HOLIDAY SPECIAL

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 @ 6:00PM

As celebrations swing into action, Poplar readies itself for Christmas 1960; a festive bus trip to see the Regent Street lights and a visit from a BBC film crew promise to make it a Christmas to remember. But it’s a difficult time of year for grieving mother Iris; bringing back memories of her long departed baby daughter. And at Nonnatus, things are tense as Sister Monica Joan determines to bring the Christmas spirit early, despite Sister Evangelina’s disgust. As the community pull together to prepare for the televised carol concert, Nonnatus is rocked when Sister Monica Joan goes missing.

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A NATION OF SCOFFLAWS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 @ 6:0PM & 11:00PM

On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution goes into effect, making it illegal to manufacture, transport or sell intoxicating liquor. Episode Two, A Nation of Scofflaws, examines the problems of enforcement, as millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight.

While a significant portion of the country is willing to adapt to the new law, others are shocked at how inconsistent the Volstead Act actually is. Many had believed that light beer would still be available, but the Act defines “intoxicating beverages” as anything containing a half of one percent of alcohol. Under these draconian terms, even sauerkraut is illegal.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 @ 11:00PM

Hosted by Grammy Award-winning country recording artist Kathy Mattea, nearly 700 student musicians join the Belmont School of Music faculty and the Nashville Children’s Choir to present this production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites. The program features the University Symphony Orchestra, Belmont Chorale, Percussion Ensemble, Musical Theatre, Jazz Ensemble, Bluegrass Ensemble and a mass choir.

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CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR

FEATURING SANTINO FONTANA AND THE MUPPETS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 @ 7:00PM

Renowned star of stage and song Santino Fontana and the Muppets® from Sesame Street® join the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for a magical holiday extravaganza. Sesame Street has been educating and entertaining the world for more than 45 years, but this concert special marks the Muppets’ first performance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. The concert includes a rendition of the classic carol from Sesame Street, “Keep Christmas With You,” “Sing a Christmas Carol” from Scrooge, “The Candy Man,” a charming medley of songs from Sesame Street programs and inspiring arrangements of sacred Christmas music.

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COLOSSEUM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 @ 11:00PM

Investigate the complex infrastructure of Rome’s Colosseum in this clip from Time Scanners. Ravaged by time and earthquakes, only parts of the Colosseum remain. The team travels 150 miles from Rome to Pozzuoli to explore another amphitheatre, with a hypogeum similar to Colosseum’s.

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SINATRA: VOICE FOR A CENTURY

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 @ 6:00PM

The New York Philharmonic celebrates the legacy of Frank Sinatra in an all-star concert hosted by Seth MacFarlane, with performances by Christina Aguilera, Chris Botti, Fantasia, Sutton Foster, Kyle Dean Massey, Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter and Sting. (90 Minutes)

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