VPM is loaded up with holiday programming we can all be thankful for. Mark your calendars to make sure you don’t miss any of these great holiday programs to warm your heart and keep you in the spirit all season long!
Scroll on down to see a comprehensive schedule* of holiday fun on VPM Music and VPM PBS. Don’t forget, you can enjoy all of these programs and more from VPM anytime, no matter where you are.
*scheduled programs may be subject to change
Your Seasonal Soundtrack on VPM Music
From December 1 through January 1, VPM Music is loaded up with a variety of holiday goodies to put even the “Scroogiest” among us in the holiday spirit.
Sundays in December
10 p.m. | With Heart and Voice
Tuesday, December 17 and Wednesday, December 18
12 p.m. | Handel's Messiah on Midday Music with Shawn Evans
Thursday, December 19
12 p.m. | Christmas with the King’s Singers
Thursday, December 19
1 p.m. | ¡Vamos a Belén! Christmas with The Rose Ensemble
Saturday, December 21 and Sunday December, 22
10 a.m. | Seasonal favorites and holiday fare on John’s Porch with John Porter
1 p.m. | The Metropolitan Operapresents Mozart's The Magic Flute
4 p.m. | Carols as Home with the Imani Winds
Sunday, December 22
1 p.m. | Sounds of the season on American Routes
6 p.m. | Central Virginia Wind Symphony's Holiday Spectacular Directed by VPM Music’s own Mike Goldberg
Tuesday, December 24
10 a.m. | A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
12 p.m. | Chanukah Celebration with Chicago A Cappella
1 p.m. | Itzhak Perlman's Chanukah Radio Party
10 p.m. | A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (R)
Wednesday, December 25
12 p.m. | The Canadian Brass: Christmas Time is Here
1 p.m. | St. Olaf Christmas Festival
3 p.m. | Christmas with the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs
4 p.m. | A Chanticleer Christmas
5 p.m. | Central Virginia Wind Symphony's Holiday Spectacular Directed by VPM Music’s own Mike Goldberg
7 p.m. | Jazz Piano Christmas
8 p.m. | An Afro Blue Christmas
Wednesday, January 1
11 a.m. | New Year’s Day from Vienna 2025
For Your Winter Watchlist
Sprinkle some extra holiday spirit into your schedule with delightful programs to enjoy on VPM PBS all December long.
Friday, December 6
8 p.m. | American Masters- Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around
Sunday, December 8
10:30 p.m. | European Christmas Markets (R)
Saturday, December 14
10:30 p.m. | European Christmas Markets (R)
Tuesday, December 17
8 p.m. | Joy- Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
9:30 p.m. | Too Hot to Handel- The Gospel Messiah
Saturday, December 21
10:30 p.m. | Ball and Vase
Monday, December 23
9 p.m. | Real Bedford Falls: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)
9:30 p.m. | Christmas in New England (R)
10 p.m. | Mary Berry’s Ultimate Christmas (R)
Tuesday, December 24
7 p.m. | A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (R)
9 p.m. | Ball and Vase (R)
9:30 p.m. | Joy- Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (R)
Wednesday, December 25
10 p.m. | Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas (R)
Thursday, December 28
10:30 p.m. | Real Bedford Falls: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)
Tuesday, December 31
8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. | Next at the Kennedy Center “Sara Bareilles: New Year's Eve with the National Symphony Orchestra & Friends”
Wednesday, January 1
Great Performances premieres “From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2025”
