Ring in the Holidays with Specials on Nebraska Public Media
Nebraska Public Media presents a lineup of holiday television and radio programming throughout December, including musical performances, drama and PBS KIDS programs. All times Central.
“Mary Berry's Ultimate Christmas,” 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 6; 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 8
“Celebration of Hanukkah,” 3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10
“Hope of the Season: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir,” 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 15; 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24
“Ball and Vase,” 8:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 15
“United States Army Field Band: Sound the Bells,” 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 16; 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19
“Great Performances ‘Nutcracker from English National Ballet,’” 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 16
“Southern Celtic Christmas Concert," 3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17
“Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society: Joyful Sounds,” 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 18; 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24
“European Christmas Markets,” 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19
“O Holy Night: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir,” 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19; 9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 25
“Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2021, 2022, 2023,” 2, 3:30 & 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21
“Christmas on the Danube,” 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21
“George Perris: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” 9 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21
“St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Our Hope for Years to Come,” 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23
“Crane Candlelight Concert: Celebrating a Miracle,” 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23
“Come and See! A Concordia Christmas,” 3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24
“Magic of Christmas in Alsace,” 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24
“Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025,” 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 25; 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 28
“Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2024,” 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 28
PBS KIDS Holiday Programming on Nebraska Public Media
“Arthur's Perfect Christmas,” 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 5; 5 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19; 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24; Noon., Friday, Dec. 26
“Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas,” 5:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 12; Noon, Thursday, Dec. 24; 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 25
“The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas!,” 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 15; 5 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 25
“Peg + Cat + Holidays,” 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 18; Noon, Monday, Dec. 22; 10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 25
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 or watch 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.