LIVE FROM STUDIO A: HOLIDAY EDITION
Premieres: Thursday, Dec. 3, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Encores: Thursday Dec. 17, 8:30- 9:00 p.m.
Show Page:https://video.wucftv.org/show/live-studio/
The holiday season has arrived at Live From Studio A, hear your favorite holiday classics sung by jazz artist Champian Fulton, Ella and The Bossa Beat, and Laila Biali!
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Premieres: Sunday, Dec. 13, 7:30-8:00 p.m.
Show Page: https://video.wucftv.org/video/charlie-brown-christmas-7holnz/
Feeling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the gang's holiday play. Can he overcome his friends’ preference for dancing over acting, find the “perfect” tree, and discover the true meaning of Christmas?
CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATURING KELLI O’HARA AND RICHARD THOMAS
Premieres: Monday, December 14, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Encores: Tuesday, December 22, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Show Page: https://www.pbs.org/show/christmas-tabernacle-choir/
The 17th annual “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir” holiday special features Tony Award winner and Emmy and Grammy nominee Kelli O’Hara, Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage actor Richard Thomas, and the Emmy Award-winning Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square along with Orchestra at Temple Square and Bells at Temple Square in an Americana-themed program that exudes the warmth and peace the season can bring.
ELLA WISHES YOU A SWINGING CHRISTMAS WITH VANESSA WILLIAMS
Premieres: Tuesday, December 15, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Encores: Friday, December 18, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Friday, December 25, 10:30-11:30 p.m.
In collaboration with the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation, the American Pops Orchestra presents an evening celebrating the entire iconic album of holiday classics. This 60-minute performance stars host and vocalist Vanessa Williams with appearances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Norm Lewis, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Nova Payton, Dave Detwiler and Morgan James.
CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2020)
Premieres: Friday, December 25, 9:00-10:30 p.m.
Show Page: https://www.pbs.org/call-the-midwife/
It is December 1965. Everyone at Nonnatus House is looking forward to traditional celebrations with all the trimmings, but nothing goes quite to plan. Sister Monica Joan is rushed to hospital, and Trixie is incensed to receive a subscription to a Marriage Bureau as a Christmas gift. Meanwhile, a surprise reunion for Shelagh involves her in a deeply moving birth, and the Circus arrives in Poplar, bringing new friendships, new experiences and an exciting adventure for Nurse Crane!
UNITED IN SONG: A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA’S RESILIENCE
Premieres: Thursday, December 31, 9:00-10:30 p.m.
As part of a national PBS broadcast for New Year’s Eve, these performances, filmed at George Washington’s Mt. Vernon as well as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, encourage our nation to come together and celebrate our irrepressible strength as Americans. From the enormity of COVID-19 to the significant presence of social injustice, this special evening brings us together in the ever-present pursuit of our uniting as one America.
ENCORE PRESENTATIONS
LUCY WORSLEY’S 12 DAYS OF TUDOR CHRISTMAS
Encores: Sunday, December 6, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
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Show Page: https://www.pbs.org/show/lucy-worsleys-12-days-tudor-christmas/
Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas — from carols to turkey, gift-giving to mistletoe and mulled wine — has surprising Tudor origins, rooted in devotion and charity.
A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS WITH THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY (2019)
Encores: Monday, December 14, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
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Show Page: https://video.wucftv.org/show/wucf-specials/
Create a new holiday tradition with WUCF— watch Christmas classics performed by the incomparable 175-voice Bach Festival Choir, Youth Choir, and Orchestra in beautiful Knowles Memorial Chapel. Also included are behind-the-scenes interviews with conductor Dr. John Sinclair and other members of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.
CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT (2019)
Encores: Tuesday, December 15, 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Show Page: https://www.pbs.org/show/christmas-belmont/
Christmas at Belmont 2019 features Belmont University students along with Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans and the Nashville Children’s Choir. Taped in Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the show includes classic holiday songs and festive tunes.
CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2018)
Encores: Thursday, December 17, 9:00-10:30 p.m.
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Show Page: https://www.pbs.org/call-the-midwife/
See what happens when a new nun and four Chinese orphans arrive unexpectedly at Nonnatus House, causing both joy and chaos for the midwives. Meanwhile, Mother Superior falls ill, and it’s time for a new spiritual leader to be elected.
CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2019)
Encores: Thursday, Dec. 24 9:00-10:30 p.m.
Check Listings for more showings here
Show Page: https://www.pbs.org/call-the-midwife/
Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage. Navigating the terrain, they strive to keep up with the needs of the locals.
PBS VIDEO APP/PBS.ORG
- 60TH ANNUAL L.A. COUNTY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
- ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Appraisal: 20th Century German Silver Hanukkah Menorah”
- STORIES FROM THE STAGE “Holidays: The Good, The Bad”
- STORIES FROM THE STAGE “Holidays: Cheers, Tears and Fears”
- CRAFT IN AMERICA “CELEBRATION episode”
PBS PASSPORT
- A CHEF’S LIFE "The Holiday Special"(expires 12/4/20)
- CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR WITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH
- LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: A HEARTLAND HOLIDAY FEAST
- LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: HOLIDAY FOR HEROES(expires 12/16/20)
PBS DIGITAL STUDIOS/PBS.ORG
- BRAINCRAFT “Food Nostalgia”
- BRAINCRAFT “The Perfect Christmas Gift” (According to Science)
- GROSS SCIENCE “The Real Rudolph Has Bloody Antlers and Super Vision”
- INDIE ALASKA “I Am The Gingerbread Village Builder”
- INDIE ALASKA “I Am Star The Reindeer”
- IDEA CHANNEL “What Do Santa and Wrestling Have in Common?”
- IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART “Is Santa Real? A Scientific Analysis”
- IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART “The Dinosaur on Your Thanksgiving Table”
- IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART “The Science of Snowflakes”
- IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART “The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods”
- IT’S OKAY TO BE SMART “Try A Thanksgiving Feast Made from Bugs”
- ORIGIN OF EVERYTHING “How Did Edison Invent the Christmas Lights?”
- ORIGIN OF EVERYTHING “What Was Jesus’ Real Name?”
- ORIGIN OF EVERYTHING “Why Does Santa Wear Red?”
- PHYSICS GIRL “Five Physics Experiments for the Holidays”
- REACTIONS “How to Fry a Thanksgiving Turkey Without Burning Your House”
- REACTIONS “How Do Snowflakes Form?”
- REACTIONS “How to Make the Best Cheap Hot Cocoa Possible”
- REACTIONS “Should Santa Wear a Flame Retardant Suit?”
- TWO CENTS “The History of Christmas Shopping!”
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