The Guide | December 2015 by WTTW

Air Check Dear Member, The Chicago area has long been renowned for its rich and eclectic music history. This past October, we were excited to bring together some of the Chicago area’s most iconic “garage” bands of the 1960s and ’70s for an unforgettable evening in our own Grainger Studio. Cornerstones of Rock: American Garage premieres this month on WTTW11 for a once-in-a-lifetime “jam” in front of a live audience of enthusiastic fans. This special concert reunites members of the American Breed, Buckinghams, Cryan’ Shames, Ides of March, McCoys, New Colony Six, Shadows of Knight, and Standells. Join us to hear some of your favorite music from the era, which includes a nostalgic trip down the late Mitch Aliotta’s “Lake Shore Drive.” As the holidays approach and the snow begins to fall, make the most of the season with WTTW. Enjoy a new Celtic Woman concert special from Dublin, we’ll revisit a popular program featuring The Carpenters, and travel expert Rick Steves joins us to explore Christmas traditions in Europe. On the history front, the six-part series Ancient Roads: Christ to Constantine traces the origins of Christianity and a new documentary on Pope John Paul II highlights his role in the liberation of Poland from Communist rule. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes takes us inside two Great Houses, and we gear up for the eagerly anticipated final season of this addictive British drama series with a salute hosted by actor Hugh Bonneville. WTTW’s digital offerings include new episodes of Chat, Please! that bring you behind the scenes of Chicago’s culinary and dining notables, and fun and quirky videos that let you know all about “The Good Stuff.” As we do each December, WTTW11 brings you the star-studded National Christmas Tree Lighting and a variety of holiday music programs, including the annual New Year’s Eve celebration with the New York Philharmonic and a tuneful evening at New York’s Rainbow Room with singer-pianist Michael Feinstein. Watch all of this, and much more, on TV, on demand, and online on desktop and mobile – we’re there for you anytime and anywhere you happen to be. Visit wttw.com/anywhere to learn all the ways you can access our content. On WFMT, we’ll present a live broadcast, hosted by Peter Van De Graaff and Roger Pines, of the world premiere of Jimmy López’s opera Bel Canto from Lyric Opera of Chicago. Saturday afternoons, delight to the Metropolitan Opera, with live broadcasts of La Boheme, Rigoletto, The Lady of the Lake, and The Barber of Seville. And we’ll play specials for Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s, including the New Philharmonic Orchestra from the McAninch Arts Center live on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, and Rich Warren’s New Year’s Eve Midnight Special that evening. See page 22 for a roundup of holiday programming. And be sure to visit wfmt.com for daily stories and news from around the classical music world, and listen to WFMT on the go via our new apps for Apple and Android. On behalf of all of us at WTTW and WFMT, I wish you a happy and healthy holiday season. Sincerely,

Dan Schmidt President & CEO

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Member Connections

14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid

Member Perks

17 Do it Yourself Saturdays

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19 At-a-Glance

WTTW Digital Channel Highlights

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WTTW Kid Grid

31 Sponsors

ON THE COVER: The King’s College Choral Scholars entertain those queuing at the Eastern Gate to King’s College, Cambridge University, for A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, an annual Christmas Eve concert WFMT will broadcast live on Thursday, December 24 at 9:00 am Central Time. Photo courtesy of Sir Cam @camdiary, Cambridge University. 2

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MEMBER CONNECTIONS WTTW Kids Readers Are Leaders Winter Tour

Wild Kratts LIVE!

WTTW Kids is excited to present local, fun-filled WTTW Kids Readers Are Leaders performances featuring Miss Lori’s CAMPUS throughout the winter. These free community events will delight children WHAT 3-8 years old and inspire the Readers are Leaders whole family to sing along and participate in storytellWHERE Chicago Public Library ing adventures. Each live Pullman Branch performance includes origi11001 S. Indiana Avenue nal songs, engaging activiin Chicago ties, story readings, and family-friendly giveaways! It WHEN is a perfect way to have fun Wednesday, December 2, 11:00 am and support early literacy development during the chilly winter months! For a full schedule, visit wttw.com/events.

Live Piano Concert Photo by Ann Ilagan

WFMT’s monthly live series, The PianoForte Salon Series, continues its season of broadcasts and you’re invited to be part of the audience! Join WFMT for a live performance and conversation this month with pianist Raffi Besalyan. The program features works by Baghdassarian, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and more. Hailed as “a true heir of the mainstream of Russian pianism, like Horowitz” (Chopin Magazine), “a keyboard phenomenon” (Fanfare Magazine), and “a formidable pianist with a commanding presence and rich interpretive gifts” (American Record Guide), Raffi Besalyan has established an international reputation as a WHAT magnetic and passionate The PianoForte Salon Series performer. Admission to this WHERE PianoForte Studios concert is free. For more 1335 S. Michigan Avenue in information, visit pianoChicago fortefoundation.org/series/radio. WHEN

Friday, December 4, 12:00 pm

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Wild Kratts LIVE!

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Rosemont Theatre 5400 N. River Road in Rosemont

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Sunday, April 10, 1:00 pm The popular WTTW Kids show Wild Kratts is coming to the live stage. Animated Kratt Brothers, Martin and Chris, “come to real life” in a classically Wild Kratts story. In “To the Creature Rescue!” the Emmy nominated Kratt Brothers activate some fan favorite Creature Power Suits to confront a comic villain. Through hilarious pratfalls and amazing animal ‘wow facts’, the Wild Kratts team rescues their favorite invention from Zach’s clutches so the animals of the creature world are safe once again. Wild Kratts LIVE! draws tens of thousands of creature-crazy kids and their families. The not-forprofit Kratt Brothers Creature Hero Society, together with kids, has successfully protected critical wildlife habitats through the creation of nature reserves. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com.

Free Screening: In Football We Trust WTTW Community Cinema, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, presents a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening and discussion of the documentary film, In Football We Trust. WHAT In Football We Trust transports viewWTTW Community Cinema ers deep inside the tightly-knit and presents In Football We Trust complex Polynesian community in Salt WHERE Lake City, one of the chief sources of the Chicago Cultural Center modern influx of Pacific Islander foot78 E. Washington Street in ball players to the NFL. Shot over a Chicago four-year period with intimate access, the film follows four young men striving WHEN Saturday, January 16, 2:00 pm to overcome gang violence and near poverty through the promise of American football. This event is free. For more information, visit wttw.com/events.

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MEMBER PERKS $10 Off Tickets to BAD JEWS WTTW members have the exclusive opportunity to receive $10 off tickets to Theater Wit’s smash hit Bad Jews at the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted Street in Chicago. Now in its 7th smash month Bad Jews extends its savagely hilarious performance for the seventh time! Theater Wit’s wildly acclaimed production of Bad Jews tells the story of 20-something Daphna Feygenbaum, a “Real Jew” with a boyfriend in the Israeli army. When Daphna’s cousin Liam brings home his shiksa girlfriend Melody and declares ownership of their grandfather’s Chai necklace, a vicious and hilarious brawl over family, faith, and legacy ensues. “Savagely fearless…this hilarious staging of Bad Jews grabs its chance and squeezes hard. 3-1/2 stars.” – Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune. To redeem this special offer, please call the Royal George box office at (312) 988-9000 or visit badjewschicago.com and use code WTTW when purchasing tickets. Offer is valid for all performances through December 27.

15% off Fresh Fruit for the Holidays The Fruit Company is one of the leading fruit basket delivery companies and premier fresh fruit providers of gourmet Fruit Baskets, Gift Towers and Monthly Fruit Clubs. Since 1942, they’ve been offering the world’s finest fresh fruit, sourced from their own local orchards in Hood River, Oregon. Enjoy delicious fresh fruit and gourmet delights delivered in an elegant basket, or join a fruit of the month club and receive fruit shipped at the peak of harvest for the ripest, freshest fruit. WTTW members receive 15% off The Fruit Company products. To redeem this special offer, please use code WTTW15 at The Fruit Company website: thefruitcompany.com. Excludes free shipping offers.

$10 Off Tickets to Angina Pectoris ShPIeL Performing Identity presents the world premiere of Angina Pectoris at Theater Wit. Written by celebrated Israeli playwright and columnist Michal Aharoni, Angina Pectoris tells the fictitious story of an Israeli minister, who placates the religious right and gets a seemingly innocuous bill passed so Israeli Jews only receive organ transplants from Jewish donors. Absurdly, when the politician himself needs a heart transplant, the only heart available is from a Palestinian Arab. Valid for all performances November 21 through January 3. To redeem this offer, please use code ISRAELTHEATRE when calling (773) 975-8150 or visiting the Theater Wit Box Office, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago (please call to be sure the box office is open when you plan on visiting). For more info, visit TheaterWit. org. Subject to availability, not valid on previously purchased tickets, and limit four per customer. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Additional fees may apply.

2-for-1 Tickets to Bella Voce’s “A Ceremony of Carols” Join Bella Voce and guest harpist Alison Arrar as they present Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols in its original three-part women’s chorus version. Please call (877) 755-6277 for 2-for-1 admission to Bella Voce’s “A Ceremony of Carols” at St. Procopius Abbey, 5601 College Road in Lisle on Saturday, December 19 at 7:30 pm or St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue in Evanston on Sunday, December 20 at 3:30 pm. To redeem this special offer, Use code WFMT for discount. For more information, visit bellavoce.org.

FOR DOZENS OF OTHER DISCOUNTS, visit wfmt.com and, under the Support WFMT menu, click on “Monthly Offers” or call (312) 987-WFMT for a recorded message. 4

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Daily Television Programming • Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11

The Carpenters: Close to You

Josh Groban: Stages Live

This music-filled documentary traces the Carpenters’ career through the eyes of Richard Carpenter and the group’s friends in the music business. The program also contains rare footage of Richard and Karen, including promotional films, concert performances, and studio recording sessions.

Join the world-renowned performer to explore classic songs from the Broadway songbook. Fans of all ages will want to sing along to famous tunes including “All I Ask of You,” “Bring Him Home,” “Anthem,” “Pure Imagination,” “Try to Remember,” and more.

Saturday, December 5, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, December 8, 9:00 pm

Independent Lens: East of Salinas Meet José, a bright third grader, and his dedicated teacher, both sons of migrant farm workers. José was born in Mexico and is about to learn what that means for his future. Experience a moving story of immigration, childhood, and circumstance.

Monday, December 28, 10:00 pm

See page 6 for information about WTTW Prime listings.

Tuesday 1 EARLY MORNING 12:30 BBC World News 1:00 30 Days to a Younger Heart with Dr. Steven Masley, MD Steven Masley, MD reveals three easy lifestyle corrections that can take 10 years off of your heart’s age in just 30 days. 2:45 30 Days to a Younger Heart with Dr. Steven Masley, MD [R] 4:30 Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White Clear explanations from Esmonde-White, a former National Ballet of Canada dancer, illustrate the damage caused by a sedentary

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lifestyle, and the benefits of exercise at every stage of life. Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Celtic Woman: Destiny 9:30 Brit Floyd: Space & Time – Live in Amsterdam Celebrating five decades of Pink Floyd, this concert includes performances from all of the group’s biggest selling albums – The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, and The Division Bell – plus a host of other Pink Floyd musical surprises. 11:00 Brit Floyd: Space & Time – Live in Amsterdam [R]

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Celtic Woman: Destiny Enjoy more musical enchantment from Ireland’s famed singing group, filmed in Dublin’s spectacular 200-year-old Round Room at the Mansion House. Hear new material along with fresh arrangements of their most spellbinding songs.

Tuesday, December 1, 7:30 pm

EARLY MORNING 12:30 BBC World News 1:00 Classical Rewind 2 Join actor/conductor David Ogden Stiers for a sumptuous visual and aural feast of works from the masters. The program travels the centuries with delightful visual interpretations of playful dances, dynamic symphonic works, and heartbreaking melodies. 2:30 Classical Rewind 2 [R] 4:00 Dr. Christiane Northrup: Glorious Women Never Age! Dr. Northrup challenges the most popular but least helpful perspectives on women’s “aging,” replacing the notion of decline with research from astronaut studies, eldercare, the fields of sexuality, orthopedics, and other areas, and combines them with her own clinical and life experience. 5:29 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight

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Rick Steves Special: European Christmas 9:30 Rick Steves Special: European Christmas [R] 11:30 Salute to Downton Abbey Join host Hugh Bonneville to recall the high points of the series storyline and its memorable cast of characters. Watch interviews with Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame and the cast, clips from previous seasons, and tantalizing previews of season 6.

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Thursday 3 EARLY MORNING 1:15 BBC World News 1:45 Salute to Downton Abbey See Wed. Dec. 2 at 11:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Super Genes with Dr. Rudy Tanzi Explore how we might shape our genetic future through self-directed biological transformation. A lively mix of compelling stories, the latest scientific research, and actionable wisdom from a leading genetic researcher and author. 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Salute to Downton Abbey [R] 9:15 Salute to Downton Abbey [R] 11:00 Remembering Chicago: The Boomer Years

Friday 4 EARLY MORNING 1:30 BBC World News 2:00 Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You Suze Orman’s central theme is that “the goal of money is to make you feel secure,” and that our financial solutions should work to fulfill that goal. 4:00 Fast Metabolism Revolution with Haylie Pomroy Haylie Pomroy encourages people to get healthy and boost their metabolisms by eating more food – not less!

Rick Steves Special: European Christmas Popular travel expert Rick Steves visits friends and families in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy to reveal their customs and practices of the holiday season. This special includes local choirs, and recalls holiday family traditions. Rick joins us live in WTTW’s studios to present this special.

Wednesday, December 2, 7:30 pm 5:30

Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 To be announced

Saturday 5 EARLY MORNING 1:30 BBC World News 2:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 2:30 Where in Chicago with Geoffrey Baer In his 2015

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WTTW Digital Channel Highlights These digital channels are available with digital cable or over-the-air with a digital receiver. For more information about digital television and for complete schedules, visit wttw.com/schedules. In Defense of Food

Wednesday, December 30, 9:00 pm Join New York Times best-selling author Michael Pollan on a fascinating journey to find out what we should eat to be healthy. Pollan cuts through today’s barrage of conflicting dietary messages and makes it simple to enjoy food and stay healthy.

WTTW11 in HD Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can watch WTTW11 in high-definition by tuning to channel 11-1. Cable or satellite viewers can locate WTTW11 in high-definition on the on-screen menu.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Michael Pollan

Downton Abbey Marathon

Begins December 30, 9:00 pm

WTTW Prime

In celebration of the final season of Downton Abbey, which starts on Sunday, January 3, WTTW Prime will air every episode of the first five seasons throughout the New Year’s weekend in a special marathon.

WTTW Prime is our “prime time all the time” channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-2 to find WTTW Prime. WTTW Prime is on Comcast digital cable channel 370 and on RCN channel 37.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary

Joy to the World

Sunday, December 20, 11:00 am

WTTW Create WTTW Create is our how-to and lifestyle programming channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW Create is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW Create programming airs from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.

