WSHU holiday programs

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.

Christmas isn’t just tinsel and cheer. It also has a long tradition of ghostly tales. Radiotheatre’s Ghosts of Christmas Past revives the art of vintage radio drama, with five haunting stories. Recorded live in a 200-year-old church, with original music and rich sound effects, it’s storytelling made entirely for your imagination. Listen Saturday night at 10 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.

The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice is a program that brings together traditional carols, wassails, pub songs, spirituals, hymns, and folk dances from cultures around the world. It traces the season from Advent and the Solstice through Christmas, New Year’s, and Twelfth Night. That’s coming up tonight, 8-10pm on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

Tonight on WSHU-FM, we have choral music to celebrate the season. At 8, hear Chicago a cappella in A Chanukah Celebration, with music drawn from Chanukah texts. Then at 9, stay with us for A Chanticleer Christmas, as the Grammy-winning ensemble shares its annual holiday program.Two holidays, two traditions - connected through the simple, powerful sound of voices singing together. Tonight from 8 to 10 on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

Tonight on WSHU, celebrate the season with two hours of warmth, reflection, and joy.At 8, Hanukkah Lights returns with new stories and favorite moments from the archive, hosted by Murray Horwitz — including a special tribute to our beloved Susan Stamberg.Then at 9, stay with us for Welcome Christmas!, an hour of radiant holiday music from VocalEssence, one of the world’s great choral ensembles, singing timeless carols and beautiful new discoveries.Join us tonight from 8 to 10 on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream... and see the complete holiday schedule here.

Tonight on WSHU, wrap up your day with music for the season. At 8, join Itzhak Perlman for his Chanukah Radio Party, with stories from the Festival of Lights and music full of warmth and joy. Then at 9, stay with us for The Film Score: Music for Winter Holidays, as film critic Michael Phillips shares wintry movie music. Join us tonight on 91.1, 107.5, and our music stream.

The days approaching Hanukkah and Christmas are filled with anticipation! The songs on this week's AcousticConnections reflect that feeling, and some express the Holiday message that hope and joy can spring from darkness and despair. Join Walt Graham Saturday night at 8 here on 91.1 WSHU.