2016 Holiday Schedule 91.1 FM Monday, Dec. 19 9a – 10a (NPR) Joy to the World: A Holiday in Pink The internationally acclaimed “little orchestra; Pink Martini bedecks the airwaves with festive holiday songs from across the globe. From timeless classics to rarely heard gems, hear a multi-denominational, multi-cultural jubilee, overflowing with enough holiday spirit to warm your entire family. Hosted by All Things Considered Ari Shapiro. (Here and Now 9a is off today)

2p + 8p – Line One Prentiss Pemberton hosts today

Tuesday, Dec. 20 9a – 10a (NPR) Song Travels: Home For The Holidays - Join Michael Feinstein for an hour of yuletide cheer and music. This edition of Song Travels journeys from Hollywood’s vintage silver screen to New York City’s iconic Birdland club. The Michael Feinstein Big Band performs selections from the classic movie White Christmas, and Feinstein shares rare recordings from some of his favorite performers. (Here and Now 9a is off today)

10a – Noon (AKPM) Talk of Alaska Annual Holidays Greetings show 2p - 3p (APM) Advent Voices Advent is a time of quiet contemplation and waiting. It’s waiting for darkness to become light and for hopes to be realized. Throughout the centuries Advent has been observed musically in sacred and secular ways. Join Lynne Warfel for an hour of the most beautiful vocal music inspired by and written for Advent. ( Addressing Alaskans is off today) 7p - 9p - (AKPM) Talk of Alaska Annual Holidays Greetings show (Reveal is preempted)

Wednesday, Dec. 21 - Winter Solstice 9a - 10a (PRI) Christmas on Jazz Happening Now 2016 - Every holiday season, jazz musicians get in the Christmas spirit with fresh new recordings of traditional and original music. This year, Jazz Happening Now host Jeff Hanley will produce a new hour of 2016’s best new Christmas jazz. It’s the perfect jazzy soundtrack for your holiday programming. (Here and Now is off today) 2p - 3p Justice Alaska with Kathleen McCoy and Judge Andrews talking about landlord /tenant issues 7p – 9p (NPR) Paul Winter’s 36th Annual Winter Solstice Celebration. Celebrate the Return of the Sun -- and the Warming of the heart with Paul Winter’s Annual Winter Solstice Celebration. On the darkest night of the year, we head back to New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine to hear The Paul Winter Consort and the glorious Cathedral Pipe Organ. Hosted by John Schaefer. (The TED Radio Hour / 8p Justice Alaska will be off)

Thursday, Dec. 22 9a – 10a Carols and Cheer Scott Blankenship and Matt Culloton team up again in 2016 to review their favorite carols for the holiday season. Utterly “sing-a-long-able”, their top picks will include the best of the Christmas season as performed by the leading artists and ensembles of today. ( Here and Now 9a is off today) 2p - Outdoor Explorer - ANILCA (a new episode) 8p - Outdoor Explorer - Repeat of the “Rerun Small Game Hunting”

Friday, Dec. 23 9a – 10a (PRI) A Christmas Celtic Sojourn 2016 Brian O; Donovan, A Celtic Sojourn has thrilled radio audiences for almost thirty years. For the last fourteen, the Christmas-themed live version of the show has drawn on Celtic, Pagan, and Christian traditions to celebrate the music of this season. (Here and Now 9a is off today) 2p – 3p (APM) Hollywood Holiday Lynne Warfel, host of Saturday Cinema, takes you on a one hour musical retrospective of some of Hollywood’s most cherished Christmas themed movies. (Stage Talk, AK Fisheries, Story49 are off today) 8p – 9p (NPR) Festivo Alt.Latino presents a 2014 encore performance featuring the 20-piece choral ensemble Coral Cantigas. This musical performance also includes stories about holiday traditions and cultures. Hear a traditional Peruvian Christmas Carol, folk music from Brazil, Spain, and Mexico plus Parrandas from Venezuela and Puerto Rico. The many rich styles of Latino choral music will unite listeners through the joyful and transformative power of music. Hosted by Felix Contreras. (Encounters and Bioneers are off today)

