A Classic Christmas is a beloved Central Florida tradition. The Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra will be joined by the Bach Festival Children’s Choirs for this joyous celebration. This year’s program features custom arrangements of holiday classics created specifically for the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra. 

John V. Sinclair, conductor • Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra

Mary Wilson, soprano; Stephen Mumbert, bass

Locally, you can watch A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society: Joyful Sounds on WUCF-TV: 

• Friday, December 22 at 9 p.m.
• Sunday, December 24 at 5 p.m.
• Monday, December 25 at 1 a.m.

View our TV Schedule: here 

And, as a gift from WUCF, viewers from anywhere (yes, we mean anywhere!) can stream, free, A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society: Joyful Sounds through the PBS App and on our website on Monday, December 25 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Viewers should utilize the search function to locate the program. 

Passport members can continue to watch A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society: Joyful Sounds through Monday, January 1.  

After January 1, the program will go back into post-production to prepare for national broadcast distribution in 2024. This means A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society: Joyful Sounds will be seen by audiences across the country! 

• Friday, December 22 at 9 p.m.
• Sunday, December 24 at 5 p.m.
• Monday, December 25 at 1 a.m.
• Streaming FREE on the PBS APP on Monday, December 25,  as a gift to you!

Located in Winter Park, Florida, the Bach Festival Society is one of the longest continuously operating Bach festivals in the country and among America’s great oratorio societies. The Bach Festival Society brings the highest caliber of classical music to Central Florida. Performances are held in the intimate settings of Tiedtke Concert Hall and Knowles Memorial Chapel on the beautiful campus of Rollins College.