Christmastime in New York: Cathedral Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the...
Recorded live at the Medieval Sculpture Hall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in December 2012, the Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine presents a program that spans hundreds of years and...
View ArticleAnonymous 4 Sings Medieval Christmas Music
Recorded live at Corpus Christi Church in New York, the veteran vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 sings medieval music from England, France and Spain that praises the Virgin Mary.
View ArticleHandel's Messiah from Trinity Church
Music director Julian Wachner conducts the resident Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra from Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan in Handel’s classic oratorio, which received its New World...
View ArticleChristmas at the Movies
The Christmas holiday is charged with nostalgia and hope, so a Christmas setting can effectively heighten the emotional power of any story. There have been many Christmas scenes in movies, and host...
View ArticleOn-Demand Video: WQXR Presents Christmas with the King's Singers
The King's Singers — one of the world's most celebrated vocal ensembles — joined us live in The Greene Space on December 16 to bring us an a cappella Christmas straight from England. In this exclusive...
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2014's Best Alternative Christmas Tunes
Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, Studio 360 producer and host of the podcast Sideshow, rounds up the week in internet phenomena. But this week, Sean brings us five Christmas songs that break the mold and...
View ArticleClassical Christmas Carols
Mendelssohn wrote the music for "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," but he’d have been surprised that it became Christmas music. This week on Classics for Kids, learn about other classical compositions that...
View Article'Tis the Musical Season
Christmas music has a short shelf-life. It's welcome in December and spurned in January, tied more than most music to a specific spot on the calendar. This harkens back to a time of community...
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Christmas 2014: The Season of the Choral Album
Some years bring an influx of Christmas recordings from chamber groups, orchestras, or opera divas. The year 2014 has been a strong one for holiday releases by choral groups. We're spinning three this...
View Article#3677: Music for Christmas Eve
To be sure, there will be a few "Jingle Bells", "Silent Nights", and other Christmas carols from the likes of Tony Trischka, Tribecastan, Joshua Bell and Friends. Listen to conflicted holiday song from...
View ArticleChristmas Eve with WindSync
The dynamic young Houston-based wind quintet called WindSync recently dropped by the Young Artists Showcase to record a special Christmas Eve program.As the name indicates, WindSync attempts to...
View ArticleHandel’s Messiah
Recorded in 2012, the New York Philharmonic performs Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Gary Thor Wedow, with soprano Layla Clair; countertenor Tim Mead; tenor Kenneth Tarver; bass Alastair Miles; and the...
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The WQXR Holiday Channel Returns With Your Seasonal Favorites
Get into the holiday spirit with WQXR's all-classical Christmas channel. The Holiday Channel runs from Dec. 1-Jan. 6 and features continuous seasonal favorites, carols, hymns and just the right amount...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Handel's First 'Messiah' + Map of NYC and NJ Performances
Audio: Jeff Spurgeon introduces Handel’s classic oratorio "For unto us a child is born" performed by the resident Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra from Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan."I...
View ArticleHoliday Portraits
The Christmas festival is rich with pictorial implications that composers have interpreted with intriguing ingenuity.Program playlist:LARRY VISSER: While shepherds watched their flocks –Larry Visser...
View ArticleA Guide to 2015's Alt-Holiday Music
The Industrial Christmas Music Complex is a lot like Christmas itself: you're going to get some totally boring socks and sweaters, but you might end up with some unexpected and wonderful surprises,...
View ArticleGig Alert: Ronnie Spector
ARTIST: Ronnie SpectorGIG: Wednesday night at City WineryRonnie Spector deserves the title of “living legend.” The Spanish Harlem native became the leader of the hugely successful girl group The...
View ArticleHere's Christmas Music You’ll Actually Want to Play
The Industrial Christmas Music Complex is a lot like Christmas itself: you're going to get some totally boring socks and sweaters, but you might end up with some unexpected and wonderful surprises,...
View ArticleReflective Stocking Stuffers
It's been a warm set of holidays, but that doesn't mean we can't set a reflective and introspective mood with some new music that perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the season.From Rob Mosher's...
View ArticleTon Koopman Conducts Handel's 'Messiah'
Ton Koopman leads the New York Philharmonic in Handel's Messiah. The Westminster Symphonic Choir under the direction of Joe Miller joins the orchestra, along with soloists soprano Sunhae Im,...
View ArticleA Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Live From Cambridge
Hosted by Michael Barone, this live broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England, is where the 30-voice King’s College Choir performs the legendary Festival of Nine Lessons and...
View Article#3677: Music, More Music for Christmas
Listen to music of the season this Christmas, New-Sounds Style, with banjo, zither and theremin, piano insides, plus viola and electronics...in the service of some holiday classics. To be sure, there...
View ArticleWatch: An A Cappella Christmas Songbook With The King’s Singers
At 7 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 30, watch an a cappella Christmas from England when The King’s Singers come to The Greene Space at WQXR. A live video webstream of the sold-out concert is available below.In...
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The WQXR Holiday Channel Plays Your Classical Christmas Favorites
Get into the holiday spirit with WQXR's all-classical Christmas channel. The Holiday Channel runs from Dec. 1-Jan. 6, and features continuous seasonal favorites, carols, hymns and just the right amount...
View ArticleAlternative Christmas Songs to Get You Through the Holidays
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. It's that time of the year again: Christmas music is playing everywhere, from stores, to offices, to car radios. You're bound to hear staples...
View ArticleWatch the Brooklyn Youth Chorus's Holiday Celebration
Celebrate the spirit of the holidays with the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus performing live in The Greene Space at WQXR. The program features Benjamin Britten's timeless Ceremony of Carols...
