PROVO —KBYU-FM, Classical 89 is pleased to present special holiday programming during the month of December on 89.1 FM and 89.5 FM (southern Utah County) and online at www.kbyufm.org/streaming
KBYU-FM Holiday Programs Highlights:
BYU Celebration of Christmas — Featuring BYU Choirs and Orchestra broadcast live from the deJong Concert Hall. Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 26, 4 p.m. (KBYU-FM Production)
First Presidency Christmas Fireside — Dec. 5, 6 p.m. (LIVE); Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
PRI, Public Radio International presents Glad Tidings — A program of choral music blended with seasonal stories, poetry, and relevant scriptural verses in a traditional celebration of Christmas time. Featuring the BYU Choirs and Philharmonic Orchestra and poet Leslie Norris, actors Ron Frederickson and Jean Jenkins, professional storyteller Nancy Alder, and broadcast veteran Bruce Seely. Dec. 8, 8 p.m.; Dec. 22, 11 a.m.; Dec. 24, 6 p.m.; Dec. 26, 2 p.m. (KBYU-FM Production)
Hanukkah Special: A Great Miracle Happened There —Rabbi Ismar Schorsch and host Larry Josephson explain how Hanukkah became the Jewish Christmas after World War II and why the miracle of the oil (a day's supply burned for eight days) is not the main story. Their conversation is mixed with beautiful music of the holiday. Dec. 9, 8 p.m.
Echoes of Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers — Dec. 14, 8 p.m.; Dec. 24, 11 a.m.
Salt Lake Children's Choir — Featuring selections from the annual Christmas Concert in the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Ralph B. Woodward conducts. Dec. 21, 6 p.m.; Dec. 23, 10 a.m. (KBYU-FM Production)
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols — Historic King's College Chapel in Cambridge, England is the setting of this annual Christmas worship service, first held in 1918, that weaves scripture and song together. Dec. 24, 8 a.m. (LIVE); Dec. 25, 9 p.m.
The King's College Experience — BBC producer Stephen Shipley gives his perspective on the Christmas Traditions at King's College. Dec. 20, 10:30 a.m.; Dec. 24, 7:30 a.m.; Dec. 25, 8:30 p.m. (KBYU-FM Production)
Classical Confetti — Classical 89's Marcus Smith presents two hours of classical pop. Featuring the King's Singers, St. Louis Brass, Utah Symphony, Boston Pops, and many more. Dec. 31, 10 a.m.; 10 p.m. (KBYU-FM Production)
New Year's Day from Vienna — Jan 1, 2005, 9 a.m.