Celebrate the holidays with KET

By James Hogan | 11/25/19 3:09 PM

One of the hallmarks of the holidays are the seasonal programs that lend music and merriness to the occasion. To help ring in the joy of the season, enjoy KET’s special lineup of programs and concerts.

December 1

Classic Christmas (My Music) – (WinterPledge)
Join hosts Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boat) and Marion Ross (Happy Days) for this festive, all-star special of favorite carols and popular standards.
KET Sunday, Dec. 1 • 6/5 pm

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve – (WinterPledge)
The story of a girl who decides to return to her family after she enters a rundown theater for shelter and encounters an old caretaker (Ossie Davis), who guides her on her journey.
KET Sunday, Dec. 1 • 9:30/8:30 pm

December 2

Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas
The Wild Kratts receive an alert that their favorite creatures are disappearing around the globe!
KET Monday, Dec. 2 • 7:00 am

December 3

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
George and the Man with The Yellow Hat have a great time getting ready for Christmas.
KET Tuesday, Dec. 3 • 7/6 am

December 6

December 13

A Chef’s Life Holiday Special
Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season’s celebrations with peanut brittle, old-fashioned caramels, and much more.
KET Friday, Dec. 13 • 10/9 pm

December 15

A Chef’s Life Holiday Special
Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season’s celebrations with peanut brittle, old-fashioned caramels, and much more.
KET2 Sunday, Dec. 15 • 9/8 pm

December 16

Nature Cat: A Nature Carol
Nature Cat is visited by the spirits of Nature Past (Daisy), Present (Squeeks), and Future (Hal) on Christmas Eve.
KET Monday, Dec. 16 • 3/2 pm

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth
Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth joins the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra for this beloved Christmas tradition featuring favorite holiday music, dancing, and storytelling.
KET Monday, Dec. 16 • 9/8 pm

December 19

December 22

Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society
The 175-voice Bach Festival choir is joined by a youth choir and orchestra, under the direction of Dr. John V. Sinclair, for a selection of beautifully-arranged holiday hymns and carols.
KET2 Sunday, Dec. 22 • 9/8 pm

December 23

Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas
The Wild Kratts receive an alert that their favorite creatures are disappearing around the globe!
KET Monday, Dec. 23 • 3:30 pm

Making a New American Nutcracker
Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet give The Nutcracker an ingenious makeover and a new setting: the fairgrounds of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition.
KET Monday, Dec. 23 • 8/7 pm

Christmas at Belmont 2019
Celebrate the holiday season with Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans and nearly 700 students from Belmont University’s School of Music, who are joined by the Nashville Children’s Choir to perform an assortment of holiday carols.
KET Monday, Dec. 23 • 9/8 pm

A Red Barn Radio Holiday
Formerly known as An Appalachian Christmas, this annual concert taped at the Lexington ArtsPlace features an assortment of local and regional artists, including the Restless Leg String Band, Chris and Jenn Shouse, Joslyn Hampton with Stevie Hollo, and the University of Kentucky AcoUstiKats.
KET Monday, Dec. 23 • 10/9 pm

December 24

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
George and the Man with The Yellow Hat have a great time getting ready for Christmas.
KET Tuesday, Dec. 24 • 11/10 am

Holidays at Murray State 2019
This annual holiday special brings together the Murray State University Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra and an assortment of featured soloists for a selection of seasonal favorites.
KET Tuesday, Dec. 24 • 9/8 pm

December 25

Nature Cat: A Nature Carol
Nature Cat is visited by the spirits of Nature Past (Daisy), Present (Squeeks), and Future (Hal) on Christmas Eve.
KET Wednesday, Dec. 25 • 7/6 am

Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas
Explore the holiday season with Lucy Worsley, the chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces and a BBC historic presenter, as she discovers the Tudor origins of much of what we enjoy during the holidays.
KET Wednesday, Dec. 25 • 8/9 pm

Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2019
Mother Mildred and the Nonnatus House team go to the Outer Hebrides in response to a nursing shortage. Navigating the terrain, they strive to keep up with the needs of the locals.
KET Wednesday, Dec. 25 • 9/8 pm

Christmas on the Danube
Visit cities along the majestic Danube river and explore stunning European landscape, history, and culture.
KET Wednesday, Dec. 25 • 10:30/9:30 pm

December 26

December 29

January 1

Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2020
Celebrate 2020 with the Vienna Philharmonic at Musikverein. Under the Baton of guest conductor Andris Nelsons and featuring the Vienna Ballet, the orchestra plays the waltzes of Strauss. Hugh Bonneville returns as host.
KET Wednesday, Jan. 1 • 9/8 pm