The Guide | December 2021

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THE GUIDE

The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT

70th Anniversary

Day of Celebration MON DEC 13 • ALL DAY

Photo: Laura Carbone

Join WFMT for live concert

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performances throughout the day including roots and blues singer-songwriter and fiddle player Anne Harris at 2 pm.

ALSO THIS MONTH

WTTW premieres Beyond Chicago from the Air with Geoffrey Baer, a high-flying panoramic exploration of iconic landmarks and little-known treasures across and beyond Illinois.

From the President & CEO

The Guide

Dear Member,

The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Renée Crown Public Media Center 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625

In 1951, Bernard and Rita Jacobs, having pawned their car and luggage, acquired full ownership of a struggling Chicago radio station. On December 13 of that year with Bernie serving as engineer and Rita as the announcer, WFMT signed on for the first time as Rita famously asked, “Is anybody listening?”

Their goal: to produce and present fine arts content on the radio that they could enjoy, respect, and share with others.

Seven decades later, that idea still guides WFMT, a worldrenowned brand with a reputation as a champion of classical music that presents world-class performances from Chicago and around the world accompanied by enlightening context from its knowledgeable hosts.

I hope you will join us on WFMT’s 70th anniversary on Monday, December 13 for a full day of live performances by roots and blues artist Anne Harris, featured on our cover this month; Ravinia Festival’s Steans Piano Trio; the Chicago Symphony’s Lincoln Quartet; members of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center, the Music Institute of Chicago, and the Wind Quintet of Chicago Sinfonietta; Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative String Quartet; and Music of the Baroque Brass Ensemble and Chorus. This all-day celebration will air/stream live from Northeastern Illinois University’s “Jewel Box” Recital Hall on 98.7FM, wfmt.com, and the WFMT app; and video of the performances will be streamed on Facebook and wfmt.com.

On WTTW, we kick off December with an all-new special, Beyond Chicago from the Air with Geoffrey Baer, that will take us high above the dazzling fall foliage at Starved Rock State Park, the towering Indiana Dunes, the vast expanse of Lake Michigan, and a lost Native American city in Southern Illinois as he shares fun facts and fascinating history along the way. On wttw.com, discover some Chicago area film locations with Geoffrey just in time for some holiday movie watching, including the old Joliet Prison, which you will also see from the sky in Beyond Chicago from the Air. Across WTTW and WFMT throughout the month, we will be celebrating the holidays, and we hope you spend time with us for time-honored and new special programming. On behalf of all of us at WFMT and WTTW, I wish you a happy and healthy holiday season and thank you for your support this year.

Sincerely, Sandra Cordova Micek President & CEO

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WTTW Listings

4 A Q&A with WFMT’s General

14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays

Manager and Music Director

19 At-a-Glance

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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

20 WFMT Listings

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WTTW Kid Grid

31 Sponsors

ON THE COVER: Chicago-based Roots and blues singer-songwriter and fiddle player Anne Harris, who will perform on WFMT on December 13 with guitarist Ernie Hendrickson, cellist Ryan Carney, and multiinstrumentalist Scott Tipping. Photo: Laura Carbone 2

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Longtime WFMT program director Norm Pellegrini and former WFMT president Ray Nordstrand

WFMT’s 70th Anniversary

A Q&A with WFMT’s General Manager and Music Director

By Keegan Morris This month marks WFMT’s 70th anniversary. Naturally, it’s a time that prompts retrospection, whether that means remembering Dmitri Shostakovich’s visit to the station in the 1970s, the moment when WFMT became the first station in the world to broadcast a CD, or Studs Terkel’s legendary 45-year run on air.

And WFMT is also looking forward, with the addition of new voices to the hosting team as well as Oliver Camacho’s appointment as the new music director. With general manager George Preston, Camacho is working to evolve the music, celebrate unheralded and underrepresented artists and composers,

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and create a welcoming on-ramp for new listeners.

As we approach this celebratory and evolutionary moment, we sat down with George Preston and Oliver Camacho to discuss the 70th anniversary festivities and how they plan to kickstart the next seventy years of WFMT. The Guide: WFMT’s 70th anniversary will be marked with a “Day of Celebration” on Monday, December 13 (see page 24 for details). 70 years is a lot of time to encapsulate into one day of programming. Tell us about how you approached putting the day together.

as programmers to really listen to the music we are putting on the radio with fresh ears, and think to ourselves, “What are the most exciting things that we can put in the mix?” I think that new audiences for classical music do not necessarily know what the most famous pieces are in the same way that folks did 30 and 40 years ago. And so, in a way, we have a great opportunity to put music on the air that just sounds wonderful and resonates emotionally with people, whether it is famous or not.

What we hear from our listeners very consistently is that they love the wide variety of the music that we play. We are hearing from people that they really appreciate the mix they are hearing, that they are understanding in a new way that classical music is a living and evolving artform.

George Preston: Part of it was highlighting the important institutional relationships that WFMT has. And of course, we wanted a good mix of perforCamacho: I am also really trying to mances. We’ve got two string quartets; emphasize the local ties of our music.

George Preston and Oliver Camacho a piano trio; two singers from Ryan This month, we’ll play the Messiah, Opera Center; the Music of the Baroque starring a soprano who is a homechorus in a smaller configuration than usual; Anne Harris, a grown Baroque diva who now has a thriving international career. wonderful folk crossover violinist; and a wind quintet from the Robbie is doing a Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative show on Chicago Sinfonietta. We wanted to make sure that the repertoire Introductions, and then we’ll play Christmas From DePaul for for the day reflects a rich mix of different creators. the first time.

The Guide: How does this anniversary fit into the ongoing work of the station?

The Guide: Why do you think this work is especially important today?

Oliver Camacho: Thinking about legacy and traditions, this anniversary coincides with our really taking a look at the library and deciding which are the pieces we want to make sure we are centering. Removing old-fashioned interpretations and making sure that we hold on to the historical performances that are categorically agreed upon as a master interpretation. Part of that is asking, “Who are the new artists that are coming through?”

And of course, “Who are the new composers that we are adding to that mix?”

Preston: A lot of the problems facing the world are extremely daunting, and the resolution of these problems is not clear. But one thing we can do to help is make sure that the world has easy access to great music and great art, whether it is for reassurance, solace, inspiration, or beauty. People have always turned to art to find their way through dark places.

The Guide: Finally, how do you feel now, as we approach this exciting celebration?

The 70th anniversary also coincides with an exciting time for our host team. We have the anchors of our veteran hosts, and we also have new paths of programming that are happening because of collaborations with LaRob K. Rafael, Kristina Lynn, and Robbie Ellis.

Preston: Right now, I am grateful for the amazing team that we have at WFMT for all the work they put in, and for our long legacy of respecting listeners and presenting a broad range of music. I am more excited than I have ever been to be working in classical music and seeing what lies ahead.

Preston: I think this moment also sees us challenging ourselves

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

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Daily Television Programming •

Programming Subject to Change Without Notice

Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11

Celebrating PBS NewsHour

Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas

Explore how this award-winning newscast has set the standard for broadcast journalism. Go behind the scenes and meet the reporters, editors, producer, and on-air team to discover how this national treasure comes together.

Mary Berry visits Harewood House in Yorkshire as it prepares for Christmas on a grand scale, and demonstrates how to make delicious recipes inspired by festive dishes of the past.

Friday, December 3, 8:00 pm

Friday, December 17, 8:00 pm

POV: Unapologetic Meet Janaé and Bella, two abolitionists whose upbringing and experiences shape their activism and views on Black liberation. Go inside the ongoing movement work that transformed Chicago, from the murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of Mayor Lightfoot.

Monday, December 27, 9:00 pm

See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.

EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Brain Fitness Program Discover the inner workings of the brain and how we can harness the power of its neuroplasticity to make positive changes in our lives.

Photo: WTTW / Ken Carl

In the Spotlight

2:00 Deepak Chopra: The Spiritual Laws of Success Explore how understanding our true nature can lead to a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, enthusiasm for life and material abundance.

3:30 Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen, MD Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen and his wife Tana Amen, an ICU nurse and author, will show you how to feel happier, more positive, and more in control of your own emotions.

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING

Geoffrey Baer

Beyond Chicago from the Air Join Geoffrey Baer as he narrates another breathtaking journey via drone to explore regional sights beyond Chicago in summer, fall, and winter. Soar, swoop, and dive through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Cahokia Mounds, Starved Rock State Park in peak fall colors, Morton Arboretum, and Sagawau Canyon in Chicago’s southwest suburbs. With Geoffrey as your tour guide, experience speedboat and snowmobile racing on the Chain o’ Lakes, the mighty Mississippi River aboard a paddleboat, ski jumping in Fox River Grove, and much more.

Wednesday, December 1 7:30 pm

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Beyond Chicago from the Air Join narrator Geoffrey Baer on another breathtaking journey via drone to explore regional sights beyond Chicago in summer, fall, and winter.

9:00 Beyond Chicago from the Air [R] 10:30 Rick Steves’ European Christmas From manger scenes and mistletoe to wintry wonderlands, this program celebrates the Christmas season throughout the European continent.

Thursday 2 EARLY MORNING 12:30 BBC World News 1:00 Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen MD See Wed. Dec. 1 at 3:30 am. [R] 2:30 What to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Michael Crupain Discover how the food choices you make each day – and, most importantly, when you make them – can impact your health.

4:00 The Brain Revolution Explore neuroplasticity – the untapped

power to improve our lives as we age – to learn how the brain works and how we can make it work for us.

In the Spotlight Photo: PBS NewsHour

Wednesday 1

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 9) Extortion and downsizing threaten Downton Abbey.

Change is afoot at the hospital. Mrs. Hughes poses a delicate question. Daisy speaks her mind, and Anna and Bates wait for the word.

9:25 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 9) Wedding plans hit a snag.

Pigs lead to trouble for Edith and Marigold. Thomas gets a hint. Anna has a secret appointment. Violet and Isobel lock horns over health care.

10:30 The Carpenters: Close to You This music-filled documentary traces The Carpenters’ career through the eyes of Richard Carpenter and the duo’s friends in the music business, recalling their bestselling recordings and greatest hits.

Friday 3 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 Rick Steves: Best of the Alps Join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure, with scenic train rides, breathtaking lifts, majestic glaciers, and unforgettable hikes.

2:30 Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Daniel Amen MD [R] 4:00 Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

Judy Woodruff

Celebrating PBS NewsHour This special highlights the history and accomplishments of this groundbreaking public media news organization. The program showcases the unique way the NewsHour team puts together their award-winning hour-long daily newscast, following the reporters, editors, news directors, and on-air hosts as it all comes together for broadcast.

Friday, December 3 8:00 pm

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Celebrating PBS NewsHour This special highlights the history and accomplishments of this groundbreaking public media news organization.

10:00 Call the Midwife: Special Delivery Take a celebratory look back at 10 years of the series in this compilation full

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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

Inside the Vatican

Saturday, December 25 at 8:00 pm WTTW Prime WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

Filmed over the course of one year, this film offers the viewer unprecedented access to one of the most important places in the Christian world. Nestled in the city of Rome, the Vatican is the headquarters of the Catholic Church and an independent city-state.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Inside the Vatican

Photo: courtesy of of Jon Sayers, © Governatorato dello S.C.V. – Direzione dei Musei

These digital channels are available with digital cable or over the air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedule.

Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet

Thursday, December 30 at 7:00 pm

WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet

Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places (Marathon) WTTW Create WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Saturday, December 4 at 9:00 am

Stamp your culinary passport with Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places. Join the James Beard Award-winning chef as she creates easy, enticing meals inspired by her travels to Greece, Spain, Austria, Italy, and California Wine Country.

Photo: Melissa McArdle Photography

WTTW Prime

This sweeping documentary goes well beyond the boundaries of the past. With some of the world’s greatest scholars on Islam providing historical context and critical perspective, Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet tells of intrigue and faith, revolutionary ideas and bitter persecution, brutal war and brilliant diplomacy in an arid desert where tribal allegiance was often the only protection.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Joanne Weir

America Reframed: Late Blossom Blues

Tuesday, December 12 at 7:00pm WTTW World features public media’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW World is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

Born in Mississippi, Leo “Bud” Welch’s recording and touring career begins at the age of 81. With the support of his dedicated manager, veteran Vencie Varnad, Leo’s Blues career takes him to festivals across the South and all the way to Austria. With just a handful of Bluesmen left in America, this film offers a glimpse into the daily life of one of America’s musical treasures.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Leo “Bud” Welch

Nature Cat: A Nature Carol

Friday, December 24 at 7:00 pm WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. The WTTW PBS Kids 24/7 is on Comcast digital channels 368 and on RCN channel 39.

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In the tradition of the Dickens holiday classic, Nature Cat is visited by the spirits of Nature Past (Daisy), Present (Squeeks), and Future (Hal) on Christmas Eve. Don’t miss this beloved children’s holiday special.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Nature Cat

Photo: © 2021 Spiffy Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

WTTW World

The Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show Join Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and their families for this joyful holiday special filmed in 1967.

Songs include “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Silent Night,” and many more. With special guest Sammy Davis, Jr.

Saturday, December 4 9:00 am of births, deaths, love stories, faith, and family. Go behind the scenes at Nonnatus House for interviews with the cast and crew.

11:10 BBC World News 11:40 Country Music: Live at the Ryman Join celebrated musicians for a concert celebrating Country Music by Ken Burns. Hosted by Burns and featuring performances and appearances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam, and more.

Saturday 4 EARLY MORNING 1:40 Brain Fitness Program See Wed. Dec. 1 at 12:30 am. [R] 3:30 Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman, MD 5:00 Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott for 2021 Ed Slott makes talking about taxes fun!

And he’s put together a gift package that has everything you’ll need to get YOUR plan, not the government plan.

MORNING 7:00 Rick Steves Europe Awaits Rick Steves shares vivid and unforgettable visits to

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Beef, Dressed Up Test cook Christie Morrison shows Bridget Lancaster how to make perfect SpiceCrusted Steaks.

12:35 Cook’s Country: The Perfect Cake Christie Morrison and Julia Collin Davison reveal the steps to making a showstopping Blueberry Jam Cake.

1:10 Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Holiday Sides The winter is full of big family meals where you really have to be on your game to get food on the table all at once. Sara shows a little love to the unsung heroes of the big meal, the sides.

1:45 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: All Chocolate, All the Time Bridget and Julia uncover the secrets to making the perfect Boston cream pie. Test cook Erin McMurrer makes the ultimate chocolate sheet cake with milk chocolate frosting.

2:20 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Brunch at Home Bridget and Julia uncover the secrets to making foolproof eggs Benedict at home. Test cook Dan Souza makes a showstopping German pancake.

3:00 Chicago from the Air Host Geoffrey Baer narrates a sweeping bird’s-eye tour of the city and beyond, sharing his signature “I never knew that” facts on the journey. From this thrilling new perspective, trace the remnants of long lost trails and roads, see the ways industry literally re-shaped our region, and discover how Chicago truly lives up to its motto, “City in a Garden.”

4:30 Beyond Chicago from the Air [R]

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices

7:00 Great Performances: Unforgettable, with Love – Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Natalie Cole’s landmark concert. Recorded in 1992, this performance from Pasadena, California is a loving tribute to the music of her father.

8:30 Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone The vocal trio Il Volo pays tribute to Maestro Ennio Morricone, the Academy Award-winning film composer.

10:00 Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes This revealing biography, told in Count Basie’s own words, uncovers for the first time the private passions and ambitions that inspired the world-famous bandleader and pianist.

11:30 Rick Steves Europe Awaits See 7:00 am. [R]

Sunday 5 EARLY MORNING Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Join the acclaimed personal finance expert for essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement.

3:30 Deepak Chopra: Becoming Metahuman Become happier, more joyful and energetic with a simple three-step process that helps us access a field of infinite possibilities.