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Celebrate the holidays with lifestyle experts. A Chef’s Life’s Vivian Howard explores new and old Southern holiday recipes. Artist Jerry Yarnell paints an idyllic snow scene on a Christmas card. Travelers Joseph Rosendo and Colleen Kelly experience Christmastime in San Antonio and Chicago. Chef Wilbert Jones prepares a healthy ad Kwanzaa feast. And Katie Brown decks the halls in style!

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Vivian Howard

Local USA

Mondays, 8:00 pm

WTTW World WTTW WORLD features public television’s signature documentary, science, and news programming complemented by original content from emerging producers. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers tune to channel 11-3. WTTW WORLD is on Comcast digital cable channel 369 and on RCN channel 38. WTTW World airs from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.

This short-film anthology series showcases the best human interest segments from regional public television as well as independent producers, giving voice to the rich characters in every corner of America.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Niccole Thurman and Evan Allen-Gessesse

Comisario Rex

Wednesdays, 7:00 pm

WTTW Vme WTTW Vme is our Spanish language channel. Free TV, over-the-air antenna viewers can tune to channel 11-4. WTTW Vme is on Comcast digital channels 368 and 629, Dish Network channels 846 and 9414, DirectTV channel 440, and RCN channel 39.

Comisario Rex follows the clever German Shepherd police dog Rex, his partners, and the rest of the team at the Austrian homicide unit as they solve crimes using Rex’s nose and other sense.

Full schedule online at wttw.com/schedules Pictured: Rex

December On-Demand Picks

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• Check, Please • Chicago Tonight • Doc Martin • Jay’s Chicago • McLaughlin Group Pictured: Jay Shefsky

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first-ever quiz show, Geoffrey Baer poses Chicago history and trivia questions to a lively and diverse group of passersby all over the city – in Lincoln Park, Daley Plaza, Chinatown, Navy Pier, Hyde Park, and other locales – and reveals the answers. Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White See Tues. Dec. 1 at 4:30 am. [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 5:30 Anne of Green Gables Marathon (in 6 parts) Enjoy an all-day marathon of the first two original miniseries based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved novels, starring Megan Follows as Anne, Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla, and Richard Farnsworth as Matthew. 3:30 Chicago’s South Side Explore Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods with the people who call them home. This new

In the Spotlight

WTTW documentary hosted by Geoffrey Baer traces the rich history and culture of the neighborhoods south of I-55. From Ashburn to Auburn, Hyde Park to Hegewisch, Woodlawn to Washington Park, you’ll learn about the events that shaped communities and meet the people who created the true identity of Chicago’s South Side. EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 The Carpenters: Close to You 8:30 Brit Floyd: Space & Time Live in Amsterdam [R] 10:00 Pete Townshend’s Classic Quadrophenia Ensuring Pete Townshend’s place in the canon of important 20th century composers, this orchestral version of The Who’s seminal rock opera in a stunning concert filmed at the Royal Albert Hall features Pete Townshend, Billy Idol, and tenor Alfie Boe.

This music-filled documentary traces The Carpenters’ career through the eyes of Richard Carpenter and the duo’s friends in the music business, recalling their bestselling recordings, including “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” “Top of the World,” “For All We Know,” “Superstar,” “Yesterday Once More,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” The program features interviews with Herb Alpert, Paul Williams, Burt Bacharach, and Petula Clark, and includes rarely-seen promotional films, concert performances, television appearances, and more.

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Sunday 6 EARLY MORNING 12:00 30 Days to a Younger Heart with Dr. Steven Masley, MD [R] 2:00 Super Genes with Dr. Rudy Tanzi See Thurs. Dec. 3 at 3:30 am. [R] 4:00 Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You Suze Orman’s central theme is that “the goal of money is to make you feel secure,” and that our financial solutions should work to fulfill that goal.

Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters

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MORNING 6:00 Classical Rewind 2 [R] 7:30 Salute to Downton Abbey [R] 9:15 Salute to Downton Abbey [R] 11:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Birth of a Faith (Part 1 of 6) The series begins in Bethlehem and travels throughout the Holy Land. With the Gospels as a guide, host Jonathan Phillips traces the life of Jesus from his birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection. AFTERNOON 12:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: The Great Missionary (Part 2 of 6) Meet the man whose transformation is one of the most compelling in history, the Apostle Paul. Journey with Jonathan Phillips as he re-traces Paul’s bold quest to bring the Christian message to Asia and Europe, a quest which would see him imprisoned, beaten, and on the brink of death. 1:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Age of the

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Apostles (Part 3 of 6) Travel with Jonathan Phillips on Paul’s third and final missionary journey as the Apostolic Age comes to an end. Witness how the remaining apostles, except for John, are martyred for their unwavering beliefs. In Rome, Paul and the Apostle Peter will both meet their fate at the hands of one of the cruelest tyrants in history. Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: From Apocalypse to Heresies (Part 4 of 6) In this episode, the city of Jerusalem is rocked by war. Host Jonathan Phillips travels to Patmos Island where John was exiled, and visits the cave where John wrote the most enigmatic book of the New Testament, Revelation. Phillips traces the crucial battle where powerful heretics claiming special knowledge of Jesus threatened to distort, divide, and even to destroy the Christian faith. Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Pagans and the Cult of Martyrs (Part 5 of 6) Host Jonathan Phillips treks to North Africa to tell the story of Perpetua, a young Christian martyr, whose extraordinary story still resonates today. Phillips visits places where Christians faced unimaginable violence because of their beliefs, where the Roman Empire threatened everything that Christians stood for with their pagan temples, emperor cult, and vicious tortures. Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Constantine (Part 6 of 6) In the final episode, host Jonathan Phillips explains how Rome exerted its fullest effort to eradicate Christianity. The faith grew stronger as the empires and emperors weakened. It would be the conversion of one man – Constantine the Great – that would fully transform the fortunes of the Christian faith.

EVENING 7:00 Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli – Cinema From the internationally famous Dolby Theater in the heart of Hollywood, Andrea Bocelli pays musical tribute to the silver screen in a lush concert of beloved songs from the movies. Joined by Grammy-winning producer David Foster, the renowned tenor performs memorable favorites from blockbuster classics including The Godfather, Scent of a Woman, Dr. Zhivago, Once Upon a Time in America, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and many more. 9:00 To be announced

Ancient Roads: Christ to Constantine (6 parts) This new series charts Christianity’s evolution from a small movement to the largest religion in the world. Host Jonathan Phillips, an author and distinguished history professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, journeys into the fascinating world of the early Christians to explore the faith’s long struggle and triumph against the odds.

Sunday, December 6, 12:00 pm

Liberating a Continent: John Paul II & The Fall of Communism This new documentary tells the story of the Pope’s visits to Poland in in the 1970s and ’80s, and how they unleashed the forces of a peaceful, non-violent revolution that would lead to the end of communist rule.

Monday, December 7, 7:30 pm 2015

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Monday-Friday Mornings 6:00 Arthur 6:30 Odd Squad 7:00 Wild Kratts 7:30 Wild Kratts 8:00 Nature Cat (M-W), Curious George (T-Th-F) 8:30 Curious George 9:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 10:00 Sesame Street 10:30 Peg + Cat 11:00 Dinosaur Train 11:30 Dinosaur Train

Afternoons 12:00 Super Why 12:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 1:00 Caillou (M-W-F), Nature Cat (T-Th) 1:30 Cat in the Hat (T-Th-F), Thomas & Friends (starting 12/14) 2:00 Cat in the Hat (M-W), Curious George (T-Th-F) 2:30 Curious George 3:00 Curious George (M-W), Arthur (T-Th-F) 3:30 Nature Cat (M-W), Arthur (T-Th-F)

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4:00 Arthur (M-W) 4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Wild Kratts 5:30 Wild Kratts

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Liberating a Continent: John Paul II & The Fall of Communism 9:30 Classical Rewind 2 [R] 11:00 To be announced

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5:30 Cat in the Hat 6:00 Sesame Street 6:30 Bob the Builder 7:00 Super Why 7:30 Sid the Science Kid 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 8:30 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 9:00 Peg + Cat 9:30 Arthur

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS

The groups who defined the 1960s and ’70s reunite onstage at WTTW’s Grainger Studio: Featuring American Breed, Buckinghams/Dennis Tufano, Cryan’ Shames, Ides of March, Rick Derringer/McCoys, New Colony Six, Shadows of Knight, Standells, and tributes to Chase and Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah.

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EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced

Cornerstones of Rock: American Garage

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EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 To be announced 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love Celebrate the romance and passion of Venice with soulful interpretations of love songs from the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s from the Italian songstress. Backed by a 26-piece orchestra, Giada

performs in a spectacular setting that recalls her magical hometown. She joins us live in WTTW’s studios. 9:00 Josh Groban: Stages Live Join the world-renowned performer to explore classic songs from the Broadway songbook. Fans of all ages will want to sing along to famous tunes including “All I Ask of You,” “Bring Him Home,” “Anthem,” “Pure Imagination,” “Try to Remember,” and more. 10:30 To be announced

Wednesday 9 EARLY MORNING 12:00 BBC World News 12:30 To be announced 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Chicago’s South Side [R] 10:00 Chicago’s South Side [R]

Thursday 10 EARLY MORNING 12:30 BBC World News 1:00 To be announced 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 7:30 Cornerstones of Rock: American Garage 9:30 Cornerstones of Rock: American Garage [R] 11:30 To be announced

Friday 11 EARLY MORNING 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 To be announced 5:30 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By Join host Jack Jones for a nostalgic hit parade of best-loved songs from the 1950s and ‘60s. This all-star special features rare footage of Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Patti Page, Perry Como, and more.

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Celtic Woman: Destiny See Tues. Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm. [R] 11:30 To be announced

Saturday 12 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 2:00 To be announced MORNING 6:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Birth of a Faith (Part 1 of 6) See Sun. Dec. 6 at 11:00 am. [R] 7:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: The Great Missionary (Part 2 of 6) See Sun. Dec. 6 at 12:00 pm. [R] 8:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Age of the Apostles (Part 3 of 6) See Sun. Dec. 6 at 1:00 pm. [R] 9:30 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: From Apocalypse to Heresies (Part 4 of 6) See Sun. Dec. 6 at 2:30 pm. [R] 11:00 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Pagans and the Cult of Martyrs (Part 5 of 6) See Sun. Dec. 6 at 4:00 pm. [R]

AFTERNOON 12:30 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine: Constantine (Part 6 of 6) See Sun. Dec. 6 at 5:30 pm. [R] 2:00 Rick Steves Special: European Christmas [R] 4:00 Rick Steves Special: European Christmas [R] EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 To be announced 9:00 Cornerstones of Rock: American Garage [R] 11:00 To be announced

Sunday 13 EARLY MORNING 12:00 To be announced MORNING 6:00 To be announced AFTERNOON 12:00 Jacques Pepinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80th Birthday Celebration Toast the culinary legend with chefs Lidia Bastianich, Rick Bayless, and Ming Tsai as they prepare a celebratory feast for Pepin. 1:30 The Power of Purpose With wisdom, directness, and masterful storytelling, legendary life coach and bestselling

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In the Spotlight MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 To be announced 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Tuesday 15 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 To be announced 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS

Prohibition (3 parts) Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the story of the rise, rule, and fall of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the era it encompassed. The documentary raises vital questions that are as relevant today as they were 100 years ago – about means and ends, individual rights and responsibilities, the proper role of government, and finally, who is – and who is not – a real American.

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author Richard Leider inspires viewers to enrich their lives. A Salute to Vienna This lavish music and dance gala concert was taped at the historic Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria in April 2013, hosted by world-famous mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade and Academy Award-winning actor and Viennese-native Maximilian Schell. Included are excerpts from well-known operettas such as The Merry Widow, The Land of Smiles, Die Fledermaus, and many others, performed by an international cast of superstars. Chicago’s Loop: A New Walking Tour Geoffrey traces the fascinating history of the downtown Loop’s rise, fall, and rebirth, revealing the fascinating, fun, and sometimes tragic stories behind the buildings and places that shape our “city-within-a-city.”

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EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Prohibition: A Nation of Drunkards (Part 1 of 3) In 1917 the 18th Amendment sails through both Houses of Congress. Prohibitionists rejoice that America has become officially dry. But Americans are about to discover that making Prohibition the law of the land has been one thing; enforcing it will be another. 10:00 Frontline: League of Denial – The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Part 1 of 2) 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Wednesday 16 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Frontline: League of Denial – The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Part 1 of 2) See Tues. Dec. 15 at 10:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Antiques Roadshow: Tulsa (Part 3 of 3) Highlights include an 1826 English gadget cane, and a circa 1600 Ming Dynasty cast bronze guardian figure, valued at $70,000-$100,000. 4:30 European Christmas Markets Join us on our discovery of Europe’s Christmas Markets, where the town center, market square or just the narrow, cobblestone streets of the cities and towns of Europe come alive in winter with festively decorated wooden stalls offering all sorts of treats and delights. 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Honey Badgers – Masters of Mayhem The

honey badger is one the most fearless animals in the world, renowned for its ability to confront grown lions, castrate charging buffalo, and shrug off the toxic defenses of stinging bees, scorpions, and snakes. This film follows three badger specialists in South Africa who take on these masters of mayhem in ways that must be seen to be believed. 9:00 NOVA: Roman Catacomb Mystery Beneath the streets of Rome lies an ancient city of the dead known as the Catacombs. Now, NOVA goes inside a previouslyunknown complex within the tunnel system: a mysterious mass grave, locked away for nearly 2000 years. 10:00 POV: My Way to Olympia Who better to cover the 2012 London Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world’s bestknown disabled filmmaker? 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

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Tunnel, on the prowl with Rat Control, and flying bicycles hidden in the woods. Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman 7:30 Jay’s Chicago: It’s a Living Jay Shefsky meets people with unusual jobs: beehive rescuer, racehorse flight attendant, Museum of Science and Industry Train Guy, and classic hat maker. 8:00 Check, Please! Parachute, Nando Milano, Pleasant House Bakery The 15th season premiere! Catherine De Orio’s guests are real estate agent Todd Shissler, who recommends Parachute in Lakeview; sales/marketing rep Jennifer Dominic, whose choice is Nando Milano in Wicker Park; and medical technologist Kathy Williams,

Thursday 17 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Prohibition: A Nation of Drunkards (Part 1 of 3) 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: The Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam: from Haarlem to Rotterdam, and from Delft to the Zuiderzee. 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 The Piano Guys at Red Rocks 9:00 Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History 11:05 BBC World News 11:35 Nightly Business Report

Friday 18 EARLY MORNING 12:03 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:01 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Nature: Honey Badgers – Masters of Mayhem 3:30 NOVA: Roman Catacomb Mystery 4:30 Jay’s Chicago: Behind the Scenes Chicago Jay Shefsky meets people “backstage” – a Zamboni driver at Maggie Daley Park, deep into Deep

Frontline: League of Denial – The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (2 parts) This Frontline investigation details how the league denied and worked to refute scientific evidence that the violent collisions at the heart of the game are linked to an alarming incidence of early onset dementia, catastrophic brain damage, death, and other devastating consequences for some of football’s all-time greats.

