PRX - Pieces for Topic: Holidays

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The Christmas Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
Caption: Connections host Stephen Peithman
While thoughts of Christmas music usually turn to carols and choirs, many original instrumental works have been written for the season—including on...

Bought by WUAL, Hawaii Public Radio, WUAL, WKSU, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Carol Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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George Bizet used an old Provencal carol to open his L’Arlesienne Suite. A British hymn writer borrowed the tune from a now-forgotten work by Felix...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WUAL, WUFT, KRPS, KRPS and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Let's Count Our Blessings On Labor Day
From: Dick Meister
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We owe much to organized labor.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 1
Friday is Don’t Fry Day
From: Iowa News Service
Caption: PRX default Piece image
DES MOINES, Iowa - This Friday, May 25, is "Don't Fry Day" to raise awareness about skin cancer prevention. Chuck Reed with the Iowa chapter of the...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 01:04
A Rodgers and Hart Valentine's
From: Fred Flaxman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The best of Rodgers and Hart's love songs as interpreted by some of the most famous American male and female vocalists.

Bought by WNMU-FM and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
Why Is There So Much Crappy Wine?
From: Brad Dunn
Series: What's The Juice?
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Got someone who's hard to shop for? This holiday edition of What's The Juice? suggests the perfect bottle for family, friends, or any special event.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 55:21
Helping people deal with post traumatic stress
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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Dr. Julian Ford has a program and a grant targeted to help veterans deal with post traumatic stress syndrome. Dr. Ford's research, clinical work, a...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 49:40
Traditional Italian: Signature Dishes and Regional Tastes
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Food and wine in a typical Italian table, Credit: World Food and Wine
We continue this week's celebration of Carnevale with an exploration of Italian food and wine with guests Julia della Croce, award-winning author o...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 11:06
Masks, Confetti, and Dance: Carnevale!
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Carnival di Viareggio, Credit: Lexiophiles
Join us for this week's annual salute to Carnivale and the season of Lent in Italy with special guests Gianni Miradoli, president and CEO of Centra...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:40
LABOR DAY: SAFETY FIRST
From: Dick Meister
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Unions are marking Labor Day with high hopes that the Obama administration will move to finally lessen the severe on-the-job hazards facing U.S. wo...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 04:20
Songs of Joy and Peace: The Yo-Yo Ma Holiday Party
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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Celebrate the Holidays with Yo-Yo Ma and his friends

Bought by KNAU, North Country Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 27
Virtuoso Voices - Canadian Brass (Off We Jingle)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: The Canadian Brass
Jingle Bells – what could be more familiar at Christmas time? Arranger Howard Cable made a new version of Jingle Bells that Canadian Brass tuba pl...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: :20
Virtuoso Voices - Erich Kunzel (Stand Up Ballet)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops recorded the Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. Although it's a staple of the holiday season, conductor Erich Kunzel ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2007
  • Length: :18
Compact Discoveries 29: Variations on Very Familiar Tunes
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Variations on Auld Lang Syne and other familiar melodies for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day programming.

Bought by KUNM, WUAL, KENW, KAMU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2006
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 16
Holiday Loan-Sharking
From: Charles Lane
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A new lending product offers quick cash for the holidays but comes with a hefty price tag

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1
Compact Discoveries 25: A Symphony for Santa Claus
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Fred Flaxman presents the delightful "Santa Claus Symphony" by William Henry Fry.

Bought by WUAL, WMNR, KENW, KRPS, KENW and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 21
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (Messiah Twist)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Recycling one's own music was a common practice in Handel's day. Interestingly, or strangely, one of the best known choruses from Handel's Messiah...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 3
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (Messiah 360)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There's a longstanding debate over the appropriate time of year to perform Handel's "Messiah." With its Christmas and Easter messages, is it more ...

Bought by WKYU, WITF, New England Public Media, KISU, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 5
Virtuoso Voices - Martin Pearlman (Early American Christmas)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Some of America's earliest classical music came from the Moravians, a German Protestant sect, who settled in isolated regions of Pennsylvania and N...

Bought by WITF, New England Public Media, and KWAX


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 3
What's the Word? Images of the American Self
From: Modern Language Association
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the "American self," from Puritans to successful businessmen to changing roles for women.

Bought by WLIW, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KDUR and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2006
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 6
Foreign Priests in America (59 and 54 minute versions)
From: Charles Lane
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The Problems with importing priests as a stop gap to the priest shortage (59, 54, 29 minute versions)

Bought by KUNM and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2006
  • Length: 01:02:38
  • Purchases: 2
Compact Discoveries 96: Classically Irish
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Irish folk tunes turned into orchestral music by Leroy Anderson, Victor Herbert, Frank Bridge and Hamilton Harty.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KENW, KTRL, KUCO and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 28
Ghost Stories and Personal Narrative
From: Michael Kraskin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
All about ghost stories with a spooky score

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KALW, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, KUT and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2005
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 8
Labor Day: It Began in San Francisco
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Despite what the official histories say, Labor Day actually was first observed in San Francisco.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, WTJU, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 4
Commentary: Labor's Day -- and Yours
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary on how working life would be much harder and far less rewarding were it not for organized labor.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WTIP, WSLR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 10