WDAV offers numerous opportunities to sponsor programs during our popular holiday season. For more information, contact Marty Cronin at 877-333-8990 or wdavunderwriting@wdav.org.
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SATURDAY 12/20 2p–3p The Main Street Sessions Holiday Special: (LOCAL PERFORMANCE) Jennifer Foster and her guests present an original WDAV seasonal music production performed in WDAV’s own Clark Performance Studio. This is a reprise of the special recorded in 2007 with the trio of Shirley Gilpin on flute, Betsey Sesler on harp and Nick Lampoon cello; the “monster” barbershop quartet Quadzilla; the choral group Vox, led by David Tang and Peppie Calvar, and other performers. (repeats Christmas Eve noon–1p) 2 announcement package for $140 SOLD!
SATURDAY 12/20 3p–5p The Christmas Revels - A Celebration of the Winter Solstice 2008: this is a new edition of the perennial favorite, featuring a festive blend of traditional carols, seasonal folk tunes and pageantry drawn from Revels productions across the country. (repeats Sunday 12/21 noon–2p) 3 announcement package for $210 SOLD!
SATURDAY 12/20 5p–6p Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs: this encore presentation features the best work of the last several years of 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. 2 announcement package for $140
SATURDAY 12/20 6p–7p Christmas with the Philadelphia Singers: this is a concert of traditional and contemporary holiday music performed by the renowned choral group. This year, the chorus presents new twists on old favorites in Stephen Chatman's Carols of the Nativity, and renews the tradition of the Burt Family Carols with several Alfred Burt selections. 2 announcement package for $140 SOLD!
SATURDAY 12/20 7p–8p Choirs & Carols, An NPR Christmas: musicians from around the world share special holiday moments from NPR’s performance studio. Lisa Simeone hosts the program, which includes ancient harmonies from Trio Medieval, traditional carols from the Riga Dome Boys Choir, the Pittsburgh Brass, and Trio Voronezh tuning up a balalaika or two. 2 announcement package for $140
SATURDAY 12/20 8p–9p Magnificat: in anticipation of the 200th anniversary of his birth, the Yale Schola Cantorum performs a period-style version of Felix Mendelssohn's version of the biblical text. Also featured on the program is the Magnificat by J. S. Bach, which inspired Mendelssohn’s work. 2 announcement package for $140
SATURDAY 12/20 9p–10p Christmas With Madrigalia: the Rochester-based vocal group performs with the band, Quartsemble. The music includes Archangelo Corelli's Christmas Concerto and Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve, as well as works by Almon Bock, Guillaume Costeley, and carols by American composers. (repeats Sunday 12/21 6a–7a) 2 announcement package for $140
SATURDAY 12/20 10p–11p An Early American Christmas by the Rose Ensemble: Gorgeous Shaker tunes, Kentucky harmonies, and Acadian dances done by one of America’s premier early-music ensembles. This 2008 Christmas program highlights the treasures of Appalachia. 2 announcement package for $140
SATURDAY 12/20 11p–12midnight Carols for Dancing: this is a reprise of a musical special which explores the intimate connection between familiar holiday music and Renaissance and Medieval dance. 2 announcement package for $140
SUNDAY 12/21 6a–7a Christmas With Madrigalia: the Rochester-based vocal group performs with the band, Quartsemble. The music includes Archangelo Corelli's Christmas Concerto and Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve, as well as works by Almon Bock, Guillaume Costeley, and carols by American composers. (original broadcast Saturday 12/20 9p–10p) SOLD!
SUNDAY 12/21 12noon–2p The Christmas Revels - A Celebration of the Winter Solstice 2008: this is a new edition of the perennial favorite, featuring a festive blend of traditional carols, seasonal folk tunes and pageantry drawn from Revels productions across the country. (original broadcast Saturday 12/20 2p–4p) 3 announcement package for $210 SOLD!
SUNDAY 12/21 2p–4p The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: a service in song and word that has become one of the nation’s most cherished holiday celebrations. The festival includes hymns, carols, choral works, and orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity. This program features more than 500 student musicians who are members of 5 choirs, and the St. Olaf Orchestra. (repeats Christmas Day noon-2p) 3 announcement package for $210 SOLD!