Tuesdays, December 15 and 22, 10:00 pm

In the Spotlight whose pick is Bridgeport’s Pleasant House Bakery. 8:30 Mike Leonard’s “Nothing Special”: 2015 Edition In this holiday special, local documentarian Mike Leonard visits the Wilmette Sports Shop and takes a funny look at a family tradition; offers a retrospective of ordinary Americans who donated extraordinary trees to Rockefeller Center; introduces us to two American characters who engage in coffee shop repartee about “nothing special” and offer witty social commentary reminiscent of Larry David. 9:00 Live from Lincoln Center: Sinatra at 100 with the New York Philharmonic Celebrate the 100th birthday of the legendary crooner, “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” born December 12, 1915, with this all-star Live from Lincoln Center tribute featuring the New York Philharmonic. 10:30 Craft in America: Celebration This episode explores craft artists, objects, and traditions of various holidays.

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The Piano Guys at Red Rocks The four-man group of talented instrumentalists, brings artistry to the stunning Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado for this all-new music special. Watch them get music out of classical instruments in ways their original inventors never envisioned! The eclectic song list includes “Let it Go” from Frozen, “What Makes You Beautiful,” “Rockelbel’s Canon,” and more.

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Saturday 19 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 12:30 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] 1:00 Nightly Business Report 1:30 Tavis Smiley 2:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Frontline: League of Denial – The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Part 1 of 2) [R] 4:00 Time Scanners: Colosseum Structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of laser-scanning experts to Rome in Italy on a quest to uncover some of the engineering world’s oldest mysteries of the Colosseum. 5:00 Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review with Joel Weisman [R] MORNING 5:30-9:00 WTTW KIDS 9:00 Lidia Celebrates America For Lidia Bastianich there is no place like home – especially at Christmas, her favorite time of year. In this intimate, hour-long documentary special, Lidia celebrates her native Italian holiday traditions, along with the traditions of six celebrity guests. 10:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: A Whole Salmon 10:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook – Fiesta for Friends 11:00 Alsatian Christmas Table with Chef Hubert Keller: Alsatian Christmas Dinner 11:30 Alsatian Christmas Table with Chef Hubert Keller: Alsatian Christmas Treats AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Bringing Home Tex-Mex Favorites 12:30 A Chef’s Life: Holiday Special Doing what she knows best, Chef Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season’s celebrations, exploring holiday traditions, Kinston, NC style. 1:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Cooking for the Present 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Easy Summer Supper 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Seafood Specials 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: French Bistro Classics 3:30 Martha Bakes: Green Tea 4:00 Check, Please! Parachute, Nando Milano, Pleasant House Bakery See Fri. Dec. 18 at 8:00 pm. [R]

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I’ll Have What Phil’s Having: Paris Join Phil as he indulges in some of the finest hot chocolate, football-sized croissants, and vanilla bombes, and searches for the best roast chicken and vegetable-centric dishes in the City of Lights. Rick Steves’ Europe: Prague Prague is the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe. We experience its massive castle, beloved statue-lined bridge, evocative Jewish Quarter, and thrilling 20th-century history.

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 Doc Martin: Sickness and Health Portwenn is buzzing with arrangements for the wedding of the Doc and Louisa. Will they finally tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box again? 8:00 Doc Martin: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Martin and Louisa host a disastrous dinner party, the new nanny walks out, and Morwenna advertises for a lodger. 9:00 Father Brown: The Deadly Seal Father Brown finds himself in an impossible situation when he is told, under the seal of confession, that Bishop Talbot will be assassinated tomorrow. 10:00 Live from Lincoln Center: Sinatra at 100 with the New York Philharmonic See Fri. Dec. 18 at 9:00 pm. [R] 11:30 Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History [R]

Sunday 20 EARLY MORNING 1:30 A Chef’s Life: Holiday Special See Sat. Dec. 19 at 12:30 pm. [R] 2:30 I’ll Have What Phil’s Having: Paris See Sat. Dec. 19 at 4:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Check, Please! Parachute, Nando Milano, Pleasant House Bakery [R] 4:00 POV: My Way to Olympia See Wed. Dec. 16 at 10:00 pm. [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW KIDS 11:00 Chaplains (Part 1 of 2) This two-part film explores the daily life of chaplains throughout society, from their role in the military and the workplace to their work in prisons and behind-the-scenes of NASCAR. AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Parachute, Nando Milano, Pleasant House Bakery [R]

Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History “You are what you eat,” goes the old saying. So what can we learn about Chicagoans from the food on our plates? WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer plays both taste tester and tour guide, exploring the little-known stories behind Chicago’s favorite foods.

Thursday, December 17, 9:00 pm

12:30 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking: Nashville, Tennessee 1:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 3) Mary and Lord Gillingham put their relationship to the test. Bates also faces a trial. Cora makes a new friend, and Violet is reunited with an old one. 2:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 4) Lord Merton delivers a bombshell to Isobel, and Mary does likewise to Tony. Police suspicions deepen in an unexplained death. Robert and Sarah lock horns. 3:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 5) Rose makes a handsome new acquaintance. Something is wrong with Thomas. Edith’s link to Marigold draws attention. Bricker and Robert lose control. 4:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 6) An ancient spark flares in Violet’s heart. While police deepen their probe, Bates tells Anna the truth. A long and painful mystery is solved. 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 2015

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Great Houses with Julian Fellowes Follow Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes on his quest to discover the real stories of Britain’s great houses, as he visits two of its most notable examples: Burghley House and Goodwood House. As he uncovers the personal stories hidden behind the walls, he realizes these aren’t just homes for posh people – they hold history.

Sunday, December 20, 6:00 pm

Mike Leonard’s “Nothing Special”: 2015 Edition See Fri. Dec. 18 at 8:30 pm. [R]

EVENING 6:00 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes: Burghley House Join Fellowes to visit Burghley, for 500 years the home of heirs of William Cecil, the political brain and iron fist behind the throne of Elizabeth I. He hears tales of royals and commoners, including a farmer’s daughter who married the tenth earl. 7:00 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes: Goodwood House Julian Fellowes visits Goodwood, for 300 years the home of the Dukes of Richmond. He learns how the house and family owe their existence to an affair between King Charles and a French spy, and about the House Party, where illicit affairs were conducted. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 7) Edith is found out. Mary finally shakes a suitor. Isobel and Lord Merton reveal their plans. Robert throws another guest out of the house. 9:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 8) Someone tries to derail Rose and Atticus’ happiness. Mrs. Patmore gets a surprise. Anna is in trouble. Robert has a revelation. 10:30 Check, Please! Parachute, Nando Milano, Pleasant House Bakery [R] 11:00 The Piano Guys at Red Rocks See Thurs. Dec. 17 at 8:00 pm. [R]

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National Christmas Tree Lighting 2015 This yearly festival of lights will feature music legends Crosby, Stills & Nash; multi-platinum selling artists Fall Out Boy, retro-pop-soul singer Andra Day, singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Tori Kelly, and musician and producer Trombone Shorty.

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EARLY MORNING 12:00 Doc Martin: Sickness and Health See Sat. Dec. 19 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Doc Martin: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? See Sat. Dec. 19 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Father Brown: The Deadly Seal See Sat. Dec. 19 at 9:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 3) See Sun. Dec. 20 at 1:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Craft in America: Celebration See Fri. Dec. 18 at 10:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Victory Garden’s Ediblefeast: Vancouver 5:30 P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: Take it Easy MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour

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Chicago Tonight National Christmas Tree Lighting 2015 9:00 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, featuring Santino Fontana and the Muppets 10:00 Christmas at Belmont 2015 Hosted by Grammy Awardwinning country recording artist Kathy Mattea and taped at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee, almost 700 student musicians join the Belmont School of Music faculty and the Nashville Children’s Choir, to present this production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music, and lighthearted seasonal favorites. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Tuesday 22 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes: Burghley House See Sun. Dec. 20 at 6:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Great Houses with Julian Fellowes: Goodwood House See Sun. Dec. 20 at 7:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Prague See Sat. Dec. 19 at 5:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R]

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National Christmas Tree Lighting 2015 See Mon. Dec. 21 at 8:00 pm. [R] Jay’s Chicago: It’s a Living See Fri. Dec. 18 at 7:30 pm. [R] Chicago Tonight [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Love’s Pure Light 8:00 Nature: Magic of the Snowy Owl Explore the world of the snowy owl, a bird recently made popular by Hedwig, Harry Potter’s faithful companion. Turning fantasy into reality, this program takes an intimate look at how these majestic birds survive in one of the most isolated and inhospitable places on the planet. These strikingly beautiful Arctic owls – essentially eagles, falcons, and owls rolled into one – have a magic of their own. 9:00 NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human

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MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Prohibition: A Nation of Scofflaws (Part 2 of 3) In 1920, Prohibition goes into effect, making it illegal to manufacture, transport, or sell intoxicating liquor. This episode examines the problems of enforcement, as millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight. 10:00 Frontline: League of Denial – The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Part 2 of 2) See Tues. Dec. 15 at 10:00 pm. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Wednesday 23 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Frontline: League of Denial – The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Part 2 of 2) [R]

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Join stage and singing star Santino Fontana, the Muppets from Sesame Street, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for a concert that includes songs from Sesame Street and inspiring arrangements of Christmas music.

Monday, December 21, 9:00 pm

In the Spotlight achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? This program reveals the hidden formulas, drawn from the pages of the Bible itself, that drove these builders ever upward. 10:00 Time Scanners: Jerusalem Explore Jerusalem’s building legacy, from the walls of Temple Mount to the man-made mountain of Herodium. Experts use 21st century technology to analyze constructions from the time of Christ, and solve centuries-old mysteries behind their creation. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Thursday 24 Christmas Eve EARLY MORNING 12:00 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, featuring Santino Fontana and the Muppets See Mon. Dec. 21 at 9:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose

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Prohibition: A Nation of Scofflaws (Part 2 of 3) See Tues. Dec. 22 at 8:00 pm. [R] Check, Please! Parachute, Nando Milano, Pleasant House Bakery [R] Christmas at Belmont 2015 See Mon. Dec. 21 at 10:00 pm. [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Christmas in Harvard Square This beautifully shot holiday special features music from the St. Paul Boys Choir, the premiere Boys Choir School in the United States, located in Harvard Square. 7:30 A Christmas Carol: The Concert 9:00 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, featuring Santino Fontana and the Muppets [R] 10:00 Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir This Christmas special was filmed in Trondheim, Norway’s magnificent Nidaros Dom cathedral, one of the oldest Gothic cathedrals in the world. Featured performers include the renowned voices of the St. Olaf Choir, the premier mixed voice choral ensemble from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, conducted by Anton Armstrong, and Jentekor, the girl choir of Nidaros conducted by Anita Brevik. 11:00 St. Thomas Christmas: Jubilant Light 2015 The University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota is proud to share its musical artistry with audiences nationwide. This special features the University’s Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, Liturgical Choir, Women’s Choir, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Brass Choir, and the String Orchestra.

Friday 25 Christmas Day

Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Love’s Pure Light Wheaton College presents its beloved annual Christmas concert. This special features the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music’s Concert Choir, Men’s Glee Club, Symphonic Band, and Women’s Chorale. Included will be a world premiere performance of Praise to the Light of the World by composer Lee R. Kesselman.

Wednesday, December 23, 7:00 pm

EARLY MORNING 12:00 Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Love’s Pure Light See Wed. Dec. 23 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 BBC World News 1:30 Nightly Business Report 2:00 A Christmas Carol: The Concert See Thurs. Dec. 24 at 7:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir See Thurs. Dec. 24 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Christmas on the Danube Traveling the majestic Danube River as it passes through stunning European landscape,

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history, and culture, this special visits these cities along the river, which are particularly spectacular at Christmas. Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, featuring Santino Fontana and the Muppets [R]

MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Mr. Stink This holiday special from the U.K. is based on David Walliams’ bestselling book, telling the story of Chloe, a lonely little girl who meets the malodorous tramp Mr. Stink (Hugh Bonneville) and his dog Duchess, and lets them live in the family’s garden shed. 8:00 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015 Join the revels as Poplar readies itself for Christmas 1960. An unexpected surprise for a grieving mother brings the holiday magic home, while Nonnatus is rocked when one of its own disappears. A film crew promises to make this a memorable Christmas. 9:30 Bing Crosby Rediscovered: American Masters Explore the life and legend of this iconic entertainer through never-before-seen footage and interviews with his immediate family and Tony Bennett. Narrated by Stanley Tucci, this documentary reveals a man far more complex than his public persona. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill

A Christmas Carol: The Concert A Christmas Carol: The Concert adapts Dickens’ classic tale for this orchestral concert with choir and soloists, with a stirring score filled with memorable, haunting, and rousing songs. The story is dazzlingly performed by leading lights from the Chicago and New York theater world, including Michael Aaron Lindner and E. Faye Butler.

Thursday, December 24, 7:30 pm

Saturday 26 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Nightly Business Report 12:30 Tavis Smiley 1:00 Charlie Rose 2:00 Bing Crosby Rediscovered: American Masters See Fri. Dec. 25 at 9:30 pm. [R] 3:30 Mr. Stink See Fri. Dec. 25 at 7:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 3) [R] MORNING 5:30-10:00 WTTW KIDS 10:00 New Scandinavian Cooking: Western Norway – A World of Apples 10:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook –- A French Country Table 11:00 This Old House Hour AFTERNOON 12:00 Cook’s Country: Chinese Comes Home

Christmas Night Specials Spend Christmas night with WTTW and the quirky but endearing Mr. Stink (Hugh Bonneville) and his dog Duchess; the nurses from Call the Midwife as they prepare for Christmas in an all-new holiday special; and Bing Crosby, as his life is remembered in an American Masters documentary.

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Jews & Christians: A Journey of Faith

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The Civil War Global 3000

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11-3 Focus on Europe

The Carpenters: Close to You

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Life of Muhammad

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Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey

Salute to Downton Abbey

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Jewel in the Crown

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Rick Steves Special: European Christmas

Mind of a Chef

Celtic Woman: Destiny

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America Reframed

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10:00 New Scandinavian Cooking 10:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 11:00 This Old House Hour 12:00 Cook’s Country 12:30 Cook’s Country 1:00 A Chef’s Life 1:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart and Soul 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School 3:30 Martha Bakes 4:00 Check, Please! 4:30 I’ll Have What Phil’s Having

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12:30 Cook’s Country: Black and White Desserts 1:00 A Chef’s Life: One Potato, New Potato 1:30 Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul – Taste Bud Temptations 2:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Quick and Easy Rib Dinner 2:30 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated: Classic Fare with Flair 3:00 Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: The Grind 3:30 Martha Bakes: Extraordinary Fruits 4:00 Check, Please! Travelle, La Palapa, Aroy Thai Catherine’s guests are media editor Dan Kamys, whose choice is Travelle at the Langham in downtown Chicago; labor educator Liz Gres, who recommends La Palapa in the McKinley Park neighborhood; and comedian Elizabeth Gomez, who loves Aroy Thai in Lincoln Square. 4:30 I’ll Have What Phil’s Having: Hong Kong Ride along with Phil as he steps out of his comfort zone in this Pacific metropolis and gateway to Asia. He tries hot pot and a classic dish of century-old

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eggs, and even seeks medical aid in the form of unusual tea. Rick Steves’ Europe: Berlin Rick enjoys the city’s nowtrendy east side, its peoplefriendly riverfront, and its vibrant social scene. Reunited Berlin – perhaps the fastest changing and most happening city in Europe – is entertaining more visitors than ever.

