USA: ETV Radio presents holiday specials

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By IVY MOORE 
Item Features Editor 
ivym@theitem.com

Traditions are always a big part of the holiday season, and South Carolina's ETV and ETV Radio have already presented many Christmas specials. 

A tradition within the programming is Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Christmas Special.

Saturday at 8 p.m., McPartland will swing in the holiday season with an impressive roster of guests from past seasons. She's got a lot to choose from, as "Piano Jazz" is the longest continuously running program on National Public Radio. More than 500 jazz artists — not just pianists — have appeared on McPartland's show. McPartland and her guests from seasons past share their favorite memories and perform Christmas classics and original holiday tunes. Guest artists include George Shearing, Tony DeSare and Dena DeRose.

Other seasonal programs to be broadcast on ETV Radio include:

  8 p.m. Monday and 7 p.m. Wednesday — Carolina Concerts: Handel's Messiah as performed by the Greenville Chorale and the Greenville Symphony Orchestra.

  7 p.m. Tuesday — Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs: A joyful celebration of the schools' tradition of singing excellence, with their trademark mixture of spirituals and carols. 

  8 p.m. Tuesday — A Paul Winter Solstice Concert: A dynamic musical celebration held in New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, featuring gospel singer Theresa Thomason. 

  7 p.m. Wednesday — Carolina Concerts: Christmas Across the Palmetto State — Hear seasonal songs from a variety of South Carolina groups.

  9 p.m. Wednesday — Choirs and Carols: An NPR Christmas — NPR's World of Opera host Lisa Simeone spotlights musicians from around the world, including Trio Medieval, Riga Dom Boys Choir, Pittsburgh Brass, and Trio Voronezh. 

  10 a.m. Thursday — A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols: Michael Barone, host of American Public Media's Pipedreams, presents this live special from the chapel of King's College in Cambridge, England. Biblical readings and music are performed by the 30-voice King's College Choir. 

  7 p.m. Thursday — Carolina Christmas: Country artist Kathy Mattea hosts this joyous celebration of Appalachian folk traditions and other styles native to the Carolinas.

  9 p.m. Thursday — Christmas Around the Country: Holiday music from churches, concert halls, auditoriums, and town halls from coast to coast. 

  6 p.m. Dec. 27 — Season's Greetings from Thistle and the Shamrock presenting lively Celtic music.

Source: http://www.theitem.com/article/20091219/ITNEWS01/712199926/-1/ITNEWS

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