Friday, December 19, 2025

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      Playlist for Friday, December 19, 2025

      Playing this hour

      12:00 - 6:00 am

      12:00 am

      African Trad: Carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

      Kathln Battle, s; Frdrca von Stade, ms; Cho, Orch of St Luke's/André Pre
      A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

      Sony SK-48235

      12:05 am

      African Trad: Carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

      Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
      We Wish You A Merry Christmas

      CBS MK-39093

      12:09 am

      Craig Courtney: "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

      Mormon Tabernacle Cho/Jerold D Ottley

      Intersound CDS-3494

      12:20 am

      French Trad: Carol, "The holly and the ivy"

      New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
      Come, All Ye Faithful

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49908-2

      12:22 am

      Franz Liszt: "Responsories and Antiphons"

      "In nativitate Domini"

      Leslie Howard, p
      Responsories and Antiphons

      Hyperion CDA-67161/2 (2)

      12:31 am

      Franz Liszt: "Tasso, lamento e trionfo," Symphonic Poem No. 2 (1849)

      Prague Radio Sym Orch/ Macura

      Supraphon 111112-2

      12:53 am

      George Frideric Handel: Hymn, "Joy to the World"

      New York Choral Artists/Joseph Flummerfelt
      Come, All Ye Faithful

      EMI/Ang CDC7-49908-2

      1:00 am

      Claude Debussy: "Silent Night" (after "Clair de Lune")

      Jeffrey Biegel, p
      Classical Carols

      Koch KICCD-7737

      1:05 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 22

      André Watts, p; Atlanta Sym/Yoel Levi
      Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1/ Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

      Telarc CD-80386

      1:29 am

      Camille Saint-Saëns: "Away in a Manger" (after "The Swan")

      Jeffrey Biegel, p
      Classical Carols

      Koch KICCD-7737

      1:32 am

      English Trad: Carol, "Good King Wenceslas"

      Paul Plunkett, tr; Rudolf Lutz, o
      In Dulci Jubilo

      Guild GMCD-7103

      1:34 am

      Michael Praetorius: Chorale, "In dulci jubilo (Now sing we, now rejoice)"

      Waverly Consort/Michael Jaffee
      A Renaissance Christmas Celebration With The Waverly Consort

      CBS MK-34554

      1:38 am

      Ture Rangström: Advent

      Lars Roos, p
      Piano- Malarlegender, Sonat E-Moll

      Bluebell 152

      1:42 am

      Edmund Rubbra: Advent Cantata, "Natum Maria Virgine," Op 136

      S Varcoe, br; St Martin's Academy Cho, City of London Sinfonia/R Hickox
      Rubbra: Four Mediaeval Latin Lyrics

      Chandos CHAN-9847

      1:54 am

      Haydn: "I Saw Three Ships" (after Allegro in F)

      Jeffrey Biegel, p
      Classical Carols

      Koch KICCD-7737

      2:00 am

      English Trad: Carol, "Away in a manger"

      Gloriae Dei Ringers (handbells)
      The Bells Of Christmas

      Gloriae Dei Cantores GDCD-122

      2:05 am

      Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

      Part 3

      Soloists; Vienna Boys' Cho, Concentus Musicus/Harnoncourt

      Teldec 77610-2 (2)

      2:29 am

      music continues...

      6:00 - 10:00 am

      10:00 am - 2:00 pm

      10:00 am

      Midday with Lisa Flynn

      Including the "Daily Excursion" at 11:00 am and "Music in Chicago" at 12:00 pm.

      2:00 - 7:00 pm

      2:00 pm

      Afternoon Music with Candice Agree

      Including "The Unrush Hour" at 5:00 pm.

      7:00 pm

      7:00 pm

      Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin

      Peter Tchaikovsky, part II (1840-1893)

      This week, we’ll continue our exploration of Peter Tchaikovsky, focusing on the latter part of his life, including his symphonies, ballets, and life at the Moscow Conservatory. Bill will begin with Tchaikovsky’s "Variations on a Rococo Theme," Op. 33, for cello and orchestra, composed in 1876. We will conclude the week with his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, titled "Pathétique," which premiered in 1893 just days before his death. Throughout the week, Bill will share the story of Tchaikovsky’s failed marriage and his unique relationship with his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck.

      8:00 pm

      8:00 pm

      Music of the Baroque at the National Museum of Mexican Art

      Live from Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood: The MOB Chorus and Brass present a program combining festive sounds of the season with a tour of Baroque-era music and composers active in Mexico and Latin America.

      9:00 - 11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      11:00 pm

      Best of Studs Terkel

      Janis Joplin (1970)

      A conversation with the American blues singer and song-writer Janis Joplin (1943 – 1970) recorded by Studs on his portable tape recorded backstage at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom. The show includes three interpretations of the Gershwin song "Summertime" – one by Mahalia Jackson, another by Billie Holiday, and one by Joplin.