Saturday, Dec. 24

- Christmas Eve / Hanukkah begins after sundown Midnight BBC 5a Inside Europe 6a Weekend Edition Saturday 10a This American Life 11a (NPR) Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites - This program features stories from the NPR archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk -these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. Hosted by Lynn Neary. (Dinner Party Download is off today)

Noon Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me 1p (APM) Festival Of Nine Lessons and Carols Hosted by Michael Barone, this is a live service of spoken-word and music (choral and organ) broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King’s College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music. (RadioLab and The Moth Radio Hour are off today) 3p (APM) Chanticleer Christmas A one-hour program of holiday favorites, new and old, presented live in concert by the superb 12-man ensemble known as “an orchestra of voices.” (Bullseye is off today)

4p (NPR) All Things Considered 5p (NPR) Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs One of the great holiday traditions in America, the choirs of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges -- two of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the nation -- get together to present a spine-tingling concert program. This encore presentation features the best works of the last several years. It’s a joyous celebration of the school’s; tradition of singing excellence, with their trademark mixture of spirituals and carols. Korva Coleman hosts. (On The Media is off today) 6p (NPR) Festivo Alt.Latino presents a 2014 encore performance featuring the 20-piece choral ensemble Coral Cantigas. This musical performance also includes stories about holiday traditions and cultures. Hear a traditional Peruvian Christmas Carol, folk music from Brazil, Spain, and Mexico plus Parrandas from Venezuela and Puerto Rico. The many rich styles of Latino choral music will unite listeners through the joyful and transformative power of music. Hosted by Felix Contreras. (Left, Right and Center, Story49 are off today) 7p (NPR) An Afro Blue Christmas Join us for a very special holiday concert with Howard University’s premiere vocal ensemble Afro Blue and special guest pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Hear the acapella group perform a variety of holiday songs including African-American spirituals, jazz and pop tunes, and classical repertoire. The joyous celebration includes one of a kind

arrangements on traditional holiday songs plus new compositions…music perfect for the holidays and the spirit of Christmas. Hosted by Michele Norris. (Snap Judgment is off tonight) 8p (NPR) Jonathan Winters’ A Christmas Carol - An updated version of a public radio tradition hosted by NPR’s Susan Stamberg. Master comedian Jonathan Winters presents a distinctive reading of Dickens’ holiday classic, with a special performing edition prepared by Dickens for his own presentations. Also featuring Mimi Kennedy. From NPR and KCRW. (Night Music is off tonight)

9p (PRI) Christmas on Jazz After Hours: Jazz musicians love to bring a jazzy flair to Christmas and Christmas music. This year, “Jazz After Hours”; is planning a new 4-hour holiday special, with newly-released music for Christmas, and some well-loved classic Christmas jazz!

10p (PRI) Christmas on Jazz After Hours 11p (PRI) Christmas on Jazz After Hours Mid (PRI) Christmas on Jazz After Hours

Sunday, Dec. 25 - Christmas Day and Hanukkah Mid (PRI) Christmas on Jazz After Hours 1a (NPR) Jazz Piano Christmas XXXII 2a BBC 6a Weekend Edition Sunday 10a (APM) Festival of Nine Lessons repeat (The TED Hour, City Arts are off today) Noon (APM) Candles Burning Brightly (The Splendid Table is off today) 1p (APM) Carols and Cheer Scott Blankenship and Matt Culloton team up again in 2016 to review their favorite carols for the holiday season. Utterly “sing-a-long-able”, their top picks will include the best of the Christmas season as performed by the leading artists and ensembles of today. (Traveling Music is off today). 2p (APM) St. Olaf’s Christmas A service in song and word that has become one of the nation’s most cherished holiday celebrations. Tickets to the event - which takes place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN - are always gone months in advance. The festival includes hymns, carols, choral works, as well as orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity and featuring more than 500 student musicians in five choirs and the St. Olaf Orchestra. (Mountain Stage is off )

