Thursday, December 21, 2006

Still the season...

As we head into the annual Christmas weekend, WPT is your place to find many great holiday programs. International celebrations, musical extravaganzas and dramatic presentations can all be found throughout the regular primetime schedule, as well as specially scheduled broadcasts on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Be more Tuned In has compiled a few highlights below. For a handy complete list of WPT's holiday programming, visit this site.

Renowned operatic star Renee Fleming joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for their annual Christmas concert from Salt Lake City. Together they perform Christmas favorites, including "What Child Is This," I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "Joy to the World." Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Renee Fleming and Claire Bloom airs in primetime at 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 24. It also has a late-night airing at 11 p.m. Thursday (tonight).

Rick Steves takes viewers to Europe to explore the many ways its different countries celebrate the holidays in Rick Steves' European Christmas. Airing at 1 p.m., Sunday, the program is filled with the sights and sounds of European Christmas celebrations - many which will be unfamiliar to Americans. Steves offers the opportunity to view the different traditions through the eyes of children, peasants and trendy citizens in this vibrant show.

At 4:30 p.m., Monday, WPT presents a new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. Starring Juliet Stevenson, Kenneth Walsh and the voice of Patrick Stewart, this innovative production melds live-action footage with stunningly animated background visuals to create an enchanting environment. A complete English translation of Andersen's original fairy tale can be found here.

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