{"id":11499,"date":"2018-12-14T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T17:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=11499"},"modified":"2018-12-14T13:40:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T19:40:38","slug":"xmas-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2018\/12\/14\/xmas-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"New holiday shows: \u2018Tennessee Crossroads,\u2019 \u2018Call the Midwife\u2019 &#038; more on NPT"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11501\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/video.wnpt.org\/video\/tennessee-crossroads-christmas-npt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11501\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Joe-Tree0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Joe-Tree0.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Joe-Tree0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Joe-Tree0-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Joe-Tree0-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Elmore at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Need a little Christmas? We\u2019ve got plenty this month with a sleigh full of holiday episodes, music specials and cooking\/entertaining shows. Joe Elmore and the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseecrossroads.org\/\">Tennessee Crossroads<\/a> crew put together a collection of an hour-long <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/video.wnpt.org\/video\/tennessee-crossroads-christmas-npt\/\">Tennessee Crossroads Christmas Special<\/a>,<\/strong> premiering <strong>Thursday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m.<\/strong> Tune in for nine holiday-themed stories including Chad\u2019s Winter Wonderland in Wilson County, the Chattanooga Power Board windows, and a woman with a massive collection of Santa items. The special also features two vintage story segments and a look at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens in all of its holiday splendor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3019426116\/\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/call-the-midwife\/home\/\"><strong>Call the Midwife<\/strong><\/a> <strong>Holiday Special<\/strong> airs <strong>Tuesday, Dec. 25, at 8 p.m.<\/strong> It wouldn\u2019t be Christmas at Nonnatus House without new arrivals \u2013 this time greets a new nun and four Chinese orphans. We\u2019re also airing the <strong>Call the Midwife<\/strong> 2016 specials on <strong>Saturday, Dec. 15, at 9:30 p.m.; <\/strong>and the 2017 special airs <strong>Saturday, Dec. 22, at 9:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3019213845\/\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnpt.org\/christmas-at-belmont\/\"><strong>Christmas at Belmont<\/strong><\/a> is one of our most popular holiday programs! See the <strong>2015 concert<\/strong> hosted by Kathy Mattea on <strong>Friday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. and <\/strong>the <strong>2017 concert <\/strong>hosted by Sheryl Crow <strong>at 8 p.m.<\/strong> Then, <strong>Jordan Smith \u2019tis the Season<\/strong> airs <strong>at 9 p.m., and Happy Holidays with the Boston Pops<\/strong> caps off the night <strong>at 11 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Holiday eats<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americastestkitchen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11504\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ATK_HolidaySpecial.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ATK_HolidaySpecial.jpg 2700w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ATK_HolidaySpecial-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ATK_HolidaySpecial-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ATK_HolidaySpecial-1024x568.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison (pictured) and the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americastestkitchen.com\/\"><strong>America\u2019s Test Kitchen<\/strong><\/a> crew share favorite recipes, traditions and personal memories in the new<strong> Home for the Holidays <\/strong>special, airing <strong>Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chef<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/food\/chefs\/lidia-bastianich\/\"><strong> Lidia Bastianich <\/strong><\/a>serves up <strong>A Heartland Holiday Feast,<\/strong> on <strong>Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m. <\/strong>In this new<strong> Lidia Celebrates America<\/strong> special, Bastianich goes on a cross-country trip to sample tamales, ribs, pies and other culinary traditions of America\u2019s rural communities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3017789226\/\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Shows of Christmas Past<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Keeping Up Appearances<\/strong> Christmas episodes air <strong>Saturdays, Dec. 15 \u2012 22, at 8 p.m.<\/strong> Christmas episodes of <strong>Still Open All Hours<\/strong> air <strong>Saturdays, Dec. 15<\/strong> (2016) and <strong>22<\/strong> (2017), <strong>at 9 p.m.<\/strong> <strong>The Lawrence Welk Show<\/strong> celebrates Christmas 1966 on <strong>Saturday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m.<\/strong> and New Year\u2019s 1970 the following <strong>Saturday at 7.