Schedule & Playlists

Playlist for Saturday, December 20, 2025

12:00 - 7:00 am

12:00 am

Hugo Alfvén: Gustav II Adolf, Op 49

"Elegy"

Helsingborg Sym Orch/Okko Kamu
Swedish Orchestral Favourites, Vol. 1

Naxos 8.553115

12:05 am

Daniel-François Auber: "Gustave III, ou le Bal Masqué"

Ballet music

English Chamber Orch/Richard Bonynge
Auber * Le Domino Noir * Sumi Jo * ECO * Richard Bonynge

London 440646-2 (2)

12:30 am

Josef Martin Kraus: "Soliman II"

Overture

Swedish Royal Opera Orch/Philip Brunelle
Kraus: Soliman II * A Gustavian Turkish Opera * Royal Opera of Sweden

Virgin 91496-2

12:35 am

Josef Martin Kraus: Funeral Cantata

Chorus

Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble/Stefan Parkman

Musica Sveciae MSCD-416-E

12:37 am

Michael Praetorius: "Terpsichore" (1612)

Suite in D

Christopher Parkening, g
Christopher Parkening Plays Vivaldi & Warlock

EMI CDC5-55052-2

12:49 am

Tielman Susato: "The Danserye" (1551)

New London Consort
Dansereye 1551

L'Oiseau Lyre 436131-2

12:55 am

Italian Anon 16th c: Suite of Dances

Piffaro/Joan Kimball, Robert Wiemken
Piffaro The Renaissance Band- Canzoni e danze

DG Archiv 445883-2

1:00 am

Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")

Sonata I, "Annunciation"

Evan Johnson, v; Loretta O'Sullivan, vc; Eric Milnes, hc

Newport Classic NC-60035

1:04 am

Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")

Sonata II, "The Visitation"

Andrew Manze, v; Richard Egarr, hc
Biber: The Rosary Sonatas

Harmonia Mundi HMU-907321.22 (2)

1:05 am

Pierre Phalèse: "Laroque Gaillarde"

Renaissonics
Renaissonics

Titanic TI-232

1:10 am

Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")

Sonata VI, "The Agony in the Garden"

John Holloway, v; Tragicomedia
The Mystery Sonatas

Virgin 90838-2 (2)

1:18 am

John Rutter: "Nativity Carol"

Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
Christmas Night. Carols Of The Nativity

Collegium COLCD-106

1:23 am

John Rutter: "Angels' Carol"

American Boy Cho/James Litton
Trumpets Sound • Voices Ring (A Joyous Christmas)

MHS 523153-F (2)

1:24 am

John Rutter: Partita (1976)

Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
British Light Music Discoveries 4

ASV CDWHL-2131

1:45 am

Adolphe-Charles Adam: "Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)"

Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter
Christmas With The Cambridge Singers

Collegium COLCD-111

1:52 am

English Trad: "The Cherry Tree Carol"

Cambridge Singers/John Rutter
Christmas Night. Carols Of The Nativity

Collegium COLCD-106

2:00 am

Afro-American Trad: Spiritual, Children Go Where I Send Thee

Robert Decormier Singers/Robert DeCormier
Children Go Where I Send Thee- A Christmas Celebration Around The World

Arabesque Z-6684

2:05 am

David Moritz Michael: "Suiten bey einer Quelle zu Blasen (By a Spring)"

Introduction and Part 1

Pacific Classical Winds
By A Spring

New World 80531-2

2:15 am

Jacob French: Carol, "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night"

Columbus Consort
Christmas in Early America

Channel Classics CCS-5693

2:16 am

American VARIOUS: Carol, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Western Wind Cho
Christmas Celebration

Musicmasters 67176-2

2:20 am

L P BREEDLOVE: Hymn, Shepherds Rejoice

American Music Group/Neely Bruce
N/A

Crusade Enterprises LPS-260-02

2:22 am

Daniel Pinkham: Christmas Cantata

Roger Wagner Cho, Organ and Brass Ensemble/Roger Wagner
A Christmas Festival

Angel S-36016

2:31 am

Howard Hanson: "Merry Mount" Suite (1938)

Love Duet

Nashville Sym Orch/Kenneth Schermerhorn
HANSON: Symphony No. 1, 'Nordic' / Merry Mount Suite

Naxos 8.559072

2:36 am

Arnold Freed: "Three Shepherd Carols"

Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy
Nativitas' - American Christmas Carols

Nimbus NI-5413

3:00 am

Francesco Manfredini: "Sinfonia pastorale per il santissimo natale" in D, Op 2/12

English Chamber Orch/Simon Preston
Christmas Concertos

Novalis 150133-2 (2)

3:05 am

Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

Part 6

Soloists; Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Rilling
Weihnachtsoratorium

Hänssler Classic 98.854 (3)

3:28 am

Felix Mendelssohn: Carol, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"

Bornand Collection Of Music Boxes
A Music Box Of Christmas Carols

Vanguard OVC-6020

3:29 am

Alexander Glazunov: Oriental Rhapsody, Op 29

USSR Sym Orch/Yevgeny Svetlanov
Forest, Sea, Oriental Rhapsody

Melodiya SUCD-1000156

3:55 am

Ukrainian Trad: "Carol of the Bells"

Roger Wagner Cho/Roger Wagner
Choral Music - LEONTOVITCH, M. / RUTTER, J. / MACGIMSEY, R. / GARDNER, J. (… to catch a Christmas star - Christmas with Roger Wagner)

Delos D/CD-3072

4:00 am

German Trad: Carol, "O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)"

Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Carmen Dragon
The Music Of Christmas

EMI/Ang CDM5-66087-2

4:02 am

English Trad: Carol, O Come All Ye Faithful

Hollywood Bowl Sym Orch/Carmen Dragon
The Music Of Christmas

EMI/Ang CDM5-66087-2

4:05 am

English Trad: Carol, The First Nowell

York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
Christmas Carols

Chandos CHAN-6632

4:10 am

J Wainright: Carol, Christians, Awake!

York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
Christmas Carols

Chandos CHAN-6632

4:14 am

English Trad: Carol, Once in Royal David's City

York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
Christmas Carols

Chandos CHAN-6632

4:19 am

English Trad: Carol, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

York Minster Cho/Francis Jackson
Christmas Carols

Chandos CHAN-6632

4:22 am

English Trad: Carol, Hail to the Lord's Annointed

Tubadours
The Mighty Tubadours

Crystal CD-420

4:24 am

Edward Elgar: "Enigma" Variations, Op. 36

Royal Phil/Andrew Litton
In The South, Serenade, Enigma Variations

Virgin 90727-2

4:55 am

Imogen Holst: That Lord That Lay in Asse Stall

King's College Cho Cambridge/Sir David Willcocks
Carols From King's

EMI/Ang CDM5-66244-2

5:00 am

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Prelude and Fugue in C

Joseph Payne, o
German Organ Music, Vol. 1

Naxos 8.550964

5:05 am

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op.37

Mahler Chamber Orch/Leif Ove Andsnes, p
The Beethoven Journey

Sony 88725-42058-2

5:40 am

Norwegian Trad: Carol, "O, jul med din glede"

Skruk/Per Hildre

Norsk FXCD-1991

5:42 am

Edvard Grieg: "Peer Gynt," Op. 23

No. 4, The Abduction of the Bride/Ingrid's Lament

Oslo Phil/Esa-Pekka Salonen
Peer Gynt Excerpts From The Incidental Music

CBS MK-44528

5:46 am

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

Aria, "Martern aller Arten"

Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

EMI/Ang CDC5-55342-2

5:54 am

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," K. 384

Chorus, "Bassa Selim lebe lange"

John Alldis Cho, St Martin's Academy/Colin Davis
More Of The Best Of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Philips 416273-2

6:00 am

Morten Lauridsen: "O Magnum Mysterium"

Boston Trinity Church Cho/Brian Jones
Choral Recital: Boston Trinity Church Choir - BIEBL, F.X. / TAVENER, J. / PART, A. / DIRKSEN, R.W. (Radiant Light - Songs for the Millennium)

Dorian DOR-93191

6:05 am

Tomas Luis de Victoria: "Missa O Magnum Mysterium" with motet

Tiffany Consort
O Magnum Mysterium * The Tiffany Consort

MSR Classics MS-1108

6:23 am

Spanish Trad: Carol, "Patapan"

BBC Singers, Royal Phil/James Galway, f
James Galway's Christmas Carol

RCA RCD1-5888

6:25 am

Joaquín Rodrigo: "Concierto para una fiesta"

David Russell, g; Naples Phil/Erich Kunzel
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez/ Fantasia Gentilhombre

