{"id":9438,"date":"2016-12-16T14:34:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T20:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=9438"},"modified":"2016-12-16T14:34:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T20:34:23","slug":"holiday-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2016\/12\/16\/holiday-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Downton Abbey\u2019 Marathon Anchors NPT\u2019s 2016 Holiday Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/masterpiece\/downtonabbey\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9440 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Downton-Xmas-1024x714.jpg\" alt=\"downton-xmas\" width=\"517\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Downton-Xmas-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Downton-Xmas-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Downton-Xmas-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s the most wonderful time of the year \u2013 if you love <strong>Downton Abbey,<\/strong> because we&#8217;re showing every episode from all six seasons over Christmas weekend. The marathon starts <strong>Friday, Dec. 23, at 8 p.m.<\/strong> and concludes <strong>Monday, Dec. 26, 10:30 p.m.<\/strong> We\u2019ll leave Downton briefly to air a new <strong>Call the Midwife Holiday Special <\/strong>on <strong>Sunday, Dec. 25, at 6:30 p.m.<\/strong> Consider that a stocking stuffer just for being extra good this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/2365911704\" width=\"512\" height=\"376\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this year\u2019s <strong>Call the Midwife Holiday Special,<\/strong> the Nonnatus House team heads to South Africa to help out a tiny mission hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of the other holiday treats we have you this season. And remember to kick off 2017 with <em>The Six Thatchers,<\/em> the <strong>Sherlock on Masterpiece<\/strong> Season 4 opener, airing <strong>New Year\u2019s Day at 8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>A JOYFUL NOISE<br \/>\n<strong>Monday, Dec. 19, at 8 p.m.<\/strong> Broadway star Laura Osnes and actor Martin Jarvis are this year\u2019s featured artists for <strong>Christmas with the<\/strong> <strong>Mormon Tabernacle Choir.<\/strong> Four Metropolitan Opera soloists will also join the performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. <\/strong>The season-nine <em>Voice<\/em> winner released an album of holiday standards this year and performs them in his first concert special, <strong>Jordan Smith \u2019Tis the Season.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 11 p.m. <\/strong>Journey to Trondheim, Norway, for an evening of holiday favorites in <strong>Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf Choir.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m.<\/strong> Enjoy the 2015 <strong>Christmas at Belmont<\/strong> concert showcasing the university\u2019s student ensembles along with guest performers. Grammy Award-winning artist Kathy Mattea hosts this special recorded at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dufxkgm2Umg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Dec. 22, at 11 p.m.<\/strong> Keith Lockhart conducts <strong>Happy Holidays with the Boston Pops,<\/strong> a new program that includes the orchestra\u2019s signature rendition of Leroy Anderson\u2019s \u201cSleigh Ride\u201d; a reading by <em>Mad Men<\/em> and Broadway star Robert Morse; and a performance by country artist Sara Evans.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9446\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/live-from-lincoln-center\/home\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9446\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Joyce-DiDonato-NYE-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Joyce DiDonato. Credit: Courtesy of Simon Pauly\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Joyce-DiDonato-NYE-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Joyce-DiDonato-NYE-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Joyce-DiDonato-NYE-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joyce DiDonato. Credit: Courtesy of Simon Pauly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Dec. 31, at 8:30 p.m. <\/strong>The annual <strong>New York Philharmonic New Year\u2019s Eve<\/strong> on <strong>Live from Lincoln Center<\/strong> features mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in a performance of classics by Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein and other American composers. Musical director Alan Gilbert conducts in his final season with the orchestra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at 6:30 p.m.<\/strong> Another tradition, <strong>Great Performances\u2019<\/strong> annual presentation of the Vienna Philharmonic\u2019s <strong>New Year\u2019s Celebration,<\/strong> is once again hosted by Julie Andrews. Gustavo Dudamel of the Los Angeles Philharmonic serves as the orchestra\u2019s guest conductor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>CELEBRATING<br \/>\n<strong>Friday, Dec. 16, at 9 p.m. <\/strong>Lidia Bastianich returns in a new special, <strong>Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday for Heroes. <\/strong>This year the chef\/cookbook author visits veterans in four states and hosts a holiday dinner for 250 active duty Navy troops aboard the USS George Washington at the Naval Station Norfolk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 9 p.m.<\/strong> Explore holiday traditions in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Europe in <strong>Rick Steves Special: European Christmas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/food\/shows\/great-british-baking-show\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9451\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GBB-Xmas-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW judges Paul and Mary Berry. Credit: Courtesy of Andy Devonshire\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GBB-Xmas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GBB-Xmas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/GBB-Xmas-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW judges Paul and Mary Berry. Credit: Courtesy of Andy Devonshire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Dec. 22, at 9 p.m.<\/strong> Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were exacting judges on the popular <strong>Great British Baking Show.<\/strong> In the <strong>Christmas Masterclass<\/strong> episode, the pair demonstrate how to create spectacular holiday treats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Dec. 31, at 10 p.m.<\/strong> Prepare for tomorrow\u2019s Viennese celebration by watching <strong>Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi<\/strong> as the host learns how to waltz.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>EVERGREENS<br \/>\nFinally, what would the season be without evergreen holiday episodes of <strong>Keeping Up Appearances<\/strong> and the <strong>Lawrence Welk Show? <\/strong>Watch them<strong> Saturday, Dec. 17 and 31.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find our complete viewing schedule for NPT and NPT2 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnpt.org\/schedule\/\">wnpt.org\/schedule.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy holidays from NPT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the most wonderful time of the year \u2013 if you love Downton Abbey, because we&#8217;re showing every episode from all six seasons over Christmas weekend. 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