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Classical IPR has decked the halls with a variety of holiday programming for the season.

Each week, Interlochen Center for the Arts campus safety officer Kevin LaRose plays a mystery instrument somewhere on the Interlochen Campus.

Where's Kevin? What instrument is he playing? Send us an e-mail with the answer to classicalipr@interlochen.org, and we'll send you a CD!

Last week, on Thanksgiving Eve, Kevin played the ocarina in the basement of Lochaven.

This week's video is below. Good luck!

The 2020-21 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season opens on December 5th, 2020

Of all the trees that are in wood, 
The holly bears the crown.

It’s hard to imagine the holiday season without "The Holly and the Ivy," but how did these plants become associated with Christmas?

In the pagan cultures of Northern Europe, people were quite taken with evergreens. If a plant could stay green during the cold days of winter, they believed it must possess mystical powers, many of which had to do with fertility.

Share your favorite holiday memory with Classical IPR!

Whether you fondly recall a sneaky plan to see Santa, playing dreidel way past bedtime, a surprise homecoming or a giant snowstorm, we want to hear from you!

Repose has been a listener favorite since the 1980s. Listen every weeknight at 10 p.m. on Classical IPR, with new episodes every Saturday night at 10 p.m.

This week's playlists are available below.

Thanks to listeners from St. Ignace, St. Joseph, Wolverine, Traverse City, Frankfort, and many other places for your requests this week.

The Christmas season is a good time for contemplation and reflection.

Classical IPR has created a playlist of quiet holiday favorites.

Enjoy this curated selection of Christmas music that was chosen to soothe your spirit and warm your soul.

Each week, Interlochen Center for the Arts campus safety officer Kevin LaRose records a video of himself playing music somewhere on the Interlochen campus.

Where's Kevin? What instrument is he playing? E-mail your answer to classicalipr@interlochen.org, and we'll send you a CD!

Last week, Kevin was in the Wood Shop playing the saw!

This week's video is below. Good sleuthing!

We've cooked up a Thanksgiving playlist for this year's holiday.

If you need music to  make your Christmas season jolly, Classical IPR has just the playlist.

Enjoy this curated list of holiday music for the lighter side of Christmas.

"Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme."

When I say sage, I suppose most Americans think of sagebrush—the pungent plant of the West.

That sage is in the sunflower family, while, like rosemary and thyme, true sage is a mint.

Mints have been cherished for centuries because these plants give off volatile oils—which, after evaporating, have a pleasant odor.

In nature, this scent helps mints attract insect pollinators.

The same volatile oils can make food more palatable.

Perhaps no one is more excited about the Christmas season than kids.

Classical IPR has created a playlist of holiday favorites performed by young voices.

No matter how you're spending your Thanksgiving this year, Classical IPR has a day of special music programming to keep you company. 

Repose has been a listener favorite since the 1980s.

Listen every weeknight at 10 p.m. on Classical IPR, with new episodes every Saturday night at 10 p.m.

This week's playlists are available below.

Today's playlist featured The Prayer of Thanksgiving, often known to many as "We Gather Together." This Christian hymn was written by Dutch composer and poet, Andrian Valerius to honor the Dutch victory over the Spanish forces in the battle of Turnout.  At the turn of the twentieth century, it became popular in the United States, and is often associated with Thanksgiving Day services and celebrations. 

1. Johann Sebastian Bach/trans. Feruccio  Busoni, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, Vikingur Olaffson