Telarc CD-80459

6:54 am

Spanish Trad: Spanish Carol (Tonight A Babe Is Born)

Chanticleer
Christmas With Chanticleer

Teldec 85555-2

7:00 - 11:00 am

7:00 am

Weekend Mornings

With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

7:02 am

Sven Helbig: "Frost"

Fauré Quartet, Leipzig Radio Sym Orch/Kristjan Järvi
Pocket Symphonies

DG 4810398

7:07 am

Hugh Martin: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Charles Vernon, tb; Sym Brass of Chicago/Barry Faldner
Christmas with the Symphony Brass of Chicago

Vox 7501

7:13 am

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G, K. 313

Julius Baker, f; I Solisti di Zagreb/Antonio Janigro
The Virtuoso Flute, Vol. 2

Vanguard SVC-54

7:39 am

Felix Bernard: "Winter Wonderland"

Dave Brubeck, p
A Dave Brubeck Christmas

Telarc CD-83410

7:45 am

Josef Suk: "Fantastic Scherzo," Op. 25

Buffalo Phil Orch/JoAnn Falletta
Suk: Fairy Tale * Fantastic Scherzo

Naxos 8.572323

8:00 am

Saturday Morning Listener's Choice

8:01 am

Ralph Vaughan Williams: "Serenade to Music"

Atlanta Sym Orch & Cho/Robert Spano
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia/Symphony No 5

Telarc CD-80676

8:16 am

Mykola Leontovych: "Carol of the Bells"

George Winston, p
December

Windham Hill WH-1025

8:20 am

Traditional: "Good King Wenceslas"

Ronn McFarlane, l; Carolyn Surrick, viga
A Star in the East

Flowerpot Productions A Star in the East

8:21 am

Traditional: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)"

Northside Brass
Christmas Carols for Brass by Northside Brass

Northside Brass Christmas Carols for Brass

8:24 am

Michel Legrand: "The Young Girls of Rochefort"

Concerto

Alexandre Tharaud, p; Santa Cecilia Orch/Antonio Pappano
Cinema

Erato 5419718461

8:26 am

Michel Legrand: "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"

"I Will Wait for You"

Gautier Capuçon, vc; Jérôme Ducros, p; Orch National de Bretagne/Johanna Malangré
Sensations

Erato 9029615713

8:30 am

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

"Ode to Joy"

Pete Seeger, banjo & whistling
Pete Seeger - Darling Corey And Goofing-Off Suite

Smithsonian Folkways SF-40018

8:32 am

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

IV. Finale, "Ode to Joy" (excerpt)

Soloists; Nicolaus Esterházy Cho & Sinfonia/Béla Drahos
Claudio Otelli, bass-baritone,
Bring on the Joy!

WFMT (Fall 2024 Joy)

8:39 am

George Frideric Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus"

Chorus, "Sing unto God"

Soloists; St Martin's Academy & Cho/Neville Marriner
Handel: Coronation Anthems

Philips 412733-2

8:42 am

George Frideric Handel: "Judas Maccabaeus"

Chorus, "See the conqu'ring hero comes!"

St Martin's Academy & Cho/Neville Marriner
Handel: Coronation Anthems

Philips 412733-2

8:45 am

Claude Thomas Smith: Danse Folatre

United States Air Force Band/James Bankhead
On Winged Flight

Altissimo 75442252642

8:56 am

Leroy Anderson: "Sleigh Ride"

Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
John Williams - Conductor

Sony 88985417792

9:00 am

Alfred Newman: 20th Century Fox Fanfare

London Phil Orch/John Mauceri
The Genius of Film Music

LPO 0086

9:00 am

Soundtrack

9:01 am

John Williams: "Home Alone"

"Somewhere in My Memory"

Tanglewood Festival Cho, Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
John Williams Conductor

Sony 41779-2 (20)

9:04 am

John Williams: "Home Alone"

"Star of Bethlehem"

Boston Pops Orch/John Williams
Joy To The World

Sony SK-48232

9:08 am

John Williams: "Home Alone"

"Mom Returns" and Finale

Orch/John Williams
Home Alone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Anniversary Edition

Sony 88875156172

9:14 am

Cyril Mockridge: "Miracle on 34th Street"

Suite

Royal Phil Orch/David Newman
Sundance Film Music Series Vol. 1

Telarc 88801

9:25 am

Miles Goodman: "The Muppet Christmas Carol"