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 McLaughlin Group 7:00 Doc Martin: The Tameness of a Wolf Ruth is invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an unwanted mystery admirer. Doc and Louisa find a replacement nanny. And Louisa is Bert’s least favorite person when one of her pupils pens a damning review of his restaurant in the school magazine. 8:00 Doc Martin: Nobody Likes Me Martin is coerced into taking James to playgroup, while Ruth is having problems with her new neighbor. 9:00 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015 See Fri. Dec. 25 at 8:00 pm. [R] 10:30 Vicious Holiday Special Freddie (Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Derek Jacobi) host a holiday soiree in their small

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central London flat. Ash (Iwan Rheon), their young upstairs neighbor, has volunteered to cook the meal, their feisty best friend Violet (Frances de la Tour) is up to her old tricks, and a wicked game of Truth or Dare brings up hidden truths – surprises as well. 11:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 4) See Sun. Dec. 20 at 2:00 pm. [R]

Sunday 27 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 5) See Sun. Dec. 20 at 3:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 6) See Sun. Dec. 20 at 4:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 7) See Sun. Dec. 20 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 8) See Sun. Dec. 20 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Jay’s Chicago: It’s a Living [R] MORNING 5:00-11:00 WTTW KIDS 11:00 Chaplains (Part 2 of 2) See Sun. Dec. 20 at 11:00 am. AFTERNOON 12:00 Check, Please! Check, Please! Travelle, La Palapa, Aroy Thai See Sat. Dec. 26 at 4:00 pm. [R] 12:30 Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking: Miami – Fruit and Spice Park 1:00 Off The Menu: Asian America Delve into a wealth of stories, traditions, and unexpected characters that nourish this nation of immigrants. 2:00 Great Performances: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! This acclaimed production from London’s National Theatre features a sensational, star-making performance by Hugh Jackman as Curly, with original cast members Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey, Maureen Lipman as Aunt Eller, and Shuler Hensley as Jud Fry. 5:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend [R] 5:30 Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015 [R] EVENING 7:00 The Manners of Downton Abbey: A Masterpiece Special Enter the world of Edwardian manners with Alastair Bruce, historical advisor to Downton Abbey. Bruce and the series’ leading cast

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members explain how they recreate the authentic etiquette of aristocrats and servants. 8:00 Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey (Season 5, Part 9) The Crawleys go to a shooting party at a castle in Northumberland and return to Downton for a joyful Christmas holiday. 10:00 Salute to Downton Abbey [R] 10:30 Check, Please! Check, Please! Travelle, La Palapa, Aroy Thai [R] 11:00 Austin City Limits: Phoenix French band Phoenix plays tunes from its latest LP Bankrupt! and other hits, including “Lisztomania,” “1901,” and “Entertainment!”

Monday 28 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Doc Martin: The Tameness of a Wolf See Sat. Dec. 26 at 7:00 pm. [R] 1:00 Doc Martin: Nobody Likes Me See Sat. Dec. 26 at 8:00 pm. [R] 2:00 Nature: Magic of the Snowy Owl See Wed. Dec. 23 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:00 NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals See Wed. Dec. 23 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:00 Time Scanners: Jerusalem See Wed. Dec. 23 at 10:00 pm. [R] 5:00 Victory Garden’s Ediblefeast: New England 5:30 P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home: All Natural MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 3 This new episode features never-before-seen appraisals from season 17, including a guest with a sports collection that would make any Celtics fan turn green with envy, a diamond and platinum ring in Corpus Christi, and in Rapid City, a valuable old book with a mysterious past that is valued at $35,000 to $50,000. 9:00 Antiques Roadshow: Treasures on the Move Travel through air, sea, land, and time in this special featuring Art Deco travel posters, a Waltham railroad pocket watch, and a Lewis and Clark map. Which is appraised at $45,000? Also: a trip to the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum. 10:00 Independent Lens: East of Salinas With little support at home, Salinas, California third grader Jose Ansaldo

often turns to his teacher, Oscar Ramos, once a migrant farm kid himself. Oscar helps Jose imagine a future beyond the lettuce fields where his parents work. But Jose was born in Mexico – and he’s on the cusp of understanding the implications of that. As we watch this play out, we begin to understand the cruelty of circumstance… for Jose and many millions of migrant kids like him. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Tuesday 29 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 3 See Mon. Dec. 28 at 8:00 pm. [R] 3:30 Antiques Roadshow: Treasures on the Move See Mon. Dec. 28 at 9:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Salute to Downton Abbey [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites (Part 3 of 3) Support for Prohibition diminishes in the mid-1920s amid growing disenchantment with its glaring unintended consequences. Congress easily passes the 21st Amendment, which repeals the 18th, and the states quickly ratify it. 10:00 Frontline: Escaping ISIS Hear gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS. This hard-hitting film explores the lives of women who were held as sex slaves, the people who saved them, and women who endured – and also enforced – ISIS’ harsh rules. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Wednesday 30 EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Chaplains (Part 2 of 2) [R] 3:30 Independent Lens: East of Salinas See Mon. Dec. 28 at 10:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Rick Steves’ Europe: Berlin See Sat. Dec. 26 at 5:30 pm. [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS

EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Chicago Tonight 8:00 Nature: Animal Misfits Alongside the fastest, strongest, smartest animals are nature’s misfits, odd, bizarre, and unlikely creatures that at first glance seem ill-equipped for survival. 9:00 In Defense of Food Join New York Times best-selling author Michael Pollan on a fascinating journey to find out what we should eat to be healthy. Pollan cuts through today’s barrage of conflicting dietary messages and makes it simple to enjoy food and stay healthy. 11:00 BBC World News 11:30 Nightly Business Report

Thursday 31 New Year’s Eve EARLY MORNING 12:00 Chicago Tonight [R] 1:00 Tavis Smiley 1:30 Charlie Rose 2:30 Prohibition: A Nation of Hypocrites (Part 3 of 3) See Tues. Dec. 29 at 8:00 pm. [R] 4:30 Check, Please! Check, Please! Travelle, La Palapa, Aroy Thai [R] 5:00 Chicago Tonight [R] MORNING-AFTERNOON 6:00-6:00 WTTW KIDS EVENING 6:00 PBS NewsHour 7:00 Live from Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve – La Vie Parisienne 9:00 Michael Feinstein at the Rainbow Room Two-time Emmy and five-time Grammynominated entertainer Michael Feinstein headlines this all-star evening at the famed Rainbow Room, the legendary New York restaurant and nightclub, where stars were born and legends perform. 10:00 Great Performances: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – Cheek to Cheek Live! Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga team up for this special concert from the stage of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in New York City, performing selections from their collaborative classic jazz recording, Cheek to Cheek. 11:00 In Performance at the White House: Red, White, & Blues President and Mrs. Obama host this all-star celebration of the blues. Leading popular artists’ performances trace that migratory root and pay homage to the great figures of the genre and the songs they made famous – from Robert Johnson to Muddy Waters.

December At-a-Glance • Arts • Performance Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Concert Thursday, 11:00 pm (12/3) Austin City Limits Sunday, 11:00 pm (12/27) Bing Crosby Rediscovered: American Masters Friday, 9:30 pm (12/25) Saturday, 2:00 am (12/26) Brit Floyd: Space & Time Live in Amsterdam Tuesday, 9:30 pm, 11:00 pm (12/1) Saturday, 8:30 pm (12/5) Carpenters: Close to You Saturday, 7:00 pm (12/5) Celtic Woman: Destiny Tuesday, 7:30 pm (12/1) Friday, 9:30 pm (12/11) Christmas at Belmont Monday, 10:00 pm (12/21) Thursday, 5:00 am (12/24) Christmas Carol: The Concert Thursday, 7:30 pm (12/24) Friday, 2:00 am (12/25) Christmas in Harvard Square Thursday, 7:00 pm (12/24) Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir Thursday, 10:00 pm (12/24) Friday, 3:30 am (12/25) Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Monday, 9:00 pm (12/21) Thursday, 12:00 am, 9:00 pm (12/24) Friday, 5:00 am (12/25) Classical Rewind 2 Wednesday, 1:00 am (12/2) Thursday, 9:30 pm (12/3) Friday, 4:00 am (12/4) Sunday, 6:00 am (12/6) Cornerstones of Rock Thursday, 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm (12/10) Saturday, 9:00 pm (12/12) Giada Valenti: From Venice with Love Tuesday, 7:30 pm (12/8) Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead Friday, 12:00 am (1/1) Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli: Cinema Sunday, 7:00 pm (12/6) Great Performances: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma Sunday, 2:00 pm (12/27) Great Performances: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Cheek to Cheek Live Thursday, 10:00 pm (12/31) In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues Thursday, 11:00 pm (12/31) Josh Groban: Stages Live Tuesday, 9:00 pm (12/8) Live From Lincoln Center: Sinatra at 100 Friday, 9:00 pm (12/18) Saturday, 10:00 pm (12/19) Live From Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve Thursday, 7:00 pm (12/31) Friday 4:00 am (1/1) Michael Feinstein at the Rainbow Room Thursday, 9:00 pm (12/31) National Christmas Tree Lighting Monday, 8:00 pm (12/21) Wednesday, 3:30 am (12/23)

Pete Townshend’s Classic Quadrophenia Saturday, 10:00 pm (12/5) Piano Guys at Red Rocks Thursday, 8:00 pm (12/17) Sunday, 11:00 pm (12/20) Salute to Vienna Sunday, 3:00 pm (12/13) Songbook Standards: As Time Goes By Friday, 7:30 pm (12/11) St. Thomas Christmas: Jubilant Light 2015 Thursday, 11:00 pm (12/24) Wheaton College Christmas Festival Wednesday, 7:00 pm (12/23) Friday, 12:00 am (12/25)

Drama • Comedy • Movies Anne of Green Gables Saturday, 5:30 am – 3:30 pm (12/5) Call the Midwife Holiday Special Friday, 8:00 pm (12/25) Saturday, 9:00 pm (12/26) Sunday, 5:30 pm (12/27) Doc Martin Saturdays, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm (12/19, 12/26) Mondays, 12:00 am, 1:00 am (12/21, 12/28) Downton Abbey Sunday, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm; 8:00 pm10:30 pm (12/20) Sunday, 8:00 pm (12/27) Father Brown Saturday, 9:00 pm (12/19) Manners of Downton Abbey Sunday, 7:00 pm (12/27) Mr. Stink Friday, 7:00 pm (12/25) Saturday, 3:30 am (12/26) Salute to Downton Abbey Wednesday, 11:30 pm (12/2) Friday, 7:30 pm, 9:15 pm (12/4) Sunday, 7:30 am, 9:15 am (12/6) Sunday, 10:00 pm (12/27) Vicious Holiday Special Saturday, 10:30 pm (12/26)

Cooking & Dining • Home Improvement • Travel Alsatian Christmas Table with Chef Hubert Keller Saturday, 11:00 am, 11:30 am (12/19) America’s Test Kitchen Saturdays, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm (12/19, 12/26) Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook Saturdays, 10:30 am (12/19, 12/26) Antiques Roadshow Monday, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm (12/28) Tuesday, 2:30 am, 3:30 am (12/29) Check, Please! Friday, 8:00 pm (12/18) Saturdays, 4:00 pm (12/19, 12/26) Sundays, 12:00 pm (12/20, 12/27) Sundays, 10:30 pm (12/20, 12/27) Thursdays, 4:30 am (12/24, 12/31) Sunday, 3:30 am (12/20)

Chef’s Life Saturday, 1:00 pm (12/26) Chef’s Life Holiday Special Saturday, 12:30 pm (12/19) Sunday, 1:30 am (12/20) Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen Saturdays, 12:00 pm (12/19, 12/26) Saturday, 12:30 pm (12/26) I’ll Have What Phil’s Having Saturdays, 4:30 pm (12/19, 12/26) Sunday, 2:30 am (12/20) Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul Saturdays, 1:30 pm (12/19, 12/26) Jacques Pepin’s 80th Birthday Celebration Sunday, 12:00 pm (12/13) Martha Bakes Saturdays, 4:00 pm (12/19, 12/26) Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Saturdays, 3:30 pm (12/19, 12/26) Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Sundays, 12:30 pm (12/20, 12/27) New Scandinavian Cooking Saturdays, 10:00 am (12/19, 12/26) Off the Menu: Asian America Sunday, 1:00 pm (12/27) P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Mondays, 5:30 am (12/21, 12/28) Rick Steves’ Europe Saturdays, 5:30 pm (12/19, 12/26) Tuesday, 4:30 am (12/22) Wednesday, 4:30 am (12/30) Rick Steves’ European Christmas Wednesday, 7:30 pm, 9:30 pm (12/2) Saturday, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm (12/12) This Old House Hour Saturday, 11:00 am (12/26) Victory Garden’s Ediblefeast Mondays, 5:00 am (12/21, 12/28)

Nature • Science • Technology Nature Wednesdays, 8:00 pm (12/16, 12/23, 12/30) Monday, 2:00 am (12/28) Friday, 2:30 am (12/18) NOVA Wednesdays, 9:00 pm (12/16, 12/23) Monday, 3:00 am (12/28) Friday, 3:30 am (12/18) Time Scanners: Jerusalem Wednesday, 10:00 pm (12/23) Monday, 4:00 am (12/28) 30 Days To a Younger Heart with Dr. Steven Masley Sunday, 12:00 am (12/6)

Public Affairs • History • Documentary Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine Sunday, 11:00 am-7:00 pm (12/6) Saturday, 7:00 am-2:00 pm (12/12) BBC World News Mondays-Fridays, 11:00 pm Chaplains Sundays, 11:00 am (12/20, 12/27) Wednesday, 2:30 am (12/30) Charlie Rose Mondays-Fridays, 1:30 am

Chicago Tonight Mondays-Fridays, 7:00 pm, 12:00 am, 5:00 am Chicago’s Loop: A New Walking Tour Sunday, 5:00 pm (12/13) Chicago’s South Side Saturday, 3:30 pm (12/5) Wednesday, 7:30 pm, 10:00 pm (12/9) Sunday, 7:00 pm (12/13) Craft in America Friday, 10:30 pm (12/18) Monday, 4:00 am (12/21) Foods of Chicago Thursday, 9:00 pm (12/17) Saturday, 11:30 pm (12/19) Frontline Tuesdays, 10:00 pm (12/15, 12/22, 12/29) Wednesdays, 2:30 am (12/16, 12/23) Saturday, 3:00 am (12/19) Great Houses with Julian Fellowes Sunday, 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm (12/20) Tuesday, 2:30 am, 3:30 am (12/22) I’ll Have What Phil’s Having Saturdays, 4:30 pm (12/19, 12/26) Sunday, 2:30 am (12/20) In Defense of Food Wednesday, 9:00 pm (12/30) Independent Lens Monday, 10:00 pm (12/28) Wednesday, 3:30 am (12/30) Jay’s Chicago Friday, 7:30 pm (12/18) Wednesday, 4:30 am (12/23) Sunday, 4:30 am (12/27) John Paul II and the Fall of Communism Monday, 7:30 pm (12/7) The McLaughlin Group Saturdays, 6:30 pm Mike Leonard’s Holiday Special Friday, 8:30 pm (12/18) Sunday 5:30 pm (12/20) Nightly Business Report Mondays-Wednesdays, 11:30 pm Fridays, 1:00 am Saturdays, 12:00 am PBS NewsHour Mondays-Fridays, 6:00 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Saturdays, 6:00 pm Sundays, 5:00 pm POV: My Way to Olympia Wednesday, 10:00 pm (12/16) Sunday, 4:00 am (12/20) Power of Purpose Sunday, 1:30 pm (12/13) Prohibition Tuesdays, 8:00 pm (12/15, 12/22, 12/29) Thursdays, 2:30 am (12/17, 12/24, 12/31) Remembering Chicago: The Boomer Years Friday, 11:00 pm (12/4) Tavis Smiley Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1:00 am Washington Week Friday, 11:30 pm (12/25) Saturday, 12:00 am (12/19) Saturday, 1:30 am (12/12) Saturday, 2:00 am (12/5)

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• Daily Radio Programming Programmer’s Picks Hanukkah with Itzhak Perlman

Christmas at Cambridge University

Harry Bicket and the Chicago Symphony

The acclaimed violinist shares music for the Jewish Festival of Lights on Itzhak Perlman’s Hanukkah Radio Party and Eternal Echoes for Hanukkah.

