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'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'

'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols'

YourClassical MPR’s live broadcast of 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols' from King's College, Cambridge, with host Michael Barone, has ended and on-demand audio is no longer available. Join us on Christmas Eve 2025 for another unforgettable service.

2024 YourClassical Holiday Programming Schedule
Did you miss one of our holiday specials?

Did you miss one of our holiday specials?

We offered a variety of classical specials for the holiday season, from Christmas to New Year's Day. Did you miss one? Catch up any time that's convenient using this comprehensive listing. Listen now!

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Listen to 'YourClassical Christmas Favorites,' as ranked by you
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Listen: SPCO performs Haydn’s 'Il Distratto' Symphony
Enjoy 'St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Celebrating 150 Years of St. Olaf College'
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Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'

Christmas at Luther: 'Love, the Rose, Is on the Way'

Each December, the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, rings out with the sacred and the exuberant: the sounds of the Christmas season. Enjoy the 2023 program, ‘Love, the Rose, Is on the Way.’

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Christmas With Cantus

Christmas With Cantus

Christmas With Cantus weaves together holiday stories with time-honored carols and new classics. Blending narration and song, the program offers an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and joy of the holiday season. Listen now!

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'Chanticleer Christmas'

'Chanticleer Christmas'

Celebrate the season with song! Steve Staruch hosts this one-hour program of holiday favorites, new and old, presented live in concert by Chanticleer, the two-time Grammy-winning 12-man ensemble known as ‘an orchestra of voices.’

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  • 8:21 AM

    The Nutcracker Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    22:04
  • 8:14 AM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    Christmas Rhapsody

    John Bayless, piano

    3:58
  • 8:08 AM

    Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)

    Traditional English

    Joy to the World

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Michael Culloton, conductor

    1:36
  • 8:05 AM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    A Musical Christmas Tree

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Morton Gould, conductor

    3:09
  • 8:00 AM

    Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)

    Gustaf Nordqvist

    Snowflakes - A Classical Christmas

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Torodd Wigum, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    4:56
  • 7:56 AM

    Lux Aeterna: O Nata Lux

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lux

    Voces8

    4:23
  • 7:52 AM

    Tarara tarara qui yo soy Antoniyo

    Antonio de Salazar

    Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque

    Rose Ensemble

    3:47
  • 7:49 AM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional French

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:39
  • 7:47 AM

    Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen

    Traditional

    Christmas At King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Philip Ledger, conductor

    1:16
  • 7:41 AM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Allan Clayton, tenor

    6:13
  • 7:38 AM

    Coventry Carol

    Traditional English

    A Harp For Christmas, Vol. 2

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    2:52
  • 7:24 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 7:21 AM

    O Christmas Tree

    Traditional

    Feliz Navidad

    Slovak National Symphony Orchestra

    Allan Wilson, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    3:25
  • 7:14 AM

    Thus in my heart I make my Christmas (Sydameeni joulun teen)

    Kassu Halonen

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:45
  • 7:08 AM

    To Seek Where Shadows Are: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Paul Mealor

    Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor

    Voce Chamber Choir

    Mark Singleton, conductor

    5:24
  • 7:05 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander

    John Jacob Niles

    Mater ora filium: Music for Epiphany

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    2:58
  • 7:03 AM

    Away in a Manger

    William James Kirkpatrick

    Christmas Sing-Along

    RCA Victor Singers

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    2:11
  • 7:00 AM

    Star Carol

    Traditional

    O Come All Ye Faithful

    Bach Choir

    David Willcocks, conductor

    2:41
  • 6:54 AM

    Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)

    Ola Gjeilo

    Emmanuel

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    Leah Bergman, cello

    6:39
  • 6:52 AM

    How Brightly Shown the Morning Star

    Traditional

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    1:12
  • 6:50 AM

    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    That's Christmas to Me

    Pentatonix

    2:05
  • 6:43 AM

    Hodie: Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Hodie; Fantasia on Christmas Carols

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:33
  • 6:36 AM

    All My Heart This Night Rejoices

    Z. Randall Stroope

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 4

    The Summer Singers

    Vicki Peters, conductor

    4:14
  • 6:34 AM

    Gaudete (Rejoice!)

    Piae Cantiones

    Holidays a cappella Live

    Chicago a cappella

    1:59
  • 6:32 AM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional English

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    1:30
  • 6:27 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    CHRISTMAS WITH THE 5 BROWNS

    The 5 Browns

    5:20
  • 6:24 AM

    Noel nouvelet

    Traditional French

    Christmas with Chanticleer

    Chanticleer

    2:49
  • 6:17 AM

    Christmas Story

    Alexis Ffrench

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:31
  • 6:16 AM

    Bogoroditse Devo (Rejoice, O Virgin)

    Arvo Part

    Sacred Songs Of Life And Love

    South Dakota Chorale

    Brian A. Schmidt, conductor

    1:09
  • 6:10 AM

    O Light of Life!

    Mack Wilberg

    All Are Welcome!

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    5:46
  • 6:05 AM

    The Sound of Christmas!

    Nick Auer

    Home for the Holidays

    Genghis Barbie

    5:07
  • 6:03 AM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    A Christmas Carol

    Skylark Vocal Ensemble

    1:44
  • 5:59 AM

    Fairytale Sleighride

    Adam Saunders

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:30
  • 5:55 AM

    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Traditional

    Christmas Carols at King's with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    David Briggs, organ

    3:31
  • 5:50 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    I Wonder as I Wander

    Copley Singers

    Brian Jones, conductor

    Christian Lane, organ

    4:00
  • 5:48 AM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    A Victoria Christmas

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    2:37
  • 5:41 AM

    Tu scendi dalle stelle (You descended from the heavens)

    Alfonso Maria de Liguori

    A Harp For Christmas, Vol. 2

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    2:47
  • 5:28 AM

    A Christmas Greeting

    Alfred Burt

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    12:50
  • 5:23 AM

    Santa Claus Medley

    Coots/Autry

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    4:30
  • 5:09 AM

    Serenade of Carols

    Morton Gould

    A Musical Christmas Tree

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Morton Gould, conductor

    13:38
  • 5:07 AM

    We Three Kings of Orient Are

    Traditional

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    2:12
  • 5:05 AM

    Carol of the Bells

    Mikola Leontovich

    Christmas at St. George's Windsor

    Choir of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Chapel

    James Vivian, conductor

    1:17
  • 5:03 AM

    Rocking Carol (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep)

    Traditional Czech

    Dormi Jesu: A Caius Christmas

    Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

    Geoffrey Webber, conductor

    2:12
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