5:00 Easy Yoga for Diabetes with Peggy Cappy Learn how yoga and the right diet can improve health and have a positive impact on life with diabetes.

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Natalie Cole

Great Performances: Unforgettable with Love Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Natalie Cole’s landmark concert.

Recorded in 1992, this performance from Pasadena, California is a loving tribute to the music of her father.

Saturday, December 4 7:00 pm

Photo: Courtesy of Simone Cecchetti

Frank Sinatra

European favorites – offbeat, romantic, or just good for the soul – that he’d love to visit when we can travel again.

9:00 The Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show Join Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and their families for this joyful holiday special filmed in 1967. With special guest Sammy Davis, Jr. 10:30 America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special Cast members count down the series’ 20 most popular recipes and look back on moments from the show’s two decades on air.

Photo: John Mathew Smith & celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, via Wikimedia Commons

In the Spotlight Photo: Frank Sinatra Enterprises

In the Spotlight

MORNING 6:00 Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy Peggy demonstrates movements to help increase mobility for people who are challenged by arthritis or stiffness due to age or injury.

7:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – The Black Atlantic (1500-1800) (Part 1 of 6) This episode portrays the earliest Africans, both slave and free, who arrived on these shores.

10:04 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – The Age of Slavery (18001860) (Part 2 of 6) This episode illustrates how Black lives changed dramatically in the aftermath of the American Revolution.

11:11 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Into the Fire (1861-1896) (Part 3 of 6) This episode examines the Civil War and the end of slavery, and Reconstruction’s

Il Volo’s Ignazio Boschetto

Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone The vocal trio Il Volo - Gianluca Ginoble, Ignazio Boschetto, and Piero Barone – pay tribute to Maestro Ennio Morricone, the Academy Award-winning composer who having scored more than 500 films, including La Cage aux Folles, The Untouchables, and Cinema Paradiso.

Saturday, December 4 8:30 pm

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Kid Grid Monday-Friday Mornings

Saturday Mornings

5:30 Arthur 6:00 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 6:30 Nature Cat 7:00 Molly of Denali 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Hero Elementary 8:30 Alma’s Way 9:00 Curious George 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Donkey Hodie 10:30 Elinor Wonders Why 11:00 Sesame Street 11:30 Pinkalicious

6:00 Molly of Denali 6:30 Wild Kratts 7:00 Hero Elementary 7:30 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Sunday Mornings 7:00 Donkey Hodie 7:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:00 Curious George 8:30 Arthur 9:00 Hero Elementary

Afternoons

thrilling but tragically brief “moment in the sun.”

AFTERNOON 12:18 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Making a Way Out of No Way (18971940) (Part 4 of 6) Learn about the Jim Crow era, when African Americans struggled to build their own worlds within the harsh, narrow confines of segregation.

1:37 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Rise!

(1940-1968) (Part 5 of 6) This episode examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable.

2:55 African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – A More Perfect Union (1968-2013) (Part 6 of 6) After 1968, African Americans set out to build a future on the foundation of the civil rights movement’s victories, but a growing class disparity threatened to split the Black community in two.

5:00 Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things Follow the six-decade journey of the

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Great Performances: Broadway Musicals – A Jewish Legacy Explore the role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the American musical.

Narrated by Joel Grey.

10:00 Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes See Sat. Dec. 4 at 10:00 pm. [R] 11:30 BBC World News

Tuesday 7 EARLY MORNING 12:00 The Carpenters: Close to You See Thurs. Dec. 2 at 10:30 pm. [R] 1:30 Beyond Chicago from the Air [R] 3:00 Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen, MD Dr. Amen shares six practical steps to help you feel happier, sharper, and more in control of their own destiny.

4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special 9:30 Beyond Chicago from the Air [R] 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special [R]

Thursday 9 EARLY MORNING 1:00 Rick Steves European Christmas [R] 3:00 Energy Paradox with Dr. Steven Gundry Dr. Gundry offers the tools necessary to quiet the autoimmune battle that depletes precious energy reserves, leaving you drained and prone to mood disorders and weight gain.

4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

Elinor Wonders Why • M-F at 10:30

extraordinary performer as her sublime voice transforms the tragedies and troubles of her life into joy.

EVENING 7:00 Beyond Chicago from the Air [R] 8:30 Beyond Chicago from the Air [R] 10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 10:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 11:00 Rick Steves European Christmas See Wed. Dec. 1 at 10:30 pm. [R]

Monday 6 EARLY MORNING 1:00 Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman, MD [R] 2:30 Brain Fitness Program [R] 4:00 Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy Discover how yoga can help anyone, regardless of age, increase strength and mobility.

5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Ken Burns: Muhammad Ali This new special celebrates the recent multipart film, with new and exclusive interviews with the producers.

9:30 Aretha Franklin Remembered Celebrate the legendary Queen of Soul and the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with her greatest hits from television appearances spanning the 1960s-2000s.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Great Performances: Unforgettable, with Love – Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole See Sat. Dec. 4 at 7:30 pm. [R]

Wednesday 8 EARLY MORNING 1:00 Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide See Sun. Dec. 5 at 1:30 am. [R] 3:00 Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD Dr. Gundry shares a step-by-step easy approach to help you feel better and more youthful today, no matter your age.

4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids

In the Spotlight Photo: Courtesy of Michael Gaffney

12:00 Dinosaur Train 12:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog 1:00 Sesame Street 1:30 Donkey Hodie 2:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 2:30 Let’s Go Luna 3:00 Nature Cat 3:30 Molly of Denali 4:00 Alma’s Way 4:30 Arthur 5:00 Odd Squad

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

Muhammad Ali

Ken Burns: Muhammad Ali This new special celebrates the recent multipart film, with new and exclusive interviews with producers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, who share how they created the epic eight-hour miniseries about the legendary boxing champion.

Tuesday, December 7 8:00 pm

7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 9) A wedding dress drama takes a disastrous turn. The breakfast battle is settled. A handsome volunteer helps Edith meet a deadline. The hospital debate gets nasty.

9:15 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 9) Miss Baxter faces a dilemma. Anna and Mary rush to London. Daisy continues to press her case.

A former maid comes to lunch. Car talk is in the air.

10:30 To be announced

Friday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week

In the Spotlight

8:00 To be announced 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 To be announced

Saturday 11 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced

MORNING 5:00-11:00 To be announced 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland with Aleksandra August: Zakopane

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Secret Steaks 1:00 Simply Ming: Ming Tsai with Jonathan Waxman 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Chicken and Biscuits 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Burgers and Chips 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Welcome to Guadalajara 4:00 Rick Steves European Christmas [R]

EVENING 6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 To be announced

Sunday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced AFTERNOON 12:00 To be announced

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Downtown Chicago engulfed in flames

The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special Experience the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 with vivid animations and dramatic re-enactments. This special explores the disaster through eyewitness accounts of the city’s mayor, a newspaper publisher, a heroic janitor, and a successful businesswoman named Catherine O’Leary whose status as an Irish immigrant led to her being wrongfully accused of starting the blaze.

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6:00 To be announced 8:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7) James Herriot interviews for a job with harried Yorkshire veterinarian Siegfried Farnon.

His first day is full of surprises.

9:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) Siegfried’s fun-loving brother Tristan arrives to help out. Mrs. Pumphrey throws a swanky party.

10:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 10:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 11:00 To be announced

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1800 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago

Voted one of the top 10 holiday historic home tours in 2019

by USA Today and 10Best!

Christmas Candlelight Tours Saturday and Sunday December 11-12 & 18-19 Tours begin every 15 minutes First tour 4:30pm, last tour 6:30pm

Explore Christmas customs and decorations of the late 19th century including two trees, music, the eight-course Christmas feast, and more!

House Decorated for Christmas

November 24 - December 31 Experience the house, decked out in its Christmas finery, during a docent-led tour.

Tours offered Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:30pm.

PLEASE NOTE All tours by advance ticket only Tour size limited to ensure the safety of our guests; face mask required Tours subject to change based on current state and city COVID-19 guidelines

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20 Years of Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

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Join celebrity chef and author Lidia Bastianich as she travels across the United States to celebrate culture through food. In this episode, Lidia highlights people who have overcome extraordinary odds to find purpose in serving their communities – in big cities and small pockets of rural America.

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the Choir and Orchestra for this 20th anniversary retrospective with performances from Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Gladys Knight, Angela Lansbury, Hugh Bonneville, Renée Fleming, and more.

10:00 To be announced 11:30 BBC World News

12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 To be announced 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

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Lidia Celebrates America: Overcoming the Odds

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

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Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the Choir and Orchestra for this 20th anniversary retrospective with performances from Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Gladys Knight, Angela Lansbury, Hugh Bonneville, Renée Fleming, and more.

Lidia Bastianich

5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Lidia Celebrates America: Overcoming the Odds Lidia highlights people who have overcome extraordinary odds to find purpose in serving their communities – in big cities and small pockets of rural America.

9:00 The Nutcracker and the Mouse King This film is a re-imagination of the classic Nutcracker story, featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and narrated by Alan Cumming.

10:30 All Is Bright! A Concordia Christmas The vocal and instrumental musical ensembles of Concordia University Irvine and friends present a festive collection of music.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 12 at 8:00 am. [R] 1:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 12 at 9:00 am. [R] 2:30 20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir See Mon. Dec. 13 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Santa’s Wild Home Get an intimate look into life in Lapland, fabled land of Santa Claus and actual home of tenacious wildlife such as reindeer, wolverines, Brown bears, and more.

9:00 NOVA: Decoding Da Vinci Journey to Florence to discover how Leonardo da Vinci used science, from human dissections to innovative painting techniques, to create his legendary artwork.

Learn why Mona Lisa’s smile is so captivating – and what it took to create it.

10:00 Impossible Builds: Skinny Skyscraper In Manhattan, architects and engineers are redefining just how much land it takes to support a skyscraper. In a city where the only direction to build is up, they’ve designed a needle-thin tower 82 stories high, built on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Lidia Celebrates America: Overcoming the Odds See Tues. Dec. 14 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 The Nutcracker and the Mouse King See Tues.

Dec. 14 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 All Is Bright! A Concordia Christmas See Tues.

Dec. 14 at 10:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Austin City Limits: Patty Griffin/The Revivalists Thrill to the best in American roots music with singersongwriter Patty Griffin and New Orleans rockers The Revivalists. Griffin and her backing duo perform songs from her self-titled LP. The Revivalists play tunes from their album Take Good Care.

4:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 9) Thomas makes Andy a generous offer. Spratt rescues Denker. A powerful politician comes to dinner.

Robert upsets the family.

Mary gets suspicious.

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Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 9) The hospital war reaches a climax. Violet goes on the warpath. Daisy tries to foil a romance. Prospects are looking up for Mary and Edith.

Thomas feels trapped.

10:30 The Magic of Christmas in Alsace 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Friday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:30 To be announced 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas Newly minted Dame Mary Berry visits Harewood House in Yorkshire as it prepares for Christmas on a grand scale, and demonstrates how to make delicious recipes inspired by

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The Magic of Christmas in Alsace The Alsatian landscape is covered with medieval towns, castle ruins, and vineyards that overflow with charm and history, and their Christmas markets are a truly magical take on this uniquely French celebration of Christmas.

Accompanied by French carols sung by Maine Girls Chorus.

Thursday, December 16 10:30 pm

Saturday 18 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 1:30 The Chavis Chronicles 2:00 Nature: Santa’s Wild Home See Wed. Dec. 15 at 8:00 pm. [R]

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3:00 NOVA: Decoding Da Vinci See Wed. Dec. 15 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Impossible Builds: Skinny Skyscraper See Wed. Dec. 15 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review [R] 5:30 Happy Yoga

MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Conscious Living: Living Zen 9:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan: Scott Galloway 10:00 This Old House: Concord, Focus on Framing 10:30 Ask This Old House: Drill Drivers, Patios Expansion 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Krakow

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Primal Grill 1:00 Simply Ming: Ming Tsai with Rick Bayless 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: The Very Best Paris-Brest 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Bake Sale Favorites 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Food Meets Art 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Prickly Business 4:30 Check, Please! Tryzub Ukrainian Kitchen, Eris Brewery & Cider House, Smack Dab 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Germany’s Hamburg and the Luther Trail 5:30 PBS NewsHour Weekend

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Christmas at DePaul Join Chicago’s DePaul University for the wondrous retelling of the birth of Christ in word and song.

This virtual performance features the talents of DePaul faculty, staff and students, and alumni.

Friday, December 17 9:00 pm

6:00 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices 6:30 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices 7:00 Midsomer Murders: Saints and Sinners (in 2 parts) The discovery of a Saint’s bones at an archaeological dig causes a stir in the village of Midsomer Cicely. But when the leader of the dig is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson soon realize that it’s not only skeletons that have been long buried in the hallowed ground.

8:40 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Reputation, Reputation, Reputation! Frank and Lu enter the competitive world of hairdressing, and find themselves combing through a tangled web of backstabbing and deceit.

9:30 Death in Paradise As Saint Marie celebrates

getting through to the finals of the Inter-Island Volleyball Championships, DI Goodman and the team are under pressure to solve the murder of a player, while Commissioner Selwyn squares up to an old nemesis.

10:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 7) [R] 11:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 7) [R]

Sunday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: Santa’s Wild Home [R] 1:30 Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas See Fri. Dec. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir [R] 4:30 The Magic of Christmas In Alsace See Thurs.

Dec. 16 at 10:30 pm. [R] 5:00 To be announced

MORNING 7:00-9:30 WTTW Kids 9:30 To be announced 11:00 Pritzker Military Presents Lt. Col. John Arsenault and Thomas Gourneau speak about chaos, bravery, confusion, fear, and the fighting spirit of Marines of the First Battalion Fourth Marines, who fought a fierce hill battle with regular North Vietnamese Army forces in March of 1969 on Firebase Argonne.

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A Charlie Brown Christmas Feeling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the gang’s holiday play.

Can he overcome his friends’ preference for dancing over acting, find the “perfect” tree, and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

Sunday, December 19 6:30 pm

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festive dishes of the past.

9:00 Christmas at DePaul Join Chicago’s DePaul University for the wondrous retelling of the birth of Christ in word and song. This virtual performance features the talents of DePaul faculty, staff and students, and alumni.

10:00 Live from Bradley Symphony Center: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra celebrates its new season with the opening of a restored city landmark, Bradley Symphony Hall.

Under the baton of KenDavid Masur with special guest pianist Aaron Diehl, the orchestra will perform works by Ellington, Gershwin, and Stravinsky, along with a new piece by Eric Nathan.

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AFTERNOON 12:00 Great Performances at the Met: Bryn Terfel & Friends in Concert Enjoy a holiday performance from the famed bass-baritone in Wales’ Brecon Cathedral featuring Welsh traditional folk group Calan. The program includes festive favorites, Lerner and Loewe’s “Little Prince,” and more.

1:00 Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland Using the forests, lakes, and beaches as their stage and the mountains and valleys as their backdrop, Celtic Woman travels throughout Ireland to perform a variety of tunes, including “Amazing Grace,” “Bonny Portmore,” “Angel,” “Where Sheep May Safely Graze,” “May It Be,” and more.

3:00 America’s Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays The entire cast is home for the holidays, and they’re sharing their tips and tricks for planning a stress-free gathering, while also recounting personal holiday memories

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Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas – from carols to turkey, gift-giving to mistletoe, and mulled wine – has surprising Tudor origins, rooted in devotion and charity.

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In the Spotlight and revealing their all-time favorite holiday recipes from the Test Kitchen archives.

4:00 A Chef’s Life Holiday Special Join Vivian Howard as she serves up the best of her Southern cooking heritage and the Chanukah traditions of her husband Ben. From humble Hoppin’ John to elegant red velvet cake, sample a charming and delicious holiday celebration.