The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols features choristers, soloists, and narrators who sing, play, and tell the Christmas story. Hear it live the morning of Christmas Eve.

Two programs blending the Baroque and the Baroque-inspired. The first has Bach, Rameau, and Poulenc; the second has Bach, plus works by Stravinsky and Anna Clyne.

Thursday, December 24, 9:00 am

Sundays, December 20 and 27, 1:00 pm

Wednesday, December 9, 10:00 pm Saturday, December 12, 5:00 pm

Tuesday 1 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Gabrieli O Magnum Mysterium; Sonata Pian e Forte – National Brass Ensemble. Oberlin Music OC 15-04. [8:43] Vivaldi Viola d’amore Concerto in F, R 97 – Rachel Barton Pine, vi d’amore; Ars Antigua. Cedille CDR 90000159. [11:15] 11:00 Tchaikosvky Symphony #1 in g, Op 13, Winter Dreams – Philharmonia/Riccardo Muti. EMI CZS7-67742-2 (5). [42:39] 12:00 Newscast • Nielsen Serenata in Vano – Diamant Ensemblet.

In the Spotlight

Song: Mirror of the World The series concludes in December with shows exploring the impact of both the First and Second world wars, plus the musical devastation caused by the Third Reich’s violent silencing of Jewish musicians. Hampson will also look at changing musical styles in the late 20th century, and to conclude, singles out three landmark years: The ‘89s, a show which has the artistry of Leonard Bernstein as its guiding force.

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Da Capo 8.226064. [7:33] Wolf Italian Serenade in G – I Solisti Italiani. Denon 81757-9150-2. [7:02] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Mozart Piano Sonata in F, K 533/494 – Alfred Brendel, p. Lon 4782116 (2). [24:56] 2:00 Tallis Gloria fr Missa Puer Natus Est – Stile Antico. Harmonia Mundi HMU-807517. [9:28] Elgar Cello Concerto in e, Op 85 – Paul Watkins, vc; BBC Sym/Jiri Belohlavek. DG 4777352 (2). [26:45] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Shostakovich Ballet Suite #1 – Bolshoi Theater Orch/ Maxim Shostakovich. Melodiya SR-40115. [12:22] Brouwer Danza caracteristica; Elogio de la danza – Manuel Barrueco, g. EMI 66576-2. [8:00] Ginastera Estancía: Four Dances – Chicago Sym/Seiji Ozawa. CSO CD-90/12 (12). [11:33] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: An Intelligent Conversation looks at string quartets. 8:00 Ryan Opera Center Recital Series: Soprano Diana Newman, bass Patrick Guetti, and pianist Mario Antonio Marra in songs about children, plus a Mozart duet and a new song cycle. 9:00 (Later than usual) The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: Durón’s “La Guerra de los Gigantes” – Eva Juarez (Jupiter); Camilla de Falleiro (Hercules); other soloists; A Corte Musical/Rogerio Gonçalves. Pan PC-10276. 11:00 Song, Mirror of the World with Thomas Hampson: In The Great War and Its Echoes, Hampson looks at World War One-era songs and the postwar music.

Wednesday 2 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary

10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Falla La Vida Breve: Interlude & Dance – Cincinnati Sym/ Jesus López-Cobos. Telarc CD80149. [7:01] Boccherini Guitar Quintet #4 in D, Fandango, Op 50, G 448 – Richard Savino, g; Artaria String Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907069. [21:20] 11:00 Britten Peter Grimes, Op 33: Four Sea Interludes, Op 33a – Cincinnati Sym/ Paavo Järvi. Telarc CD-80660. [16:42] Kaper Mutiny on the Bounty – London Phil/John Mauceri. LPO 0086. [12:17] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist David Kaplan live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Borodin Symphony #1 in E-Flat – Toronto Sym/ Sir Andrew Davis. Sony SB2K-62406 (2). [34:52] 2:00 Bach Oboe & Violin Concerto in c, BWV 1060 – Gonzalo Ruiz, ob; Portland Baroque Orch/ Monica Huggett, v. Avie AV2324. [12:27] Thomson Flute Concerto – Mary Stolper, f; Czech National Sym members/Paul Freeman. Cedille CDR-90000046. [14:25] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Schubert Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat, D 813 – Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim, p. DG 479 3922. [18:32] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: An Intelligent Conversation looks at string quartets. 8:00 Mozart Piano and Winds Quintet in E-Flat, K 452 – U Oppens, p; M Butler, ob; T Levy, cl; T Soluri, bn; Wm Barnewitz, fh. Avie AV-2126.

In the Spotlight

The Metropolitan Opera Returns Barbara Frittoli, Ana Maria Martinez, and Ramon Vargas star in Puccini’s La Bohème to lead off the 2015-16 season of live Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts on Saturday afternoons. Also this month we’ll be hearing Verdi’s Rigoletto, a Michael Mayer production that updates the action to 1960 and transfers its setting to a Las Vegas casino. Less familiar music operatic fare is on hand in Rossini’s La Donna del Lago, which will star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in the title role, and for the Christmas holiday weekend, the Met brings us an English-language version of some much betterknown Rossini, his Barber of Seville starring Isabel Leonard as Rosina.

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[24:11] Strauss Salome, Op 54: Dance of the Seven Veils – Vienna Phil/Gustavo Dudamel. DG B0017175-02. [10:13] Mozart Idomeneo ballet music, K 367: Five movements – Apollo’s Fire/Jeannette Sorrell. Avie AV-2159. [13:20] 9:00 The Civic Orchestra of Chicago in Concert: Cliff Colnot, conductor; Daniel Gingrich, horn – Strauss: Horn Concerto #2; Respighi: The Pines of Rome. 10:00 Music and Conversation with Renée Fleming: Kerry Frumkin hosts this extended visit with one of today’s great sopranos.

Thursday 3 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Beethoven Piano Sonata #17 in d, Op 31/2, Tempest – Maurizio Pollini, p. DG 4794325. [21:06] Tchaikovsky The Tempest, Op 18 – Chicago Sym/Claudio Abbado. CBS MK-39359. [21:55] 11:00 Mendelssohn String Quartet #3 in D, Op 44/1 – Pacifica Quartet. Cedille CDR90000082 (3). [28:39] 12:00 Newscast • Handel (Oboe)

Concerto #1 in B-flat – Alison Balsom, tr; English Concert/ Trevor Pinnock. EMI 403292. [7:28] Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto in a – Maurice Bourgue, ob; English String Orch/William Boughton. Nimbus NI-5210/3 (4). [16:53] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op 71: Dance of the Reed Pipes; Mother Gigogne; Waltz of the Flowers – Berlin Phil/Sir Simon Rattle. EMI 46385-2. [11:57] Borodin Symphony #2 in b – Berlin Phil/Sir Simon Rattle. EMI CDC5-00273-2. [28:08] 2:00 Prokofiev Visions fugitives, Op 22: #s 11-20 – Orion Weiss, p. Bridge 9355. [12:48] Massenet Hérodiade: Aria, Vision fugitive – Robert Merrill, br; Rome Opera Orch/Vincenzo Bellezza. RCA LSC-2780. [4:05] Massenet Orchestra Suite #4, Scènes pittoresques – Toronto Sym/Sir Andrew Davis. Radio Canada Int’l SM-5003. [17:54] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Mozart Piano Concerto #14 in E-Flat, K 449 – Ivan Moravec, p; Czech Chamber Orch/ Josef Vlach. Supraphon SU-30762011. [22:02] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm

7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: An Intelligent Conversation looks at string quartets. 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week – Gershwin: Excerpts fr Porgy and Bess. Russo: Symphony #2, Titans. Ellington-Marsalis: A Tone Parallel to Harlem. Copland: The Tender Land. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians

Friday 4 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Purcell Keyboard Suite #8 in F – Richard Egarr, hc. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907428. [7:33] Britten A Simple Symphony, Op 4 – Guildhall String Ensemble/Robert Salter. RCA 7846-2. [16:02] 11:00 Korngold Violin Concerto in D, Op 35 – Nicola Benedetti, v; Bournemouth Sym/Kirill Karabits at the Proms 8/10/2015. BBC recording . [25:22] 11:55 (Earlier than usual) Newscast

12:00 PianoForte Salon Series Live 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Borodin Symphony #3 in A – Gothenburg Sym/ Neeme Järvi. DG 435757-2 (2). [15:59] Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances – St. Louis Sym Cho and Orch/ Leonard Slatkin. St. Louis Sym 1-6 (6). [13:48] 2:00 Brahms Clarinet Trio in a, Op 114 – Michael Collins, cl; Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, p. RCA 63504-2. [25:28] Bloch Schelomo – Steven Isserlis, vc; London Sym/Richard Hickox. Virgin Classics 61125-2. [21:45] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Haydn Symphony #60 in C, Il Distratto – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 437783-2. [25:11] Bernstein Candide: Glitter and Be Gay – Natalie Dessay, s; London Phil/ Sir Andrew Davis. [5:47] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: An Intelligent Conversation looks at string quartets. 8:00 From the Lucerne Festival: The Boston Symphony conducted by Andris Nelsons; Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet – Haydn: Symphony #90 2015

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A Holiday Checklist Hanukkah A Hanukkah Celebration with Chicago A Cappella is hosted by the group’s founder and director, Jonathan Miller, and explores music for the Jewish Festival of Lights. Sunday, December 6, 7:00 pm Itzhak Perlman’s Hanukkah Radio Party finds the distinguished violinist sharing his favorite recordings to celebrate. Wednesday, December 9, 10:00 pm Eternal Echoes for Hanukkah features Itzhak Perlman in conversation with host James Jacobs. Sat. December 12, 5:00 pm

Christmas With Heart and Voice honors Advent and Christmas throughout December. Sundays 6:00 am Light and Gold features composer Eric Whitacre discussing and playing his own Christmas-themed works. Sunday, December 13, 7:00 pm

An Anonymous 4 Christmas presents the legendary vocal quartet in medieval and Renaissance music plus traditional American carols. Friday, December 18, 8:00 pm Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir brings highlights from the annual Christmas concert by this world-renowned ensemble. Sunday, December 20, 6:00 pm A Rose in Winter is a WFMT Radio Network holiday offering that features the earlymusic specialists of the Rose Ensemble. Monday, December 21, 8:00 pm

St. Olaf Christmas Festival features the musicians of Minnesota’s St. Olaf College in music for the holidays. Friday, December 25, 2:00 pm A Christmas Carol/Amahl and the Night Visitors: These traditional WFMT Christmas presentations are paired. Friday, December 25, 8:00 and 9:00 pm Christmas Memories: Studs Terkel’s Christmas show. Friday, December 25, 11:00 pm

New Year’s

The Cathedral Choir of St John the Divine sings music for the holidays at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wednesday, December 23, 10:00 pm

The New Philharmonic: New Year’s Eve with An International Twist will be broadcast live from the McAninch Arts Center; the orchestra, joined by soprano Emily Birsan, will present arias, Viennese waltzes, and film scores. Thursday, December 31, 2:00 pm

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols comes live from King’s College of Cambridge University in England. Thursday, December 24, 9:00 am

The New Year’s Eve Midnight Special will be hosted by Rich Warren live from WFMT’s Levin Studio, with listener requests and live music. Thursday, December 31, 8:00 pm

A Chanticleer Christmas has musical highlights from concert performances by the group that’s been called “an orchestra of voices.” Thursday, December 24, 3:00 pm

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Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is Peter Van De Graaff’s mid-December operatic feature. Tuesday, December 15, 8:00 pm

Advent Voices presents sacred music that leads up to the Christmas celebration Wednesday, December 16, 10:00 pm

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King’s College, Cambridge University’s “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” on December 24 at 9:00 am.

In the Spotlight in C. Brett Dean: Trumpet concerto, Dramatis Personae. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben. 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: Music from this year’s Thirsty Ear Festival in San Francisco 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: A program for Hanukkah

Saturday 5 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Puccini’s “La Bohème” – Ramon Vargas (Rodolfo); Barbara Frittoli (Mimi); Levente Molnar (Marcello); Ana Maria Martinez (Musetta); Alexey Lavrov (Schaunard); Christian Van Horn (Colline); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Paolo Carignani. 3:10 Vivaldi Viola d’amore and Lute Concerto in d, R 540 – Rachel Barton Pine, vi d’amore; Hopkinson Smith, l; Ars Antigua. [12:04] Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Set 2 – Los Angeles Chamber Orch/Sir Neville Marriner. EMI CDFB5-69358-2 (2). [17:55] Dowland Piper’s Pavan – Ronn McFarlane, l. Dorian DOR-90148. [5:13] 4:00 Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K 299 – Wilbert Hazelzet, f; Saskia Kwast, h; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Erato 91724-2. [26:18] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson 5:00 Various Scottish tunes: Jenny; Joy to the Person of My Love; Over the Hills and Far Away – Carol Thompson, h. Dorian DOR-90120. [7:45] Mendelssohn Symphony #3 in a, Op 56, Scottish – London Sym/Claudio Abbado. DG 415353-2 (4). [42:29] 6:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: An Imaginary Concert 7:00 Sweet Folk Chicago with Rich Warren 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Rose Cousins live from Levin Studio 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren

Sunday 6 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Advent II 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Scriabin Piano Sonata #3 in f-sharp, Op 23 – Alessio Bax, p. Signum SIGCD-426.

