Celebrate the Season

On the Bach Hour, angels bring shepherds through the night to a scene of peaceful warmth in the second of Bach's six-part narrative for the season, in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

On The Bach Hour, the first of the composer's six-part narrative for the season expresses joy, doubt, and wonder in a concert performance led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Sunday, December 22, 20197:00pmOn WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival, Ensemble Correspondances performs an evening of Christmas and…

Saturday, December 21, 20198:00 PMIn an encore broadcast, Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Bach's six-part…

Ottorino Respighi’s ballet “La Boutique Fantasque” sits at the glorious intersection where “The Nutcracker” meets “Toy Story.”Based on piano pieces by…

The Leipzig composer's seasonal sacred masterpiece offers choices and challenges familiar to the modern media age.

Marc-Antoine Charpentier's noëls and pastorales embody an uncommonly beautiful experience of the Christmas season.Charpentier was a busy composer in Paris…

Sunday, December 15, 20197:00pmIn one of Boston's great holiday traditions, Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops in holiday music spanning the…

Saturday, December 14, 20198:00 PMIn an encore broadcast showcasing one of the centerpieces of Russian orchestral grace, Andris Nelsons conducts the BSO…

Neglectful parents, an evil witch, and children who don't know the risk of taking candy from strangers -- all things considered, Hansel and Gretel is a pretty sinister story. So why is it so popular during the holidays?