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WVIA-FM program jazzes up holidays &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The 14th edition of ``Christmas Music: The Jazz Feeling'' will be broadcast
on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WVIA-FM (89.9)Written and produced by Andrew Sordoni, the program provides
Northeastern Pennsylvania, as well as 100 public radio stations across the
nation, with nationally acclaimed jazz artists playing their renditions of
holiday music. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the many years past, "Christmas Music: The Jazz Feeling" has featured
such guest artists as: Milt Hinton, Michael Moore, Flip Phillips, the Steve
Allen Trio, John Bunch and Joe Williams. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 This year's WVIA-FM special- broadcast Sunday and Wednesday at 7 p.m.- will
feature saxophonist Joe Temperley, who has performed with bands led by artists
such as Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Joe Henderson and Duke Ellington. Temperley
now performs with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Other artists featured this year will be John Bunch, Eddie Higgins, Lew Del
Gatto, John Pizzarelli and the Nat Adderley Quintet. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Other Christmas and Hanukkah specials on WVIA-FM this year will include: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 MONDAY &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 1:30 p.m.- "St. Olaf Christmas Festival Concert~." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 10 p.m.- "The Paul Winter Consort: Winter Solstice Celebration." The 18th
annual Winter solstice concert from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine this
year features virtuoso guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves, the percussion orchestra
Pe de Bol and uillean pipes player Davy Spillane. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TUESDAY &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 2 p.m.- "The Hanukkah Story." A rich tapestry of sacred and secular music
for the season sung by the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, narrated by Theodore
Bikel. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 7 p.m.- "Jazz Guitar Christmas 2." Cartoonist and guitar lover Gary Larson
hosts this program presenting some of the finest jazz guitar players in a
program of holiday favorites. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WEDNESDAY &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 9 a.m.- "News of Great Joy." His Majestie's Clerkes, one of America's
leading a cappella vocal ensembles in a program of Christmas music spanning
four centuries. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 10 a.m.- "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols." Live from King's College,
Cambridge, England, comes a service of music and readings for Christmastide. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 11:30 a.m.- "The 14th Annual Messiah Sing-Along" with the Robert Dale
Chorale and members of the community. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 1 p.m.- "A Renaissance Christmas." From St. Paul's Church in Knightsbridge,
London, the BBC Singers and conductor Bo Holten are joined be the Rose Consort
of Viols for music by English composers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 2 p.m.- The Virgin Consort~ From New York's Church of St. Mary the Virgin,
Kyler Brown directs a vocal ensemble and instrumentalists in a program that
features music by Francis Poulenc and Daniel Pinkham. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 3 p.m.- "Carols for Christmas." Readings and songs from around the British
Isles, featuring the Taverner Consort, Choir and Players. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 4 p.m.- "Home for the Holidays." Instrumental arrangements of favorite
carols performed by the Eaken Piano Trio. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 7 p.m.- "Christmas Music: the Jazz Feeling." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 8 p.m.- "A Prairie Home Companion Christmas Eve." Garrison Keillor and the
gang help us celebrate with music and storytelling. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 10 p.m.- "Sonic Seasonings: An Echoes Holiday Soundscape." Centering this
years program is Japanese synthesist Kitaro. Also featured are guitarist
William Ackerman and Celtic harpist Lisa Lynne. "Sonic Seasonings" conjures a
winter landscape with a range of evocative contemporary music. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 THURSDAY &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 9 a.m.- "Echoes of Christmas." The annual holiday concert by the Dale
Warland Singers. In addition to traditional carols in new arrangements the
ensemble premieres a new carols by Kenneth Jennings and Steve Barnett. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 11 a.m.- "A Star in the East." The acclaimed ensemble Anonymous 4 presents
a program of chant and polyphony from medieval Hungary. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Noon- "Christmas with the Philadelphia Singers." The 11th annual choral
celebration, featuring hymns, carols and John Rutter's "Gloria." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 1 p.m.- "Winter Scenes American Style." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 2 p.m.- "Welcome Christmas." Philip Brunelle and the musicians of the
Plymouth Music Series present "A European Christmas." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 4 p.m. "Christmas at the Pops." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 7 p.m.- "Jazz Piano Christmas 8." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 8 p.m.- "Vocal Kaleidoscopes." The glories of the human voice are featured
in this gala Christmas concert with some of America's finest a cappella
ensembles including The Bobs, The Persuasions, SoVoSo and The Blenders. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 FRIDAY &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 11 a.m.- "Peter and Wendy." Turn off the television and gather the kids
around the radio for this adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic fantasy "Peter
Pan," featuring Roddy McDowell, Samantha Eggar and William Wyndom. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Noon- "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol." Award-winning actor, director and
playwright Tom Mula performs his version of Scrooge's ordeal, told from the
point-of-view of the true star of the story: Marley's Ghost! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 1 p.m.- "Hanukkah Lights." NPR's Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz present
readings appropriate for the holiday season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 2 p.m.- "Baroque Alive!" Baroque rhythms, delicately sculpted vocal lines
and a kaleidoscope of choral sounds in a program featuring music of Vivaldi
and Scarlatti. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 7 p.m.- "Bright Christmas." Up-tempo j~azz renderings of holiday favorites. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Seated from the left are Joe Temperley, saxophonist and guest artist; Hank
O'Neal, jazz historian; narrator Bill Kelly, narrator; and Andrew Sordoni,
writer/producer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wvia-fm Program Jazzes Up Holidays The 14th Edition Of ``christmas Music: The Jazz Feeling'' Will Be Broadcast On Wvia-fm (89.9).