GREEN=National
RED=Local
TUESDAY – DECEMBER 13
8PM | MYSTERY OF MARY MAGDALENE
The real story behind one of the Bible's most controversial figures is revealed.
9PM | CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT
Join Grammy-winning host Kathy Mattea and nearly 700 student musicians, Belmont School of Music faculty and Nashville Children’s Choir for a production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites.
THURSDAY – DECEMBER 15
7PM | MISSISSIPPI ROADS HOLIDAY SPECIAL
In this holiday special, the Roads crew travels to take part in some of our state's holiday festivities. We visit an ice skating rink in Madison featuring concerts and great fun for the family. We also explore a miniature Christmas village. Beauvoir on the Coast celebrates the holidays, and we look at a few of the displays and Christmas traditions around the state.
FRIDAY – DECEMBER 16
8PM | MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
2016 Festival of Lights in historic Provine Chapel at Mississippi College. Service of Nine Lessons and Carols featuring the Mississippi College Signers and Dr. Mark Nabholz, conductor.
Other Airings:
- Sunday, December 18 at 7PM
- Monday, December 19 at 8PM
- Saturday, December 24 at 7PM
- Sunday, December 25 at 5:30PM
- Sunday, December 25 at 11PM
MONDAY – DECEMBER 19
8PM | CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATURING LAURA OSNES AND MARTIN JARVIS
Hear Broadway star Laura Osnes, acclaimed British screen actor Martin Jarvis and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in the annual Christmas concert. Joining Osnes and Jarvis are four distinguished Metropolitan Opera soloists.
THURSDAY – DECEMBER 19
7:00PM | MISSISSIPPI ROADS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Mississippi Roads comes to you from Canton, the city of lights. The Raymond Castle is aglow in full festive glory. Trees are decorated at Merrehope in Meridian. The Deer Creek festival shares good will in the Delta, and politics are put aside as the governor's mansion celebrates the holiday season.
SATURDAY – DECEMBER 24
7PM | MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
2016 Festival of Lights in historic Provine Chapel at Mississippi College. Service of Nine Lessons and Carols featuring the Mississippi College Signers and Dr. Mark Nabholz, conductor.
SUNDAY – DECEMBER 25
11AM | CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS
CHRISTMASTIME IN NEW ORLEANS is a festive holiday special showcasing the music, sights and internationally acclaimed cuisine of New Orleans. Taped in part at the historic Saenger Theatre in downtown New Orleans, the special spotlights a concert celebrating the city's vast and unique musical influences.
3PM | CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR FEATURING LAURA OSNES AND MARTIN JARVIS
Hear Broadway star Laura Osnes, acclaimed British screen actor Martin Jarvis and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in the annual Christmas concert. Joining Osnes and Jarvis are four distinguished Metropolitan Opera soloists.
4PM | HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH THE BOSTON POPS
Celebrate the New England holiday season with the Boston Pops and Tanglewood Festival Chorus, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, performing beloved classics, including "Christmas Canticles"and "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel’s Messiah.
Filmed at historic Symphony Hall in Boston, the show features several special segments, including a performance by bass-baritone Justin Hopkins. Country superstar Sara Evans sings songs from her 2014 holiday album “At Christmas,” and Mad Men and Broadway star Robert Morse reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas” with musical accompaniment. Of course, no Holiday Pops concert would be complete without the orchestra’s signature rendition of Leroy Anderson’s "Sleigh Ride,"a piece written expressly for the Boston Pops, and a visit from the one and only Santa Claus.
6:30PM | CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Follow the Nonnatus House family to South Africa after they receive an SOS call from a mission hospital that’s understaffed, underfunded and threatened with closure. Facing tough challenges, they dig deep to save Hope Clinic and make a difference.
11:30PM | MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
2016 Festival of Lights in historic Provine Chapel at Mississippi College. Service of Nine Lessons and Carols featuring the Mississippi College Signers and Dr. Mark Nabholz, conductor.
