Starting Monday, Dec. 9, Classical IPR presents its holiday specials!
Join us for on-air broadcasts like the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, "Sounds of the Season" from Interlochen Arts Academy and the Vienna Philharmonic’s iconic New Year's Day concert.
This year’s offerings feature an exciting variety of genres, from film scores to Baroque pieces, Appalachian folk tunes to choral and brass performances. Plus, enjoy specials with the Christmas Revels, Itzhak Perlman, and the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Click below for a printable version of Classical IPR's holiday guide and program schedule.
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88.7 FM, Interlochen | 94.7 FM, Traverse City | 88.5 FM, Mackinaw City
Use your smart speaker or download IPR's mobile app on your phone or tablet to stream Classical IPR during the holiday season.
All programs and airtimes are subject to change. Please check this post for the most up-to-date information about program titles and schedules.
** December 9-15 **
Monday, Dec. 9
12 p.m. — Winter Holidays Around the World with Bill McGlaughlin
Tuesday, Dec. 10
12 p.m. — Welcome Christmas with VocalEssence
Wednesday, Dec. 11
12 p.m. — Noises, Sounds and Sweet Airs
Thursday, Dec. 12
12 p.m. — Margaret Bonds's "The Ballad of the Brown King"
Friday, Dec. 13
12 p.m. — Handel's "Messiah" with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble and BBC Singers
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** December 16-23 **
Monday, Dec. 16
12 p.m. — A Chanticleer Christmas
Tuesday, Dec. 17
12 p.m. — The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays
5 p.m. — Classical Christmas in Latin America
8 p.m. — Handel's "Messiah" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Wednesday, Dec 18
12 p.m. — Strike the Harp and Join the Chorus
5 p.m. — An American Christmas
Thursday Dec. 19
12 p.m. — Three Tales of Christmas with Cantus
5 p.m. — A Vaughan Williams Christmas Connection
7:30 p.m. — Live broadcast: "Sounds of the Season" from Interlochen Arts Academy
Friday, Dec. 20
12 p.m. — In Winter's Glow
4-6 p.m. — The Revels: Winter Solstice Celebration
Monday, Dec. 23
12 p.m. — A Baroque Noel with Pegasus Early Music
1 p.m. — Handel's "Messiah" with the New York Philharmonic
5 p.m. — Sing We Joyous All Together
** December 24 - January 2 **
Tuesday, Dec 24 — Christmas Eve
10 a.m. — Live broadcast: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
12 p.m. — Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Gift to Jazz"
1 p.m. — Allen Fitzpatrick "A Christmas Carol" from Great Lakes Center for the Arts
2 p.m. — Your Classical Christmas Favorites
3 p.m. — St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2024
5 p.m. — An Anonymous 4 Christmas
6 p.m. — All is Bright
8 p.m. — Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors"
9 p.m. — Hygge Holiday
Wednesday, Dec. 25 — Christmas Day
7 a.m. — Christmas Morning with Classical IPR
10 a.m. — The Revels: Winter Solstice Celebration
12 p.m. — Carols as Home with Imani Winds
1 p.m. — Christmas at the Movies
2 p.m. — Morehouse and Spelman
3 p.m. — Carols, Customs and Candlelight: A Celtic Christmas Celebration
4 p.m. — Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
5 p.m. — The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays
6 p.m. — Red Jacket Jamboree's Christmas in the Keweenaw
8 p.m. — A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (encore broadcast)
Thursday, Dec. 26 — First Day of Hanukkah & First Day of Kwanzaa
9 a.m. — The Sounds of Kwanzaa
5 p.m. — A Chanukah Celebration with Chicago a cappella
Friday, Dec. 27
12 p.m. — A Winter Wind
Tuesday, Dec. 31 — New Year's Eve
12 p.m. - 6 p.m. — Classical IPR's New Year's Eve Beethoven symphony marathon
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 — New Year's Day
10 a.m. — New Year's Day with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
11 a.m. — Live broadcast: Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day Concert 2025
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 — Last Day of Hanukkah
5 p.m. — Eternal Echoes for Hanukkah with Itzhak Perlman
Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 — Epiphany
12 p.m. — Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors" with Nashville Opera
* schedule is subject to change