[18:31] There’s more Scriabin on our Chicago Symphony broadcast at 1:00. Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op 34 – James Campbell, cl; Eleonora Turovsky, v; Rivka Golani, vi; Borodin Trio. Chandos CHAN-8924. [9:51] Prokofiev Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op 75: Excerpts – Vera Gornostaeva, p. LP Classics 1016. [15:57] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Riccardo Muti, conductor – Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy; Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony. 3:00 Brahms Piano Quartet #2 in A, Op 26—Gilbert Kalish, p; Yehonatan Berick, v; Paul Neubauer, vi; David Finckel, vc. Music@Menlo 2009. [44:50] Brahms Three Hungarian Dances—Wu Han & Jon Kimura Parker, p. Music@Menlo 2011. [8:44] 4:00 Beethoven Symphony #1 in C, Op. 21 – Minnesota Orch/Osmo Vänskä. Bis SACD-1716. [25:51] Handel Judas Maccabaeus: See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes; Sing unto God; Hallelujah, Amen – Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy. Sony MDK-48296. [9:19] Beethoven Variations in G on See the Conquering Hero Comes, WoO 45 – David Finckel, vc; Wu Han, p. ArtistLed 19801-2 (2). [12:07] Break 5:00 Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin – Orch de Paris/Jean Martinon. EMI CDM7-69567-2. [17:58] Nielsen Symphony #4, Op 29, The Inextinguishable – Chicago Sym/Jean Martinon. RCA 21296-2. [32:37] 6:00 Bach Keyboard Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1053 – Angela Hewitt, p; Australian Chamber Orch/ Richard Tognetti. Hyperion 67308. [19:15] Mozart Violin Concerto #5 in A, K 219, Turkish – Joshua Bell, v; English Chamber Orch/Peter Maag. Lon 436376-2. [31:42] 7:00 A Hanukkah Celebration with Chicago A Cappella: Jonathan Miller, founder and artistic director of Chicago A Cappella, shares the group’s performances of music for the Jewish Festival of Lights. 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: An abridged version of the opera Manru by Ignace Jan Paderewski 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone 11:00 Beethoven String Quartet #13 in B-Flat, Op 130 (with Grosse Fuge finale) – Quartetto Italiano. Phi 4758685 (3). [52:27]

Monday 7 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff

6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: Lisa begins broadcasting listeners’ choices of their favorite concertos. 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Chicago Chamber Musicians Ensemble First Monday: Live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Beethoven Symphony #2 in D, Op 36 – Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG B0009666-72 (23). [31:06] Beethoven Fidelio, Op 72: Gott, welch Dunkel hier...In des Lebens Frühlingstagen – Jonas Kaufmann, t; Mahler Chamber Orch/Claudio Abbado. Lon B0014132-02. [10:42] 2:00 Piazzolla Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons in Buenos Aires) – Daniel Barenboim, p; Rodolfo Mederos, bandoneon; Hector Console, db. Teldec 134742. [16:30] Pick Autumn Day Suite – Jeffrey Kust, g. Kust recording . [9:12] Various Green Grow’th the Holly; In the Bleak Midwinter – Theatre of Voices/Paul Hillier. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907079. [7:08] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op 14a – Chicago Sym/ Riccardo Muti. CSO Resound 9011501 (2). [54:48] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:15 Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts – Live from the Civic Opera House, Lyric Presents Jimmy López’s “Bel Canto” – Danielle de Niese (Roxane); J’nai Bridges (Carmen); Jeongcheol Cha (Hosokawa); Andrew Stenson (Gen); Rafael Davila (General Alfredo); Lyric Opera Cho & Orch/Sir Andrew Davis. 11:00 (Later than usual) Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Hector Berlioz

Tuesday 8 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: More favorite concertos 12:00 Newscast • Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto #4 in f, L’inverno – Gil Shaham, v; Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 439933-2. [8:41] Holst A Winter Idyll – Ulster Orch/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.572914. [9:01] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Schumann Piano

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Monday, December 7, 7:15 pm Quintet in E-Flat, Op 44 – M Argerich, p; D Schwarzberg, v; L Hall, v; N Imai, vi; M Maisky, vc. EMI ZDCB5-55484-2 (2). [30:07] 2:00 Beethoven Symphony #3 in E-Flat, Op 55, Eroica – London Sym/Bernard Haitink. LSO Live LSO-0080. [49:11] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Adams Road Movies – Jennifer Koh, v; Reiko Uchida, p. Cedille CDR90000103. [15:57] Korngold The Sea Hawk film music: Suite – London Sym/André Previn. DG 471347-2. [17:17] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Hector Berlioz 8:00 The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: Smetana’s “Dalibor” – Ludovico Spiess (Dalibor); Eberhard Wächter (Vladislav); Oskar Czerwenka (Budivoj); Vienna State Opera Orch/ Josef Krips. RCA 57735 (2). 10:15 Bach Orchestra Suite #2 in b, 2015

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Wednesday 9 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: This morning Lisa plays more of listeners’ favorite concertos. 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Cellist Ben Capps and pianist Vassily Primakov live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Bach Keyboard Concerto #5 in f, BWV-1056 – Angela Hewitt, p; Australian Chamber Orch/Richard Tognetti. Hyperion 67308. [9:47] Bach Magnificat in D, BWV 243 – Upshaw, Jensen, Simpson, Gordon, Stone, Atlanta Sym & Cho/Shaw. Telarc CD-80194. [26:25] 2:00 Schubert Piano Quintet in A, D 667, Trout – Thomas Adès, p; members of Belcea Quartet; Colin Long, db. EMI CDC5-57664-2. [41:15] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Dowland Come again: sweet love doth now invite; What if I never speed? – Danielle de Niese, s; English Concert/Harry Bicket. Lon B0015869-02. [5:13] Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending – Nicola Benedetti, v; London Phil/Andrew Litton. DG 4766198. [15:56] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Hector Berlioz 8:00 Takemitsu Toward the Sea – Cavatina Duo. Opera Tres CD-1029. [11:27] Debussy La Mer – French National Radio Orch/Jean Martinon. EMI CDM7-69587-2. [24:21] Debussy Préludes, Bk 1: Les collines d’Anacapri; Des pas sur la neige; Ce qu’a vu le vent d’Ouest – Jorge Federico Osorio, p. Cedille CDR-90000098 (2). [9:00] 9:00 The Civic Orchestra of Chicago in Concert: Cliff Colnot,

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10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians

Friday 11 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: More favorite concertos this morning, and the series continues next Monday through Friday. 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago 1:00 Elgar Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)—Oregon Sym/ Carlos Kalmar. Pentatone PTC-5186471. [15:02] Haydn Symphony #104 in D, London—Philharmonia Baroque/Nicholas McGegan. Philharmonia Baroque Productions 002. [27:46] 2:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Copland Scherzo Humoristique, The Cat and the Mouse; In Evening Air – Leo Smit, p. Sony SM2K-66345 (2). [6:42] Copland Old American Songs, set 2 – Thomas Hampson, br; St. Paul Chamber Orch/Hugh Wolff. Teldec 77310-2. [12:47] Smetana Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava (The Moldau) – Chicago Sym/Rafael Kubelik. Mercury 434379-2. [11:47] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Beethoven Symphony #6 in F, Op 68, Pastoral – Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 469000-2 (5). [39:17] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: The life and music of Hector Berlioz 8:00 Music of the Baroque: We present the group’s 2014 edition of Brass and Choral Music from the 16th and 17th Centuries. 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: Tonight’s Composer Spotlight is on Bright Sheng. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: A celebration of Beethoven’s birthday

Saturday 12 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Verdi’s “Rigoletto” – Zeljko Lucic (Rigoletto); Nadine Sierra (Gilda); Piotr Beczala (Duke); Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Maddalena); Dimitry Ivashchenko (Sparafucile); 26

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Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Roberto Abbado. 3:20 Torelli Concerto grosso in g, Op 8/6, Christmas Concerto – Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie. Dorian DOR-90012. [6:01] Bizet Jeux d’enfants, Op 22 – Paris Conservatory Orch/ Jean Martinon. Lon 4485712. [10:52] Various Sleigh Ride; Parade of the Wooden Soldiers; Nutcracker Waltz – Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 61685-2. [10:00] Break 4:00 Chopin Piano Sonata #1 in c, Op 4 – Leif Ove Andsnes, p. Virgin Classics 91501-2 (2). [25:31] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson 5:00 Eternal Echoes for Hanukkah: James Jacobs is joined by Itzhak Perlman for traditional Hanukkah selections, excerpts from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, and both classical and cantorial recordings by tenor Jan Peerce. 6:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Elbio’s guest today is the Uruguayan-born conductor Carlos Kalmar. 7:00 Sweet Folk Chicago with Rich Warren 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren: Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael live from Levin Studio 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren

Sunday 13 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Advent III 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 In this hour, some WFMT listener favorites to honor our anniversary. Finzi Eclogue, Op 10 – Martin Jones, p; English String Orch/William Boughton. Nimbus NI-7069. [9:53] Bizet The Pearlfishers: Duet, Au fond du temple saint – Plácido Domingo, t; Sherrill Milnes, br; London Sym/Anton Guadagno. RCA 62699-2. [5:34] Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez – Julian Bream, g; Melos Ensemble/ Sir Colin Davis. RCA 615982. [19:53] Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras #5: Aria (Cantilena) – Victoria de los Angeles, s; French Radio Orch Celli/Heitor Villa-Lobos. EMI CDM7-69852-2. [6:21] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Charles Dutoit, conductor; Mathieu Dufour, flute; Paul Jacobs, organ – Dukas: Excerpts fr La Péri. Connesson: Pour sortir au jour. Saint-Saens: Symphony #3, Organ. We

also hear John Williams’ Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham, and Poulenc’s Gloria. 3:00 Beethoven Quartet #9 in C, Op 59/3, Rasumovsky #3 – Tokyo String Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907423/4 (2). [31:20] Beethoven Egmont, Op 84: Four Entr’actes and Victory Symphony – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. Teldec 77313-2. [17:08] 4:00 Various The Angel Gabriel; Angelus ad Virgenem; The Holly and the Ivy; I Sing of A Maiden; Ding, Dong, Merrily on High – Trinity College Choir Cambridge/Richard Marlow. Conifer 51754-2 (2). [11:18] Mozetich The Passion of Angels, Concerto for 2 Harps & Orchestra – Nora Bumanis & Julia Shaw, h’s; CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi. Radio Canada Int’l SMCD-5200. [20:56] Larsson Pastoral Suite, Op 19 – CBC Vancouver Orch/ Mario Bernardi. Radio Canada Int’l SMCD-5157. [13:17] 5:00 Brahms Symphony #1 in c, Op 68 – Munich Phil/ Christian Thielemann. DG 4776404. [51:35] 6:00 Bonelli Two Canzonas – Piffaro. Archive 445883-2. [5:51] Mendelssohn Songs Without Words, Op 53 – Daniel Barenboim, p. DG 4239312 (2). [16:13] Stravinsky Le Chant du Rossignol (Song of the Nightingale) – Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner. RCA 68168-2. [22:24] 7:00 Light and Gold: The Music of Eric Whitacre – Brian Newhouse presents holiday music by the noted American choral composer. A special from American Public Media. 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of conductor Christopher Keene 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone Michael Barone 11:00 Beethoven Piano Sonata #29 in B-flat, Op 106, Hammerklavier – Igor Levit, p. Sony 88883703872. [41:42] Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D, Op 123: Benedictus – Vocal soloists, Chicago Sym & Cho/ Sir Georg Solti; Victor Aitay, v. Lon 425884-2 (2). [10:00]

Monday 14 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: Lisa begins her second week of playing listeners’ favorite concertos. 12:00 Newscast • Holborne Five Brass Pieces – Empire Brass. Telarc CD-80257. [9:12] Vaughan Williams English

Folksong Suite – London Wind Orchestra/Denis Wick. ASV CDQS-6021. [10:19] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Beethoven Symphony #7 in A, Op 92 – Vienna Phil/Carlos Kleiber. DG 447400-2. [38:39] 2:00 Bach The Wise Virgins Suite – London Phil/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN8871. [19:46] Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, part 1: Opening chorus, Jauchzet, frohlocket – Vienna Boys’ Cho, Cho Viennensis, Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 8.35022 (3). [8:20] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Delius Life’s Dance – Royal Phil/Sir Charles Groves. EMI CDM763171-2. [15:21] Debussy Danses sacrée et profane – Yolanda Kondonassis, h; Oberlin 21/Bridget-Michaele Reischl. Telarc CD-80694. [10:15] Various The First Noel; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Dream Season – Yolanda Kondonassis, h. Telarc CD-80446. [7:58] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Ninth symphonies 8:00 Studio Concert Encore 10:00 Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner 11:00 Mozart Serenade #10 in B-Flat, K 361 – St. Luke’s Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80359. [50:37] Sheppard Third Mass of Christmas: Benedictus – Salisbury Cathedral Boy Choristers & Gabrieli Consort/Paul McCreesh. Archive 457658-2. [2:48]

Tuesday 15 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: More favorite concertos 12:00 Newscast • Chopin Waltzes, Op 64 – Ingrid Fliter, p. EMI 14899-2. [8:43] Herz Fantasy on Donizetti’s La fille du régiment – Tasmanian Sym/ Howard Shelley, p. Hyperion CDA-68100. [12:55] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op 71: Suite of excerpts – Chicago Sym/Fritz Reiner. RCA 68530-2. [40:12] 2:00 Beethoven Symphony #8 in F, Op 93 – Vienna Phil/ Leonard Bernstein in concert. DG 474924-2 (5). [26:01] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bach Sheep May Safely Graze; Jesu,

Joy of Man’s Desiring; Das alte Jahr vergangen ist; In dulci jubilo – Angela Hewitt, p. Hyperion CDA-67309. [14:18] Bach Was Gott tut; Goldberg aria; Wachet auf – Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman. Sony SK-60681. [9:58] Various Summer in the High Grassland; Gallop of A Thousand Horses – Silk Road Ensemble/Yo-Yo Ma, vc. Sony SK-93962. [9:40] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Ninth symphonies 8:00 The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” – Ingeborg Springer, Renate Hoff, Theo Adam, Peter Schreier, Dresden Staatskapelle/Otmar Suitner. Berlin Classics 0220007 (2). 10:00 Rachmaninoff Symphony #2 in e, Op 27 – Royal Phil/ Yuri Temirkanov. EMI CDFB569776-2 (2). [56:14] 11:00 Song, Mirror of the World with Thomas Hampson: The New World Order looks at the music of the World War Two era and its aftermath.