5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 5:30 Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas [R]

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Wheaton College Christmas Festival Alternating between choral and instrumental pieces performed by more than 250 talented musicians of the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music ensembles, this production includes a mixture of traditional and contemporary Christmas music.

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Nurse Lucille Anderson

Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2021 Christmas 1966 promises to be a memorable one. The Nonnatus House team are faced with their busiest Christmas Day ever as the Maternity Home is filled with expectant moms and challenging cases. Luckily, Mother Mildred is on hand to support the team.

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6:30 A Charlie Brown Christmas Feeling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the gang’s holiday play. Can he overcome his friends’ preference for dancing over acting, find the “perfect” tree, and discover the true meaning of Christmas?

7:00 Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas – from carols to turkey, gift-giving to mistletoe, and mulled wine – has surprising Tudor origins, rooted in devotion and charity.

8:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 7) James is put to the test with an ailing racehorse.

Tristan faces a familiar temptation. Siegfried angles for a prestigious client.

9:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 7) While Tristan gives Tricki-Woo the spa treatment, James deals with Helen’s champion bull. Siegfried makes a decision about Tristan.

10:00 Chicago Tonight: Black Voices [R] 10:30 Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices [R] 11:00 Austin City Limits: Cage the Elephant/Tank and the Bangas Nashville rockers Cage the Elephant blaze through hits and albums. New Orleans jazz/ soul mavens Tank and the Bangas groove through songs from Green Balloon.

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Dec. 18 at 8:40 pm. [R] 2:30 Death in Paradise See Sat. Dec. 18 at 9:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Live from Bradley Symphony Center: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra See Fri. Dec. 17 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Naughty or Nice Highlights include an 1863 Temperance lithograph illustrating the evils of imbibing spirits; a letter from Gerald Ford, written when he was House Minority Leader, to his kindergarten teacher in Michigan; and a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the film Some Like It Hot. 9:00 Christmas at Belmont Join Belmont University students along with the Nashville Children’s Choir for this holiday celebration.

Taped in Belmont’s McAfee Concert Hall, the show includes classic holiday songs and festive tunes.

10:00 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own Redeeming Love Alternating between choral and instrumental pieces performed by 250+ talented musicians of the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music ensembles, this production includes a mixture of traditional and contemporary Christmas music.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Tuesday 21 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas See Sun. Dec. 19 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

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12:00 Midsomer Murders: Saints and Sinners (in 2 parts) See Sat. Dec. 18 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:40 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators: Reputation, Reputation, Reputation! See Sat.

5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Finding Your Roots: On

Broadway Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Broadway stars Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin, discovering ancestors whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success.

9:00 American Experience: Voice of Freedom Explore the fascinating life of celebrated singer Marian Anderson. In 1939, after being barred from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black, she triumphed at the Lincoln Memorial in what became a landmark moment in American history.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Wednesday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Naughty or Nice See Mon. Dec. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Christmas at Belmont See Mon. Dec. 20 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own Redeeming Love See Mon. Dec. 20 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Great Performances at the Met: Bryn Terfel & Friends in Concert See Sun. Dec. 19 at 12:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La Only recently discovered, snub-nosed monkeys are hauntingly beautiful primates, gentler than others of their kind.

Their survival depends on strong defensive strategies and the cooperation and interdependence of them all.

9:00 NOVA: Decoding the Great Pyramid Stunning new archaeological evidence provides clues about the Egyptians who built the Great Pyramid of Giza – and how they did it. Join researchers as they delve into the logbook of a work crew and discover how the massive project transformed Egypt.

10:00 Wild Travels: America’s Oddest Museums Host Will Clinger travels the country visiting unusual collections that include action figures and pinball machines, portraits made entirely of bugs, mustard, and even dust!

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Thursday 23 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: On Broadway See Tues.

Dec. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 American Experience: Voice of Freedom See Tues.

Dec. 21 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:30 A Chef’s Life Holiday Special See Sun. Dec. 19 at 4:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Jay’s Chicago Discover a farmer who grows more than 100 varieties of heirloom apples; Afghan war vets working to rebuild Afghanistan with saffron; a Chicago high school teaching farming; Chicago’s king of exotic mushrooms; urban gardens run by refugees who were farmers back home.

8:00 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 7 of 9) A car race gives Mary flashbacks. Mrs. Patmore opens for business. Mrs. Hughes tricks Carson.

Things get serious for Edith.

Robert gets a surprise gift.

9:15 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Part 8 of 9) Two romances get complicated. Molesley and Spratt try out new jobs. Thomas takes a fateful step. Mrs. Patmore provokes a scandal.

Isobel puts her foot down.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Friday 24 Christmas Eve EARLY MORNING 12:30 Nature: Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La See Wed. Dec. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 NOVA: Decoding the Great Pyramid See Wed. Dec. 22 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Wild Travels: America’s Oddest Museums See Wed. Dec. 22 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 America’s Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays See Sun. Dec. 19 at 3:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R] 5:00 The Magic of Christmas in Alsace [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour

7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own Redeeming Love [R] 9:00 A St. Thomas Christmas: Bloom Eternal This special celebrates the Advent and Christmas season by drawing from both familiar traditional carols and innovative contemporary selections.

10:00 Christmas at DePaul See Fri. Dec. 17 at 9:00 pm. [R] 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Christmas at Belmont [R]

Saturday 25 Christmas Day EARLY MORNING 12:30 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara and renowned actor Richard Thomas join The Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra, and Bells at Temple Square for an Americana-themed Christmas special that exudes the warmth and peace of the season.

1:30 20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir [R] 3:30 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own Redeeming Love [R] 4:30 A St. Thomas Christmas: Bloom Eternal See Fri. Dec. 24 at 9:00 pm. [R] 5:30 Happy Yoga

MORNING 6:00-9:00 WTTW Kids 9:00 Conscious Living: The Raw Food Buzz 9:30 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan: David Byrne 10:00 This Old House: Concord, Planting for the Future 10:30 Ask This Old House: Camilla’s Workshop 11:00 Lidia’s Kitchen 11:30 Flavor of Poland: Warsaw

AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire: Tex Meets Mex 1:00 Simply Ming: Ming Tsai with Carla Hall 1:30 Sara’s Weeknight Meals 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Hearty Mediterranean at Home 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Back to Grilling Basics 3:00 Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television 3:30 Pati’s Mexican Table: Jalisco Classics 4:00 A Chef’s Life: Prickly Business 4:30 Check, Please! Giant,

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In the Spotlight Blossom Café, Saucy Porka 5:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 3) With their father away at war, sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March come to terms with their new life, alongside their mother, Marmee. The girls make friends with Laurie, the new boy next door.

EVENING 6:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 3) The March family fears the worst when Mr. March falls ill. As circumstances change for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, the family must come together to face their most difficult challenge yet.

7:00 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 3) 8:00 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2021 Christmas 1966 promises to be a memorable one. The Nonnatus House team are faced with their busiest Christmas Day ever as the Maternity Home is filled with expectant moms and challenging cases.

Luckily, Mother Mildred is on hand to support the team.

9:35 Death in Paradise DI Goodman is embroiled in the cutthroat world of corporate team building when an entrepreneur is killed, but a surprise revelation from one of the suspects threatens to derail the investigation.

10:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 7) [R] 11:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 7) [R]

Angela Merkel

In Their Own Words: Angela Merkel Follow Merkel’s meteoric rise from pastor’s daughter to Time Person of the Year. As a young woman emerging from East Germany, she successfully navigated the male-dominated sphere of German politics to become first female Chancellor of Germany.

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Sunday 26 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Finding Your Roots: On Broadway [R] 1:30 Antiques Roadshow: Naughty or Nice [R] 2:30 American Experience: Voice of Freedom [R] 4:30 Jay’s Chicago See Thurs.

Dec. 23 at 7:30 pm.

5:00 Nature: Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La [R]

MORNING 6:00-10:30 WTTW Kids 10:30 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 3) See Sat. Dec. 25 at 5:00 pm. [R] 11:30 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 3) See Sat. Dec. 25 at 6:00 pm. [R]

AFTERNOON 12:30 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 3) See Sat. Dec. 25 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:30 Great Performances: Coppelia Enjoy this contemporary reboot of the

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Composed of a blend of live action ballet with CGI, the film features ballet stars Michaela DePrince and Daniel Camargo.

Craft in America: Harmony Celebrate the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments, featuring Marc Savoy and the Savoy family, bow maker Susan Lipkins, luthier Doug Naselroad, and artist Richard Jolley.

Craft in America: Jewelry Explore the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment, featuring jewelers Tom Herman, Harriete Estel Berman, Art Smith, Gabrielle Gould, and Jesse Monongya.

PBS NewsHour Weekend Death in Paradise See Sat. Dec. 25 at 9:35 pm. [R]

EVENING 6:30 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage. Navigating the terrain, they strive to keep up with the needs of the locals.

8:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) James volunteers to be the official vet at the

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The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham …

Victoria on Masterpiece

Ken Burns: Muhammad Ali

The Good Road

Stories from the …

Great Performances: Broadway Musicals – A Jewish Legacy NOVA

Rick Steves

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Ken Burns: The National Parks

American Masters: Rita Moreno - Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Antiques Roadshow

To be announced

Durrells in Corfu

The Week in Review Washington Week

NOVA

American Experience: Chasing the Moon

Chicago Tonight

Independent Lens

Grantchester on Masterpiece

Chicago Tonight

America ReFramed

Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie

Chicago Tonight

In Their Own Words: Pope Francis

America ReFramed Beyond Chicago from the Air

American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller

Great Performances: Unforgettable, with Love – Natalie Cole …

PBS NewsHour

DW The Day

Chicago Tonight

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Downton Abbey Season 6 on … (9:25)

Trouble with Maggie Cole

PBS NewsHour

Civilizations

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Indian Doctor

Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone

Celebrating PBS NewsHour

Celebrating PBS NewsHour

The Week in Review Washington Week Durrells in Corfu

Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece

Grantchester on Masterpiece

9:30 pm

Beyond Chicago from the Air

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Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain

American Experience: Chasing the Moon

Ask This Old House Nature

Kelly Corrigan

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Kelly Corrigan

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History Detectives

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Black Voices

Outside

Guru Nanak: The Founder of Sikhism

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Rick Steves

This Old House

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Reel South

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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things Chicago Tonight

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Beyond Chicago from the Air

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Grantchester on Masterpiece

Chicago Tonight

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Ask This Old House Nature

Poldark on Masterpiece

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Outside

Rick Steves Hunger and Hope

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Jamie Oliver: Together

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Can’t-Miss Stories from the Stage

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This Old House

Kelly Corrigan

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Jay’s Chicago

Will to Preach

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Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 3) Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 3) Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2021

Poldark on Masterpiece

Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer

Death in (5:30)

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River City Drumbeat

Ornament of the World

Durrells in Corfu

The Week in Review Washington Week

Climate Change: The Facts

Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet

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Little Women on Masterpiece

Chicago Tonight

America ReFramed

Us on Masterpiece

Chicago Tonight

The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song

PBS NewsHour

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Ask This Old House Nature

Kelly Corrigan

Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019

Buddha

Antiques Roadshow

Stories from the …

Roadkill

American Experience: The Codebreaker

PBS NewsHour

Life at the Waterhole

POV

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 …

America ReFramed

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Civilizations

Elizabeth is Missing on Masterpiece

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Christmas at DePaul

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Will to Preach

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DW The Day

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Climate Change: The Facts

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Frontline: Opioids, Inc.

DW The Day

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Standing on Sacred Ground

River City Drumbeat

Austin City Limits

All Creatures …

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Washington Week

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United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream

Extinction: The Facts

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Wild Travels: America’s Oddest Museums

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DW The Day

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Wheaton College Christmas Festival

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Little Women on Masterpiece

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Standing on Sacred Ground

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All Creatures …

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The Week in Review Washington Week DW The Day

Death in Paradise (9:35)

My Grandparent’s War PBS NewsHour

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Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (9:15)

A St. Thomas Christmas: Bloom Eternal

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Civilizations

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Death in Paradise

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Roadkill

American Experience: Voice of Freedom

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Life at the Waterhole

Christmas at Belmont

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

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Frontline

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Earth Emergency

Death in Paradise

All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 …

America ReFramed

Weekend in Havanna

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Becoming Johanna PBS NewsHour

In Their Own Words: Angela Merkel

The Good Road

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Nature: Mystery Monkeys of Shangri-La

Finding Your Roots

The Good Road

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Earth’s Sacred Wonders

All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 …

From the Streets to the Stage

Great Old Amusement Parks

Outside American Experience: Jubilee Singers

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Victoria & Albert: The Wedding

Chaplains

Durrells in Corfu

Impossible Builds

Civilizations

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The Week in Review Washington Week

Your Health: A Sacred Matter

Ornament of the World

Chicago Tonight

Independent Lens

Secrets of the Royal Kitchen

Chicago Tonight

America ReFramed

Us on Masterpiece

Chicago Tonight

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Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece

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America’s Forests

Confucius Was a Foodie

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Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries

This Old House

America’s Test …

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Chicago Tonight Ask This Old House Nature

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PBS NewsHour

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Reel South

The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song

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Motorweek

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PBS NewsHour

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Nature

History Detectives

Kelly Corrigan

Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor …

Evening with Ken Chenault

Antiques Roadshow

Midsomer Murders: Saints and Sinners

American Experience: Billy Graham

Durrells in Corfu

The Week in Review Washington Week

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American Experience: Chasing the Moon

Chicago Tonight

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Black Voices

Latino Voices

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Outside

Chaplains

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Mon Dec 20 Wed Dec 1 Rick Steves’ European Christmas 10:30 pm

Sat Dec 4 The Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show 9:00 am Sara’s Weeknight Meals: Holiday Sides 1:10 pm

Mon Dec 13 20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir 8:00 pm

Thu Dec 16 The Magic of Christmas in Alsace 10:30 pm

Fri Dec 17 Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas 8:00 pm Christmas at DePaul 9:00 pm

Sun Dec 19

Christmas at Belmont 9:00 pm Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own Redeeming Love 10:00 pm

Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree: Christmas Around the World Weekdays at 6:30 pm

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Sat Dec 18

A St. Thomas Christmas: Bloom Eternal 9:00 pm

Folkstage: Matt Watroba & Robert Jones 8:00 pm

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Mon Dec 20Fri Dec 24

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas 12:30 am Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2021 8:00 pm

Sun Dec 26 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019 6:30 pm

Fri Dec 31 United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream 8:00 pm Great Performances at the Met: New Year’s Gala 9:30 pm

Great Performances at the Met: Bryn Terfel & Friends in Concert 12:00 pm America’s Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays 3:00 pm A Chef’s Life Holiday Special 4:00 pm A Charlie Brown Christmas 6:30 pm Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas 7:00 pm

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Wed Dec 1 A Hanukkah Celebration with Chicago a cappella 8:00 pm

Sat Dec 4 Folkstage: The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band celebrates Hanukkah 8:00 pm

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Holiday Celebrations Around the World 7:00 pm Christmas Around the World Weekdays 6:30 pm

Mon Dec 20 Gaudete! Early Music for the Christmas Season 10:00 pm

Tue Dec 21 A Chanticleer Christmas 9:00 pm

Thu Dec 23 Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain: An Irish-Appalachian Celebration 8:00 pm

Fri Dec 24 From King’s College Cambridge University: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 9:00 am Impromptu Encore: Holiday Music with Music of the Baroque 12:00 pm Music of the Baroque’s Brass and Choral Holiday Concert 3:00 pm

Best of Studs Terkel: Christmas Memories 11:00 pm

Sat Dec 25 An Introductions Christmas 11:00 am Christmas from DePaul University 3:00 pm Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square 6:00 pm Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Latin American Christmas Carols 7:00 pm Folkstage: An Irish Christmas Concert 8:00 pm

Sun Dec 26 St. Olaf Christmas Festival 10:00 am Music of the Baroque presents Handel’s Messiah 3:00 pm

Mon Dec 27Fri Dec 31 Afternoon Music with Candice Agree: Christmas Around the World Weekdays 6:30 pm

Wed Dec 29 A Roaring Christmas with the BBC Singers 8:00 pm

Fri Dec 31 The Berlin Philharmonic’s 2021 New Year’s Eve Concert 10:00 pm

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10:00 This Old House 10:30 Ask This Old House 11:00

Lidia’s Kitchen

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Flavor of Poland

12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire 1:00

Simply Ming

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Sara’s Weeknight Meals

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America’s Test Kitchen

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America’s Test Kitchen

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Pati’s Mexican Table

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A Chef’s Life

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In the Spotlight (Part 2 of 3) [R] 2:30 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 3) [R] 3:30 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2021 [R] 5:00 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING

Matthew Polenzani and Angel Blue

Great Performances at the Met: New Year’s Gala The Metropolitan Opera welcomes the new year with a gala performance featuring a dazzling quartet of Met stars – sopranos Angel Blue and Pretty Yende, and tenors Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani – from the Parktheater im Kurhaus Göggingen in Augsburg, Germany.

