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Mozart's Attic Sunday December 6th at 6:00 p.m.

Circa 1726, German-born composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Hulton Archive
Circa 1726, German-born composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

It's a holiday season tradition on Mozart's Attic to air a complete performance of Handel's Messiah, and this year we'll hear George Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on Sunday, Dec. 6, immediately following All Things Considered.

Originally from central Massachusetts, Jay has called the Space Coast home for more than 30 years. He began his association with WFIT in the late '90s as a dumpster diver for office furniture in response to a broadcast plea for a new chair from a frustrated disc jockey. (WFIT has come a long way since.)