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KVNO Sounds of the Season

It’s the holidays! And to celebrate, KVNO is sprinkling in always beautiful, always uplifting holiday music throughout our daily programming. As the actual holidays draw near, we bring you local and syndicated programs that celebrate Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa, including 48 hours of solid Christmas programming beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve. KVNO has your holiday favorites, bringing you comfort, joy and peace whenever your spirit needs a lift.

Happy holidays from our family to yours.

December 20th and 21st

12/20 at Noon – Midday Mixtape with Special Guest Dani Meier

12/20 at 9 p.m. – Christmas Episode with Allyson Jay

12/21 at 5 p.m. – Christmas Episode of Symphonic Connections

December 24th

  • 6 to 10 a.m. – Morning Classics with Jeff Koterba. Plan to enjoy feature stories (Tolstoy’s Papa Panov, Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus and a few more)
  • 10 to 11 a.m. – Winter Holidays Around the World
  • 11 a.m. to noon  – The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays
  • 12 to 1 p.m. – Christmas Joy and Winter Wonder
  • 1 to 2 p.m. – All is Bright
  • 2 to 3 p.m. – A Chanticleer Christmas
  • 3 to 5 p.m.: Handel’s Messiah from Voices of Omaha.
  • 5 to 6 p.m. – Welcome Christmas
  • 6 to 8 p.m. – St. Olaf Christmas special
  • 8 to 9 p.m. – Christmas Edition of Symphonic Connections 
  • 9 p.m. to midnight – Christmas Nocturnes with Katrina Naraine 

December 25th

  • 8 to 10 a.m.: KVNO Christmas Card, featuring Allyson Jay and Addison Parr.
  • 10 – 11 a.m. – Your Classical Christmas Favorites
  • 11 – 11:30 a.m. – Christmas Day in the Morning
  • 11:30 a.m. – noon – Because of Christmas
  • Noon to 2 p.m.: – Christmas at the Cathedral, feature the Omaha Symphonic Chorus and the Omaha Symphony
  • 2 to 4 p.m. – A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
  • 4 to 5 p.m. –  A Handel & Haydn Society Christmas
  • 5 to 6 p.m. – 365 Holidays with the Canadian Brass
  • 6 to 8 p.m. – Performance Today
  • 8 to 9 p.m. – Exploring Music
  • 9 to 10 p.m. – Three Tales of Christmas with Cantus
  • 10 to 11 p.m. – Carols as Home with the Imani Winds
  • 11 to 11:30 p.m. – A Merry Little Christmas
  • 11:30 to midnight – The Wonder of Christmas

Kwanzaa

12/27 at 9 p.m. – Kwanzaa Episode of Modern Classics with Allyson Jay

12/28 at 4 p.m. – The Sounds of Kwanzaa from Garrett McQueen

January 1st

6 – 10 a.m. – Morning Classics with Jeff Koterba 

10 a.m. – noon – New Year’s Day from Vienna 

Hanukkah

1/3 at 9 p.m. – Hanukkah Episode of Modern Classics with Allyson Jay