Friday, December 31 9:30 pm Darrowby Show. His ordeals include an ethical plight involving Helen’s bull.

9:00 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) Defying Siegfried, Tristan coaxes James to try a risky procedure to save a stricken cow. Then James gets a shock from Helen.

10:00 River City Drumbeat Edward “Nardie” White devoted his life to leading the AfricanAmerican drum corps he cofounded with Zambia Nkrumah in Louisville, Kentucky three decades ago. Now Albert Shumake, whose destiny was shaped by the drumline, must rise and take up the mantle for the next generation.

11:30 Austin City Limits: The Raconteurs/Black Pumas Enjoy 60 minutes of soulful rock ‘n’ roll with the Raconteurs and Black Pumas.

Nashville’s Raconteurs spotlight their album Help Us Stranger, while Austin’s Black Pumas perform tunes from their self-titled debut.

Monday 27 EARLY MORNING 12:30 Little Women on Masterpiece (Part 1 of 3) [R] 1:30 Little Women on Masterpiece 18

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6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 5, Part 2 Highlights include Fantasia drawings and sketches from 1940, Alvin & the Chipmunks puppets, ca.

1958, and Israel Regardie’s manuscripts and book.

Which is tonight’s big find?

9:00 POV: Unapologetic Meet Janaé and Bella, two fierce abolitionists whose upbringing and experiences shape their activism and views on Black liberation. Through their lens, take an inside look into the ongoing movement that transformed Chicago, from the police murder of Rekia Boyd to the election of Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

10:30 POV Shorts: Le Frère Living with an illness that prevents him from using his body, Kaïs is awakened every morning by a different family member. Though paralyzed, he dreams he is the hero of his favorite manga.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Tuesday 28 EARLY MORNING 12:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 on Masterpiece (Part 6 of 7) See Sun. Dec. 26 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Great Performances: Coppelia See Sun. Dec. 26 at 1:30 pm. [R] 4:00 Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan: David Byrne [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 In Their Own Words: Angela Merkel Follow Merkel’s meteoric rise from pastor’s daughter to Time Person of the Year. As a young woman emerging from East Germany, she successfully

navigated the male-dominated sphere of German politics to become first female Chancellor of Germany.

9:00 American Experience: The Codebreaker Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down Al Capone and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America.

10:00 Frontline: Opioids, Inc. Frontline spotlights a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Times, this is an investigation of how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

Codebreaker See Tues.

Dec. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R] 2:30 Frontline: Opioids, Inc. See Tues. Dec. 28 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Craft in America: Jewelry See Sun. Dec. 26 at 4:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

Wednesday 29

New Year’s Eve

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece (Series Finale) How will fate resolve the stories of the occupants of this unforgettable house?

10:00 POV: Unapologetic [R] 11:30 BBC World News

Friday 31

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12:30 Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 5, Part 2 See Mon. Dec. 27 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 POV: Unapologetic See Mon. Dec. 27 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 POV Shorts: Le Frère See Mon. Dec. 17 at 10:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Craft in America: Harmony See Sun. Dec. 26 at 3:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

12:00 Amanpour and Company 1:00 Earth Emergency See Wed. Dec. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 NOVA: Secrets of the Forbidden City See Wed. Dec. 29 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Climate Change: The Facts See Wed. Dec. 29 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:00 POV Shorts: Le Frère [R] 4:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

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5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

5:30-5:30 WTTW Kids 5:30 BBC World News America

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6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Earth Emergency Explore how environmental feedback loops are amplifying global warming and what we can do about it.

Narrated by Richard Gere.

9:00 NOVA: Secrets of the Forbidden City Explore this ancient architectural masterpiece, long hidden from Western eyes, as experts use ancient craft secrets to restore its fading grandeur.

10:00 Climate Change: The Facts Scientists explore the impact of climate change. Discover how the latest innovations and technology are posing potential solutions and what individuals can do to prevent further damage.

11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Amanpour and Company

6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review 7:30 Washington Week 8:00 United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream Ring in the New Year with this all-star concert performed on location at Philadelphia’s historic Independence Hall.

Hosted by Chita Rivera with performances by Judy Collins, Cassadee Pope, Brandee Younger, members of The Washington Ballet, and more, joined by Luke Frazier and the American Pops Orchestra.

9:30 Great Performances at the Met: New Year’s Gala The Metropolitan Opera welcomes the new year with a gala performance featuring a dazzling quartet of Met stars.

10:30 Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Garth Brooks becomes the youngest-ever recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C.

Thursday 30 EARLY MORNING 12:30 In Their Own Words: Angela Merkel See Tues.

Dec. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R] 1:30 American Experience: The

December At-a-Glance • Arts • Performance All Is Bright: A Concordia Christmas Tuesday, 10:30 pm (12/14) Thursday, 3:00 am (12/16) 20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Monday, 8:00 pm (12/13) Wednesday, 2:30 am (12/15) Sunday, 2:30 am (12/19) Saturday, 1:30 am (12/25) Aretha Franklin Remembered Tuesday, 9:30 pm (12/7) Austin City Limits Thursday, 3:30 am (12/16) Sunday, 11:00 pm (12/19) Sunday, 11:30 pm (12/26) Carpenters: Close to You Thursday, 10:30 pm (12/2) Tuesday, 12:00 am (12/7) Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland Sunday, 1:00pm (12/19) Christmas at Belmont Monday, 9:00pm (12/20) Wednesday, 1:30 am (12/22) Friday, 11:30 pm (12/24) Christmas at DePaul Friday, 9:00 pm (12/17) Friday, 10:00 pm (12/24) Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Saturday, 12:30 am (12/25) Count Basie – Through His Own Eyes Saturday, 10:00 pm (12/4) Monday, 10:00 pm (12/6) Country Music: Live at the Ryman Friday, 11:40 pm (12/3) Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Saturday, 9:00 am (12/4) Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things Sunday, 5:00 pm (12/9) Garth Brooks: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Friday, 10:30 pm (12/31) Great Performances Saturday, 7:00 pm (12/4) Monday, 8:00 pm (12/6) Tuesday, 11:30 pm (12/7) Sunday, 1:30 pm (12/26) Tuesday, 2:30 am (12/28) Great Performances at the Met Sunday, 12:00 pm (12/19) Wednesday, 3:30 am (12/22) Friday, 9:20 pm (12/31) Il Volo: Tribute to Ennio Morricone Saturday, 8:30 pm (12/4) Live from Bradley Symphony Center: Milwaukee Symphony Friday, 10:00 pm (12/17) Monday, 3:30 am (12/20) Nutcracker and the Mouse King Tuesday, 9:00 pm (12/14) Thursday, 1:30 am (12/16) St. Thomas Christmas: Bloom Eternal Friday, 9:00 pm (12/24) Saturday, 4:30 am (12/25) United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream Friday, 8:00 pm (12/31) Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own Redeeming Love Monday, 10:00 pm (12/20) Wednesday, 2:30 am (12/22) Friday, 8:00 pm (12/24) Saturday, 3:30 am (12/25)

Drama • Comedy • Movies All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece Sundays, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (12/12, 12/19/ 12/26) Wednesday, 12:30 am, 1:30 am (12/15) Saturdays, 10:30 pm, 11:30 pm (12/18, 12/25) Tuesday, 1:30 am, 2:30 am (12/21) Tuesday, 12:30 am, 1:30 am (12/28) Call the Midwife Friday, 10:00 pm (12/3)

Call the Midwife Holiday Special Saturday, 8:00 pm (12/25) Sunday, 6:30 pm (12/26) Monday, 3:30 am (12/27) Charlie Brown Christmas Sunday, 6:30 pm (12/19) Death in Paradise Saturdays, 9:30 pm (12/18, 12/25) Monday, 2:30 am (12/20) Sunday, 5:30 pm (12/26) Downton Abbey Season 6 on Masterpiece Thursdays, 8:00 pm Thursday, 9:15 pm (12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23) Little Women on Masterpiece Saturday, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm (12/25) Sunday, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm (12/26) Monday, 12:30 am, 1:30 am, 2:30 am (12/27) Midsomer Murders Saturday, 7:00 pm, 7:50 pm (12/18) Monday, 12:00 am, 12:50 am (12/20) River City Drumbeat Sunday, 10:00 pm (12/26) Shakespeare & Hathaway—Private Investigators Saturday, 8:40 pm (12/18) Monday, 1:40 am (12/20)

Cooking & Dining • Home Improvement • Travel America’s Test Kitchen 20th Anniversary Special Saturday, 10:30 am (12/4) America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated Saturday, 1:45 pm, 2:20 pm (12/4) Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm (12/11, 12/18, 12/25) America’s Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays Sunday, 3:00 pm (12/19) Friday, 3:30 am (12/24) Antiques Roadshow Mondays, 8:00 pm (12/20, 12/27) Wednesdays, 12:30 am (12/22, 12/29) Sunday, 1:30 am (12/26) Ask This Old House Saturdays, 10:30 am (12/18, 12/25) Check, Please!

Saturdays, 4:30 pm (12/18, 12/25) Chef’s Life Holiday Special Sunday, 4:00 pm (12/19) Thursday, 3:30 am (12/23) Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television Saturdays, 3:00 pm (12/11, 12/18, 12/25) Cook’s Country Saturdays, 12:00 pm Saturday, 12:30 pm (12/4) Flavor of Poland Saturdays, 11:30 am (12/11, 12/18, 12/25) Lidia Celebrates America Tuesday, 8:00 pm (12/14) Thursday, 12:30 pm (12/16) Lidia’s Kitchen Saturdays, 11:00 am (12/11, 12/18, 12/25) Magic of Christmas in Alsace Thursday, 10:30 pm (12/16) Sunday, 4:30 am (12/19) Friday, 5:00 am (12/24) Patti’s Mexican Table Saturdays, 3:30 pm (12/11, 12/18, 12/25) Rick Steves’ Europe Saturday, 5:00 pm (12/18) Rick Steves Europe Awaits Saturday, 7:00 am, 11:30 pm (12/4) Rick Steves European Christmas Wednesday, 10:30 pm (12/1) Sunday, 11:00 pm (12/5) Thursday, 1:00 am (12/9) Saturday, 4:00 pm (12/11) Rick Steves: The Alps Friday, 12:30 am (12/3) Sara’s Weeknight Meals Saturday, 1:10 pm (12/4) Saturdays, 1:30 pm (12/11, 12/18, 12/25)

Simply Ming Saturdays, 1:00 pm (12/11, 12/18, 12/25) Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire Saturdays, 12:30 pm (12/11, 12/18, 12/25) This Old House Saturdays, 10:00 am (12/18, 12/25) Wild Travels: America’s Oddest Museums Wednesday, 10:00 pm (12/22) Friday, 2:30 am (12/24)

Nature • Science • Technology Brain Fitness Program Saturday, 1:40 am (12/4) Monday, 2:30 am (12/6) Brain Revolution Thursday, 4:00 am (12/2) Change Your Brain, Heal Your Mind with Daniel Amen Tuesday, 3:00 am (12/7) Deepak Chopra: Becoming Metahuman Sunday, 3:30 am (12/5) Earth Emergency Wednesday, 8:00 pm (12/29) Friday, 1:00 am (12/31) Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy Sunday, 6:00 am (12/5) Easy Yoga for Diabetes with Peggy Capp Sunday, 5:00 am (12/5) Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance Monday, 4:00 am (12/6) Eat Your Medicine: The Pegan Diet with Mark Hyman Saturday, 3:30 am (12/4) Monday, 1:00 am (12/6) Energy Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD Thursday, 3:00 am (12/9) Impossible Builds Wednesday, 10:00 pm (12/15) Saturday, 4:00 am (12/18) Longevity Paradox with Steven Gundry, MD Wednesday, 3:00 am (12/8) Nature Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (12/15, 12/22) Saturday, 2:00 am (12/18) Sunday, 12:30 am (12/19) Friday, 12:30 am (12/24) Sunday, 5:00 am (12/25) NOVA Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (12/15, 12/22, 12/29) Saturday, 3:00 am (12/18) Friday, 1:30 am (12/24) Friday, 2:00 am (12/31) Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief Thursday, 1:00 am (12/2) Friday, 2:30 am (12/3) Pain Secrets: The Science of Everyday Pain Friday, 4:00 am (12/3) What to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen & Dr. Michael Crupain Thursday, 2:30 am (12/2)

Public Affairs • History • Documentary African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Sunday, 9:00 am, 10:00 am, 11:15 am, 12:15 pm, 1:30 pm, 3:00 pm (12/5) Amanpour and Company Tuesday, 12:00 am (12/14) Tuesdays, 11:30 pm (12/14, 12/21, 12/28) Wednesdays, 11:30 pm (12/15, 12/22, 12/29) Thursdays, 11:30 pm (12/16, 12/23) Saturday, 12:00 am (12/18) Mondays, 11:30 am (12/20, 12/27) Friday, 12:00 am (12/31) American Experience – The Codebreaker Tuesday, 9:00 pm (12/28) Thursday, 1:30 am (12/30) American Experience – Voice of Freedom Tuesday, 9:00 pm (12/21) Thursday, 1:30 am (12/23) Sunday, 2:30 am (12/26)

BBC World News Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm BBC World News America Mondays-Fridays, 5:30 pm Beyond Chicago from the Air Wednesday, 7:30 pm, 9:00 pm (12/1) Saturday, 4:30 pm (12/4) Sunday, 7:00 pm, 8:30 pm (12/5) Tuesday, 1:30 am (12/7) Wednesday, 9:30 pm (12/8) Celebrating PBS Newshour Friday, 8:00 pm (12/3) Chavis Chronicles Saturday, 1:30 am (12/18) Chicago from the Air Saturday, 3:00 pm (12/4) Chicago Tonight Mondays-Thursdays, 7:00 pm, 4:30 am Chicago Tonight: Black Voices Saturdays, 6:30 pm (12/4, 12/11, 12/18) Sundays, 10:00 pm (12/5, 12/12, 12/19) Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices Saturdays, 6:00 pm (12/4, 12/11, 12/18) Sundays, 10:30 pm (12/5, 12/12, 12/19) Chicago Tonight: Week in Review Fridays, 7:00 pm (12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 12/41) Saturday, 5:00 (12/18) Conscious Living Saturdays, 9:00 am (12/18, 12/25) Craft in America Sunday, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm (12/26) Wednesday, 3:30 am (12/29) Thursday, 3:30 am (12/30) Finding Your Roots Tuesday, 8:00 pm (12/21) Thursday, 12:30 am (12/23) Sunday, 12:30 am (12/26) Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Saturday, 1:00 am (12/18) Mondays, 5:00 am (12/20, 12/27) Frontline Tuesday, 10:00 pm (12/28) Thursday, 2:30 am (12/30) The Great Chicago Fire: A Chicago Stories Special Wednesday, 8:00 pm, 11:30 pm (12/8) In Their Own Words Tuesday, 8:00 pm (12/28) Thursday, 12:30 am (12/30) Jay’s Chicago Thursday, 7:30 pm (12/23) Friday, 7:00 pm (12/24) Sunday, 4:30 am (12/26) Ken Burns: Mohammad Ali Tuesday, 8:00 pm (12/7) Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Sunday, 7:00 pm (12/19) Tuesday, 12:30 am (12/21) Mary Berry’s Country House at Christmas Friday, 8:00 pm (12/17) Sunday, 1:30 am, 5:30 pm (12/19) Tuesday, 3:30 am (12/21) PBS NewsHour Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Saturday, 5:30 pm (12/18) Sundays, 5:00 pm (12/19, 12/26) POV – Unapologetic Monday, 9:00 pm (12/27) Thursday, 10:00 pm (12/30) POV Shorts: Le Frère Monday, 10:30 pm (12/27) Wednesday, 3:00 am (12/29) Friday, 4:00 am (12/31) Retire Safe & Secure with Ed Slott for 2021 Saturday, 5:00 am (12/4) Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide Sunday, 1:30 am (12/5) Wednesday 1:00 am (12/8) Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan Saturdays, 9:30 am (12/18, 12/25) Tuesday, 4:00 am (12/28) Washington Week Fridays, 7:30 pm

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• Daily Radio Programming

Programming Subject to Change Without Notice

Programmer’s Picks After a truncated 2019-20 season and more than a year of encore presentations, live performances at the Met are back! In December, hear Puccini’s Tosca, a familyfriendly version of Mozart’s Magic Flute, and a 150th anniversary production of Verdi’s Aida.

