Tuesday Dec. 23, 2025
 12 AM
 
Music Through the Night
 
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 1 AM - 6 AM
 
Music Through the Night
with Scott Blankenship
 
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 6 AM
 
QED Morning Show
with Jim Cunningham
Live from Oakland with local arts, traffic, weather and morning favorites.
 
6:05 am Michael Haydn: Symphony(1789)
London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert
Chandos 9352 Buy now
 
6:22 am George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Minnesota Orchestra / Edo de Waart
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Virgin 61194 Buy now
 
6:40 am Traditional: Christmas Carols: Selections (Medley) O Little Town / O Tannenbaum
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet (Richard STOHLTS mihn)
RCA 61272 Buy now
 
6:44 am George Frideric Handel: MESSIAH: HE SHALL FEED HIS FLOCK (1741) HWV56
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet (Richard STOHLTS mihn)
RCA 61272 Buy now
 
6:49 am John Rutter: Nativity Carol
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet (Richard STOHLTS mihn)
RCA 61272 Buy now
 
6:52 am Albert Gumble: WINTER
Guildhall String Ensemble
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet (Richard STOHLTS mihn)
RCA 61272 Buy now
 
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 7 AM
 
7:05 am Traditional: GOD REST YE MERRY/REJOICE AND BE MERRY
Chanticleer
Chanticleer 2246 Buy now
 
7:09 am Traditional: Good King Wenceslas
Chanticleer
Chanticleer 2246 Buy now
 
7:11 am Various: STAR OF WONDER/3 KINGS/NO SMALL WONDER
Chanticleer
Chanticleer 2246 Buy now
 
7:16 am Traditional: I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing(Carol)(Among Mother Goose's Melodies,Pub.1765)
Chanticleer
Chanticleer 2246 Buy now
 
7:20 am Ottorino Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano: Adorazione Deimagi = Adoration Of The Magila-Daw-Ra-Tsyoh-Neh Day-Ee Mah- P. 151
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra / Kazuhiro Koizumi
RadioCanad 5080 Buy now
 
7:30 am Niels Wilhelm Gade: ECHOES OF OSSIAN(1840)
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharm / Ole Schmidt
CPO 999362 Buy now
 
7:45 am Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / John Morris Russell
Julie Spangle, piano
Fanfare Cincinnati 1 Buy now
 
7:48 am Various: WINTER MIRACLE (VIVALDI'S WINTER AND HANUKKAH O HANUKKAH)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / John Morris Russell
Timothy Lees, violin
Fanfare Cincinnati 1 Buy now
 
7:52 am Leon Jessel: Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / John Morris Russell
Fanfare Cincinnati 1 Buy now
 
7:57 am Traditional: We Wish You A Merry Christmas(English Carol)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / John Morris Russell
May Festival Chorus
Fanfare Cincinnati 1 Buy now
 
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 8 AM
 
8:05 am Various: We Three Kings/Away In A Manger
London Symphony Orchestra / Colin Davis
John Aldis Choir
Decca 4759180 Buy now
 
8:09 am Various: I Saw 3 Ships/Iwonder As I Wander/Ocome All Ye Faithful
London Symphony Orchestra / Colin Davis
John Aldis Choir
Decca 4759180 Buy now
 
8:18 am Jerry Herman: Mame: We Need A Little Christmas
Northern Lights Orchestra / Petri Juutilainen
Northern Lights WS5 Buy now
 
8:22 am John Frederick Coots: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Northern Lights Orchestra / Petri Juutilainen
Northern Lights WS5 Buy now
 
8:28 am Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony #1: Mvt 3 (Scherzo (Allegro Scherzando Giocoso) 13
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado
Pittsburgh Symphony/WQED 1819-08 Buy now
 
8:38 am Stephen Shewan: FEAST OF CAROLS(1987)
Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale / Robert Shewan
And various soloist
Albany 149 Buy now
 
8:52 am Gaetano Maria Schiassi: SYMPHONY"CHRISTMAS" D
Schwerin Blechblaser-Collegium
Sunday Baroque 1102 Buy now
 
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 9 AM
 
9:04 am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: German Dances(3), Orchestra: #3"Schlittenfahrt = Sleighride"(1791)Live Recording C K.605
Empire Brass
Telarc 80332 Buy now
 
9:08 am Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve: Suite (Opera: 1894-95; Suite 1903)
Radio Symphonie Orch Berlin / Michail Jurowski
Capriccio 10775 Buy now
 
9:38 am Howard Blake: Snowman: Walking in the Air
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel
Stephen Van Dyck, boy soprano
Telarc 80226 Buy now
 
9:44 am Antonin Dvorak: Scherzo Capriccioso 66; B131
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / Libor Pesek
Erato 975067 Buy now
 
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 10 AM - 2 PM
 
Mid-day Classics
 
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 2 PM
 
Afternoon Classics
with Anna Singer
WQED-FM's Anna Singer hosts your afternoon and drive time classical music - complete with weather and the latest arts news.
 
2:01 pm John Rutter: Rutter, John - Meditations For Orchestra (5)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / John Rutter
Decca 1821 Buy now
 
2:20 pm Georges Bizet: Symphony (1855) C
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra / Martin West
Reference 131 Buy now
 
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 3 PM
 
3:00 pm Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act 2 71
Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi
Chandos 8556 Buy now
 
3:46 pm Traditional: Twelve Days Of Christmas(English Carol)(C1700)
Orchestra of St. Luke's / Andre Previn
Kathleen Battle, soprano
Sony 48235 Buy now
 
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 4 PM
 
4:02 pm Gustav Holst: BRING US IN GOOD ALE
Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington
Nimbus 5098 Buy now
 
4:03 pm Gustav Holst: WASSAIL SONG (1928-31) H182
Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington
Nimbus 5098 Buy now
 
4:08 pm Ola Gjeilo: Days Of Beauty
Royal Holloway Choir / Robert Gough
Decca 4816326 Buy now
 
4:11 pm Ola Gjeilo: Home
12 Ensemble / Robert Gough
Decca 4816326 Buy now
 
4:13 pm Ola Gjeilo: First Snow
12 Ensemble / Robert Gough
Decca 4816326 Buy now
 
4:42 pm Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso, Violins (2), Cello, Str, Bc "Christmas Concerto" (1714) g 6/8
Toulouse Chamber Orchestra / Georges Armand
Georges Armand, violin
EMI/Angel 65731 Buy now
 
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 5 PM
 
5:02 pm Traditional: CHRISTMAS ON SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
Apollo's Fire / Jeannette Sorrell
Avie 2396 Buy now
 
5:25 pm Season of Light
Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Mack Wilberg
Lea Salonga, soprano
Mormon Tab Choir 49220 Buy now
 
5:50 pm Cyril Mockridge: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET(1947)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / David Newman
Telarc 88801 Buy now
 
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 6 PM - 8 PM
 
Evening Classics
 
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 8 PM
 
A Chanticleer Christmas
Grammy award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is known as the "orchestra of voices" for its unparalleled range and abilities. This holiday season, the group brings its brand-new Christmas program including original arrangements of well-known tunes drawn from Classical, Jazz, and Popular traditions. They fluently weave between diverse musical styles to create an evening of wonder and joy.
 
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 9 PM
 
Exploring Music
with Bill McGlaughlin
Holiday Celebration - The sound of sleigh bells means that its winter holiday time, and music is full of representations of celebratory music. All around the world, winter holidays of a wide variety are celebrated, and their music is wonderful to listen to regardless of which one you celebrate.
 
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 10 PM - 12 AM
 
Music Through the Night
 
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