MSPR announces special programs for the holiday season

Morehead State Public Radio is offering its listeners a variety of special programs in celebration of the upcoming holiday season. MSPR’s holiday programming will begin airing on Friday, Dec. 15, and run through Sunday, Dec. 31.

The lineup includes:

Friday, Dec. 15

• 10 a.m. - Hanukkah Lights: Stories of the Season
• 11 a.m. - Hanukkah in Story and Song

Sunday, Dec. 17

• 8 p.m.- Big Band Christmas

Monday, Dec. 18

• 9 a.m. - Leroy Anderson Christmas Special
• 10 a.m. - A Christmas to Remember
• 11 a.m. - Center Stage from Wolf Trap: Holiday Special with the Boston Brass

Tuesday, Dec. 19

• 9 a.m. - Spirit of the Season with United States Air Force Band
• 10 a.m. - 2017 Children’s Holiday Program
• 11 a.m. - Christmas with Madrigalia

Wednesday, Dec. 20

• 9 a.m.- Christmas with Morehouse & Spelman Glee Clubs
• 10 a.m.- A Christmas Celtic Sojourn
• 11 a.m.- In Italia : A Renaissance Christmas from Venice, Naples, Milan, and beyond 2017

Thursday, Dec. 21

• 9 a.m.- The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays
• 10 a.m. -The Wonder of Christmas
• 11 a.m. - Celebration of the Winter Solstice with Christmas Revels

Friday, Dec. 22

• 9 a.m. - A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart
• 11 a.m. - A Concierto Christmas Special 2017
• 8 p.m. - Muddy Bottom Blues Christmas
• 9 p.m. - Odd Numbers Christmas Special

Saturday, December 23

• 11 a.m. - Bluegrass Railroad Christmas
• 3 p.m. - Muddy Bottom Blues Christmas
• 4 p.m. - Odd Numbers Christmas Special
• 8 p.m. - Nothin' But The Blues Christmas

Sunday, December 24

• 11 a.m. - Bluegrass Sunday Christmas
• 2 p.m. - A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart
• 8 p.m. - 2017 Children’s Holiday Program
• 10 p.m. - Festival of Lessons and Carols

Christmas Day

•  9 a.m. - 2017 Rochester Festival of Lessons and Carols
• 10 a.m. - Messiah with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 2017

Saturday, Dec. 30

• 8 p.m. - Nothin' But The Blues 2017 Year in Review

Sunday, Dec. 31

• 8 p.m. 2017 United States Air Force Band Jazz Heritage Radio Series Featuring the USAF Airmen of Note

MSPR broadcasts 24 hours a day and serves more than 20 counties in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. WMKY (90.3 FM) serves as the flagship station for the network, and includes a translator in Inez.

Additional information is available by calling MSPR at 800-286-9659 or 606-783-2001 or at www.wmky.org.