In 1980, Paul Winter's saxophone first echoed through New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine to mark the Winter Solstice. It was the beginning of an annual tradition, featuring musical guests from around the world, and NPR's broadcast of those concerts became a seasonal tradition as well. This year, Paul Winter combed through the archives and selected his favorite moments from forty years of Winter Solstice celebrations.
![Cellist Eugene Friesen performs at the 2019 Paul Winter Solstice celebration at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.](https://assets.vpm.org/dims4/default/ffcdc92/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2670x3562+0+0/resize/880x1174!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F12%2F17%2F01-eugene-friesen-cred.-matthew-muise_vert-a92533ab6fcd75a9f6ce2677179770bd2823afb4.jpg)
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