – 2am Front Street Blues “Christmas Blues” Front Street Blues producer & host Lan Nichols welcomes Port City "Blues M.D." Dr. Robert Moore for a rousing set of Blues as you've never heard it before. (See Dec. 12 for more info) 8:00-9:00pm A Carolina Christmas from Biltmore Estate with Kathy Mattea A Carolina Christmas is a festive celebration of the Appalachian folk traditions and other styles native to the Carolinas. Center stage will be two-time female vocalist of the year Kathy Mattea singing fresh arrangements from her acclaimed holiday albums the Grammy award-winning Good News as well as Joy for Christmas Day. Joining Kathy Mattea will be the Carolinas’ premiere choral ensemble, VOX, as well as Baroque/Celtic trio The Beggar Boys. You’ll hear African-American spirituals, folk favorites, Celtic jigs, and even the Biltmore’s renowned 1916 E.M. Skinner organ in fresh, evocative performances of music for the season. Hosted by WDAV’s Jennifer Foster. 9:00-10:00pm Soup to Nuts Christmas Edition 10:00-11:00pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Holiday Special: In this House, on this Morning Welcome to the holidays with Wynton Marsalis’ first commissioned work that takes the form of a church service, packing brimstone, fire and a Sweet Embrace in the hands of drummer Herlin Riley, saxophonists Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson and Todd Williams, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and “Swing Doom” – the bassist Reginald Veal. With Marsalis on trumpet they give old Joshua some stiff competition on Call to Prayer, In This House, Alter Call, and more. 11:00pm-12:00am Jazz Piano Christmas XX On this ever-popular program we’ll hear solo performances and duo combos playing original interpretations of our favorite holiday classics. Artists include Dr. Billy Taylor, Ramsey Lewis, Patricia Barber, Eldar, and Robert Glasper. Felix Contreas hosts. Sunday, December 20th 12Midnight – 2am Front Street Blues “Christmas Blues” Front Street Blues producer & host Lan Nichols welcomes Port City "Blues M.D." Dr. Robert Moore for a rousing set of Blues as you've never heard it before. (See Dec. 12 for more info) Monday, December 21st 8:00-10:00pm Evening Concert with Pat Marriott – Holiday Special Special programming featuring “The Manger” by Pablo Casals. 10:00-12:00midnight A Paul Winter Solstice Concert The holiday tradition continues with Paul Winter's Winter Solstice Celebration. A dynamic musical celebration in the extraordinary acoustics of the world’s largest Gothic cathedral - New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine - highlight the music of the Winter Consort with Gospel singer Theresa Thomason, Brazilian singer/guitarist Renato Braz, and woodwind master Paul McCandless. John Schaefer hosts the production from Living Music and Murray Street. Tuesday, December 22nd 1:00-2:00pm Choirs & Carols: An NPR Christmas Hear musicians from around the world in NPR's performance studio as they share special holiday moments. Join host Lisa Simeone for ancient harmonies from Trio Medieval, traditional carols from the Riga Dom Boys Choir, and a rarely heard Christmas song by Sibelius, straight from Finland's YL Choir. The Pittsburgh Brass unpacks a pair of 500-pound bells to ring in the holiday, and the members of Trio Voronezh tune up a balalaika or two. 8:00-9:00pm Christmas Around the Country The best of classical holiday music from coast to coast. NPR takes you from churches to concert halls to auditoriums to town halls all across the nation in search of performances that express the best of the holiday season. Lisa Simeone hosts. Wednesday, December 23rd 1:00-2:00pm Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs One of the great holiday traditions in America, the choirs of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges -- two of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the nation -- get together to present a spine-tingling concert program. This encore presentation features the best works of the last several years. It's a joyous celebration of the schools' tradition of singing excellence, with their trademark mixture of spirituals and carols. Korva Coleman hosts. 8:00-9:00pm Christmas with the Philadelphia Singers One-hour performance of traditional and contemporary holiday music by the much-loved Philadelphia Singers. Thursday, December 24th 9:00-10:00am A Chanticleer Christmas **JUST ADDED** America's finest male chorus celebrates the mystery and wonder of Christmas with traditional and best-loved Christmas songs from Gregorian chant to Gospel. The San Francisco-based chorus is recognized worldwide for its brilliant technique and musicality. 10:00-12:00noon A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols **JUST ADDED** Hosted by Michael Barone, this is a live, 90-minute stereo music and spoken-word broadcast from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King's College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music. Noon - 1pm Cantus: All is Calm **JUST ADDED** Presenting an uplifting musical drama about the surprising 1914 World War I Christmas truce, Cantus—one of America's most accomplished male choirs—and Theater Latté Da have created a profoundly moving new work of musical radio theater. Using soldiers' diary entries and beautiful new arrangements of Christmas favorites 1:00-2:00pm Christmas with the Philadelphia Singers One-hour performance of traditional and contemporary holiday music by the much-loved Philadelphia Singers. 