4p (NPR) All Things Considered 5p (PRI) New! Hanukkah Lights 2016A perennial NPR favorite with all new Hanukkah stories. Authors include R.L. Maizes with more authors TBA. Hosted by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. (This American Life is off today) 6p (NPR) Spelman and Morehouse Glee repeat (Travel with Rick Steves is off today) 7p (NPR) Chanticleer Christmas repeat (Latino U.S.A is off today) 8p (PRI) A Concierto Christmas Special 2016 Frank Dominguez hosts a special holiday edition of the national bi-lingual program that features music by Spanish and Latin American composers and performers presented in English and in Spanish. This edition features traditional Spanish language villancicos from 18th century Cuba, 19th century Uruguay, and 17th century Ecuador. (Algo Nuevo is off today)

10p (APM) Echoes Christmas 2016 In Echoes Christmas listeners will enjoy the perfect mix of music for winding down after all the Christmas celebrations have ebbed. It’s a soundscape of carols that depart from the shopping mall repetition to send you into that long winter’s night (Algo Nuevo and Afropop are off today)

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Monday, Dec. 26 - AKPM Holiday – 2p + 8p (NPR) New! Hanukkah Lights 2016 A perennial NPR favorite with all new Hanukkah stories. Authors include R.L. Maizes with more authors TBA. Hosted by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz. (Line One is off today)

Tuesday, Dec. 27 - Kwanzaa 2p Reveal 7p (NPR) A SEASON’S GRIOT 2016 This one-hour celebration in story and song is public radio’s only nationally syndicated Kwanzaa program. Hosted for nearly 20 years by acclaimed storyteller Madafo Lloyd Wilson, this annual special captures the tales and traditions of African American and African peoples. (Addressing Alaskans is off today)

Wednesday, Dec. 28 2p + 8p (PRX) A Tribute to Leonard Cohen - well known for the careful attention he gives to his songwriting. Every word is the result of a lot of thinking and hard work. That’s one of the many reasons for the deep respect given to him by musicians of all stripes. In this one hour radio special, you’ll hear how Leonard has influenced artists such as Nicole Atkins, Bradford Cox (Deerhunter, Atlas Sound), Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion (Cults), Nathan Willett (Cold War Kids), John Darnielle (Mountain Goats), Rhett Miller (Old 97’s)and AC Newman (The New Pornographers). You’ll also hear a few ideas from Leonard Cohen himself. ( Hometown, Alaska is off today)

Thursday, Dec. 29 2p - Outdoor Explorer - Rerun of Community Skating 8p - Outdoor Explorer - Repeat of the ANILCA show

Friday, Dec. 30

- AKPM Holiday –

2p – 3p (APM) Candles Burning Brightly A one-hour celebration of Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights with an exploration of Chanukah foods and traditional activities ... and plenty of music. Yiddish Folk Melody (arr Judith Clurman, Larry Hochman and Brian Stokes Mitchell; orch L Hochman): "O Chanukah, O Chanukah; Songs of Freedom: A Celebration of Chanukah; Suite - Essential Voices USA/Judith Clurman, cond w/Ron Raines, bar (Dorian Sono Luminus 92182) (Story49, Alaska Fisheries , Stage Talk off today)

Saturday, Dec. 31 - New Year’s Eve / Hanukkah ends 8p – 2a (NPR) New! Toast of the Nation An NPR tradition every New Year’s Eve since the 1970s, Toast of the Nation is the perfect audio complement for the occasion. It’s festive jazz you can party to, all night long. Spirited, improvised, and swinging, each segment stops in a special venue, throughout the country. (Night Music and Blues Before Sunrise off today)

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 - New Year’s Day 10a – noon (NPR) New! New Year’s Day From Vienna 2017 The Vienna Philharmonic presents its ever popular annual New Year’s Day concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna. You’ll hear your favorite waltzes, polkas and more -- a festive way to start off the New Year. Presented by NPR Music. (The TED / City Arts / Splendid Table off today)