Overture

Orch/Miles Goodman
The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Jim Henson Records 74860-30017-2

9:28 am

Miles Goodman: "The Muppet Christmas Carol"

"Christmas Morning"

Orch/Miles Goodman
The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Jim Henson Records 74860-30017-2

9:29 am

Miles Goodman: "The Muppet Christmas Carol"

"Thankful Heart"

Michael Caine, voice; Orch/Miles Goodman
The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Jim Henson Records 74860-30017-2

9:32 am

Alan Silvestri: "The Polar Express"

"Seeing is Believing"

Cho & Orch/Alan Silvestri
The Polar Express (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Warner Sunset Records 93624899495

9:36 am

Alan Silvestri: "The Polar Express"

"Spirit of the Season"

Cho & Orch/Alan Silvestri
The Polar Express (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Warner Sunset Records 93624899495

9:40 am

Mark Orton: "The Holdovers"

"Drive to Boston"

Mark Orton, g; Studio Orch
The Holdovers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Back Lot (The Holdovers)

9:42 am

Mark Orton: "The Holdovers"

"A Girl in Tow/Back to Barton"

Studio Orch
The Holdovers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Back Lot (The Holdovers)

9:47 am

Mark Orton: "The Holdovers"

"It's Christmas!"

Studio Orch
The Holdovers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Back Lot (The Holdovers)

9:50 am

James Horner: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)

"The Shape of Things to Come"

Studio Cho & Orch/James Horner
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Back Lot (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

9:56 am

Albert Hague: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

Thurl Ravenscroft, b; Studio Orch/Albert Hague
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Mercury (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

10:01 am

George Gershwin: "Promenade (Walking the Dog)"

Richard Hosford, cl; Ian Brown, p
Herrmann, Gershwin, Waxman & Copland: American Chamber Music

Hyperion CDA-68094

10:05 am

Mark O'Connor: "The American Seasons"

Winter

Mark O'Connor, v; Metamorphosen/Scott Yoo
Mark O'Connor: The American Seasons

Sony SK-89660

10:21 am

Fernando Sor: Variations on a theme from Mozart's "Magic Flute"

Waller & Maxwell Guitar Duo
Favorites: Tales of Love, Loss & Magic

Berto 1801

10:32 am

Julie Giroux: "Christmas with Mozart"

U of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds/Ron Hufstader
Julie Giroux Presents: Concert Band Christmas Gone Crazy

Mark Records 9417-MCD

10:38 am

Margaret Bonds: "The Ballad of the Brown King"

"That was a Christmas long ago; Alleluia"

Dessoff Choirs and Orch/Malcolm J. Merriweather
Margaret Bonds * The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs

Avie AV-2413

10:44 am

Johannes Brahms: "Academic Festival" Overture, Op. 80

London Phil Orch/Marin Alsop
Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Overtures

Naxos 8.557428

10:56 am

Traditional Jewish: "Odessa Bulgar"

Philharmonix
Vienna Berlin Music Club Vol. 3

DG 3565344

11:00 am

11:00 am

Introductions

Angelika Wang, 17, piano. Beethoven "Appassionata" Sonata, 1st mvt; Messiaen: "Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus"; Rachmaninoff Etude-tableau, Op. 39, No. 6; Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor. Originally broadcast October 12, 2024.

11:45 am

Franz Joseph Haydn: Wind Divertimento in B-Flat, H II:46

Ensemble Wien-Berlin
Haydn - Danzi - Bozza - Ibert - Villa-Lobos

CBS MK-39558

12:00 - 2:00 pm

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Mozart's The Magic Flute

Paul Appleby (Tamino); Joélle Harvey (Pamina); Michael Sumuel (Papageno); Rainelle Krause (Queen of the Night); Alexander Köpeczi (Sarastro); Thomas Capobianco (Monostatos); Harold Wilson (Speaker); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Steven White. Abridged version, sung in English.

