We’re officially in the holiday season so we wanted to highlight some of our favorite shows — tune in, stream now or get extended access to shows with TPT Passport. Prepare for your holiday meals, enjoy some seasonal music or get lost in the holiday season with your favorite characters.
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SPOTLIGHT
A St. Thomas Christmas: Bloom Eternal
TPT 2 Tuesday, Dec. 21 & Friday, Dec. 24
This special celebrates the Advent and Christmas season by drawing from both the familiar traditional carols and innovative contemporary selections.
America’s Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays
TPT LIFE Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 8:30 p.m.
This holiday season, we’re bringing you a very special hour-long holiday-themed episode. The hour-long special features five of the test kitchen’s favorite holiday recipes, including new twists on classic holiday fare such as Turkey En Cocotte and Beef Tenderloin.
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All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
TPT LIFE Saturday, Dec. 11 or watch anytime with TPT Passport
Out of the violence a silence, then a song. A German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing “Stille Nacht.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music, peace. A remarkable true story, told in the words and songs of the men who lived it.
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Welcome Christmas with VocalEssence
TPT LIFE Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.
VocalEssence — the choral powerhouse — sings the holiday spirit with a new Welcome Christmas concert for our COVID-19 times. From the historic Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, MN.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
TPT 2 Sunday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Feeling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the gang’s holiday play. Can he overcome his friends’ preference for dancing over acting, find the “perfect” tree, and discover the true meaning of Christmas?
20 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
TPT 2 Monday, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m.
Former Tabernacle Choir guest artist and Tony Award-winner, Brian Stokes Mitchell, is back to remember and relive twenty years of inspiring Christmas concerts.
Music for the Holidays
TPT LIFE Sunday, Dec. 19 at 3 p.m.
Music For The Holidays unites the Minnesota community through soul-stirring music while fostering togetherness. Each year, Minnesotans enjoy the musical stylings of local and national artists, musicians, choirs, and dance groups. What makes the event so special is that it unites individuals and families from all walks of life through shared uplifting moments of holiday music.
Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas
TPT 2 Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 9 p.m.
Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas — from carols to gift-giving, feasting and drinking — was just as popular 500 years ago, with some surprising Tudor twists.
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The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: A New Song of Grace and Truth
TPT 2 Friday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m.
Experience the St. Olaf Christmas Festival, one of the oldest musical celebrations of Christmas in the United States. Led by five conductors, it features more than 500 student musicians who are members of the college’s world-renowned choirs and orchestra.
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Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
TPT 2 Friday, Dec. 24 at 9 p.m.
The American Pops Orchestra presents an evening celebrating the entire iconic album of holiday classics. This 60-minute performance stars host and vocalist Vanessa Williams with appearances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Norm Lewis, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Nova Payton, Dave Detwiler and Morgan James.
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Handel’s Messiah with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
TPT LIFE Saturday, Dec. 25 at 7 p.m.
For generations, Handel’s Messiah has been one of classical music’s greatest holiday traditions. Enjoy The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s performance featuring conductor Jeanette Sorrell, an all-star roster of vocal soloists, and renowned vocal ensemble, The Singers.
Stories from the Stage: Holiday Spirit
Top storytellers share stories that conjure the holiday spirit. David Dean Bottrell discovers his passion after stealing the school play’s spotlight; Andrea Kamens’s bright menorah cuts through the darkness of anti-semitism; and Joe Charnitski tries to break a nightmare-before-Christmas bad luck streak.
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Cook’s Country: Holiday Feast
Test cook Ashley Moore shows host Bridget Lancaster how to make a Crumb-Crusted Rack of Lamb that is perfect for the holidays. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried shows host Julia Collin Davison his top picks for electric knives. Finally, test cook Christie Morrison shows Julia how to make a show-stopping Brussels Sprout Gratin.
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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television: Holiday Entertaining
Explore the best recipes for holiday entertaining. Milk Street Cook Matthew Card and Christopher Kimball prepare an Argentinian-Style Stuffed Pork Loin with Chimichurri, a layered and filling dinner. Then Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce whips up a buttery and rich French Walnut Tart, an elevated take on the classic American pecan pie.
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Craft in America: Celebration Episode
Discover the role craft plays in our winter holiday traditions, rituals, and festivities. Featuring lion dancers and float builders for San Francisco’s acclaimed Chinese New Year Parade, artists in Michigan making ceramics for the holidays at Pewabic (Detroit) and Motawi Tileworks (Ann Arbor), Kwanzaa celebrations with artists in Chicago and Oakland, and Christmas card making with Yoshiko Yamamoto.
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