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Kids Commute - Novel Nutcracker Week!

It's Novel Nutcracker Week!

Hey Kids Commuters! The Holiday Season is upon us, and you'll likely be hearing strains of Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" anywhere you go.

This week on Kids Commute, we'll hear creative arrangements of Tchaikovsky's music - it's Novel Nutcracker Week!

We'll have a nutcracker themed Quizlet coming your way, too!

Tune in Monday through Friday at 7:40 a.m. or listen any time at the links below!

KC 455 - NOVEL NUTCRACKER WEEK! Monday:
"Overture," The Front Porch Orchestra's clever arrangement of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Overture," from the ballet, "The Nutcracker."
KC 456 - NOVEL NUTCRACKER WEEK! Tuesday:
"Tootie Toot Toot Toot" - Duke Ellington's take on "Dance of the Reed Pipes" by P.I. Tchaikovsky, from "The Nutcracker" Ballet
KC 457 - NOVEL NUTCRACKER WEEK! Wednesday:
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky, arranged and performed by Pentatonix
KC 458 - NOVEL NUTCRACKER WEEK! Thursday:
KC 458 - NOVEL NUTCRACKER WEEK! Thursday: Peter Tchaikovsky's "Chinese Dance/Tea" from "The Nutcracker" ballet, arranged and performed Klezmer style by Shirim
KC 459 - NOVEL NUTCRACKER WEEK! Friday:
Today, the "Trepak" - Dance of the Peppermint Sticks - from Peter Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker." Wendy Carlos arranged the music and performed it on her Moog synthesizer.

This week's MAYA MIX is knee-deep in Nutcracker novelties! Enjoy!

Kate Botello is a host and producer at Classical IPR.