Boston Children's Chorus - WGBH

23 SUNThe Bach Hour: Bach’s ChristmasOratorio, Pt. IV see sun, 12/2,6am & 5pmA Baroque in Boston Christmas Host LauraCarlo surveys holiday music from some of thearea’s foremost organizations, all with aBaroque accent. 7amBoston Camerata: An American ChristmasA unique celebration of the season from theensemble that has pioneered in the rediscoveryof native musical roots. 12noonHoliday Pops 2012! encore of sat, 12/22,1pmSt. Olaf Christmas Festival A service in songand word that has become one of the nation’smost cherished holiday celebrations. 3pmArias and Barcarolles for the HolidaysCathy Fuller’s annual celebration of theseason in song. 6pmNutcracker! encore of sat, 12/22, 7pmChristmas Eve24 MON’Twas the Commute Before Christmas,with Laura Carlo Just the right recipe ofstress-free conversation and delightful holidaymusic to put you in a festive mood. 5amA Festival of NineLessons and Carolsthe world-famousChristmas eve service,brought to you livefrom King’s College inCambridge, england.10amCafé Europa for Christmastide AlanmcLellan is your guide for more holidaymusic-making from the great cathedralsand concert halls of europe. 11:30amChristmas Eve Songs and Stories withCathy Fuller the most magical day of theyear. inspired music, heartwarming tales andmore…all warmly and deftly presented byour popular afternoon host. Whateverhappens, you won’t want to miss it! 2pmJonathan Winters’ A Christmas Carolthe master comedian presents a distinctivereading of dickens’s holiday classic from aspecial performing edition prepared bydickens himself. 6pmHandel’s Messiah with Boston Baroquesoprano mary Wilson, mezzo-soprano Annmcmahon, tenor John mcveigh, baritoneAndrew Garland are the soloists, with martinPearlman conducting. Laura Carlo hosts. 7pmChristmas Eve with James David JacobsA magical evening of music from ourlate-night host featuring some of the mosttimeless selections for the season. 10pmChristmas Day25 TUEChristmas Morning with LauraCarlo An ideal combination for this specialmorning: the warm presence of our morninghost, complemented by a wealth of holidayfavorites drawn from the vast WGBH musiclibrary. 6amHandel’s Messiah from Handel and Haydnencore of sun, 12/2, 10amClassics for Christmas with Alan McLellanAn uninterrupted special holiday blend to startyour Christmas afternoon. 1pmBoston Children’s Chorus: All Choir HolidayConcert encore of sun, 12/16, 2pmClassics for Christmas with Cathy Fullermore uninterrupted holiday selections exquisitelyprogrammed by our afternoon host.3pmA Choral Christmas with Stile Antico encoreof sun, 12/9, 4pmClassics for Christmas with Cathy Fullermore inspired selections for the day. 5pmTallis Scholars: Love Is Better Than Wineencore of Fri, 12/21, 6pmPerformance Today’s Christmas Around theCountry Fred Child presents the program’sannual holiday mix of captivating performancesfrom concerts around the nation. 7pmA Chanticleer Christmas encore of sat, 12/22,9pmThe St. Olaf Christmas Festival encore ofsun, 12/23, 10pmBoxing Day26 WEDBoxing Day Brunch with AlanMcLellan A salute to a great British tradition,replete with special guests, Christmas Crackers,figgy pudding and lots of great music from theUK’s finest concert halls. 10am28 FRIFeliz Año Nuevo with ConciertoHost Frank dominguez explores new Year’straditions with a spanish accent. 9pm30 SUNThe Bach Hour: Bach’s ChristmasOratorio, Pt. V see sun, 12/2 (Pt. VI will airsun, 1/6 at 6am & 5pm) 6am & 5pmBoston Symphony Orchestra:A Midsummer Night’s Dream the lastweekend of the year is an ideal time to revisitBernard Haitink’s memorable BsO performanceof the music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream byFelix mendelssohn. 1pmNew Year’s Eve31 MONPops Goes New Year’s Eve! A newnew Year’s eve tradition from WGBH’s own rondella Chiesa! A high-spirited program designedto bid Auld Lang syne to 2012. remember,“the Best is Yet to Come!” 9pmNew Year’s Day1 TUENew Year’s Day from Vienna 2013direct from the Golden Hall of the musikvereinin vienna, Franz Welser-möst leads theannual celebration concert by the viennaPhilharmonic. 11amBoston Baroque: Gala First Day ConcertCathy Fuller brings you a grand new Bostontradition to celebrate the new Year in style.martin Pearlman conducts Boston Baroque livefrom sanders theatre in Cambridge. 3pmNew Year’s Day from Vienna 2013An encore presentation of the morningprogram. 5pmBoston Baroque’s Gala First Day Concertrelive the revelry from earlier in the afternoon.9pmschedules, program Find info, your playlists: favorite classicalnewengland.orgBritish dramas on WGBH 44 27