December 2025 Holiday Specials on KWBU
DECEMBER 11th
11am - Sharing Traditions and Carols of Christmas
(also airs 8pm Dec. 23rd and 11am on Christmas Day)
The holiday season is a time spent with family and friends – making memories and starting traditions. Join us for sharing traditions and carols of Christmas – a local favourite featuring seasonal music alongside engaging conversation with the
DECEMBER 15th
8pm - Candles Burning Brightly
A new, delightful hour for everyone to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights! Hosted by Mindy Ratner, Candles Burning Brightly features lots of music from Jewish communities worldwide, a hilarious lesson on preparing a classic Hanukkah dish, and a timeless and touching holiday story that brings light into every home.
DECEMBER 19th
10am - Broadway on the Brazos Christmas Special
(also airs Dec.21 at 7pm and Christmas Day at 5pm)
Celebrate the season with Broadway on the Brazos! Our holiday episode, hosted by KWBU's Beth Richards, brings the magic of Broadway to your festivities with a collection of songs that capture the spirit of Christmas. From timeless classics to unexpected gems, discover how Broadway has embraced the holidays with heartwarming melodies, playful tunes, and unforgettable stories. Perfect for adding a theatrical touch to your holiday celebrations!
DECEMBER 20th
6pm - Malcolm Foster's Yuletide Jamboree!
(also airs Christmas Day at 3pm)
Tired of the same old Christmas music, year in, year out? Looking for something...different? Then join Malcolm Foster for his Yuletide Jamboree! An hour of British Christmas quirks and a selection of festive songs that you're not likely to encounter in the wild.
DECEMBER 24th
9am - Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols presents your audience with an opportunity to share in a live, worldwide Christmas Eve broadcast of a service of Biblical readings, carols, and related seasonal Classical music.
This special will be presented by one of the world’s foremost choirs of men and boys and performed in an acoustically and architecturally renowned venue, the 500-year-old Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, England.
11am - A Chanticleer Christmas
(also airs 2pm on Christmas Day)
The beloved, Grammy-winning men’s chorus brings its “rich, intricately blended sound” (The Washington Post) to its signature holiday celebration. The centuries-spanning program ranges from Renaissance masterworks to roof-raising spirituals.
6pm - KWBU'S Adaptation of A Christmas Carol
(also airs 12pm on Christmas Day)
A Christmas Classic produced for radio by KWBU’s Beth Richards with the cast featuring voices you know from KWBU – both staff and volunteers. See if you recognize David Smith, Robert Darden, Ross Burns and others in the holiday special.
DECEMBER 25th
12am to 11am - Classical Christmas
11am - Sharing Traditions and Carols of Christmas
12pm - KWBU'S Adaptation of A Christmas Carol
1pm - Carols, Christmas and Candlelight
2pm - A Chanticleer Christmas
3pm - Malcolm Foster's Yuletide Jamboree
4pm - David and Art Jazz Holiday Jazz 2023 Revisited
David Smith, host of David and Art, has pulled together an hour of spectacular jazzy holidays tunes. In addition to great music, David will share stories and fun facts about the music that will put a pep in your step this holiday season.
5pm - Broadway on the Brazos Christmas Special
6pm - I Hear America Singing Holiday Edition
From the KWBU archives we feature a holiday program with Ross Burn and a playlist of traditional and not-so-traditional seasonal songs.
7pm - SHOUT! A Black Gospel Christmas with Robert Darden
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments host Robert Darden hosts this holiday program highlighting some of the best in black gospel Christmas music.
8pm - Return to regular programming
8pm - Jazz Happening Now
9pm - Jazz Night in America