Saturdays, 12:00 pm

Wednesday 1 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Emil von Reznicek Donna Diana: Overture – Royal Scottish National Orch/Lance Friedel.

Naxos 8.573418. [6:01] 11:00 Franz Schubert 16 German Dances, D 783 – Alfred Brendel, p. Philips 446923-2 (5). [10:42] 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Vicente Della Tonia live from Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist 1:00 Johan Svendsen Two Icelandic Melodies (1877) – Iceland Sym Orch/Petri Sakari. Chandos CHAN-9028.

[6:56] Giovanni Gabrieli Jubilate Deo – Cambridge Singers, La Nuova Musica/ John Rutter. Collegium COLCD-134. [5:00] 2:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Suite – London Sym/André Previn. EMI CDM4-89485-2. [22:54] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Peggy GlanvilleHicks Etruscan Concerto (1954) – Keith Jarrett, p; Brooklyn Phil/Dennis Russell

WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration Join us for a special day of performances by singers and instrumentalists – live from NEIU’s Jewel Box Recital Hall. Also enjoy selected archival audio celebrating 70 Essential Years of WFMT. A complete listing is on page 24.

Monday, December 13, 10:00 am

Davies. Musicmasters 67089-2. [13:55] Peter Tchaikovsky Suite No. 4 in G, Op. 61, Mozartiana – Scottish Chamber Orchestra/José Serebrier. ASV CDDCA-719.

[25:02] Giuseppe Sammartini Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6, “Christmas” – English Chamber Orch/ Simon Preston.[15:03] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Jaime Laredo – violinist, conductor, chamber musician, and teacher.

8:00 A Hanukkah Celebration with Chicago a cappella: Jonathan Miller, founder and artistic director of Chicago a cappella, shares the group’s performances of music for the Jewish Festival of Lights.

9:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree commemorating Hannukah 11:00 Evening Music on WFMT

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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Francis Poulenc Clarinet Sonata – Michael Collins, cl; Noriko Ogawa, p. BIS 2497. [13:20] 11:00 Hector Berlioz Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm

Most live performances on WFMT are broadcast from the Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio.

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Handel’s Messiah Music of the Baroque presents Handel’s most iconic oratorio. Nicholas Kraemer leads the chorus and orchestra with soloists Sherezade Panthaki, Allyson McHardy, Brian Giebler, and Matthew Brook. This concert was dedicated to the memory of Jim Mabie.

Sunday, December 26, 3:00 pm

Music – Covent Garden Orch/ Sir Colin Davis. [9:35] Music in Chicago, plus: Josef Suk Fantastic Scherzo, Op. 25 – Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta.

Naxos 8.572323. [15:06] Nico Muhly Motion – Aurora Orch/Nicholas Collon. Decca 4782731. [7:25] Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 – Carol Wincenc, f; Kristin Lee & Ian Swensen, v’s; Paul Neubauer, vi; Dane Johansen, vc; Scott Pingel, db; Wu Han, hc. Music@ Menlo Live 2012. [16:57] Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 – Anne Akiko Meyers, v; Philharmonia Orch/Litton.

RCA 61700-2. [27:19] Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. William Walton Orb and Sceptre, Coronation March 1953 – Royal Liverpool Phil/Sir Charles Groves.

EMI CDZ7-62528-2. [7:13] Benjamin Britten Gloriana: Courtly Dances – Julian Bream Consort. RCA 61589-2.

[10:05] Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Morning Dance – Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta.

Beau Fleuve Records 605996-998524. [2:12] Sergei Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: The Young Juliet – Buffalo Phil Orch/ JoAnn Falletta. Beau Fleuve Records 605996-998524.

[4:04] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425, Linz – London Mozart Players/Jane Glover.

ASV CDDCA-647. [28:26] Trad English Coventry Carol – Yolanda Kondonassis, h. Telarc CD-80446. [2:32] Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Jaime Laredo – violinist, conductor, chamber musician, and teacher.

Evenings with Kerry Frumkin Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Onstage:

Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel with Anna Christy, s; Heidi Grant Murphy, s; Judith Forst, ms; Susanne Mentzer, ms; Janice Taylor, ms; Robert Orth, br; Milwaukee Symphony Women’s Chorus; Milwaukee Children’s Choir; Andreas Delfs, conductor.

11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

In the Spotlight Erin Morley

Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl The new broadcast season of the Metropolitan Opera begins with an Orpheus and Eurydice for the 21st century. Based on Sarah Ruhl’s acclaimed play, the brilliant American composer Matthew Aucoin reimagines the familiar Greek myth from Eurydice’s point of view. The technically dazzling coloratura soprano Erin Morley stars in the title role — audiences may remember her silver-toned Sophie from a recent broadcast of Der Rosenkavalier. With baritone Joshua Hopkins (Belcore in Lyric’s Elixir of Love), countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński (MOB”s Vocal Concertos in 2018), baritone Nathan Berg, and tenor Barry Banks, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Saturday, December 4 12:00 pm

Photo: Paola Kudacki

From the Metropolitan Opera

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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Impromptu at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Georges Bizet Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22 – French National Orch/Seiji Ozawa. EMI CDM5-66230-2. [10:49] 11:00 Henry Thacker Burleigh Four Southland Sketches – Samuel Nebyu, v; Bethany Brooks, p. BCM+D Records. [12:06] 12:00 Impromptu Encore: The male-voice chamber choir Chanticleer, which performed in Levin Studio in 2012 hosted by Carl Grapentine.

1:00 Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E, R. 270, Il Riposo, per il Natale – Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi, v. Virgin 45424-2. [7:15] Adolphe Adam Giselle: Act 1: La Chasse (The Hunt) – Royal Opera House Orch/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 417505-2. [8:27] 2:00 Franz Schubert Wanderer Fantasy in C, D. 760 – Seong-Jin Cho, p. [21:49] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

Antonin Dvorák American Suite in A, Op. 98b – Royal Liverpool Phil/Libor Pešek.

Virgin 90723-2. [22:39] Mark O’Connor Strings and Threads Suite – Mark O’Connor, v; Metamorphosen Chamber Orch/Scott Yoo. Sony SK89660. [15:29] Heitor VillaLobos A prole do bebê, Set 1 (1918) – Cristina Ortiz, p. EMI CDFB5-72670-2 (2). [15:52] Mykola Leontovych Carol of the Bells – St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir/Andrew Carwood.

Decca 4789225. [1:26] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Jaime Laredo – violinist, conductor, chamber musician, and teacher.

8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Two by Mahler – Symphony No. 1, Zubin Mehta, conductor; Symphony No. 4, Reri Grist, soprano, Leonard Bernstein, conductor.

11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Rita Moreno (6/13/1962).

12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am and Soundtrack at 9:00 am.

11:00 Introductions: Harry Zhang, 17, piano. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in G# minor from WTC Book 1; Beethoven: Sonata in E-Flat, Op. 31/3; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7, 3rd mvt; Liebermann: Gargoyles, 1st mvt.

12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice A Met premiere with libretto by Sarah Ruhl; Erin Morley (Eurydice), Joshua Hopkins (Orpheus), Jakub Józef Orlinski (Orpheus’s Double), Nathan Berg (Father), Barry Banks (Hades) Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

3:00 Weekend Music with Oliver Camacho including Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in c minor, Resurrection: II. Andante moderato – Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti.

Decca 410202-2. [11:14] 4:30 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Favorite Latin American compositions recorded by the Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico.

8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band 9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

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RCA 62587-2. [6:30] Josef Myslivecek Violin Concerto in F – Berlin Radio Sym Orch/ Ernö Sebestyén, v. Koch 3-1614-2. [17:28] Vítezslava Kaprálová Suite en miniature, Op. 1 – University of Michigan Sym Orch/Kenneth Kiesler.

Naxos 8.574144. [9:49] 1:00 Jessie Montgomery Strum – Catalyst Quartet.Azica ACD-71302. [6:52] Dmitri Klebanov String Quartet No. 4: III. Scherzando – ARC

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Ensemble. Chandos CHAN-20231. [3:26] Johann Sebastian Bach French Suite No. 3 in b minor, BWV 814 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Decca 4832150. [13:32] Anthony Ritchie French Overture, Op. 138 – New Zealand Sym Orch/Tecwyn Evans. Atoll ACD-741. [10:43] Carlos Salzedo Variations on Adeste Fideles – Judy Loman, h. Radio Canada Int’l SMCD-5119. [4:31] Dmitri Klebanov Piano Trio No. 2 – ARC Ensemble.

Chandos CHAN-20231.

[30:41] Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D: III. Nocturne – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS MBK-38919. [8:49] Elena Kats-Chernin Dance of the Paper Umbrellas – Tasmanian Sym Orch/Benjamin Northey.

ABC Classics 4816430. [4:29] Leonard Bernstein Candide: Overture – Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-56576-2.

[4:20] Samuel ColeridgeTaylor African Suite, Op. 35: Danse nègre – London Sym Orch/Paul Freeman.

Sony 19075862152. [6:04] Louis Moreau Gottschalk Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67 – Joel Fan, p; Northwest Sinfonietta/Christophe Chagnard. Reference RR-134. [8:09] Franz Liszt Venezia e Napoli (1859): Finale, Tarantella – Stephen Hough, p. Virgin 90700-2.

[8:24] Ernesto Cordero Concierto Festivo – Pepe Romero, g; I Solisti di Zagreb.

Naxos 8.572707. [24:31] Michael Praetorius Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen – Robert Shaw Chamber Singers/ Robert Shaw. Telarc CD-80461. [1:12] Michael Praetorius Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen – Fareed Haque, g; KAIA String Quartet.

WFMT (70 Essential Years).

[5:01] Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat, Op. 70 – Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vasily Petrenko.

Naxos 8.501111. [26:31] Dmitri Shostakovich Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 (after Youmans’ Tea for Two) – Scottish National Orch/ Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN8587. [3:23] Elliott Carter Elegy – Metamorphosen/ Scott Yoo.Albany TROY-194.

[4:29] Margaret Bonds The Ballad of the Brown King: III. Sing Alleluia; V. Now when Jesus was born – Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra/ Malcolm J. Merriweather.

Avie AV-2413. [2:09] Evenings with Kerry Frumkin • Sergei Rachmaninoff Two-Piano

Photo: David Sutton Studios

In the Spotlight

Alex Koffman

Folkstage: The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Host Rich Warren welcomes Chicago’s original Klezmer revival band to celebrate Hanukkah. Since 1983, the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band has charmed audiences from Carnegie Hall to London’s Barbican Centre with their joyful Klezmer Big Band sound. Expect a performance for all ages filled with high energy and good humor.

Featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman of Congregation Beth Hillel, live from the Hinsdale Unitarian Church.

Saturday, December 4 8:00 pm Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op. 5, Fantasy – Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo. CPO 555326-2. [20:27]. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet, Op. 10 – Anthony McGill, cl; Catalyst Quartet.

Azica 3-7056-2. [27:52] 6:00 Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata – Dana Zemtsov, vi; Anna Fedorova, p. Channel Classics CCS-42320.

[24:26] Camille SaintSaëns Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 2 – Liège Royal Phil Orch/Jean-Jacques Kantorow. BIS 2460. [30:08] 7:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Thomas Søndergård, conductor; Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano – Sibelius: Nocturne and Ballade from King Christian II. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1.

Schumann: Kinderszenen selections. Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1.

10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, Part 2 of 2. Symphony in E minor, Rebirth;Stanislaw

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Black Tulip

Live from WFMT Encore: Women & Power Early music ensemble Black Tulip (soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg, recorder player Mirja Lorenz, viola da gambist Phillip W. Serna, and lutenist Joel Spears presented Women & Power in November of 2019. The program featured two baroque cantatas depicting powerful women: Alessandro Scarlatti’s Lucretia Romana, a Roman noblewoman whose suicide led to tyranny’s overthrow; and Sebastian Brossard’s cantata about the biblical heroine Judith.

The program included John Blow’s lute song “Sappho to the Goddess of Love” and instrumental works by Dietrich Buxtehude, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Charles Mouton.

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and Anna Oswiecimowie; Serenade for Strings; Episode During a Masquerade.

Monday 6 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, p. Decca 4786773. [11:56] 11:00 Maurice Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin – Lyon Opera Orch/Kent Nagano.

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12:00 Music in Chicago, plus George Gershwin Lullaby – Pro Arte Guitar Trio. ASV CDWHL-2099. [8:12] 1:00 Antony Holborne Elizabethan Dance Suite – Empire Brass.

Telarc CD-80257. [5:59] Franz Liszt Les préludes, Symphonic Poem No. 3 – Berlin Phil/Zubin Mehta.

Sony SK-66834. [16:07] 2:00 Claude Debussy La Mer – New York Phil/ Jaap van Zweden. Decca B0029690-02. [25:11] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Sonata No. 5 in f minor, BWV 1018 – Rachel Barton Pine, v; Jory Vinikour, hc.Cedille CDR-90000177.

[18:40] Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Cello Concerto in A, Wq 172 – Alison McGillivray, vc; English Concert/ Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907403.

[20:01] Various Elizabethan consort music – Hamburger Ratsmusik/Simone Eckert.

CPO 777799. [15:19] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Music of Poland.

8:00 Live from WFMT Encore: Black Tulip early-music ensemble in Baroque cantatas.

10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

EMI 57397-2. [12:45] 2:00 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op.18, No. 4 – Cuarteto Casals. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902400.02. [21:54] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 – Ensemble Sonnerie/ Monica Huggett. Avie AV-2171.

[17:20] Robert Schumann Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 – Valentina Lisitsa, p. Decca 4787697. [25:31] Johann Kaspar Mertz Bardenklänge, Op. 13: An Malvina; Unruhe; An die Entfernte; Tarantella – Eduardo Fernández, g.

Delmark DE-5033. [11:09] Carl Davis Ballet, A Christmas Carol: Dressing Dance – Northern Ballet Theatre Orch/John Pryce-Jones.

