Esther Phillips was a hugely popular teenage R&B singer who, in 1962, recorded the top-10 hit "Release Me."

Christmas is when you might return to your favorite cookie recipes and discover new flavors to add to the mix! Music is the same, with familiar holiday favorites and the joy of discovery in a Christmas Symphony by American Armenian composer Alan Hovhaness.

At 8, Candles Burning Brightly celebrates the Jewish Festival of Lights with music from Jewish communities around the world, along with a timeless holiday story. Then from 9 to 11, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival fills the night with sacred choral and instrumental music.That’s tonight from 8 to 11 on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

A palliative care doctor in Austin says listening to vinyl music can lift heavy moments for families and patients receiving end-of-life care.

It's officially winter, so I’ll share music that's as beautiful and delicate as a fresh snowflake, like "Winter," from The Seasons by Alexander Glazunov.

At 10 pm, the Paul Winter Consort warms up the longest night of the year with a taste of the tropics on A Paul Winter Solstice.Then from 11 to midnight, stay with us for Sunday Spotlight: Snowfall and Candlelight—a peaceful hour of seasonal music, from shimmering carols to gentle reflections.It’s a calm way to move through the longest night of the year on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

Rosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of New Orlean's favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas.

Sunday Baroque is celebrating this season in a joyful way, with sparkling baroque Christmas carols... a baroque Christmas Concerto for a newborn baby… and chipper music inspired by Winter Flowers from Scotland. Pour yourself some eggnog, and let the music transport you to a calmer time on Sunday Baroque, starting at 7 am on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

Join David Bouchier for the annual Victorian Christmas program -- an afternoon of seasonal music and stories about the traditions, myths and entertainments of Christmas a century and more ago. It airs December 14th at 1 p.m. and again on December 21st at 1 p.m.

If your Christmas tradition includes revisiting every version of Scrooge - or the entire Santa Clause franchise - this week’s Reel Music is just for you! Hear themes from Spirited, The Holdovers, and Love Actually.For those of us who can’t get enough, it’s more Christmas at the movies, Saturday at 9 and Sunday at 6, on WSHU.