1:48 pm

Henry Purcell: Ground in C minor, Z D221

Timothy Roberts, hc
Purcell: Harmonia Sacra

Archiv 445829-2

1:53 pm

Traditional French: Four "Bergerettes" (18th-century folksongs)

Susanne Mentzer, ms; Sharon Isbin, g
Wayfaring Stranger

Erato 23419-2

2:00 - 4:00 pm

2:00 pm

Afternoon Music

2:00 pm

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52

Oslo Phil/Klaus Mäkelä
Sibelius: Complete Symphonies

Decca 4852256

2:32 pm

Traditional: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)"

Grant Park Cho/Christopher Bell
Songs of the Season

Lexicon LC-2511

2:35 pm

Morten Lauridsen: "O Magnum Mysterium"

Grant Park Cho/Christopher Bell
Songs of the Season

Lexicon LC-2511

2:42 pm

Bohuslav Martinů: Two-Violin Sonatina

Angela Chun & Jennifer Chun, v's; Nelson Padgett, p
Fantasy * Angela & Jennifer Chun

Harmonia Mundi HMU-907444

2:55 pm

Thomas Hewitt Jones: "A Christmas Cracker"

Voces8 Foundation Orch/Barnaby Smith
A Choral Christmas

Decca 5568937

3:00 pm

Margaret Bonds: "Troubled Water"

Agave
In Her Hands

Acis APL-53714

3:06 pm

Michael Praetorius: Organ Voluntary, "Nun lob mein Seel" and Chorale, "In dulci jubilo"

Soloists; Michael Sponseller, o; Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell
Jolle Greenleaf, soprano,
Scott Mello, tenor,
Chrstmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius

Avie AV-2306

3:18 pm

Rick Sowash: Piano Trio No. 3, "A Christmas Divertimento"

VII. Finale, Variations on "The Boar's Head Carol"

The Mirecourt Trio
Rick Sowash: The Four Piano Trios

Gasparo GSCD-254

3:26 pm

Bohdan Kryvopust: "Fantasia"

Solomiya Ivakhiv, v; Lviv National Phil Sym Orch/S Khorovets
Ukrainian Christmas

Naxos 8.574677

3:36 pm

Johann Christoph Pez: "Concerto pastorale" in F major

Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie
Simphonies des Noëls

Dorian DOR-90180

3:55 pm

Einojuhani Rautavaara: "Our Joyful'st Feast"

Schola Cantorum of Oxford/James Burton
Rautavaara: Choral Music

Hyperion CDA-67787

4:00 pm

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

Margaret Bonds’s "The Ballad of the Brown King" and other music for Christmas.

5:00 - 7:00 pm

5:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

5:01 pm

Frédéric Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25

No. 8 in D-flat, "Sixths"

Yunchan Lim, p
Yunchan Lim: Chopin Études

Decca 4870122

5:02 pm

Frédéric Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25

No. 9 in G-flat, "Butterfly"

Yunchan Lim, p
Yunchan Lim: Chopin Études

Decca 4870122

5:03 pm

Frédéric Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25

No. 10 in b minor, "Octave"

Yunchan Lim, p
Yunchan Lim: Chopin Études

Decca 4870122

5:07 pm

Frédéric Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25

No. 11 in a minor, "Winter Wind"

Yunchan Lim, p
Yunchan Lim: Chopin Études

Decca 4870122

5:10 pm

Frédéric Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25

No. 12 in c minor, "Ocean"

Yunchan Lim, p
Yunchan Lim: Chopin Études

Decca 4870122

5:14 pm

Julian Riem: "Carmen Fantasie"

Raphaela Gromes, vc; Festival Strings Lucerne/Daniel Dodds
Femmes

Sony 19658710712

5:25 pm

Marin Marais: "Pièces en Trio" Suite No. 5 in D

"Symphonie"

Musica Pacifica
Marin Marais: Pièces en trio

Virgin 61365-2 (2)

5:30 pm

Kurt Atterberg: Horn Concerto, Op 28

Felix Klieser, hn; German Radio Phil Orch/Jamie Phillips
Northern Colours

Berlin Classics 0303248-BC

5:52 pm

Astor Piazzolla: "Libertango"

Théo Ould, acc; Blanche Stromboni, db; Quatuor Bilitis
Piazzolla: Balada para un loco

Alpha 1181

6:00 pm

Giovanni Gabrieli: "Sonata pian e forte"

Music of the Baroque Brass/Thomas Wikman
Renaissance Christmas Vol. 1

Music of the Baroque MB-108

6:06 pm

William Walton: Violin Concerto

III. Finale, "Vivace"

Charlie Lovell-Jones, v; Sinfonia of London/John Wilson
Walton: Violin Concerto, Symphonic Suite from "Troilus and Cressida," Portsmouth Point