Naxos 8.553495. [2:04] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Music of Poland.

8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – L. Boulanger: Trois Morceaux; Françaix: L’heure du berger; Stravinsky: Petrushka for Piano, Four Hands.

11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Giuseppe Tartini Violin Sonata in g minor, Devil’s Trill – La Pietà/Angèle Dubeau, v. Analekta AN2-8723. [12:14] 11:00 Alexander Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia – Kirov Orch/Valery Gergiev.

Philips 470840-2. [7:46] 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Violinist Igor Pikayzen and pianist Tatyana Pikayzen live from Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist.

1:00 Ottorino Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Set 1 – Los Angeles Chamber Orch/Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDC7-47116-2.

[15:15] Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune – Naoko Yoshino, h.

Philips 446064-2. [5:39]

12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Jules Massenet Cendrillon: Suite – Hong Kong Phil Orch/Kenneth Jean. Marco Polo 8.223354. [10:20] 11:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in E, K. 542 – Arion Trio.

Pantheon D-24827. [18:53] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Aaron Copland Our Town: Suite – St. Louis Sym Orch/Leonard Slatkin. RCA 61699-2. [9:05] 1:00 Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96 – Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev.

DG 439892-2. [5:33] Georg Philipp Telemann Flute Concerto in D – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul.

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2:00 Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G, Surprise – London Phil/Eugen Jochum. DG 437201-2. [24:54] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

Antonio Vivaldi Violin and Organ Concerto in C, R. 774 – Modo Antiquo/Federico Maria Sardelli. Glossa GCD-924601. [10:09] Arthur Foote Francesca da Rimini, Op. 24 – Seattle Sym/Gerard Schwarz. Naxos 8.559365.

[14:41] Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage: 2nd Year, Italy: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca – Daniel Barenboim, p. Philips 456721-2. [7:11] Antonin Dvorák Die Waldtaube (The Wild Dove), Op. 110 – Bavarian Radio Sym/Rafael Kubelík.

DG 463158-2. [18:58] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Music of Poland.

8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

Thursday 9 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Johann Sebastian Bach Viola da gamba Sonata No. 1 in G, BWV 1027 – Steven Isserlis, vc; Richard Egarr, hc.

Hyperion CDA-68045. [12:31] 11:00 Lars-Erik Larsson Pastoral Suite, Op. 19 – CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi. Radio Canada Int’l SMCD-5157. [13:17] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Jean-Philippe Rameau Dances from Les Indes Galantes – Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA-9877. [9:58] 1:00 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 – André Watts, p. EMI CDC7-541512. [9:56] Richard Wagner Siegfried: Forest Murmurs – Vienna Phil/Sir Georg Solti.

Decca 410137-2. [8:57] 2:00 Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 78, Organ – Gillian Weir, o; Ulster Orch/YanPascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN-8822. [34:23] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with

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[23:21] Antonio Vivaldi Two-Guitar Concerto in G, R. 532 – Pepe & Celín Romero, g’s; San Antonio Sym/Victor Alessandro.Decca 4780192.

[10:59] Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C, Op. 50, No. 2, Prussian – Angeles String Quartet.

Philips 464650-2. [19:40] Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Music of Poland Evenings with Kerry Frumkin Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Onstage: Edo de Waart, conductor – Nielsen: Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61, Augustin Hadelich, violin.

Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Friday 10 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Impromptu at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Luigi Boccherini String Quartet in C, Op 2/6 – Cremona Quartet.

Klanglogo KL-1400. [10:50] 11:00 Samuel Barber The School for Scandal Overture, Op. 5 – Atlanta Sym/Yoel Levi.

Telarc CD-80250. [8:39] 12:00 Impromptu Encore: From Levin Studio – Recorded in 2017, the chamber orchestra The Knights.

1:00 Manuel de Falla The ThreeCornered Hat: Suite No. 2 – Philadelphia Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI CDM7-63572-2.

[12:00] Michael Praetorius Terpsichore: 5 Dances – Brass Ring. Crystal CD-561. [7:42] 2:00 Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D. 667, Trout – Music@Menlo Ensemble.

Music@Menlo Live 2015 Schubert. [33:39] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Christmas Concerto – Europa Galante/Fabio

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[13:16] Ennio Morricone The Mission: Suite – City of Prague Phil/Paul Bateman. Silva SSD-1057. [13:03] Ottorino Respighi Trittico botticelliano: II. The Adoration of the Magi – St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff. Teldec 18970-2. [8:37] Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069 – Brazilian Guitar Quartet.

Delos DE-3254. [18:01] Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The Music of Poland Evening Music on WFMT The New York Philharmonic This Week: Jaap van Zweden, conductor; Daniil Trifonov, piano; Ryan Roberts, English horn; Christopher Martin, trumpet in works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anna Clyne, Aaron Copland, and George Walker.

Best of Studs Terkel: WFMT’s 45th Anniversary (12/10/1996). On December 13, 1951, Bernie and Rita Jacobs created WFMT. Studs Terkel joined them within the year and for the better part of a half-century conjured on-air conversations that define the twentieth century.

Saturday 11 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am and Soundtrack at 9:00 am.

11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Puccini’s Tosca – Sondra Radvanovsky (Tosca); Brian Jagde (Cavaradossi); Evgeny Nikitin (Scarpia); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

3:00 Weekend Music with Oliver Camacho including Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E-Flat, Op. 127 – Danish String Quartet. ECM 2561. [38:38] 4:30 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52 – Finnish Radio Sym Orch/JukkaPekka Saraste. Finlandia 99963-2. [27:10] 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: The Great Sounds of Roberto Sierra.

8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Highlights from the final Midnight Special New Year’s Eve celebration

in 2019 featuring John McCutcheon, Crys Matthews & Heather Mae, Shawna Caspi and Greg Greenway.

9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Sunday 12 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice Advent 3 – Rejoice!

7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael 12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis • Gilbert & Sullivan Ruddigore: Overture – Pro Arte Orchestra. EMI CMS7-64412-2 (2). [6:08] John Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol – Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter. Collegium COLCD-121.

[2:54] John Rutter Suite Antique – Andrew Nicholson, f; John Birch, hc; Royal Phil Strings/John Rutter. Decca B0001821-02. [17:45] 12:30 Dobrinka Tabakova Suite in Old Style – Vaiva Eidukaityte-Storastiene, hc; Lithuanian Chamber Orch/Maxim Rysanov, vi. ECM 2239. [18:35] 1:00 Elliott Carter Holiday Overture – American Composers Orch/Paul Dunkel. CRI CD-610. [9:13] Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Opening Chorus, Jauchzet, frohlocket; Chorus, Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen; Final Chorale, Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen – Frankfurt Vocal Ensemble, Concerto Köln/Ralf Otto. Capriccio C-7331. [16:52] Stephen Paulus Grand Concerto for organ & orchestra – Nathan Laube, o; Nashville Sym Orch/Giancarlo Guerrero.

Naxos 8.559740. [27:34] 2:00 Alfred Schnittke Gratulationsrondo – Daniel Hope, v; Alexey Botvinov, p.

DG 4839235. [7:22] Fanny Mendelssohn Overture (1830) – Women’s Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Koch 3-7169-2.

[10:31] Robert Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 – Anthony Marwood, v; Aleksandar Madzar, p. Wigmore Hall Live WHLive-0059. [16:51] 3:00 Alberto Williams Concert Overture No. 1, Op. 15 – Norwegian Radio Orch/ Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Naxos 8.574266. [9:30] John Williams Hook: The Flight to Neverland; Cinderella Liberty: Nice to Be Around; The Adventures of Tintin: The Duel – Anne-Sophie Mutter, v; Vienna Philharmonic/

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[13:46] Grace Williams Ave Maris Stella – Richard Hickox Singers/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN9617. [11:17] Julius Williams Toccatina – Dvorák Sym Orch/Julius Williams. Albany TROY-1072. [7:20] Ralph Vaughan Williams Christmas cantata, Hodie: I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell! – Bach Cho, Westminster Abbey Cho, London Sym Orch/David Willcocks. EMI CDM7-698722. [3:44] Ralph Vaughan Williams Two Hymn Tune Preludes – London Sym Orch/Bryden Thomson.

Chandos CHAN-8828. [8:11] Alberto Ginastera Estancia, Op. 8: Four dances – Simón Bolívar Youth Orch/Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0011340-02.

[12:00] Carlos Gardel Por una cabeza – Miloš Karadaglic, g; European Film Philharmonic/ Christoph Israel. DG B0017000-02. [2:35] Carlos Gardel El día que me quieras – Quartet San Francisco.

ViolinJazz JCCD-104. [4:41] Carlos Gardel Mi Buenos Aires querido – Marcel Worms, p. Zefir 9647. [2:35] Enrique Granados Escenas románticas – Alicia de Larrocha, p. RCA 63368-2. [24:03] Evenings with Kerry Frumkin • Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestra Suite – Los Angeles Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen. Sony SK-89012.

[20:21. Maddalena Sirmen String Quartet No. 5 in F minor – Allegri String Quartet.

Cala CACD-1019. [12:30] Nikolai Medtner Piano Sonata in c minor, Op. 25 No. 1, Fairy Tale – MarcAndré Hamelin, p. Hyperion CDA-67221/4. [11:40] Giuseppe Verdi Les Vêpres siciliennes: Ballet of the Four Seasons – BBC Phil/Sir Edward Downes. Chandos CHAN-9696. [31:16] Amilcare Ponchielli La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours – Royal Opera House Orch/Sir Georg Solti. Decca 421396-2.

[8:45] Emma Lou Diemer Piano Sonata No. 3: Tango Fantastique – Nancy Boston, p.

Nancy Boston CD 2006. [7:52] Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 – Quartetto Italiano. Philips 4758685. [42:29] Ludwig van Beethoven What Child is This? (after Sonata in c-sharp, Op. 27/2); O Come All Ye Faithful (after Piano Sonata No. 7 in c, Op. 13, ‘Pathetique’) – Jeffrey Biegel, p. Koch KIC-CD-7737. [11:09] Chicago Symphony

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In the Spotlight WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration: A day of live performances from the Jewel Box at NEIU and archival audio celebrating 70 Essential Years of WFMT.

70th Anniversary

Day of Celebration WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration Tune in beginning at 10:00 am for live performances at the start of each hour until 7:00 pm to celebrate WFMT’s 70th anniversary. The nine programs will include exciting contemporary works by Jessie Montgomery and Valerie Coleman, works for viola da gamba and theorbo

by Marin Marais, American Roots from singer-songwriter Anne Harris, choral music for the holiday season, chamber music by Johannes Brahms and Astor Piazzolla, and arias and songs to cap off the day. Plus, listen for archival audio throughout the day spanning the station’s 70 years.

Monday, December 13, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Esa Pekka-Salonen, conductor: Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn; Schoenberg: Transfigured Night. Daniel Barenboim, conductor: Wagner: Good Friday Spell from Parsifal; Corigliano: Symphony No. 1 (with John Sharp, cello; Stephen Hough, piano).

10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Dimitri Mitropoulos in Philadelphia.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mitropoulos, piano and conductor); Reger: Four Tone Poems after Böcklin.

Monday 13 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

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10:00 Ravinia Festival presents the Steans Piano Trio 11:00 Haymarket Opera presents Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba, and Brandon Acker, theorbo 12:00 Artists from Music Institute of Chicago.

1:00 The Chicago Sinfonietta presents a wind quintet 2:00 The Midnight Special presents Anne Harris and friends 3:00 Music of the Baroque Chorus 4:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra presents the Lincoln String Quartet 5:00 Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative presents the CMPI String Quartet 6:00 Lyric Opera of Chicago presents musicians from the Ryan Opera Center 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach Sleeps in on Sundays – J.S. Bach’s secular music between 1717–1722.

8:00 Live from WFMT Encore: The Orion Ensemble 10:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm Béla Bartók Rumanian Christmas Carols, Sz 57 – Zoltán Kocsis, p. Philips 442016-2. [10:41] Hugo Wolf Italian Serenade in G – I Solisti Italiani. Denon 81757-9150-2. [7:10] Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 96 in D, Miracle – Chamber Orch of Europe/ Claudio Abbado. DG 4778117 (4). [22:00] Frédéric Chopin Mazurkas, Op. 17 – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Arabesque Z-6730-2 (2). [12:55] English Traditional Carol, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – Robert Shaw Chorale/Robert Shaw.

RCA 6429-2-RG. [1:14] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach Sleeps in on Sundays – J.S. Bach’s secular music between 1717–1722.

8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Norman: Light Screens; Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31; Copland: Sextet for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano.

11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Peter Warlock Capriol Suite – English Sinfonia/Neville Dilkes. EMI CDZ7-62529-2. [9:56] 11:00 Daniel Pinkham Christmas Cantata – Boston Cecilia & Lenox Brass. Koch 3-7180-2. [9:45] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Otto Nicolai The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture – Vienna Phil/Christian Thielemann.

DG 474502-2. [8:40] 1:00 Ludwig van Beethoven Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119 – Paul Lewis, p. Harmonia Mundi HMM-902416. [14:52] Herbert Howells Paradise Rondel – London Sym Orch/ Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9410. [9:32] 2:00 Antonín Dvorák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 – Augustin Hadelich, v; Bavarian Radio Sym Orch/ Jakub Hruša. Warner. [31:45] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with

12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Emmanuel Chabrier Le roi malgré lui (1887): Fête polonaise – Vienna Phil/ John Eliot Gardiner.

DG 447751-2. [7:26] 11:00 Samuel Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 – London Sym Orch/José Serebrier. ASV CDDCA-737. [18:29] 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Hyejin Cho live from Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist.

1:00 Georg Philipp Telemann Tafelmusik, Book 3: Overture (Suite) in B-Flat: Dances – Musica Antiqua Cologne/ Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 429774-2. [13:37] Franz Biebl Ave Maria – Wicker Park Choral Singers/Mark Tomasino. Wicker Park Choral Singers. [6:56] 2:00 Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F – Emerson String Quartet.

DG 445509-2. [28:02] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including

70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm Alexander Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel.

Telarc CD-80657. [11:20] Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, Les Adieux – Nelson Freire, p. Decca 4758155. [14:59] Ludwig van Beethoven The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: March and Chorus, Twine Ye Garlands – Beecham Cho Society, Royal Phil/Thomas Beecham.

EMI CDM7-69871-2. [5:49] Ludwig van Beethoven Grenadier’s March in B-Flat, WoO 29 – Consortium Classicum. CPO 999439-2.

[2:35] Aram Khachaturian Masquerade Suite – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN-8542. [16:17] Spanish Carol Canta, rie, bebe – Las Avemarianas Children’s Chorus w/orch.

Philips PHS-600036. [3:00] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach Sleeps in on Sundays – J.S. Bach’s secular music between 1717–1722.

8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree

Thursday 16 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30, No.3 – Isabelle Faust, v; Alexander Melnikov, p. Harmonia Mundi HMC-902025.27. [15:08] 11:00 Leroy Anderson Suite of Carols for Woodwinds – BBC Concert Orch/ Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.559621. [10:44] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Tielman Susato Six Dances from Danserye – English Chamber Orch Brass Ensemble/Donald Fraser.

RCA 61541-2. [9:58] 1:00 Music for the Afternoon • Claude Debussy Cello Sonata in d minor – Jean-Guihen Queyras, vc; Alexandre Tharaud, p. Harmonia Mundi HMX-2908796.97. [10:41] John Rutter Carol of the Magi – Peter Wesoloski, br;

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RCA 62549-2. [28:29] Aaron Copland Our Town – London Sym/Aaron Copland. CBS MK-42429. [11:01] Johann Neruda Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat – John Wallace, tr; Philharmonia Orch/ Christopher Warren-Green.

Nimbus NI-5065. [14:30] Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach Sleeps in on Sundays – J.S. Bach’s secular music between 1717–1722.

