BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25
6 AM to 10 AM - NPR’s Morning Edition
10 AM to 12 NOON - Messiah With The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Handel’s much-adored oratorio, Messiah, returns to Heinz Hall, led by Music Director Manfred Honeck and featuring a cast of guest vocalists and the Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh. This work is a religious story of hope, inspiration and timeless expression.
12 NOON to 1 PM - Fresh Air with Terry Gross
1 PM to 2 PM – Living On Earth: Hope For The Holidays - This year’s Living On Earth holiday show presents tales from Celtic traditions, an African-American parable, and other stories, all centered on the theme of hope. Two characters listeners will meet in this program include a trickster slave who outwits his master, and a boy who discovers that he’s descended from an enemy tribe.
2 PM to 4 PM - Christmas Jazz With WUTC’s Ken Dryden
4 PM to 8 PM - NPR’s All Things Considered
8 PM to 9 PM - Jazz Piano Christmas XXVI - NPR Music brings you another great concert from Kennedy Center. Pianists Kenny Barron, Fred Hersch and Carmen Staaf perform their favorite holiday songs in a program hosted by Felix Contreras.
9 PM to 10 PM - An Afro-Blue Christmas - Howard University’s premiere vocal ensemble and special guest pianist Cyrus Chestnut will present a very special holiday concert. The acappela group performs a variety of holiday songs, including African-American spirituals, jazz and pop tunes, and classical compositions. Hosted by Michele Norris.