Julie Amacher and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu host this uplifting Christmas special from 2021 that features Black music and composers. A Soulful Christmas celebrates classical music by Black artists, while exploring spirituals, gospel music, jazz and other Black musical traditions.

Playlist

• George Frideric Handel: Joy To the World – WSSU University Choir

• Kevin Johnson and Sarah Stevens: We Are Christmas – Spelman College Glee Club

• Jason Max Ferdinand: Safe In His Arms – Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

• Babatunde Olatunji, arr. Wendell Whalem: Betelehemu – Morehouse College Glee Club

• George Frideric Handel: Joy To The World – Take 6

• Robert MacGinsey: Sweet Little Jesus Boy and We Didn’t Know – Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers

• George Frideric Handel: Joy To The World – Whitney Houston and the Georgia Mass Choir

• Gustav Holst: In The Bleak Midwinter, arr. Brittany Boykin  – Spelman College Glee Club

• Franz Gruber: Silent Night – Leontyne Price