Wednesday 16 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: Lisa plays more listeners’ favorite concertos. 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Alexandra Joan live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Beethoven Leonore Overture #3 in C, Op 72b – Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan. DG 429089-2 (6). [14:41] Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus, Op 43: Adagio, Pastorale, AllegrettoFinale – Orpheus Chamber Orch. DG 419608-2. [12:41] 1:40 Beethoven Symphony #9 in d, Op 125, Choral – Lorengar, Minton, Burrows, Talvela, Chicago Sym & Cho/Sir Georg Solti in 1972. Lon 4759090 (6). [76:32] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Beethoven String Quartet #3 in D, Op 18/3 – Jerusalem Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902207.08 (2). [23:31] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin:

Ninth symphonies 8:00 Beethoven Piano Trio in E-Flat, Hess 47 – Beethoven Project Trio. [12:12] Beethoven Violin Sonata #9 in A, Op 47, Kreutzer – Maxim Vengerov, v; Itamar Golan, p. Wigmore Hall Live WHL-0056. [39:12] 9:00 The Civic Orchestra of Chicago in Concert: Sir Mark Elder and Cliff Colnot, conductors – Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances; Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole. 10:00 Advent Voices: Music for the season hosted by Lynne Warfel; a holiday special from American Public Media. 11:00 Beethoven Piano Trio #6 in B-Flat, Op 97, Archduke – Eugene Istomin, p; Isaac Stern, v; Leonard Rose, vc. [40:37] Beethoven Fidelio, Op 72: Prisoners’ Chorus – Berlin Deutsche Oper Cho & Orch/ Giuseppe Sinopoli. [9:00]

Thursday 17 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: Lisa continues playing listeners’ favorite concertos. 11:00 Impromptu: Live from Levin Studio, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center previews tonight’s concert at the Harris Theater by playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos #5 and #6. 12:00 Newscast • Debussy Silent Night (after Clair de Lune) – Jeffrey Biegel, p. Koch KIC-CD-7737. [5:09] Locatelli Concerto grosso in f, Op 1/8, Christmas Concerto – Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon. Analekta AN2-9811. [16:01] Yon Carol, Gesu Bambino – Luciano Pavarotti, t; National Phil/Kurt Adler. Lon 433010-2. [4:28] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Sibelius Symphony #3 in C, Op 52 – Gothenburg Sym/Neeme Järvi. Bis CD-622/24 (4). [29:14] Rautavaara Canticum Mariae Virginis; Our Joyful’st Feast – Oxford Schola Cantorum/ James Burton. [12:39] 2:00 Mozart Piano and Wind Quintet in E-Flat, K 452 – Jandó, p; Kiss, ob; Kovàcs, cl; Kevehazi, fh; Vajda, bn. [23:58] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande: Preludes and Interludes – Chicago Sym/ Erich Leinsdorf. CSO 2000. [26:37] Another composer’s interpretation of the Pelleas and Melisande drama is on The New York Philharmonic This Week tonight at 8:00. 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at

4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Ninth symphonies 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Alan Gilbert, conductor; Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin – Brahms: Violin Concerto; Schoenberg: Pellease and Melisande. 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians

Friday 18 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn: Lisa concludes her presentation of favorite concertos chosen by our listeners. 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Tchaikovsky Variations on A Rococo Theme, Op 33 – Gautier Capuçon, vc; Mariinsky Theatre Orch/ Valery Gergiev. Virgin Classics 694486. [19:26] CPE Bach Variations in d on Folies d’Espagne, Wq 118/9 – Mahan Esfahani, hc. Archive 4794481. [7:19] Traditional Three carols: Riu, riu, chiu; El niño querido; Villancico catalan – King’s Singers. EMI CDC7-49909-2. [6:52] 2:00 Copland Appalachian Spring— Chamber Orch/Aaron Copland. CBS MK-42431. [32:27] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Mozart Symphony #25 in g, K 183 – Le Cercle de l’Harmonie/Jérémie Rhorer. Virgin Classics 2348682. [21:33] Strauss Don Juan, Op 20 – Melbourne Sym/Sir Andrew Davis in concert. ABC Classics 4811122. [17:25] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Ninth symphonies 8:00 An Anonymous 4 Christmas: The renowned vocal quartet performs medieval and Renaissance devotional music plus AngloAmerican carols. [59:00] 9:00 Vivaldi The Four Seasons— Giulio Franzetti, v; La Scala Phil Soloists’ Orch/Riccardo Muti. EMI 55183-2. [43:06] 10:00 Relevant Tones with Seth Boustead: A CD roundup features new releases of new music. 11:00 Best of Studs Terkel: Frank Zappa from 1963

Saturday 19 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Rossini’s “La Donna del Lago” – Joyce DiDonato (Elena); Daniela Barcellona (Malcolm Groeme); Lawrence Brownlee (Giacomo V); John Osborn (Rodrigo); Oren Gradus (Duglas); Metropoliltan Opera Cho & Orch/Michele Mariotti. 3:20 Liszt Weihnachtsbaum: Part One – Alfred Brendel, p. Phi 454140-2. [21:55] Various In ducli jubilo; O little town of Bethlehem; Carol of the Bells – Handel & Haydn Society/Harry Christophers. Coro COR-16117. [8:29] 4:00 Mozart Two-Piano Concerto (#10) in E-Flat, K 365 – Alfred Brendel & Imogen Cooper, p’s; St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Phi 416364-2. [25:05] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson 5:00 Vaughan Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus – London Sym Strings/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN-9593. [10:35] Holst St. Paul’s Suite, Op 29/2 – English String Orch/ William Boughton. Nimbus NI-5032. [12:45] Holst Carol, In the Bleak Midwinter – Theatre of Voices/Paul Hillier. Harmonia Mundi HMU907079. [3:54] Sibley And Yet Another Partridge in A Pear Tree (A Cautionary Tale for Christmas) – Penelope Keith, n. BBC D-619. 2. [14:23] 6:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Music from the opera O Guarani by Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Gomes. 7:00 Sweet Folk Chicago with Rich Warren 8:00 Folkstage hosted by Rich Warren 9:00 The Midnight Special with Rich Warren

Sunday 20 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Music for Advent and Christmas 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Traditional I Saw Three Ships; O Tannenbaum; Allon Gay Bergeres – Robert Shaw Chorale. RCA DCM2-1217 (2). [5:15] Liszt Weihnachtsbaum: Part Two – Alfred Brendel, p. Phi 454140-2. [17:04] Pierné Divertissements sur un Thème Pastoral – BBC Phil/Juanjo 2015

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Mena. Chandos CHAN-10633. [11:55] Traditional Carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas – Elmer Iseler Singers & Canadian Brass. Phi 426835-2. [7:15] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Harry Bicket, conductor; Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord – Rameau: Platée Suite. Poulenc: Concert champêtre. Bach-Stravinsky: Four Preludes. Bach: Orchestra Suite #3. Bach-Crees: Passacaglia & Fugue in c (CSO Brass). 3:00 Various Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring/Ding, Dong, Merrily on High – Jeffrey Biegel, p. Steinway 30005. [4:32] Mozart String Quintet #4 in c, K 406 – Talich String Quartet, Karel Rehak, vi. Calliope CAL9231.3 (3). [23:58] Mozart Don Giovanni, K 527: Overture, Notte e giorno, Madamina, Giovinette, Là ci darem la mano, Dalla sua pace, Fin ch’han dal vino – Netherlands Wind Ensemble. Pentatone PTC-5186190. [18:50] 4:00 Orff Weihnachtsgeschichte (Christmas Story) – Tölz Boys’ Choir, instrumental ensemble/Carl Orff. EMI CDM7-69561-2. [27:54] Strauss Josephs-Legende: Symphonic Fragment – Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.572041. [23:49] 5:00 Corelli Concerto grosso in g, Op 6/8, Christmas Concerto – I Musici. Phi 434110-2 (2). [14:24] Various Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night); Mille Cherubini in Coro – Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Tebaldi, w/ orch. Lon 433010-2. [8:28] Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Set 3 – Philharmonia Hungarica Strings/Antal Dorati. Newton Classics 8802048 (2). [19:06] 6:00 Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir: Joined by the Orchestra at Temple Square, the famed choir celebrates Christmas. Hosted by Julie Amacher from American Public Media. 7:00 Beethoven Piano Sonata #21 in C, Op 53, Waldstein – Jonathan Biss, p. Onyx 4115. [24:44] Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat, Op 84 – Gringolts, v; Altstaedt, vc; Bernardini, ob; Whelan, bn; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen. Hyperion CDA-68090. [20:47] Gounod Ave Maria – Leontyne Price, s; Orch/Arthur Fiedler. RCA 62578-2. [2:56] 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: The art of conductor Christopher Keene 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone Michael Barone 11:00 Various Christmas Poetry: Noel (Belloc); When Icicles 28

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Hang (Shakespeare); Wassail Chorus – Robert Donat, n. Spoken Arts 848. [6:00] Corelli Concerto grosso in D, Op 6/1 – I Solisti Italiani. Denon CO-74168/9 (2). [13:04] Bach Cantata #63, Christen, ätzen diesen Tag (Christmas) – Soloists, Ghent Collegium Vocale, Orch/Philippe Herreweghe. Harmonia Mundi HMC-901781.82 (2). [27:16]

Monday 21 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Mozart Piano Sonata #15 in C, K 545 – Maria-Joao Pires, p. DG 427768-2. [12:02] Mozart Two Contredanses, K 609; German Dance in C, Sleigh Ride – Vienna Phil/Claudio Abbado. DG 4777645. [4:47] 11:00 Mussorgsky Khovanshchina: Orchestral excerpts – Royal Phil Orch/Grzegorz Nowak. RPO SP-039. [16:54] Rachmaninoff Bogoroditse Dyevo (Hail O Virgin Mother), preceded by plainchant antiphon O Virgo Virginum – Clare College Choir Cambridge U/ Graham Ross. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907579. [3:48] 12:00 Newscast • Anderson Suite of Carols for Brass Choir – BBC Concert Orch Brass/Leonard Slatkin. Naxos 8.559621. [11:41] Barber Serenade for Strings, Op 1 – Do.gma Chamber Orch/Mikhail Gurewitsch. MD+G 9121717. [10:17] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Bach Violin Partita #2 in d, BWV 1004: Chaconne – James Ehnes, v. Analekta AN29768. [16:44] Handel Messiah: He shall feed His flock...Come unto Him – Arleen Auger, s; Mostly Mozart Orch/Gerard Schwarz. Delos 3026. [6:20] 2:00 Gould Serenade of Carols – New Philharmonia/Morton Gould. RCA 7931-2. [13:38] Mozart Serenade #13 in G, K 525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Concerto Cologne. Archive 4775800. [19:09] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol; Nativity Carol; Sans Day Carol; What Sweeter Music – Polyphony/ Stephen Layton. Hyperion CDA-67245. [14:49] Rutter Suite Antique – Andrew Nicholson, f; John Birch, hc; Royal Phil Strings/John Rutter. Lon B0001821-02. [17:45] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Spanish music

8:00 A Rose in Winter: A Garden of Medieval and Renaissance Music for the Nativity – The WFMT Radio Network presents a holiday special by the Rose Ensemble, recorded in concert, hosted by Tom Crann. 9:00 Pierné Les Enfants à Bethléem – Soloists; French Radio Orch, French Radio Cho’s/Lasserre de Rozel. Erato 45008-2. [56:39] 10:00 Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner 11:00 Mendelssohn Symphony #3 in a, Op 56, Scottish – Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur. Warner Classics 62769-2 (5). [37:51] Various A New Year Carol (Britten); The Reel of Tullochgorum (Scottish) – Anonymous 4; Andrew Lawrence-King, h. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907325. [5:59] Visée Allemande, La Royalle – Andrew Lawrence-King, h. RCA-DHM 77371-2. [3:26]

Tuesday 22 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Charpentier Noels pour les Instruments: Excerpts – Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie. Dorian DOR90180. [11:55] Beethoven What Child is This? (after Beethoven’s Sonata in c#, Op 27/1) – Jeffrey Biegel, p. Koch KIC-CD-7737. [5:31] 11:00 Rouse Karolju – Philharmonia Cho, BBC Sym/David Zinman. RCA 11561-2. [29:25] 12:00 Newscast • Bach Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F, BWV 1047 – Herseth, tr; Peck, f; Still, ob; Magad, v; Ravinia Festival Soloists/Levine. RCA 613652. [11:53] Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, part 1: Opening chorus, Jauchzet, frohlocket – Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/ Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Archive 439885-2. [7:43] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Ashmore Four Seasons (Suite on English folksongs) – Richard Stoltzman, cl; Guildhall String Ensemble. RCA 60437-2. [21:26] Mozart Clarinet Trio in E-Flat, K 498 – Richard Stoltzman, cl; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p. Sony SK-57499. [21:04] 2:00 Vaughan Williams The First Nowell – Soloists; London Phil Orch & Cho/Vladimir Jurowski. LPO 0050. [28:19] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Larsson A Winter’s Tale Incidental Music: Four Vignettes – Helsingborg Sym Orch/Andrew Manze. CPO 777671-2. [10:19]

Bennett Christmas Medley #1 – Atlanta Sym Cho, Atlanta Sym Orch/Robert Shaw. Telarc CD-80087. [11:29] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Spanish music 8:00 The Tuesday Night Opera with Peter Van De Graaff: A double bill—a) Hindemith The Long Christmas Dinner – Camille Zamora, Sara Murphy, other soloists, American Sym/ Leon Botstein. Bridge 9449. [48:49] b) Conte The Gift of the Magi – Aimée Puentes, Tim Krol, other soloists, San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble/Nicole Palement. Arsis CD-141. [75:00] 10:15 Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op 8/1-4: Violin Concerto in f, Winter – Trondheim Soloists/ Anne-Sophie Mutter, v. DG 463259-2. [10:10] Traditional Short Fantasy on a Neapolitan Carol; Huron Carol – Yolanda Kondonassis, h. Telarc CD80446. [3:39] Ellisor Blackberry Winter – Stephen Seifert, dulcimer; Nashville Chamber Orch/Paul Gambill. Warner Classics 46739-2. [16:55] 11:00 Song, Mirror of the World with Thomas Hampson: The Return of Melody looks at North American and Latin-American composers who re-discovered the value of melody in music.