View ArticleSaxophone Ensemble Puts Fresh Spin on a Holiday Favorite
And now for something slightly different. Under the direction of classical saxophonist and composer Lin Chien-Kwan, the University of Rochester's Eastman Saxophone Project played several selections...
View ArticleVince Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Nothing takes the edge off the holidays quite like the soundtrack to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” by Vince Guaraldi. The jazz musician and composer always wanted to write a standard. And since the...
View ArticleWatch This Piano Duo's Must-See 'Sleigh Ride' Video That Is Just Right
If you’ve heard of the piano-duo Anderson and Roe, it’s most likely because of their cinematic music videos, such as their 10 part epic of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. However, one that you probably...
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Best of 2016: Classical Christmas Albums
The “best of lists” just keep coming. While we're at it, let’s take a look at some of our favorite Christmas-specific releases from 2016. The albums on this list vary from intimate to magnificent, but...
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The Christmas concert where tuba players don’t take a back seat
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioIn our NewsHour Shares series, we show you things that caught our eye recently on the web. What about you? Leave your suggestions in the comments below, or tweet to...
View ArticleA Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Live From Cambridge
At 10 am on Dec. 24, WQXR hosts a live broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England. Hosted by Michael Barone, this annual concert features the King’s College Choir performing the...
View Article#3677: Music, More Music for Christmas
Listen to music of the season this Christmas, New-Sounds Style, with banjo, zither and theremin, piano insides, plus viola and electronics...in the service of some holiday classics. To be sure, there...
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Listen to Classical Christmas Favorites on the Holiday Channel
Say goodbye to bad mall music and get into the holiday spirit with WQXR's all-classical holiday stream of seasonal favorites.The Holiday Channel runs from Dec. 1-Jan. 6, and features continuous...
View ArticleWatch: Cantus Performs 'Three Tales of Christmas' Live from The Greene Space
At 7 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 5, watch a live webcast from The Greene Space at WQXR of the acclaimed men's vocal ensemble Cantus. They'll revisit "A Christmas Carol," "Gift of the Magi" and "’Twas the Night...
View ArticleBach's Greatest Works for Christmas
This week Your Morning Bach will draw from Bach's rich catalogue of Christmas music. Tune in each weekday at 7:30 am to hear his holiday music with Jeff Spurgeon, your Host of Christmas Past.For much...
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When 'Jingle Bells' on Repeat Feels Like a Hostage Situation
Think of it this way: even if you love eggnog, drinking it eight hours a day for a month straight might make you want to barf. Some retail workers say the effect is the same when a narrow range of...
View ArticleA Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Live From Cambridge
At 10 am on Dec. 24, WQXR hosts a live broadcast from the chapel of King’s College in Cambridge, England. Hosted by Michael Barone, this annual concert features the King’s College Choir performing the...
View ArticleChristmas Music Reimagined with Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots
As the guitarist for the Roots, the band for the “Tonight Show,” Kirk Douglas plays anything and everything. So David Remnick put him to the test on some holiday classics. Jia Tolentino, Alexandra...
View ArticleKirk Douglas, the Guitarist of the Roots, Revamps the Holiday Classics
Kirk Douglas is a singer and the lead guitarist for the Roots, the legendary three-decade hip-hop band that has backed up Jimmy Fallon’s talk shows since 2009. Douglas himself is a bona-fide guitar...
View Article2018 in Pop Culture
The New Yorker staff writers Jia Tolentino, Doreen St. Félix, and Alexandra Schwartz all cover the culture beat from different angles. They talk with David Remnick about the emblematic pop-culture...
View ArticleChristmas Music Reimagined with Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots
Kirk Douglas, the guitarist for the Roots, plays anything and everything as part of the “Tonight Show” band, so David Remnick put him to the test on some holiday classics. Roz Chast rings a bell to...
View ArticleWhy Is Christmas Music So Damn Corny? A Very Unscientific Theory
“Carol of the Bells” should be an amazing song. It is literally about bells, and bells are nice. It has foreboding descending harmonies that prompt feelings of pensiveness and badassery. It relies...
View Article'Holidelic:' Everett Bradley's Christmas Funk Show
Percussionist Everett Bradley has been a touring member of The E Street Band and is a current member of Bon Jovi's touring band. For the last two decades he's also toured his annual funk-infused...
View ArticleSpend Your Holidays With WQXR
All season long, WQXR presents special programming to make the holidays merry and bright.🎄 WQXR Holiday Channel | Dec. 1 - Jan. 6Say goodbye to bad mall music and get into the holiday spirit with an...
View ArticleA Very Merry Playlist
The Greene Space has put together three special compilations of Christmas music performed live in the studio over the last 10 years. Selections include an interpretation of "I'll Be Home for Christmas"...
View ArticleSpend Your Holidays with WQXR
All season long, WQXR presents special programming to make the holidays merry and bright!WQXR's 2022 Holiday Channels🎄 WQXR Holiday Channel | Nov. 28 - Jan. 6Let WQXR get you into the holiday spirit...
View ArticleA New Yorker's Christmas with Nimet Habachy
In 2022, this program airs at 9 pm on Dec. 19 and at 10 pm on Dec. 24 on WQXR.One of the great WQXR traditions: Host Nimet Habachy's reflections on Christmas in New York. Speaking of Nimet's musings on...
View ArticleA Spiritual Celebration with Terrance McKnight
In 2022, this program airs at 9 pm on Dec. 20 and at 9 pm on Dec. 24 on WQXR.Terrance McKnight explores the beauty and variety of traditional spirituals that celebrate the Christmas story.Program...
View ArticleWQXR Christmas Concert
In 2022, this program airs at 9 pm on Dec. 23 on WQXR.On December 12, 2022, some of your favorite WQXR hosts returned to The Greene Space to present an evening of holiday music. In this recording of...
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