Let WFIT be the soundtrack to your holiday celebrations this season with our music specials! From classic Christmas music to jazz and blues to heartwarming and thought-provoking NPR stories, we've got the sounds of the season.
A TASTE OF JAZZ HOLIDAY TREAT 12/23
As a special holiday treat, show host Dave Fries will present a live set on A Taste of Jazz featuring five outstanding local musicians. Check out more info here!
CHRISTMAS EVE HOLIDAY MUSIC 12/24
Beginning Christmas Eve at 7pm enjoy your favorite holiday songs while waiting for Santa's reindeers' arrival up on the rooftops.
FM ODYSSEY CHRISTMAS DAY SPECIAL 12/25 10am-1pm
Tune in for this new annual Christmas Day tradition with host Fred Migliore. Expect to hear some unconventional holiday tunes.
ALL SONGS CONSIDERED FOR THE HOLIDAYS 12/25 1pm - 2pm
NPR's music critics Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton travel in a VW bug to Kansas for the holidays. They find themselves in a snowstorm but still find music to get in the spirit of the season. Along the way, they encounter Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips, Josh Ritter and St. Vincent.
TINSEL TALES: NPR CHRISTMAS FAVORITES 12/25 2pm - 4pm
A radio tradition continues with stories from the NPR archives that touch the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk and other NPR voices tell stories of the season.
THE SHUFFLE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 12/25 7pm - 10pm
Hear some unique holiday music in the original Shuffle style with Todd Gross.
A PAUL WINTER SOLSTICE 2013 12/25 10pm - 12am
The holiday tradition continues with Paul Winter's Winter Solstice Celebration. A dynamic musical concert in New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Hear an exploration of the solstice tradition from cultures near and far.
NEW YEARS EVE TOAST OF THE NATION 12/31 8pm - 6 am
Ring in the new year with Toast of the Nation from NPR. There will be festive live music from coast to coast featuring swinging jazz, sizzling Latin and steaming blues all night long.