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><br \/>\nPerformance treats<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Tony Award-winning Broadway star Sutton Foster and actor Hugh Bonneville host <strong>Christmas with the<\/strong> <strong>Mormon Tabernacle Choir<\/strong> in a new holiday performance premiering <strong>Monday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. <\/strong>Other performers include the eight-person Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble, a percussion ensemble and a handbell choir.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3018871058\/\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Spend Christmas Eve at a cozy Vermont Inn via an encore presentation of <strong>Irving Berlin\u2019s Holiday Inn \u2012 The Broadway Musical<\/strong> on <strong>Monday, Dec. 24, at 8 p.m.<\/strong> on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/gperf\/\">Great Performances<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The holiday season wouldn\u2019t be complete without the <em>Nutcracker.<\/em> <strong>Sunday, Dec. 16, at 11 p.m., <\/strong>young dancers compete for roles in an annual production in <strong>Getting to the Nutcracker. <\/strong>Meanwhile, Chicago\u2019s Joffrey Ballet transplanted the famous story to the city\u2019s 1893 Columbian Exposition (The White City) with choreography by Christopher Wheeldon. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look in <strong>Making a New American Nutcracker,<\/strong> airing <strong>Thursday, Dec. 20, at 11 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><br \/>\nStocking stuffers<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Yo<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11505 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Apollo-8-Earthrise-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Apollo-8-Earthrise-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Apollo-8-Earthrise-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Apollo-8-Earthrise.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>u\u2019ll find a collection of festive episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/video.wnpt.org\/passport\/learn-more\/\"><strong>NPT Passport<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> our members-only streaming portal. The programs include two <strong>Downton Abbey<\/strong> Christmas episodes, a Christmas masterclass from <strong>The Great British Baking Show<\/strong> and a classic Julia Child show on how to roast a turkey. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/passport\/collections\/pbs-celebrates-holidays\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the complete playlist and <a href=\"http:\/\/video.wnpt.org\/passport\/learn-more\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> for information on NPT Passport. The collection will be available through the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Apollo 8 was the first lunar space mission that took humans around the back side of the Moon. The mission came at the end of 1968, launching on Dec. 21 and including a poignant moment when the three astronauts took turns reading from Genesis during a live broadcast on Christmas Eve. <strong>Sunday, Dec. 23, at 10:30 p.m., Earthrise<\/strong> on <strong>POV Shorts,<\/strong> discusses the mission\u2019s iconic photograph of Earth rising dramatically over the Moon\u2019s horizon. On <strong>Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 8 p.m.,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/\">NOVA<\/a>\u2019s Apollo\u2019s Daring Mission<\/strong> on chronicles that entire lunar adventure.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><br \/>\nNew Year\u2019s in<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>What are you doing New Year\u2019s Eve? We\u2019re airing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/live-from-lincoln-center\/home\/\"><strong>Live from Lincoln Center<\/strong><\/a> featuring the New York Philharmonic and Ren\u00e9e Fleming on <strong>Monday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. <\/strong>That\u2019s followed <strong>at 9:30 p.m.<\/strong> by <a href=\"http:\/\/acltv.com\/\"><strong>Austin City Limits<\/strong><\/a> <strong>Hall of Fame New Year\u2019s Eve <\/strong>show. This year\u2019s guests include Chris Isaak, Boz Scaggs, Gary Clark Jr., and Norah Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Hugh Bonneville returns as host of <strong>Great Performances<\/strong><strong><u>\u2019<\/u><\/strong> broadcast of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/gperf\/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2019-about\/9076\/\">New Year\u2019s Celebration from Vienna<\/a>. The show airs <strong>Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at 8 p.m. <\/strong>and will feature the Vienna Philharmonic led by Christian Thielemann, principal conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden, and the Vienna City Ballet.<\/p>\n<p>Find our complete programming schedule at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnpt.org\/schedule\/\">wnpt.org\/schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need a little Christmas? We\u2019ve got plenty this month with a sleigh full of holiday episodes, music specials and cooking\/entertaining shows. 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