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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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St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Julie Albers perform Elgar
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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  • 7:39 AM

    The Nutcracker Ballet

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker & Swan Lake Suite

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    21:22

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  • 7:35 AM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional English

    The Music Of Christmas

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Carmen Dragon, conductor

    3:18

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  • 7:32 AM

    Dormi, Jesu

    John Rutter

    John Rutter: Brass at Christmas

    Black Dyke Band

    Nicholas Childs, conductor

    3:42

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  • 7:25 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Christmas With Cantus

    Cantus

    7:04

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  • 7:23 AM

    Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

    Traditional Polish

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    1:31

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  • 7:20 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

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  • 7:17 AM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional

    Simply Christmas

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    2:48

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  • 7:10 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost

    Kelly Yost, piano

    5:11

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  • 7:06 AM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    Christmas from Saint Louis

    Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Philip Barnes, conductor

    3:45

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  • 6:59 AM

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: Dance Suite

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    Barber: Souvenirs; Menotti: Sebastian, Amahl and the Night Visitors

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Schenck, conductor

    6:04

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  • 6:58 AM

    Drop down, ye heavens, from above

    Judith Weir

    Drop Down, Ye Heavens: Advent Antiphons for Choir and Saxophone

    Siglo de Oro

    Patrick Allies, conductor

    1:41

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  • 6:55 AM

    The First Noel

    Traditional

    Stille Nacht: Christmas Carols for Guitar

    Rossini Hayward, guitar

    3:10

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  • 6:44 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29

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  • 6:39 AM

    Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

    Elizabeth Poston

    A Seraphic Fire Christmas

    Seraphic Fire

    Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

    4:21

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  • 6:36 AM

    Ding Dong Merrily On High

    Traditional French

    Music on Christmas Morning

    Vasari Singers

    Jeremy Backhouse, conductor

    Martin Ford, organ

    2:43

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  • 6:33 AM

    Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintry Wind

    Alfred Burt

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 6

    Steve Anderson, piano

    3:03

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  • 6:26 AM

    Luke 2: The Christmas Story/Angels from the Realms of Glory

    Mack Wilberg

    O Come Little Children

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    7:19

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  • 6:24 AM

    Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Christmas Time is Here

    Canadian Brass

    1:59

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  • 6:22 AM

    Gaudete (Rejoice!)

    Piae Cantiones

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    1:49

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  • 6:17 AM

    New joy has arisen

    Traditional Ukrainian

    Ukrainian Christmas

    Lviv National Philharmonic

    Serhii Khorovets, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    4:36

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  • 6:12 AM

    Mass, Hodie Christus natus est: Sanctus

    Giovanni Palestrina

    Night Moods: Distant Voices

    Gabrieli Consort

    Paul McCreesh, conductor

    5:22

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  • 6:09 AM

    O Jesulein Zart (O Gentle Little Jesus)

    Samuel Scheidt

    Carols and Christmas Songs

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    2:47

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  • 6:08 AM

    Joy to the World

    George Frideric Handel

    This Must Be Christmas

    The Steeles

    :46

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  • 6:06 AM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Make The Season Bright

    USAF Singing Sergeants

    Lowell E. Graham, conductor

    1:41

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  • 6:02 AM

    The Toy Factory: Little Elves, Fairies and Snowmen

    John Wineglass

    Dashing, Vol. 3

    Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pavel Snajdr, conductor

    4:25

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  • 5:59 AM

    Christmas Story

    Alexis Ffrench

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:31

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  • 5:55 AM

    Lullay

    Karl Jenkins

    Karl Jenkins: Motets

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:59

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  • 5:53 AM

    Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)

    Traditional English

    O Come All Ye Faithful

    Bach Choir

    David Willcocks, conductor

    1:36

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  • 5:50 AM

    Joy, Joy, Joy

    Traditional

    Christmas At Luther 2009

    Luther College Choir

    Craig Arnold, conductor

    2:39

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  • 5:47 AM

    Christmas Divertimento: Glad Day Melody

    Christopher Hoh

    Dashing, Vol. 5

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Petrdlik, conductor

    3:16

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  • 5:43 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

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  • 5:39 AM

    The Nutcracker: Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Music From Nutcracker Etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    1:07

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  • 5:36 AM

    Lulajze, Jezuniu (Sleep, Baby Jesus)

    Traditional Polish

    Stralande Jul - Strahlende Weihnacht

    MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig

    Philipp Ahmann, conductor

    2:28

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  • 5:32 AM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Sleighride! Classic Christmas Favorites

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:48

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  • 5:28 AM

    O Christmas Tree

    Traditional German

    A Classical Guitar Christmas

    Eva Beneke, guitar

    3:45

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  • 5:17 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36

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  • 5:15 AM

    Wassail Song

    Traditional

    Stephen Paulus: Carols For Christmas

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    1:55

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  • 5:12 AM

    Riu, Riu, Chiu

    Anonymous Spanish

    The Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas Music

    Taverner Players

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    3:23

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  • 5:09 AM

    The Three Kings

    Peter Cornelius

    All Is Bright

    Handel and Haydn Society Chorus

    Grant Llewellyn, conductor

    2:51

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  • 5:08 AM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional French

    An Artaria Winter Holiday

    Artaria Quartet

    1:17

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  • 5:04 AM

    O Day Full of Grace

    Traditional Norwegian

    Folk Songs, Spirituals and Hymns

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    3:48

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  • 5:02 AM

    Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)

    Traditional

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    1:58

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