Wednesday 23 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Traditional Four Spanish Carols (Fum, Fum; Hacia Belen; Ya Viene; La Virgen Lava Pañales) – Robert Shaw Chorale. RCA DCM2-1217 (2). [5:49] Rodrigo Zarabanda lejana y villancico – San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra. Koch 3-7160-2. [9:12] 11:00 Britten A Ceremony of Carols, Op 28 – NYCoS National Girls Choir/Christopher Bell; Claire Jones, h. [22:04] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Violinist Naria Kim and pianist Evan Solomon live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Various Hark, the Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard on High – Joan Sutherland, s; Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia/ Bonynge. [4:24] Alwyn Lyra Angelica – Rachel Masters, h; City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox. [30:25]

2:00 Pascha Slovak Christmas Mass—Soloists, Prague Madrigal Singers/Miroslav Venhoda. Supraphon 0120821. [33:15] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bach Orchestra Suite #4 in D, BWV 1069 – Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr. AAM Records AAM-003 (2). [23:48] Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E, R 270, Il Riposo, per il Natale – Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi, v. Virgin Classics 45424-2. [7:15] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Spanish music 8:00 Respighi Lauda per la Natività del Signore – Valente, Forrester, Philadelphia Singers, Orch/ Michael Korn. RCA 7787-2. [26:36] Verdi String Quartet in e – Vermeer Quartet. Teldec 8.43105. [23:03] 9:00 The Civic Orchestra of Chicago in Concert: Cliff Colnot, conductor – Shostakovich: Symphony #5. 10:00 The Cathedral Choir of St John the Divine in concert at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, with holiday music by Victoria, Byrd, Poulenc, Biebl, Lauridsen, and Whitacre. [59:00] 11:00 Mahler Symphony #4 in G— London Sym/Valery Gergiev; Laura Claycomb, s. [54:48]

Thursday 24 Christmas Eve 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols: Live from King’s College, Cambridge University, the King’s College Choir presents this traditional service of readings and music. Host: Michael Barone. 10:30 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Traditional The Wonder of Christmas – Elora Festival Singers/Noel Edison. Naxos 8.573421. [13:39] Various Jubilate Deo; In Dulci Jubilo – Canadian Brass. Opening Day Entertainment OD-7347. [6:39] 12:00 Newscast • Manfredini Concerto grosso in C, Op 3/12, Christmas Concerto – I Musici. [8:23] Bennett Lullay Mine Liking; What Sweeter Music; Puer Nobis – Cambridge Singers/John Rutter. Collegium CSACD-901. [9:41] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Vaughan Williams Christmas cantata, Hodie – Baker, Lewis, Bach Choir, Westminster Abbey Choir, London Sym/

Sir David Willcocks. [59:09] 2:00 Hely-Hutchinson Carol Symphony – Pro Arte Orch/ Barry Rose. EMI ESD-7021. [24:01] Various I Wonder As I Wander; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Coventry Carol – Pro Arte Singers/Paul Hillier. Harmonia Mundi HMU-907233. [9:30] 3:00 A Chanticleer Christmas: The male vocal ensemble in concert for the holidays. 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: Spanish music 8:00 The New York Philharmonic This Week: Ton Koopman, conductor; vocal soloists & Westminster Symphonic Choir – Handel: Messiah (abridged). 10:00 Baroque&Before with Candice Agree: A special two-hour edition for Christmas

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12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op 71: Act II – Bergen Phil Orch/Neeme Järvi. [40:58] 11:00 Traditional Once in Royal David’s City; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; O Come All Ye Faithful – King’s College Cho Cambridge/David Willcocks. EMI CDM5-66241-2. [13:27] 12:00 Newscast • Music in Chicago 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Gregorian Chant Hymn, Ave Maris Stella – The Monks of Norcia. Decca B0023153-02. [2:22] Praetorius Lutheran Mass for Christmas Morning: Motet, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern – Gabrieli Consort & Players, Roskilde Cathedral Cho’s/Paul McCreesh. [3:26] Praetorius Terpsichore: Five Dances – Collegium Terpsichore/Fritz Neumeyer. [12:15] Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, part 2: Sinfonia (Pastoral Symphony) – Taverner Players/ Andrew Parrott. [6:02] Bach Brandenburg Concerto #5 in D, BWV 1050 – Donald Peck, f; Samuel Magad, v; Ravinia Festival Soloists/James Levine, hc. RCA 60378-2. [22:00] Traditional Dormi, non piangere; Canta, rie, bebe – Choir. Phi PHS-600036. [5:54] 2:00 St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Musicians of St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, present their annual holiday concert. Hosted by Alison Young from American Public Media. 4:00 Music with Candice Agree,

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Saturday 26 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 10:00 Fine Arts Calendar 11:00 Introductions: Spotlighting the Chicago area’s young musicians 12:00 Live from the Met: Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” – Elliot Madore (Figaro); Isabel Leonard (Rosina); Taylor Stayton (Count Almaviva); Valeriano Lanchas (Dr Bartolo); Robert Pomakov (Don Basilio); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Antony Walker. 2:15 Schumann Piano Concerto in a, Op 54 – Yevgeny Kissin, p; London Sym/Sir Colin

Davis. EMI 82879-2. [32:08] Traditional I Saw Three Ships; A Wassail Song – Canadian Brass. CBS MK-39740. [3:58] 3:00 Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part 1 – Soloists; Monteverdi Cho, English Baroque Soloists/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Archive 423232-2 (2). [24:43] Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in d – Viktoria Mullova, v; St. Martin’s Academy/Sir Neville Marriner. Phi 432077-2. [22:13] Stravinsky Pastorale (Song Without Words) – Israel Baker, v; Chamber Ensemble/Igor Stravinsky. Sony SAMPCD-1466. [2:50] Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite – New York Phil/Kurt Masur. NYP 0105 A/B. [22:32] 4:30 Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson 5:00 Gershwin An American in Paris – Chicago Sym/ James Levine. DG 4316252. [17:33] Debussy Three Nocturnes – ORTF Cho, ORTF National Orch/Jean Martinon. EMI CDM7-695872. [22:38] Anonymous Il est né le divin enfant – La Maitrise de Notre Dame with brass. FY FYCD-006. [3:13] 6:00 Fiesta! with Elbio Barilari: Music by the Uruguayan-born composer Sergio Cervetti 7:00 Sweet Folk Chicago 2015

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Sunday 27 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 With Heart and Voice: Music for Christmastide 7:00 Mornings with Dennis Moore 9:55 Fine Arts Calendar 10:00 The New Releases with Lisa Flynn 12:00 Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel: Suite – Royal Phil/ Rudolf Kempe. EMI CDZB568736-2 (2). [26:13] Thomas A Child’s Christmas in Wales – Dylan Thomas, n. Caedmon Z-1002. [19:43] Traditional Morning Has Broken – Bryn Terfel, b-br; London Sym Orch/ Barry Wordsworth. [2:30] 1:00 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts: Harry Bicket, conductor; Scott Hostetler, oboe d’amore; Jennifer Koh & Jaime Laredo, violins – Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #6. Clyne: Prince of Clouds. Bach: Oboe d’Amore Concerto in A; TwoViolin Concerto. Rameau: Les Boréades Suite. 3:00 Brahms Piano Concerto #1 in d, Op 15 – Hélène Grimaud, p; Bavarian Radio Sym/ Andris Nelsons.[50:41] 4:00 Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part 2 – Schäfer, Fink, Güra, Finley, Schoenberg Choir, Vienna Concentus Musicus/ Harnoncourt.[28:08] Rodrigo Concierto pastoral – James Galway, f; Philharmonia/ Eduardo Mata. [24:28] 5:00 Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra, Op 30 – Melbourne Sym/Sir Andrew Davis in concert. ABC Classics 4811122. [33:52] Strauss Four Songs, Op 27: #4, Morgen – Kiri Te Kanawa, s; London Sym/Sir Andrew Davis. CBS MK35140. [4:01] Ravel Alborada del Gracioso – Lyon Opera

Orch/Kent Nagano. [8:00] 6:00 A Rose in Winter: A Garden of Medieval and Renaissance Music for the Nativity – The WFMT Radio Network presents a holiday special by the Rose Ensemble, recorded in concert, hosted by Tom Crann. 7:00 Brahms Violin Concerto in D, Op 77 – Maxim Vengerov, v; Chicago Sym/Daniel Barenboim. [39:44] Brahms Two Songs for Alto with Viola and Piano, Op 91 – Jessye Norman, s; Wolfram Christ, vi; Daniel Barenboim, p. DG 413787-1. [12:19] 8:00 Collectors’ Corner with Henry Fogel: Music by Nicolas Flagello 10:00 Pipedreams: Organ music with Michael Barone Michael Barone 11:00 Capote Breakfast at Tiffany’s: A Christmas Memory – Truman Capote, n. [36:42] Chopin Berceuse in D-Flat, Op 57 – Garrick Ohlsson, p. Arabesque Z-6686. [5:52] Anonymous Christmas Day Mass, Notre Dame School: Introit, Puer Natus Est – Ensemble Organum.[5:59]

Monday 28 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante, Op 22 – Ingolf Wunder, p. DG 4779634. [15:15] Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin, Op 24: Polonaise – Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel. [4:33] 11:00 Mozart Symphony #41 in C, K 551, Jupiter – Vienna Phil/Herbert von Karajan. Lon 4780155 (9). [28:23] 12:00 Newscast • Barber Souvenirs, Op 28 – London Sym/José Serebrier. ASV CDDCA-737. [18:29] Paulus Prelude #4, Serene (1994) – Lara Downes, p. Azica ACD-71213. [4:58] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry

Frumkin • Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part 3 – Russel, Wyn-Rogers, Padmore, George; The Sixteen Cho/ Harry Christophers. [23:10] 2:00 J Strauss Jr Waltzes, Künstlerleben (Artist’s Life), Op 316 – Vienna Phil/Carlos Kleiber. CBS M2K-45564 (2). [8:53] Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Dances – Utah Sym/Keith Lockhart. [22:09] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Ravel Piano Trio in a – Jean-Yves Thibaudet, p; Joshua Bell, v; Steven Isserlis, vc. [25:33] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: An Invitation to the Dance, part I, gets us dancing in the New Year. 8:00 Berlioz L’Enfance du Christ, Op 25 – Kopleff, Valletti, Souzay, Tozzi; NE Conservatory Chorus & Boston Sym/ Charles Munch. [93:16] 10:00 Critical Thinking with Andrew Patner 11:00 Brahms Piano Quartet #1 in g, Op 25 – Murray Perahia, p; Amadeus String Quartet members. [40:18] Tansman Suite for Wind Trio – Chicago Chamber Musicians. [11:45]

Tuesday 29 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Boccherini Guitar Quintet #4 in D, Fandango, Op 50, G 448 – Pepe Romero, g; ASMIF Chamber Ensemble. Phi 438769-2 (2). [17:08] Turina La Oración del Torero, Op 34 – San Diego Chamber Orch/Donald Barra. Koch 3-7160-2. [8:54] 11:00 Brahms Piano Concerto #2 in B-Flat, Op 83 – Rudolf Serkin, p; Philadelphia Orch/ Eugene Ormandy.[45:15] 12:00 Newscast • Puccini Three

Minuetti – Enso Quartet. Naxos 8.573108. [9:14] Ravel Menuet antique – Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez. [7:20] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Chabrier Suite pastorale – Vienna Phil/Sir John Eliot Gardiner. [18:48] SamuelRousseau Variations pastorales sur un vieux Noël – Nicanor Zabaleta, h. DG 2531051. [8:00] 2:00 Mendelssohn Symphony #4 in A, Op 90, Italian – Tafelmusik Baroque Orch/ Bruno Weil. [28:57] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Bach Chorale-preludes: Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland; Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit; In dulci jubilo – Wilhelm Kempff, p. DG 439672-2 (2). [9:25] Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part 4 – Soloists, Dresden Chamber Choir, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/ Riccardo Chailly.[19:57] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: An Invitation to the Dance, part I, gets us dancing in the New Year. 8:00 Peter Van De Graaff: “The Rose of Stambul” by Leo Fall – Kimberly McCord, Erich Buchholz, Gerald Frantzen, other soloists, Chicago Folks Operetta Orch/John Frantzen. 10:15 Brahms Piano Quartet #3 in c, Op 60 – Isaac Stern, v; Jaime Laredo, vi; Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Emanuel Ax, p.[36:00] 11:00 Song, Mirror of the World with Thomas Hampson – For the series finale, Hampson looks at three pivotal years in history and samples music reflecting those years: 1789, the year of the French Revolution; 1889, the year of the Paris Exposition; and 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down and the AIDS epidemic surged up.

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Wednesday 30 12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Sviatoslav Richter Centenary Tribute: Jon Tolansky profiles one of the outstanding pianists of the 20th century, whose 100th birthday was honored this past March. 11:00 Dvorák Violin Sonatina in G, Op 100 – Itzhak Perlman, v; Samuel Sanders, p. EMI CDC747399-2. [18:48] Smetana The Bartered Bride: Polka, Furiant and Skocna (Dance of the Comedians) – Cleveland Orch/George Szell. [11:18] 12:00 Newscast 12:15 Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts: Pianist Weiwen Ma live from the Cultural Center 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Anonymous To Drive the Cold Winter Away: A Medieval Holiday – St. George’s Canzona/John Sothcott. [14:33] Meyer Winter’s Chill – Modern Mandolin Quartet; Edgar Meyer, db. [5:29] Bloch Two Poems (Winter, Spring) – Slovak Radio Sym/Dalia Atlas. [13:59] 2:00 Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part 5 – Soloists, RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin AAM/René Jacobs.[23:16] 3:00 Fine Arts Calendar • Rachmaninoff-Respighi Five Etudes Tableaux – Russian State Sym/Valéry Polyansky. [24:39] 4:00 Music with Candice Agree, including a Newscast at 4:00 pm and The Unrush Hour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm 7:00 Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin: An Invitation to the Dance, part I, gets us dancing in the New Year. 8:00 Chopin Waltzes, Op 70 – Garrick Ohlsson, p. [8:55] Lutoslawski Dance Preludes – Richard Stoltzman, cl; Warsaw Phil/Lawrence Leighton Smith. [11:25] J Strauss Graduation Ball – Minneapolis Sym (Minnesota Orch)/Antal Dorati. [26:31] 9:00 The Civic Orchestra of Chicago in Concert: Cliff Colnot, conductor – Beethoven: Symphony #6, Pastoral; Hindemith: Two movements fr Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber. The final broadcast in this series. 10:00 Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Path to Eternity – Rebroadcasting Jon Tolansky’s two-hour special on the life and music of Rachmaninoff.

Thursday 31 New Year’s Eve

12:00 Through the Night with Peter Van De Graaff 6:00 Mornings with Carl Grapentine 9:00 News Summary 10:00 Midday with Lisa Flynn • Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) – Martha Argerich & Lang Lang, p. DG 4795096 (2). [14:50] Ravel L’Enfant et les Sortilèges: Five O’Clock Foxtrot – Philharmonia/Geoffrey Simon. Cala CACD-1005. [4:30] 11:00 Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in a, D 821 – Sharon Robinson, vc; Joseph Kalichstein, p. [26:24]

12:00 Newscast • Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op 59: First waltz sequence – Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi. [11:58] O’Connor Appalachia Waltz – Mark O’Connor, v; Metamorphosen Chamber Orch/Scott Yoo. [6:53] 1:00 Afternoons with Kerry Frumkin • Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part 6 – Soloists; Gächinger Kantorei; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Rilling.[22:53] 2:00 New Philharmonic New Year’s Eve: Live from the

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