SUNDAY 12/21 4p–5p The Yo-Yo Ma Holiday Party - Songs of Joy and Peace: this special combines the joy of music with the gift of discovery, as shared and performed by friends old and new. Featured artists include James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Diana Krall, Dave Brubeck, Paquito d'Rivera and others. They collaborate with Ma on sacred and secular songs, and share the songs' special meanings for them during this time of year. (Repeats New Year’s Eve 8p-9p) 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
CHANUKAH
SUNDAY 12/21 5p–6p Hanukkah Lights 2008: Hosted by Murray Horwitz and Susan Stamberg. Acclaimed authors explore Hanukkah traditions in original stories written expressly for the program. (repeats Saturday 12/27 5p – 6p) 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
SUNDAY 12/21 6p–7p Chanukah in Story and Song: Actor Leonard Nimoy is host and narrator of this perennial favorite, which returns with The Western Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe, and modern Israeli tunes. (repeats Saturday 12/27 2p–3p) SOLD!
CHRISTMAS EVE
WEDNESDAY 12/24 6a -10a Christmas Eve on WDAV: Mike McKay hosts holiday favorites drawn from the vast collection of seasonal recordings in the WDAV music library. 5 announcement package for $200 SOLD!
WEDNESDAY 12/24 10a–11:30a A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols: this trans-Atlantic live broadcast tradition continues with the world-famous Christmas Eve service from King’s College, Cambridge, England. 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
WEDNESDAY 12/24 11:30a-12noon Christmas Eve on WDAV: Mike McKay hosts holiday favorites drawn from the vast collection of seasonal recordings in the WDAV music library. 2 announcement package for $140
WEDNESDAY 12/24 12noon-1p The Main Street Sessions Holiday Special: (LOCAL PERFORMANCE) Jennifer Foster and her guests present an original WDAV seasonal music production performed in WDAV’s own Clark Performance Studio. This is a reprise of the special recorded in 2007 with the trio of Shirley Gilpin on flute, Betsey Sesler on harp and Nick Lampoon cello; the “monster” barbershop quartet Quadzilla; the choral group Vox, led by David Tang and Peppie Calvar, and other performers. (original broadcast Saturday, 12/20, 2p–3p) 2 announcement package for $140 SOLD!
WEDNESDAY 12/24 1p–2p A Chanticleer Christmas: recorded live on December 10th, 2008. This San Francisco based men’s chorus is one of the world’s best male ensembles, recognized for their brilliant technique and musicality. (repeats Sunday 12/28 noon- 1p) 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
WEDNESDAY 12/24 2p–3p A Choral Christmas Card: this is a coast-to-coast sampler of the country’s best choirs singing carols for the season, featuring songs to usher in the mystical and transport us to Yuletides past. 2 announcement package for $150
WEDNESDAY 12/24 3p–4p Christmas Around the Country: the best of holiday music-making from coast to coast. NPR takes you from churches to concert halls, and from auditoriums to town halls all across the nation in search of performances that express the best of the holiday season. 2 announcement package for $150
WEDNESDAY 12/24 4p–5p Conspirare – Christmas at the Carillion: this Austin, TX choir of 38 voices is one of America’s best-kept musical secrets – but not for long! Their powerful performances are gaining them new audiences worldwide. This special is a fresh take on Christmas, blending sacred and secular songs, as well as centuries-old classics and pop standards. 2 announcement package for $150
WEDNESDAY 12/24 5p–7p Performance Today Christmas Eve Edition: Fred Child presents performances of holiday music from concerts around the country. 3 announcement package for $225
WEDNESDAY 12/24 7p–9p The Winston-Salem Symphony on Carolina Live: (LOCAL PERFORMANCE) an original WDAV production with Conductor Robert Moody leading the orchestra, the Winston-Salem Symphony Messiah Festival Chorus, and soloists in a performance of Handel’s oratorio recorded in the resonant ambience of Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem. (repeats Saturday 12/27 3p–5p) 3 announcement package for $225 SOLD!
WEDNESDAY 12/24 9p–12midnight Night Music for a Christmas Eve: WDAV’s Frank Dominguez hosts a special selection of gentle, contemplative holiday classics capturing the mystery and reverence of the season. 4 announcement package for $200
CHRISTMAS
THURSDAY 12/25 6a–12noon Christmas Morning with Mike McKay: the warm presence of WDAV’s “morning man” is complemented by a wealth of holiday favorites drawn from the station’s extensive music library. 7 announcement package for $280 SOLD!
THURSDAY 12/25 12noon–2p The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: a service in song and word that has become one of the nation’s most cherished holiday celebrations. The festival includes hymns, carols, choral works, and orchestral selections celebrating the Nativity. This program features more than 500 student musicians who are members of 5 choirs, and the St. Olaf Orchestra. (original broadcast Sunday 12/21 2p-4p) 3 announcement package for $225 SOLD!