Evenings with Kerry Frumkin Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Onstage: Edo de Waart, conductor – Adams: Harmonielehre; Bernstein: Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium), Phillipe Quint, violin; Copland: Quiet City, with Margaret Butler, English horn, Matthew Ernst, trumpet

11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Friday 17 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Impromptu at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Gabriel Fauré Dolly Suite, Op. 56 – Katia Labèque & Marielle Labèque, p.

Philips 420159-2. [16:41] 11:00 Francesco Manfredini Concerto Grosso in C, Op. 3, No. 12, Christmas Concerto – Collegium Mozarteum Salzburg. Arte Nova 30505-2. [8:18] 12:00 Impromptu Encore: Inon Barnatan, piano; Sergey Khachatryan, violin; and Alisa Weilerstein, cello, from 2019.

1:00 Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus: Overture – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Teldec 25669-2. [9:04] Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Waltz

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Introductions: Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative This week, Robbie Ellis spotlights four CMPI Fellows of the 2022 graduating class, three of whom play instruments not typically featured as soloists (viola, trombone, and percussion). All CMPI Fellows have affiliations with organizations that foster and develop young classical musicians from all over the city such as Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Hyde Park Suzuki Institute, Merit School of Music, and Musical Arts Institute. CMPI’s mission is to help prepare gifted and motivated students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds for acceptance into top-tier music conservatories, colleges and universities.

Saturday, December 18 11:00 am of the Flowers – Stewart Goodyear, p. Steinway & Sons 30040. [6:26] 2:00 Edward Elgar Enigma Variations, Op. 36 – City of Birmingham Sym Orch/ Sir Simon Rattle. EMI CDC5-55001-2. [32:28] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm Georg Philipp Telemann Orchestra Suite in E minor – Indianapolis Baroque Orch/ Barthold Kuijken. Naxos 8.573867. [18:35] Morton Gould Serenade of Carols – New Philharmonia/Morton Gould. RCA 7931-2. [13:38] Traditional Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Mykola Leontovych Carol of the Bells – Imani Winds.Koch KICCD-7748. [10:24] English Traditional A New Year’s Gift (Greensleeves) [1:46] Henry

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VIII Carol, Green Grow’th the Holly [3:12] English Traditional The Cherry Tree Carol – Theatre of Voices/ Paul Hillier. [4:25] Harmonia Mundi HMU-907079.

Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Bach Sleeps in on Sundays – J.S. Bach’s secular music between 1717–1722.

Evening Music on WFMT The New York Philharmonic This Week: Handel: Messiah with Annette Dasch, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; James Taylor, tenor; Shenyang, bass-baritone; Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling, director Best of Studs Terkel: Celebrating Beethoven (12/16/1968).

Saturday 18 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am and Soundtrack at 9:00 am.

11:00 Introductions: Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative Class of 2022: Julia Seabron, viola plays Bach & Hummel; Deaglan Sullivan, trombone plays Bozza; Nate Mathew, percussion plays Bach & Gershwin/Sammut; Autymn Williams, violin plays Bach & Saint-Saëns.

With Beilin Han, piano.

12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Mozart’s Magic Flute (abridged; sung in English) – Matthew Polenzani (Tamino); Hera Hyesang Park (Pamina); Rolando Villazón (Papageno); Morris Robinson (Sarastro); Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Jane Glover.

3:00 Weekend Music with Oliver Camacho 4:30 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT 7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: The Great Sounds of Roberto Sierra.

8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Matt Watroba & Robert Jones present a concert that will feature sing-alongs and some holiday spirit live from Hinsdale Unitarian Church.

9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Sunday 19 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice A Christmas Celebration

7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael 12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis • Robert Russell Bennett Christmas Medley No. 3 – Robert Shaw Chorale & Orch. RCA 6429-2-RG. [12:21] Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 1 in C minor, The Bells of Zlonice: I. Maestoso-Allegro – Berlin Phil/Rafael Kubelík. DG 423120-2. [13:36] Jean Belmont Nativitas; John Carter Carol, In Time of Softest Snow – Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy.

Nimbus NI-5413. [5:35] Toru Takemitsu Toward the Sea I – Cavatina Duo. Opera Tres CD-1029. [11:27] 1:00 Henry Purcell Fantasia Upon One Note – Fretwork.Virgin 45062-2. [3:04] Elliott Carter A Fantasy about Purcell’s ‘Fantasia upon One Note’ – hrbrass/Lutz Köhler. Capriccio 10361. [3:19] Traditional Ding!

Dong! merrily on high; I Saw Three Ships; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – Canadian Brass. CBS MK-39740. [1:52] Peter Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20: Suite – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN-8556.

[29:27] Elena Kats-Chernin Wild Swans Suite: Magic Spell Tango; Wild Swans Suite: Mute Princess – Jane Sheldon, s; Tasmanian Sym Orch/Ola Rudner. [7:32] ABC Classics 4816430.

2:00 Giuseppe Torelli Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 8, No. 6, Christmas Concerto – Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie. Dorian DOR-90012.

[5:41] Margaret Bonds The Bells;Troubled Water – Lara Downes, p. Flipside FL-0014.

[8:25] Ralph Vaughan Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus (1939) – London Phil/Bryden Thomson.

Chandos CHAN-8502. [13:27] Gioseffo Guami Canzon No. 25 [2:38], Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni No. 2 – hr-brass/Edward Tarr.

Capriccio C-7331. [3:05] Claude Debussy Petite Suite: I. En bateau – Répercussion.

Atma ACD2-2141. [3:42] Clarice Assad Caregiver, from Archetypes – Clarice Assad, p; Sergio Assad, g; Third Coast Percussion. Cedille CDR-90000201. [4:18] 3:00 Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival – Dallas Wind Sym/ Jerry Junkin. Reference RR-126. [6:54] John Corigliano Promenade Overture – Louisville Orch/ Lawrence Leighton Smith.

Louisville LCD-008. [8:23] Modest Mussorgsky Pictures

at an Exhibition: Promenade II – Henry Wong Doe, p.

Rattle RAT-D072. [00:48] Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition – Chicago Sym Orch/Sir Georg Solti.

Decca 400051-2. [33:32] 4:00 Charles-Marie Widor Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1: Finale, Toccata – Pierre Cochereau, o. Philips 442473-2. [4:40] Andre Jolivet Chant de Linos – Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p. EMI CDC5-56488-2. [11:19] Olivier Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony: X. Finale – Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p; Dominique Kim, ondes; Berlin Phil/Kent Nagano.

Teldec 82043-2. [6:30] Claude Debussy Prelude No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin – Paul Galbraith, g. Delos DE-3250. [2:31] Louis-Claude Daquin Noël en Musette – Aulos Ensemble.

Musicmasters 67119-2. [6:17] 5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin • Claude Debussy Children’s Corner Suite – Simon Trpceski, p. EMI 00272-2. [15:52] Florence Price Symphony No. 1 in E minor – Philadelphia Orch/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

DG 4861900. [40:08] 6:00 Pietro Locatelli Concerto grosso in F minor, Op. 1, No. 8, Christmas Concerto – Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon.

Analekta AN2-9811. [16:01] Richard Strauss Four Last Songs – Barbara Hendricks, s; Philadelphia Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch. EMI CDC5-555942. [19:09] Elliott Carter Pastoral for Clarinet and Piano (1945) – John Bruce Yeh, cl; Easley Blackwood, p. Cedille CDR-90000048. [9:20] 7:00 Franz Schubert Schwanengesang, D 957 – Ian Bostridge, t; Antonio Pappano, p. EMI 42639-2. [47:16] Catriona McKay The Swan – Aquarelle Guitar Quartet.

Chandos CHAN-10609. [4:56] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor; Simon Trpceski, piano. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3. Tchaikovsky/ Pletnev: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1. Ravel: Introduction & Allegro (Edward Druzinsky, harp; Donald Peck, flute; Clark Brody, clarinet; Jean Martinon, conductor).

10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of Eileen Farrell: the great American soprano in operatic and concert excerpts, including Debussy’s L’enfant prodigue.

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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. George Frideric Handel Messiah: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) – St Martin’s Academy/Neville Marriner.

[3:09] George Frideric Handel Messiah: Chorus, Hallelujah – Chicago Sym Cho & Orch/Sir Georg Solti.

Decca 466075-2. [3:46] 11:00 Franz Liszt Weihnachtsbaum: Part Two – Alfred Brendel, p. Philips 454140-2. [17:04] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Johan Wagenaar Cyrano de Bergerac Overture, Op. 23 – Royal Concertgebouw Orch/Riccardo Chailly.

Decca 425833-2. [13:51] 1:00 John Amner O ye little flock – Stile Antico; Fretwork. [7:06] Elizabeth DiSavino A Suite of English Carols – Solid Brass.

Dorian DOR-90114. [7:35] 2:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D, K. 504, Prague – London Mozart Players/Jane Glover.

ASV CDDCA-647. [28:19] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Jean Françaix Divertissement for wind trio – Chicago Chamber Musicians.

Cedille CDR-90000040.

[10:12] Gustav Holst The Planets, Op. 32: Mercury, the Winged Messenge: Venus, the Bringer of Peace – Atlanta Sym/Yoel Levi. Telarc CD-80466. [12:24] Peter Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Suite – Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. CBS 35DC-56. [18:03] Robert Russell Bennett Christmas Medley No. 2 – Robert Shaw Cho, Orch/Robert Shaw. RCA 6429-2. [11:21] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Holiday Celebrations from Around the World.

8:00 Live from WFMT Encore: Daniel Schlosberg, piano 10:00 Gaudete! Early Music for the Christmas Season: A special from Early Music Now hosted by Sara Schneider 11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Giuseppe Tartini Trumpet Concerto in D – Alison Balsom, tr; Scottish Ensemble.

EMI 56094-2. [9:49] 11:00 Camille Saint-Saëns Henry VIII: Ballet et divertissement – Royal Air Force College Band/Jun Märkl.

Naxos 8.574234. [14:10] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Robert Nathaniel Dett Tropic Winter: Parade of the Jasmine Banners – Clipper Erickson, p. Navona NV-6013.

[4:11] Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in F minor, RV. 297, The Four Seasons: Winter – Nils-Erik Sparf, v; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble. BIS CD-275. [8:19] 1:00 Robert Chilcott The Shepherd’s Carol – King’s College Cho Cambridge/ Stephen Cleobury. [3:15] John Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol – London Brass; Leslie Pearson, o. Teldec 46443-2.

[2:48] Various Christmas carols for strings – I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky.

Chandos CHAN-9098. [10:40] 2:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in g, Op. 13, Winter Dreams – Royal Liverpool Phil Orch/Vasily Petrenko.

Onyx 4150. [41:04] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto in D – Alex Klein, ob; Chicago Sym Orch/ Daniel Barenboim. Teldec 23913-2. [26:32] Tomás Luis de Victoria Motet, O magnum mysterium – Music of the Baroque/Thomas Wikman. Music of the Baroque MB-108. [3:23] Gian-Carlo Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors: Orchestral Suite – Atlanta Sym/Robert Shaw.

Turnabout QTV-S-34647/48.

[6:21] Alfred Burt Caroling, Caroling – Choral Guild of Atlanta. Sony SFK-62698. [00:55] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Holiday Celebrations from

Around the World.

8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 9:00 A Chanticleer Christmas: The superb 12-man ensemble, known as an orchestra of voices, perform holiday classics and new favorites, with commentary by host Brian Newhouse.

10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Treasures from the archives featuring the Emerson String Quartet, Josef Suk, Richard Goode and other favorite artists in works by Haydn and Dvorák.

11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Wednesday 22 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Robert Russell Bennett Christmas Medley No. 4 – Robert Shaw Chorale & Orch/ Mr Shaw. RCA 6429-2. [12:03] 11:00 Alexander Mackenzie Overture to The Cricket on the Hearth, Op. 62 – BBC Scottish Sym/Martyn Brabbins.

Hyperion CDA-66764. [11:38] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Ottorino Respighi The Birds – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 437533-2. [18:14] 1:00 Emile Waldteufel Roses de Noël Waltzes, Op. 230 – Gulbenkian Orch/Michel Swierczewski. Nimbus NI-5264. [9:00] Christmas Noels & Carols ‘from the Olde World’ – Apollo’s Fire.

Koch 3-7582-2. [7:46] 2:00 Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Thomas Allen, br; Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orch/Matthew Best.

Hyperion CDA-66420. [12:26] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Joaquín Rodrigo Zarabanda Lejana y Villancico – London Sym Orch/Enrique Bátiz. EMI CZS7-67435-2 (4). [9:20] Traditional Sweet Little Jesus Boy – Tenet Vocal Artists. New Focus FCR-919.

[5:19] Giuseppe Sammartini Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6, Christmas – English Chamber Orch/

Simon Preston. Novalis 150133-2 (2). [15:03] Francis Poulenc Aubade – Gabriel Tacchino, p; Paris Conservatory Orch/Georges Prêtre. EMI CDM7-64714-2.

[20:05] César Franck Panis Angelicus – Luciano Pavarotti, t; Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, National Phil/Adler.

Decca 414044-2. [4:00] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Holiday Celebrations from Around the World.

8:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree commemorating Christmas

Thursday 23 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

In the Spotlight Photo: Romolo Tavani

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Christmas Around the World Every weekday evening from December 20th until the end of the year, host Candice Agree presents a colorful musical buffet of classical and folk Christmas traditions for all tastes from Sweden, Germany, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Iceland, and more.

Beginning on Christmas Eve you can stream the entire musical voyage and more at wfmt.com, thanks to WFMT’s membership in the European Broadcasting Union.

The companion web feature will be available until January 5th. It’s a gift of music to you this holiday season from all of us here at WFMT.

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10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

11:00 Otto Nicolai Weihnachtsouvertüre (Christmas Overture) – Bavarian Radio Cho, Bamberg Sym Orch/ Karl Anton Rickenbacher.

Virgin 91079-2. [10:51] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Morten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium – Los Angeles Master Chorale/Paul Salamunovich. RCM 19705.

[5:38] Ola Gjeilo Serenity (O magnum mysterium) – Chicago Choral Artists/ Michael Costello. [4:32] 1:00 Victor Herbert Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys – Boston Pops Orch/ Arthur Fiedler. [3:48] Leon Jessel Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – Boston Pops Orch/ Arthur Fiedler. RCA 61685-2.

[3:54] Peter Tchaikovsky The Months (The Seasons), Op. 37b: SeptemberDecember – Vassily Primakov, p. Bridge 9283. [14:38] 2:00 Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 – National Girls’ Choir of Great Britain/ Esther Jones; Vicky Lester, h.

Delphian DCD-34133. [23:24] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Frédéric Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 – Daniil Trifonov, p. Decca B0018271-02.

[27:03] Raymond Warren Wexford Bells: Suite on Old Irish Tunes – Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland.

ASV CDWHL-2126. [11:26] Traditional Jingle Bells – Imani Winds. Koch KICCD-7748.

[2:54] Sergei Rachmaninoff The Bells, Op. 35: I. The Silver Sleigh Bells – Daniil Trifonov, p. DG 4836617.

[6:56] Mykola Leontovych Carol of the Bells – St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir/Andrew Carwood. Decca 4789225.

[1:26] John Jacob Niles I Wonder As I Wander – Polyphony/Stephen Layton.

Hyperion CDA-67245. [3:15] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Holiday Celebrations from Around the World.

8:00 Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain: An IrishAppalachian Celebration – Performed by Apollo’s Fire under the direction of Jeannette Sorrell.

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9:00 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Onstage: KenDavid Masur, conductor – Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73.

11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Friday 24 Christmas Eve 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 9:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

9:00 From King’s College Cambridge University: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 11:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including Impromptu at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Leroy Anderson Suite of Carols for Brass Choir – BBC Concert Orch/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.559621.

