Tonight on WSHU-FM, three legendary choirs share the sounds of the season. At 8, An Afro Blue Christmas features Howard University’s Afro Blue with pianist Cyrus Chestnut, performing holiday music that spans spirituals, jazz, pop, and classical traditions. Then at 9, the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs come together for a joyful celebration of carols and spirituals.That’s tonight from 8 to 10 on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

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.

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.

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.

At 8, In Winter’s Glow marks the winter solstice with modern classical music for the season’s starry nights. Then at 9, Apollo’s Fire Presents Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain turns up the energy for a toe-tapping Christmas gathering in Appalachia, with carols and hymns rooted in Irish and Scottish tradition.

George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has resonated with beauty, drama, and hope for nearly three centuries. Hear selections from Messiah that continue to bring meaning to the season.