THURSDAY 12/25 2p–4p Carolina Live Holiday Special: (LOCAL PERFORMANCE) an original WDAV production hosted by Mike McKay. This is an all-new sampler of seasonal music concert performances from regional ensembles and orchestras. (original broadcast Saturday 12/13 3p–5p) 3 announcement package for $225
THURSDAY 12/25 4p–5p A Harpist's Christmas with Yolanda Kondonassis: America’s premier harpist celebrates the season with treasures of Christmas harp music spotlighting her heavenly instrument. She performs both alone and with Joshua Smith on flute and Cynthia Phelps on viola. 2 announcement package for $150
THURSDAY 12/25 5p-7p Performance Today Christmas Edition: Fred Child is back with more seasonal selections recorded in memorable holiday concerts around the country. 3 announcement package for $225
THURSDAY 12/25 7p–8p All is Calm: sung by Cantus, a 10 member male chorus from MN. Using the diary entries of WWI soldiers from the fields of France in 1914, and beautiful new arrangements of Christmas favorites, “All is Calm” tells a true story. Soldiers who had previously been trying to kill one another, spontaneously put down their guns, walked across no-man’s land, and sang together. (original broadcast Saturday 12/13 5p–6p) 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
THURSDAY 12/25 8p–12midnight Christmas Night Music with Frank Dominguez: Frank offers another special selection of gentle, contemplative holiday classics capturing the mystery and reverence of the season. 5 announcement package for $200
CHANUKAH
SATURDAY 12/27 2p–3p Chanukah in Story and Song: Actor Leonard Nimoy is host and narrator of this perennial favorite, which returns with The Western Wind performing Ladino songs of Spanish Jews, Yiddish melodies of Eastern Europe, and modern Israeli tunes. (original broadcast Sunday 12/21 6p– 7p) 2 announcement package for $150
SATURDAY 12/27 5p–6p Hanukkah Lights 2008: Hosted by Murray Horwitz and Susan Stamberg. Acclaimed authors explore Hanukkah traditions in original stories written expressly for the program (original broadcast Sunday 12/21 5p–6p) 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
HOLIDAY SEASON
SATURDAY 12/27 3p–5p The Winston-Salem Symphony on Carolina Live: (LOCAL PERFORMANCE) an original WDAV production with Conductor Robert Moody leading the orchestra, the Winston-Salem Symphony Messiah Festival Chorus, and soloists in a performance of Handel’s oratorio recorded in the resonant ambience of Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem. (original broadcast Christmas Eve 7p-9p) 3 announcement package for $225 SOLD!
SATURDAY 12/27 6p–7p Viva Voce New Year’s Special: Luther Wade rings in the New Year with a festive selection of vocal music. 2 announcement package for $140
SUNDAY 12/28 12noon–1p A Chanticleer Christmas: recorded live on December 10th, 2008. This San Francisco based men’s chorus is one of the world’s best male ensembles, recognized for their brilliant technique and musicality. (original broadcast Christmas Eve 1p–2p) 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
SUNDAY 12/28 1p–2p Welcome, Christmas! A perennial favorite featuring the Minneapolis-based ensemble, VocalEsssence. Recognized internationally as one of America's premier choral arts organizations, VocalEssence is led by the visionary Philip Brunelle. (See Saturday 12/13 6 – 7 pm) 2 announcement package for $140
SUNDAY 12/28 2p–5p The New York Philharmonic This Week Holiday Special: Period practice specialist Ton Koopman leads the orchestra, with Joe Miller leading the Westminster Choir and soloists in Handel’s Messiah. 3 announcement package for $210
NEW YEAR’S EVE
WEDNESDAY 12/31 8p-9p The Yo-Yo Ma Holiday Party - Songs of Joy and Peace: this special combines the joy of music with the gift of discovery, as shared and performed by friends old and new. Featured artists include James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Diana Krall, Dave Brubeck, Paquito d'Rivera and others. They collaborate with Ma on sacred and secular songs, and share the songs' special meanings for them during this time of year. (See Sunday, 12/21, 4 – 5 pm) 2 announcement package for $150 SOLD!
WEDNESDAY 12/31 9p–12midnight WDAV’s original production of New Year’s Eve Pops! An old favorite returns after many years’ absence. Frank Dominguez changes gears from his usual “Night Music” pace to present a high-spirited program of light classics, pops arrangements and tasteful crossover selections. 4 announcement package for $300
NEW YEAR’S DAY
THURSDAY 01/01 11a-1p New Year’s Day from Vienna 2009: direct from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, it’s the most popular classical music concert in the world. The Vienna Philharmonic will be led by Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim. 3 announcement package for $225 SOLD!