Chandos CHSA-5360

6:19 pm

John Williams: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"

Hedwig's Theme, Christmas at Hogwarts, Nimbus 2000, Leaving Hogwarts, Harry's Wondrous World

City of Prague Phil Orch/James Fitzpatrick
The Essential Harry Potter Film Music Collection

Silva SILCD-1251

6:37 pm

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Thomas Allen, br; Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orch/Matthew Best
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, Flos Campi, Mystical Songs

Hyperion CDA-66420

6:51 pm

Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

Opening chorus, "Jauchzet, frohlocket"

Soloists; Amsterdam Baroque Cho and Orch/Ton Koopman
Klaus Mertens, bass-baritone,
J. S. Bach - Christmas Oratorio

Erato 14635-2 (2)

7:00 pm

7:00 pm

Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain

An Irish-Appalachian Celebration

Recorded live in concert in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium, the acclaimed period instrument ensemble Apollo’s Fire explores the history of Appalachia’s Irish and Scottish roots through music. Enjoy this lively celebration complete with fiddlers, medieval harp, hammered dulcimer, bagpipes, singers, and children’s voices, all led by Artistic Director Jeannette Sorrell.

8:00 pm

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

From the archives: Recorded live in 2007, the international Guy Mendilow Ensemble illuminated Channukah and sounds from around world.

9:00 pm - 12:00 am

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Folk freezes over with seasonal songs about fronts, snow and other wintry weather.

9:00 pm

Lead Belly: The Midnight Special THEME (excerpt 1)

Lead Belly
Midnight Special

RCA Victor LPV-505

9:01 pm

Suzanne McDermott: Winter

Suzanne McDermott
Out Under the Sky

Rosema Red RRR 417

9:03 pm

Patty Larkin: Winter Wind

Patty Larkin
Christine Lavin Presents On a Winter's Night

Philo Philo 11671 1241-2

9:06 pm

Steve Goodman: "The Dutchman" (Michael Smith)

Steve Goodman
Somebody Else's Troubles

Buddha 7446599626 2

9:11 pm

Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum: "Hot Buttered Rum" (Tommy Thompson)

Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum
Winter's Grace

Winter's Grace | Signature Sounds SIG 1251

9:15 pm

Maria Sangiolo: The Day of the Long Night Moon

Maria Sangiolo
Eyes of the Heart

Raging River Records RRR CD102

9:17 pm

Cormac McCarthy: "Gotta Keep Movin’"

Cormac McCarthy
Collateral

Collateral | Rakish Tilt Records RTCD1005

9:22 pm

Joe Jencks: Room Here for Another (McCutcheon)

Joe Jencks
Rise As One

Turtle Bear Music TBM 110105-1

9:27 pm

Chicago Farmer: Homeaid

Chicago Farmer
Homeaid

LoHi pre-release 3.6.2026

9:29 pm

George Ensle: Home

George Ensle
Home

Berkalin Records 2021

9:35 pm

Claire Holley: 4 1 2 4

Claire Holley
where i lived

claireholley.com 2025

9:38 pm

Chris Smither: Train Home

Chris Smither
Train Home

High-Tone Records HCD 8158

9:43 pm

The Amidons: Solstice Song (Iselin)

The Amidons
I'll Never Forget

Ammus Ammus05-02

9:46 pm

Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra: Song of Solstice

Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra
Song of Solstice - Celtic Music For Midwinter

SunSign Records SunSing 2010

9:50 pm

Claudia Schmidt: Solstice Chant

Claudia Schmidt
Hark the Dark

Claudia Schmidt 7 00261 46122 9

9:51 pm

Gordon Lightfoot: Song for a Winter's Night

Gordon Lightfoot
Gord's Gold

Reprise 2237-2

9:54 pm

Herdman, Hills & Mangsen: "Raise the Dead of Wintertime" (Allan Rankin)

Herdman, Hills & Mangsen
Voices of Winter

Voices of Winter | Gadfly Gadfly 235

9:58 pm

Joemy Wilson: Good King Wenceslas (trad./instrumental)

Joemy Wilson
Gifts

Dargason DMCD-103

10:01 pm

The Twangtown Paramours: Stars Without a Heaven

The Twangtown Paramours
The Wind Will Change Again

Inside Edge Records IER 006

10:04 pm

John McCutcheon: Tikkun Olam

John McCutcheon
Field of Stars

Appalseed 1 9526932407 0

10:08 pm

Malcolm Dalglish & The Oolites: Have Your Lamps Gone Out? (trad.)

