The holiday season is a time when tradition takes over, including the content WQED has in store for viewers and listeners.
Whether you’re searching for Christmas specials on WQED-TV or holiday-themed tunes on WQED-FM 89.3, you will probably find something to enjoy. Here’s a complete list of WQED’s 2021 holiday programming from Dec. 3 through Jan. 2:
WQED-TV
Dec. 3
• 7 a.m. — “Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas”
• 9 a.m. — “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas”
• 10 a.m. — “Nature Cat: A Nature Carol”
• 12:30 p.m. — “Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World”
• 2:30 p.m. — “Peg + Cat + Holidays”
• 5 p.m. — “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas”
Dec. 6
• Noon — “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!”
• 7:30 p.m. — “Memories From the Table”
Dec. 7
• 7:30 a.m. — “Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas”
Dec. 8
• 1 p.m. — “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas”
Dec. 9
• 8:30 a.m. — “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas”
• 3 p.m. — “Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World”
Dec. 10
• 10 a.m. — “Nature Cat: A Nature Carol”
Dec. 12
• Noon — “A Christmas Cookie Story”
• 12:30 p.m. — “It’s Pittsburgh and a Lot of Other Stuff: Gingerbread Lane”
• 1 p.m. — “It’s Pittsburgh and a Lot of Other Stuff: I Think Santa Will Like the Sleigh”
• 1:30 p.m. — “WQED Holiday Sessions”
• 2 p.m. — “Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh”
• 3 p.m. — “Chef’s Life Holiday Special”
• 4 p.m. — “America’s Test Kitchen Special: Home for the Holidays”
• 5 p.m. — “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams”
• 6:30 p.m. — “Call the Midwife Holiday Special”
• 10:30 p.m. — “Christmas on the Danube”
Dec. 13
• 6:30 a.m. — “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas”
• 2:30 p.m. — “Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World”
• 8 p.m. — “25 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir”
• 10 p.m. — “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams”
Dec. 14
• 11:30 a.m. — “Peg + Cat + Holidays”
• 9 p.m. — “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King”
Dec. 15
• 9 a.m. — “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas”
• 8 p.m. — ”Nature: Santa’s Wild Home”
Dec. 16
• 10:30 a.m. — “Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World”
• 3:30 p.m. — “Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas”
Dec. 17
• 7:30 a.m. — “Nature Cat: A Nature Carol”
• 1 p.m. — “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas”
Dec. 19
• 7:30 p.m. — “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
• 10:30 p.m. — “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree”
Dec. 20
• 7 a.m. — “Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas”
• 9 pm — “Christmas at Belmont”
• 10 p.m. — “The B. E. Taylor Christmas Concert”
Dec. 21
• 1 p.m. — “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas”
Dec. 22
• 8 a.m. — “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas”
Dec. 23
• 10 a.m. — “Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World”
• 5 p.m. — “Nature Cat: A Nature Carol”
• 8 p.m. — “The B. E. Taylor Christmas Concert”
• 9 p.m. — “Crane Candlelight Concert 2020: Christmas Past, Christmas Present”
• 10 p.m. — “Wheaton College Christmas Festival: Through His Own Redeeming Love”
Dec. 24
• 6:30 a.m. — “Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World”
• 7:30 a.m. — “Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas”
• 9 a.m. — “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas”
• Noon — “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!”
• 1 p.m. — “Peg + Cat + Holidays”
• 2:30 p.m. — “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas”
• 4 p.m. — “Nature Cat: A Nature Carol”
• 9 p.m. — “25 Years of Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir”
• 11 p.m. — “St. Thomas Christmas Bloom Eternal”
Dec. 25
• 9 p.m. — “Call the Midwife Holiday Special”
• 10:30 p.m. — “River City Drumbeat”
Dec. 26
• 6:30 a.m. — “Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas”
• 7:30 a.m. — “Nature Cat: A Nature Carol”
• 8:30 am — “Let’s Go Luna!: Luna’s Christmas Around the World”
• 9:30 a.m. — “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas”
• 10:30 a.m. — “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas”
• Noon — “Memories from the Table”
• 1 p.m. — “The B. E. Taylor Christmas Concert”
• 2 p.m. — “WQED Presents: Live From Studio A Holiday Jam 2007”
• 4 p.m. — “River City Drumbeat”
• 5:30 p.m. — “POV Shorts”
• 6:30 p.m. — “Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas”
• 7:30 p.m. — “Call the Midwife Holiday Special”
Dec. 27
• 7:30 p.m. — “WQED Holiday Sessions 2020”
Dec. 30
• 8 p.m. — “Live From Studio A: A Holiday Jam 2005”
Jan. 1
• 8 a.m. — “London’s New Year’s Day Parade”
• 8 p.m. — “Great Performances from Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2022”
• 9:30 p.m. — “Music and The Spoken Word: New Year Wishes”
Jan. 2
• 5 p.m. – “Great Performances at the Met: New Year’s Eve Gala”
And here’s the full roundup of what to expect from WQED-FM 89.3 from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day, including a number of Hanukkah shows:
Nov. 25
• 10-11 p.m. — “The Thanksgiving Visitor”
Nov. 29
• 7-8 p.m. — “Chanukah in Story and Song 2021”
• 8-9 p.m. — “Itzhak Perlman’s Chanukah Radio Party”
Nov. 30
• 8-9 p.m. — “Candles Burning Brightly”
Dec. 1
• 7-9 p.m. — “CMU Philharmonic Live”
Dec. 2
• 7-8 p.m. — “A Taste of Chanukah”
• 8-9 p.m. — “A Chanukah Celebration with Chicago A Cappella”
Dec. 3
• 6-7 p.m. — “A Chanukah Celebration Across the Globe”
• 7-9 p.m. — “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Live”
Dec. 9
• 7-10 p.m. — “River City Brass Live”
Dec. 11
• 8-9:30 p.m. — “Heinz Chapel Choir Live”
Dec. 15
• 7-10 a.m. and 2-6 p.m. — “Jim Cunningham and Anna Singer from Pittsburgh International Airport”
Dec. 22
• 7-9 p.m. — “Pittsburgh Symphony Radio”
Dec. 23
• 6-7 p.m. — “Hollywood Holiday”
• 7-8 p.m. — “Hygge Holiday: Cozy Classics”
• 8-9 p.m. — “Polish Christmas Cheer”
Dec. 24
• 6-10 a.m. — “QED Morning Show”
• 10 a.m.-noon — “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols: Live from Kings College, Cambridge, England”
• Noon-2 p.m. — “St. Olaf Christmas Festival”
• 2-6 p.m. — “Afternoon Classics”
• 6-7 p.m. — “A Chanticleer Christmas”
• 10-11 p.m. — “A Christmas Memory”
Dec. 25
• 6-7 a.m. — “Welcome Christmas”
• 10 a.m.-noon — “River City Brass Christmas Brasstacular”
• noon- 1 p.m. — “Heinz Chapel Choir Holiday Concert”
• 5-8 p.m. — “Jim & Rick Play Holiday Classics”
• 10-midnight — “CMU Philharmonic December Concert”
Jan. 1
• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. — “New Year’s Day from Vienna”
Joshua Axelrod: jaxelrod@post-gazette.com and Twitter @jaxelburgh.
First Published: November 23, 2021, 4:19 p.m.