[11:41] Dave Brubeck La Fiesta de la Posada: Prelude; La Posada; Processional – Dale Warland Singers; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra/ Dennis Russell Davies.

Columbia CK-64669. [4:04] 12:00 Impromptu Encore: – Holiday music from a Music of the Baroque choral group led by guest conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley. Recorded in December 2019.

1:00 English Anon 14th c Carol, Nowel, owt of your slepe aryse – Anonymous 4.Harmonia Mundi HMX290649/54. [4:49] English Trad The Cherry Tree Carol – Anonymous 4, Andrew Lawrence-King, h. Harmonia Mundi HMX-2907411.14.

[2:38] Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves – Eaken Piano Trio. Naxos 8.554099. [5:03] 2:00 Antonio Vivaldi Gloria in D, R. 589 – Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/ John Eliot Gardiner. [27:52] 3:00 Music of the Baroque’s Brass and Choral Holiday Concert: William Jon Gray directs the MOB chorus, orchestra, and brass ensemble in diverse holiday music from many centuries and cultures. WFMT’s Candice Agree hosts the broadcast.

5:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm.

7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Holiday Celebrations from Around the World 8:00 Evening Music on WFMT 9:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: NYP Jukebox – Winter Holiday with favorite seasonal works by Leroy Anderson, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Johann Strauss, Jr., Peter Tchaikovsky, and others.

11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Christmas Memories (12/22/1961).

Saturday 25 Christmas Day 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael, including Saturday Morning Listener’s Choice at 8:00 am 9:00 The Film Score with Michael Phillips: Movie music for the winter holidays 11:00 Introductions: An Introductions Christmas.

Holiday music recorded by young musicians featured in 2021.

12:00 From the Metropolitan Opera: Aida at the Met Highlights from great Met Aida broadcasts in celebration of the 90th anniversary of Met broadcasts and the 150th anniversary of Aida.

3:00 Christmas from DePaul University 4:30 Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho 5:00 Evening Music on WFMT • Neapolitan Trad When Christ Was Born on Earth [3:45]; Louis-Claude Daquin Noël étranger [2:27]; Louis-Claude Daquin Noël en trio et en dialogue [3:28]; English Trad Sussex Carol [2:23] – Julianne Baird, s; Aulos Ensemble.

Musicmasters 67119-2.

6:00 Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Andrea Blain hosts the warm memories and feelings of the holidays from the ’60s and ’70s in this presentation of touching arrangements of familiar carols and surprises.

7:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Latin American Christmas Carols 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: An Irish Christmas concert presented by Bohola (Jimmy Keane & Pat Boaders) from December 24, 2005.

9:00 The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer A holiday spree complete with toys, traditions, and new-found treasures.

Sunday 26 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice Christmastide 7:00 Weekend Mornings with LaRob K. Rafael 10:00 St Olaf Christmas Festival: Musicians of St Olaf College, Northfield, MN, present their annual holiday concert.

12:00 Sunday Afternoons with Robbie Ellis • George Frideric Handel Joy to the World – Handel & Haydn Society/ Harry Christophers. Coro COR-16117. [2:23] Claude Debussy L’isle joyeuse – Stephen Hough, p. Hyperion CDA-68139. [6:35] Clifford Brown Joy Spring – Billy Taylor, p. Arkadia Jazz 71602.

[5:30] Gerre Hancock A Song to the Lamb – St. Thomas Cho of Men and Boys, St Thomas Brass/Jeremy Filsell, o. Signum SIGCD-631. [4:09] Traditional African-American Spiritual, Deep River – St. Thomas Cho of Men and Boys/Jeremy Filsell. [3:16] 1:00 Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Herbert Blomstedt. Pentatone PTC-5186851. [45:02] Lili Boulanger D’un vieux jardin – Merz Trio. Bright Shiny Things BSTC-0148. [2:27] Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps – Women’s Phil/ JoAnn Falletta. Koch 3-71692. [4:59] Lili Boulanger Psalm 24 – Monteverdi Cho, London Sym Orch/John Eliot Gardiner.

DG 463789-2. [3:54] 2:00 Peter Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

Delos DE-3132. [20:51] French Anon 17th c Instrumental Suite, Bransle; Gay; Bransle à mener; Double [3:09]; Etienne Moulinié Ô douce sommeil – Les Arts Florissants/ William Christie.Harmonia Mundi HAF-8905318. [5:28] French Anon 17th c Libertas et Sarabande italienne – Les Arts Florissants/William Christie. Harmonia Mundi HAF-8905318. [2:26] Walter Rollins Carol, Frosty the Snowman – Ensemble Galilei.

Sono Luminus DSL-92216.

[2:36] Howard Blake Walking in the Air from The Snowman – Ronn McFarlane, l. Sono Luminus DSL-92216.

[2:54] Johnny Marks Holly Jolly Christmas – Jasper String Quartet. Sono Luminus DSL-92216. [2:12] 3:00 Music of the Baroque presents Handel’s Messiah – Performed in November, with Sherezade Panthaki,

In the Spotlight soprano; Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano; Brian Giebler, tenor; Matthew Brook, bassbaritone; and the MOB Chorus and Orchestra conducted

by Nicholas Kraemer 5:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin • Johannes Brahms Piano Pieces, Op. 118 – Orli Shaham, p. Canary Classics CC-15. [23:02] 6:00 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 3 in D, Op. 18, No. 3 – Cuarteto Casals.

Harmonia Mundi HMM902400.02. [22:09] Robert Russell Bennett Christmas Medley No. 1 – Robert Shaw Chorale, Orch/Robert Shaw. RCA 6429-2-RG. [11:24] Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D, Op. 76, No. 5 – Carmina Quartet.

Denon CO-78963. [17:51] 7:00 Ernst von Dohnányi Pastorale (Hungarian Christmas Song) – Barry Snyder, p. Pro Arte CDD-240. [6:05] Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52 – New Zealand Sym Orch/Pietari Inkinen.

Naxos 8.572305. [29:36] J. Fred Coots Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Kathryn Bates, vc. Sono Luminus DSL-92216. [2:32] John Hopkins We Three Kings of Orient Are – Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury. King’s College Cambridge KGS-0033. [3:07] Franz Gruber Silent Night – American Contemporary Music Ensemble. Sono Luminus DSL-92216. [5:54] 8:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; Paul Lewis, piano. Tippett: Little Music. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1. Tippett: Praeludium. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4.

Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Seiji Ozawa, conductor).

10:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Klaus Tennstedt Live, Part 1. Haydn: Symphony No. 100, Military; Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter; Mahler: Symphony No. 1.

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10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm. Clara

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Schumann Quatre Pièces fugitives, Op. 15 – Angela Cheng, p. Radio Canada Int’l MVCD-1087. [12:59] Franz Joseph Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat, H VIIe:1 – Håkan Hardenberger, tr; St Martin’s Academy/Neville Marriner.

Philips 420203-2. [14:33] Music in Chicago, plus Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio, Op. 72: Prisoner’s Chorus, O welche Lust – Berlin Deutsche Oper Cho, Orch/Giuseppe Sinopoli.

DG 415283-2. [8:59] Jean-Marie Leclair Violin Sonata in D, Op. 2/8 – Adrian Butterfield, v; Jonathan Manson, viga; Laurence Cummings, hc. Naxos 8.572866. [10:41] Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77 – Chicago Sinfonietta/ Paul Freeman. Cedille CDR-90000055. [13:36] Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35 – Chicago Sym Orch/Seiji Ozawa; Victor Aitay, v. EMI CDC7-47617-2. [43:11] Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Johann Christian Bach Sinfonia Concertante – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; St. Paul Chamber Orch/ Pinchas Zukerman, v. CBS MK-39964. [15:35] Jean Françaix L’Horloge de Flore (The Flower Clock) – Albrecht Mayer, ob; St. Martin’s Academy/Mathias Mönius.

Decca 4782564. [17:03] Jean-Philippe Rameau Une Symphonie Imaginaire: Music from Naïs, Castor et Pollux, Les Talens lyriques, Dardanus – Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski.

Archive B0004478-02. [12:50] Marin Marais La Guitare – Trio Settecento. Cedille CDR-90000129. [6:32] Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Musical Dynasties – the families Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Strauss and more Live from WFMT Encore: The Kontras Quartet Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Tuesday 28 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Henry Purcell Abdelazer, or The Moor’s Revenge Suite – English Chamber Orch/Raymond Leppard.

CBS MDK-44650. [13:29] 11:00 Peter Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 – Gautier Capuçon, vc; Mariinsky Theatre Orch/Valery Gergiev.

Virgin 694486. [19:23] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Frédéric Chopin Barcarolle in F-Sharp, Op. 60 – Benjamin Grosvenor, p.

Decca 4830255. [8:26] 1:00 Jessie Montgomery Coincident Dances – Chicago Sinfonietta/Mei-Ann Chen.

Cedille CDR-90000185.

[11:40] Francisco Tárrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra – Jason Vieaux, g. Azica ACD-71287. [5:11] 2:00 Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly.

Decca 4810778. [28:41] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart German Dances, K. 536 – Tafelmusik/ Bruno Weil. Sony SK-46696.

[9:06] Johann Strauss II Waltz, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 – Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti. Sony 88985477002. [12:29] Johann Strauss II Frühlingsstimmen Waltz, Op. 410 – Vienna Phil/ Mariss Jansons. DG 4775566 (2). [6:24] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D, K. 218 – London Phil Orch/Anne-Sophie Mutter, v. [23:01] Dominick Argento The Dream of Valentino (1993): Tango – Baltimore Sym Orch/David Zinman.

Argo 444454-2. [3:23] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Musical Dynasties – the families Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Strauss and more 8:00 ¡Vamos a Belén! Christmas with The Rose Ensemble The acclaimed Rose Ensemble returns with a one-hour special featuring festive and evocative early music from Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, and beyond.

9:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – Zemlinsky: Trio in D

The Rose Ensemble

¡Vamos a Belén! Christmas with The Rose Ensemble Colonial Latin America was a melting pot of ethnic diversity, when newcomers wrestled with local traditions, and cultural conflict was often reconciled through musical collaboration. Minnesota-based period instrument group The Rose Ensemble joined by Piffaro, The Renaissance Band, dance their way to Bethlehem with sounds from the streets of Mother Spain mingled with African rhythms and indigenous languages, and the pageantry of the Franciscan missions of California and New Mexico.

Tuesday, December 28 8:00 pm minor, Op. 3; Mendelssohn: Sonata in D major for Cello and Piano, Op. 58 11:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Wednesday 29 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in B-Flat, Op. 6, No. 7 – Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907228.29 (2). [13:30] 11:00 Richard Strauss Burleske in D minor – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/ Herbert Blomstedt. Decca B0004645-02. [19:05] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Giovanni Punto Horn

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Concerto No. 10 in F – Barry Tuckwell, hn; St Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner.

EMI CDFB5-69395-2. [16:04] 1:00 Scott Joplin Bethena: A Concert Waltz – Carlyn LloydFord, f; John Warfel, p. Tri-LCo Music TLC-990002. [5:00] 2:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 – Anthony McGill, cl; Pacifica Quartet.Cedille CDR-90000147. [30:58] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Maurice Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales – Sean Chen, p. Steinway & Sons 30029. [16:14] Ludwig August Lebrun Oboe Concerto No. 1 in D minor – Albrecht Mayer, ob; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. DG 476235-2. [19:25] Johann Sebastian Bach Flute Sonata in E-Flat, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano; Chorale Prelude, Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614; Chorale prelude, In Dulci Jubilo BWV 729 – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-67309.

[8:31] Claudio Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers of 1610): Sonata – Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell. Avie AV-2206.

[6:50] Robert Nathaniel Dett Cinnamon Grove: IV. Allegretto – Clipper Erickson, p. Navona NV-6013. [4:03] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Musical Dynasties – the families Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Strauss and more 8:00 A Roaring Christmas with the BBC Singers A festive celebration of the 1920s and ’30s: the BBC Singers in concert at the Barbican conducted by Nichols Kok. 9:00 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin 10:00 Baroque&Before with

Candice Agree “Ave Atque Vale,” a tribute to some of the early music artists who died in 2021

Thursday 30 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Music in Chicago at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Daniel-François Auber Fra Diavolo: Overture – Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel.

Telarc CD-80116. [7:47] 11:00 Claude Debussy Piano Trio in G – Florestan Trio.

Hyperion CDA-67114. [19:37] 12:00 Music in Chicago, plus Dmitri Shostakovich The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a – London Phil/Mariss Jansons. EMI CDC5-56591-2. [9:08] 1:00 Giuseppe Torelli Sinfonia con Tromba in D – Wynton Marsalis, tr; English Chamber Orch/Anthony Newman. Sony SK-66244. [4:59] Johannes Brahms Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 – Stephen Hough, p.

Hyperion CDA-68116. [13:40] 2:00 George Gershwin Catfish Row (suite from Porgy and Bess) – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly. Decca B0015311-02. [23:43] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Franz Waxman Auld Lang Syne Variations – Kremerata Baltica. Nonesuch 79657-2. [12:47] Josef Strauss Dynamiden Waltz, Op. 173 – Vienna Phil/Andris Nelsons. Sony 19439702362.

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[10:34] Strauss Family Blue Danube Waltzes; Radetzky March – Vienna Phil/Mariss Jansons. Sony 92710. [13:12] Antonio Vivaldi Viola d’amore and Lute Concerto in D minor, R. 540 – Rachel Barton Pine, vi d’amore; Hopkinson Smith, l; Ars Antigua. Cedille CDR-90000159. [12:04] Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Musical Dynasties – the families Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Strauss and more Evenings with Kerry Frumkin Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Onstage: Ken-David Masur, conductor – Kidane: Towards Resolution; Purcell: Fantatsia upon One Note, Z. 745; Salmenhaara: Canzonetta for String Orchestra Perkinson: Generations; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 Evenings with Kerry Frumkin

Friday 31 New Year’s Eve 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore including news and weather on the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am; and Carl’s Almanac at 7:30 am.

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn, including New Releases this hour, Daily Excursion at 11:00 am, Impromptu at 12:00 pm, and the Afternoon Masterwork at 2:00 pm.

Fanny Mendelssohn Overture (1830) – Women’s Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Koch 3-7169-2. [10:31] 11:00 Franz Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Dance in the Village Inn – Behzod Abduraimov, p. Decca 4783301. [11:16] 12:00 Impromptu Encore Paul Galbraith, eight-string guitar, from May 2017 1:00 Domenico Cimarosa Le stravaganze d’amore:

Overture – Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä/Patrick Gallois.

Naxos 8.572734. [7:53] Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 – Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell.

Avie AV-2207. [19:17] 2:00 Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Suite – Pittsburgh Sym/ Manfred Honeck. [24:39] 3:00 Late Afternoon Music with Candice Agree, including 70 Essential Years at 4:00 pm, The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, and Christmas Around the World at 6:30 pm. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Two-Piano Sonata in D, K. 448 – Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim, p’s. DG 4793922. [24:40] Henry Purcell Symphony from act 5 of King Arthur – Music of the Baroque Orch/Thomas Wikman. D’note DND-1026.

[2:00] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento No. 11 in D, K. 251 – Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman.

Erato 45471-2. [27:20] 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Musical Dynasties – the families Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Strauss and more.

8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Leonard Bernstein conducts Haydn’s The Creation with Judith Raskin, soprano; Alexander Young, tenor; John Reardon, baritone; and the Camerata Singers.

10:00 The Berlin Philharmonic’s 2021 New Year’s Eve Concert Recorded earlier this evening in the Philharmonie; Kirill Petrenko, conductor; Janine Jansen, violin – Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op. 26; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing Overture; Richard Strauss:Schlagobers Suite; Maurice Ravel: La Valse Fritz Kreisler: Liebeslied.

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