LINCOLN – Nebraska Public Media presents a lineup of holiday radio programming throughout December, including musical performances, drama and PBS KIDS programs. All times Central.
Radio Holiday Programming on News/Classical Channel “Nebraska Concerts,” 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 12; 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19; 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 26 “Hanukkah on The Verge,” 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14 “Candles Burning Brightly,” 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 15; 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17 “A Chanukah Celebration with Chicago a cappella,” 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 15; 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 16 “Hanukkah Lights 2025,” 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 16; 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17 “Apollo’s Fire Presents Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain: An Irish-Appalachian Celebration,” 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17 “Cole McEwan’s “Merry Scary Radio Hour,” 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 18 “The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays,” 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 18; 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 26 “ In Winter’s Glow,” 1 p. m., Thursday, Dec. 18; 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 22 “Friday LIVE Holiday Special,” 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19 “Classics by Request,” 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19 “The Big Tiny Desk Holiday Special,” 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19 “The Verge Solstice,” 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21 “ Gaudete! Early Music for the Christmas Season with Sara Schneider,” 10 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21 “The Sound of Cinnamon,” 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 22; 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 30; 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 2 “Chanticleer Christmas,” 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 22; 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 25 “Carols, Customs and Candlelight: A Celtic Christmas Celebration,” 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 22; 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 25 “An Afro Blue Christmas,” 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23 “ Nikolai Rimsky- Korsakov’s Christmas Eve Concert Suite,” 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23 “Howard Blake’s The Snowman,” 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23 “Nutcracker,” 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23 “Refresh & Reset,” 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23; 2: 30 p. m., Wednesday, Dec. 25; 2:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26; 2:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 29; 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 30; 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31; 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 1 “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols,” 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24 “St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2024: Celebrating 150 Years of St. Olaf College,” 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24 “ Marc- Antoine Charpentier’s Christmas Mass,” 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24 “William Henry Fry’s ‘Santa Claus Symphony,’” 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24 “Welcome Christmas,” 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24 “ Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs,” Noon, Wednesday, Dec. 25 “Friday LIVE Holiday Special,” 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 25 “Bach Christmas Oratorio” Parts 1-2, 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 25-26 “A Choral Christmas with Stile Antico,” 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26 “The ‘All Songs Considered’ Holiday Extravaganza,” 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26 “Jazz Currents,” 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27 “The Verge Dance in the New Year,” 6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 28 “The Magic of Joe Hisaishi,” 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 29; Noon, Thursday, Jan. 1 “Bach Christmas Oratorio” Part 3-6, 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 29-Jan. 1 “Varieties of Auld Lang Syne,” 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31 “New Year’s Day from Vienna 2026,” 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 1; Noon, Friday, Jan. 2 For a complete listing of all Nebraska Public Media programming, visit NebraskaPublicMedia.org/ schedules.
Listen online at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/live or with the PBS app. Children’s holiday programming is also available all month long on the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel.