7:00-8:00pm Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites This program features stories from the NPR archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk -- these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. Hosted by Lynn Neary. 8:00-10:00pm Music of Baroque Christmas Special The WFMT Radio Network and Music of the Baroque wish you and yours A Joyous Holiday Season, as we offer our annual presentation of their Brass and Choral Holiday Concert for your listening pleasure. Please join our host, Peter Van De Graaff as he guides you through music of the 16th and 17th centuries by composers such as Johann Vierdanck, William Byrd, Giovanni Gabrieli, Jacob Handl, Samuel Scheidt and Hildegard von Bingen, among others. Friday December 25th 9:00-10:00am Leroy Anderson Christmas Special This one hour program contains 80% music of classic Christmas arrangements and original music by Leroy Anderson. It is hosted by conductor Leonard Slatkin and the composer's son Kurt Anderson, and features recorded performances of Leroy Anderson’s Christmas Music with Leonard Slatkin conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra, and Leroy Anderson conducting his “Pops” Concert Orchestra. Listeners will also hear Leroy Anderson talking about how he wrote some of his famous Christmas music and what Christmas means to him. 10:00am-12:00pm Messiah with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Mendelssohn Choir Two-hour concert featuring the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh hosted by Jim Cunningham. 12:00noon-1:00pm A Harpist's Christmas **JUST ADDED** America's premier harpist, Yolanda Kondonassis, celebrates the season with treasures of Christmas music for the harp. Kondonassis specially created this program, spotlighting her heavenly instrument both as a soloist as well as with the accompaniment of Joshua Smith on flute and Cynthia Phelps on viola. 1:00-2:00pm Jonathan Winters’ A Christmas Carol An updated version of a public radio tradition hosted by NPR's Lisa Simeone. Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of Dickens' holiday classic, with a special performing edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations. Also featuring Mimi Kennedy. From NPR and KCRW. 10:00-11:00pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Holiday Special: In this House, on this Morning Welcome to the holidays with Wynton Marsalis’ first commissioned work that takes the form of a church service, packing brimstone, fire and a Sweet Embrace in the hands of drummer Herlin Riley, saxophonists Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson and Todd Williams, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and “Swing Doom” – the bassist Reginald Veal. With Marsalis on trumpet they give old Joshua some stiff competition on Call to Prayer, In This House, Alter Call, and more. 11:00pm-12:00am Jazz Piano Christmas XX On this ever-popular program we’ll hear solo performances and duo combos playing original interpretations of our favorite holiday classics. Artists include Dr. Billy Taylor, Ramsey Lewis, Patricia Barber, Eldar, and Robert Glasper. Felix Contreas hosts. Saturday, December 26th 12Midnight – 2am Front Street Blues “Christmas Blues” Front Street Blues producer & host Lan Nichols welcomes Port City "Blues M.D." Dr. Robert Moore for a rousing set of Blues as you've never heard it before. (See Dec. 12 for more info) 8:00-9:00pm A Season’s Griot 2009 One-hour Kwanzaa celebration in story and song, this year featuring stories told to, for and about children, hosted by Madafo Lloyd Wilson. Sunday, December 27th 12Midnight – 2am Front Street Blues “Christmas Blues” Front Street Blues producer & host Lan Nichols welcomes Port City "Blues M.D." Dr. Robert Moore for a rousing set of Blues as you've never heard it before. (See Dec. 12 for more info) Tuesday, December 29th 8:00-9:00pm A Season’s Griot 2009 One-hour Kwanzaa celebration in story and song, this year featuring stories told to, for and about children, hosted by Madafo Lloyd Wilson. Thursday, December 31st 6:00pm-7:00pm Capitol Steps' "Politics Takes a Holiday" **JUST ADDED** Join the Capitol Steps as they ring in 2010 by roasting 2009 with their annual awards ceremony. 8:00pm-5:00am Toast of the Nation Toast of the Nation features live music all night on New Year’s Eve -- a holiday special for your party. Raise a glass with listeners coast to coast and revelers at five live-jazz locations across the continent. After midnights in New York and the Twin Cities, our West Coast artists give a Happy New Year shout-out to Mountain Timers. Then an hour later it's "Auld Lang Syne" (or something hipper) in Pacific Time, with a "here’s to Alaska and Hawaii" in advance of their midnight hours. Friday, January 1st 11:00am-1:00pm New Year’s Day from Vienna 2010 Join us on New Year's Day 2010, 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. New Year's Day from Vienna 2010 is presented by NPR and WGBH Boston. |
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