Malcolm Dalglish & The Oolites
Pleasure

Oolitic Music OM 1112

10:13 pm

Stan Rogers: First Christmas (Away from Home)

Stan Rogers
Between the Breaks... Live

Borealis BCD216

10:19 pm

Tom Paxton: "Marvelous Toy"

Tom Paxton
The Compleat Tom Paxton

The Compleat Tom Paxton | Rhino Handmade RHM 7870

10:22 pm

The Christmas Sweaters: Egg Nog With Werner Herzog

The Christmas Sweaters
Live in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)

10:29 pm

Amy Speace: I Want an Old Fashioned Christmas

Amy Speace
I Want an Old Fashioned Christmas (single)

amyspeace.com 12.5.2025

10:32 pm

Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players: Opening Medley

Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players
Songs of Good Cheer Live at Old Town School of Folk Music

Chicago Tribune 7 83707 24010 7

10:37 pm

Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players: Joy to the World

Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players
Songs of Good Cheer Live at Old Town School of Folk Music

Chicago Tribune 7 83707 24010 7

10:41 pm

Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players: Jingle Bells

Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn, and players
Songs of Good Cheer Live at Old Town School of Folk Music

Chicago Tribune 7 83707 24010 7

10:45 pm

The Roches: We Three Kings

The Roches
We Three Kings

Rykodisc RCD 10311

10:51 pm

The Roches: Star of Wonder

The Roches
We Three Kings

Rykodisc RCD 10311

10:53 pm

Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille: Peace on Earth (trad., lyrics Koloc)

Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille
Folkstage: Bonnie Koloc

WFMT Folkstage 12.21.2002

10:58 pm

Felix Bernard: "Winter Wonderland"

Dave Brubeck, p
A Dave Brubeck Christmas

Telarc CD-83410

11:00 pm

Willy DeVille: Storybook Love

Willy DeVille
The Princess Bride (Soundtrack)

Warner Bros. 9 25610-2

11:04 pm

Steve Schuch: Buttercup's Delight

Steve Schuch
Circle of Days

Rare Earth 001 CD

11:06 pm

Jesse Winchester: Stand By Me (King/Leiber/Stoller)

Jesse Winchester
Love Filling Station

Appleseed APR CD 1116

11:11 pm

The Mavericks: Suspiro Azul (Blue Sigh)

The Mavericks
The Mavericks en Español

The Mavericks en Español Mono Mundo Recordings/MMR007-CD

11:14 pm

Raul Malo (of The Mavericks): Dream River

Raul Malo (of The Mavericks)
The Horse Whisperer soundtrack

MCA The Horse Whisperer / MCAD 70025

11:18 pm

Raul Malo w/Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, Dave Pomeroy: Bright Side of the Road (Morrison)

Raul Malo w/Pat Flynn, Rob Ickes, Dave Pomeroy
The Nashville Acoustic Sessions

CMH Records CD-8709

11:23 pm

Joe Ely: "Up On the Ridge"

Joe Ely
Twistin' in the Wind

MCA Twistin' in the Wind / MCAD-70031

11:27 pm

The Flatlanders: "Pay the Alligator"

The Flatlanders
Now Again

Now Again/New West NW6040

11:31 pm

Joe Ely: I Gotta' Find Old Joe

Joe Ely
Streets of Sin

Rounder Rounder 011 661 3181-2

11:36 pm

Geyer Street Sheiks: Great Dream from Heaven (Spence)

Geyer Street Sheiks
Great Dream

BJAM CD 101

11:39 pm

Susan Piper: Bagels With Angels

Susan Piper
New On the Planet

New On the Planet Slice Bread/CDSB71150

11:45 pm

Carla Gover: Angels Gather Round

Carla Gover
Kentucky Queen

Redbird Records RRCD2023

11:48 pm

Caroline Aiken: Mission of Angels

Caroline Aiken
Live Bait

Caroline Aiken CA0004

11:53 pm

Laura Love: I Still Believe (Unplugged)

Laura Love
She Loved Red

Laura Love 88295 68276

11:58 pm

Andrew Beyer: "The Midnight Special - cigar box slide"

Andrew Beyer
Midnight Special Collection

Midnight Special Collection AABeyer/MS 004