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From The Top

December 2011

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WUGA listeners now have a second chance to hear two favorite programs. Since December 4, NPR’s popular Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me is repeated Sunday night at 7:00. And our own Athens News Matters gets a second hearing Sunday night at 8:30. Both programs continue to be heard as before, Saturday morning at 11:00 for WWDTM, and Thursday afternoon at 3:30 for ANM.

Coming in January, JoE Silva’s Just Off the Radar will be heard Friday afternoon at 2:00, and it continues to be heard on Sunday afternoon at 4:00, as a repeat of the Friday broadcast.

Also in January, the High Shoals Drifter joins WUGA’s schedule, with commentaries heard Monday morning at 11:53 (following To the Best of Our Knowledge)

Specials

Monday, December 19, 2011

UGA Holiday Concert, 2:00 p.m.
The UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s annual holiday concert, featuring the UGA Symphony Orchestra and numerous choral ensembles.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Chanukah in Story and Song, 1:00 p.m.
A celebration by The Western Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe and modern Israeli tunes. Leonard Nimoy is host.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Hanukkah Lights 2011, 1:00 p.m.
Hanukkah stories and memoirs written by acclaimed authors expressly for the show, as read by NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.

Christmas Daybreak, 2:00 p.m.
The singers of The Crossing and actors from the Pig Iron Theatre company present new music for Christmas by American and British composers.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites, 1:00 p.m.
Stories from the NPR archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk -- these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. Hosted by Lynn Neary.

Welcome Christmas!, 2:00 p.m.
VocalEssence presents a garland of carols from Sweden, and the world premiere of this year's Welcome Christmas! Carol Contest-winning carols, composed for chorus and bell choir. Other carols were chosen by VocalEssence fans in an online audience favorite poll.

A Chanticleer Christmas, 3:00 p.m.
Chanticleer, the 12-voice San Francisco-based men's choir, celebrates the season with a program spanning the globe and the centuries — from England in the 1300s to new arrangements of classic and contemporary carols.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs, 3:00 p.m.
One of the great holiday traditions in America, the choirs of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges -- two of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the nation -- get together to present a spine-tingling concert program. This encore presentation features the best works of the last several years.

Jazz Piano Christmas XXII, 8:00 p.m.
NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris, Jason Moran, Eddie Palmieri, and up-and-comer Alfredo Rodriguez perform unique piano arrangements of their favorite holiday songs. Felix Contreas hosts.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by Michael Barone, this program of music and spoken-word is broadcast from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. The 30-voice King's College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service of Biblical readings and music.

A Paul Winter Solstice Concert, 10:00 p.m.
The towering walls of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine reverberate with sounds of celebration in this NPR holiday tradition. Paul Winter welcomes gospel singer Theresa Thomason, multi-instrumentalist/singer Arto Tunçboyaciyan, double reed wizard Paul McCandless, and the Paul Winter Consort.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, 11:00 a.m.
Repeat from Saturday night.

UGA Holiday Concert, 2:00 p.m.
Repeat from Monday afternoon.

All Songs Considered, 4:00 p.m.
Host Bob Boilen and friends trade holiday cheer and snarky barbs while bringing you the best holiday songs from new and emerging breakout bands. This show is filled with fun and fresh renditions of great holiday music.

Tinsel Tales 2, 8:00 p.m.
Another collection of the best and most requested holiday stories. Joy, hope, and childhood memories overflow as NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season. Hosted by Lynn Neary.

Monday, December 26, 2011

A Season's Griot 2011, 3:00 p.m.
A Kwanzaa celebration in story and song, the theme of peace through storytelling, music and voices from the streets, hosted by Madafo Lloyd Wilson.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Capitol Steps: Politics Takes a Holiday, year end edition, 3:00 p.m.
Ring in 2012 by making fun of 2011 with The Capitol Steps and their annual year-in-review awards ceremony called "Politics Takes a Holiday!"

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Toast of the Nation, 8:00 p.m.
Count down, sing along, and dance to live music all night long. Travel from coast to coast with four celebrations of midnight from time zone to time zone. Performers include Julian Lage, Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Junior Mance and Billy Childs, among others. The music continues until 5:00 a.m.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year's Day from Vienna 2012, 11:00 a.m.

The Vienna Philharmonic presents its ever popular annual New Year's Day concert in a live broadcast from

 

 

Program Highlights

It's Friday!
Fridays, 3:00 p.m. (Also on University Cable, channel 15.)

Live performance and conversation with local and visiting musicians (and occasionally other performers). Fridays, 3:00 p.m. (Also on University Cable, channel 15.)

Listen to a live stream of It's Friday! here.
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  • December 2: The Fustics; My Cousin the Emperor
  • December 9: Tent City; Vodka Troika
  • December 16: Solstice Sisters; Dodd Ferrelle
  • December 23 & 30: preempted
  • January 6: Wildcat Bridge; Starlite DeVilles
  • January 13: Betsy Franck
  • January 20: Mike Dekle
  • January 27: Michael Bowman

Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Fridays, 8:00 p.m.

http://www.npr.org/programs/piano-jazz/


Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater
Fridays, 9:00 p.m.

http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzset/


The Thistle & Shamrock
Sundays, 1:00 p.m.

http://thistleradio.com/


Mountain Stage
Sundays, 2:00 p.m.

http://www.mountainstage.org/


Symphonycast
Mondays, 8:00 p.m.

http://symphonycast.publicradio.org/


From the Top
Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m.

http://www.fromthetop.org/

 

 

 

 

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