Special Holiday Scedule for Dec 24 & 25, 2009

Here is FM89.3 WYPL's special line-up for December 24 and 25, 2009.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

12 noon - 1:00 p.m. BBC News

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens as read by former UofM Theater Professor Steven Malin

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. BBC News

7:00 p.m. Mormon Tabernacle Choir One Silent Night

7:30 p.m. Mormon Tabernacle Choir The Christmas Bell

8:00 p.m. Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Audra McDonald

8:30 p.m. Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Gladys Knight

9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Stax Christmas hosted by Vance Durbin

10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. The Ghosts of Christmas Present hosted by Stephen Usery, featuring holiday music released in 2009.

11:00 p.m. - 12 Midnight Mother of God: A Portrait in Song from Public Radio International


Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2009

12 Midnight Mormon Tabernacle Choir Music from the Messiah

12:30 a.m. Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring The King's Singers

1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Old Time Radio featuring Stan Freberg and Daws Butler's classic Chistmas Dragnet Parody followed by an actual Christmas episode of Dragnet, from the Radio Enthusiasts' Network

2:00 a.m. Mormon Tabernacle Choir A Christmas Promise

2:30 a.m. Mormon Tabernacle Choir Gift of the Heart

3:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. BBC News

5:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. The Takeaway from Public Radio International

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. The Commercial Appeal

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. BBC News

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Best hosted by Stephen Usery, featuring the all-time best Christmas songs

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. A mix of Christmas short stories read by our volunteers and holiday music.

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. BBC News

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Philadelphia Singers from Public Radio International

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Christmas with Elvis and Johnny Cash hosted by Vance Durbin

9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. A Merry Memphis Christmas hosted by Tim Mullins

11:00 p.m. - 12 Midnight Bah Humbug:Music for Scrooge and Grinch hosted by Stephen Usery, featuring cynical and grumpy holiday tunes.

Books for the Week of Dec 21, 2009

Mystery and True Crime

M-F 12 Midnight & 2 p.m.

McMafia

by Misha Glenny

read by Cliff Lynch
(Begins Nov 30, 2009
Concludes Dec 23, 2009)

BIOGRAPHY

M-F 1 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Tinsel

by Brad Gooch

read by Diane Parker
(begins Dec 7, 2009

concludes Dec 23, 2009)

Best Sellers
M-F 2 a.m. & 4 p.m.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski
read by Carolyn Gibson
(begins Nov 30, 2009
concludes Dec 22, 2009)

Classics
Saturday 2-4 p.m.

The Little White Bird
by J.M. Barrie
read by Lois Fingerette
(Begins Dec 19, 2009
Concludes Jan 9, 2010)

Southern Authors
Saturday 4-6 p.m.
Heart in the Right Place

by Carolyn Jourdan

read by Linda Lloyd
(Begins Dec 26, 2009
concludes Jan 23, 2010)

African-American

Lives and Literature

Sunday 2-4 p.m.
New England White

by Stephen L Carter

read by Dave Lindstrom
(Begins Dec 6, 2009

Concludes Feb 28, 2010)

Self-Help

Sunday 4-6 p.m.
Be Happy without Being Perfect

by Alice Domar

read by Diane Parker

(begins Nov 29, 2009

concludes Jan 3, 2010)