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Christmas at Belmont (2011)

Taped at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, this concert features nearly 700 student musicians joining the Belmont School of Music faculty and the Nashville Children’s Choir in an annual production of traditional carols, classical masterworks, world music and light-hearted seasonal favorites.

Christmas at Concordia — Journey to Bethlehem

In this new special, nationally recognized composer and conductor René Clausen of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota re-imagines Christmas, taking viewers of all faiths and traditions on a musical journey.

Christmas at St. Olaf

This new production of one of the nation’s most highly acclaimed annual musical celebrations marks the 100th anniversary of the annual Christmas Festival from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.

Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring David Archuleta and Michael York

Pop star David Archuleta and actor Michael York join the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir in an energetic Christmas celebration recorded before an audience of 80,000 people.

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas

The curious little monkey embarks on his first holiday adventure in this special. George and The Man with the Yellow Hat are preparing for Christmas, when they encounter a dilemma — neither can figure out what to give the other for a present.

Great Performances: Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker

San Francisco Ballet’s production of the beloved Nutcracker, reset during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition, introduces “Dance in America” viewers to Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan.

Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2011

Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the third year to host the festive annual New Year’s celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst from Vienna’s Musikverein.

L.A. Holiday Celebration

This program is a highlight version of the six-hour Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration that took place in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center on Christmas Eve 2009.

Nature: Christmas in Yellowstone

From the unique crystals of individual snowflakes to the grand sweep of Yellowstone’s Hayden Valley, this is a Christmas like no other.

A Renaissance Christmas

Chicago’s celebrated Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass presents the soaring sounds of the holiday season.

Shalom Sesame — Chanukah: The Missing Menorah

It’s time to celebrate Chanukah in Israel as Grover and other familiar faces from “Sesame Street” help a girl find her missing menorah before sunset.