HOLIDAY SPECIALS ALL MONTH

Start trimming the tree because this month we have plenty of programs to get you excited for the holiday season! Need some holiday music? Jane Seymour and award-winning baritone Nathan Gunn join the renowned MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA at Temple Square to sing some of the season’s best-loved

songs. Or see the rich talent from BELMONT UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC as over 400 student voices ring in the holiday season. From Iowa, 500 choristers, a symphony orchestra, thousands in the audience and glowing candlelight capture the wonder and joy of the season as Luther College’s internationally acclaimed musicians mark 32 years of sharing the seasonal gift of music with their annual Christmas concert. CHRISTMAS WITH THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR on PRIME 12/21, 12/24 @ 9 p, 12/25 @ 10 p & EXPLORE 12/25 @ 2 p CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT on PRIME 12/21 @ 10 p CHRISTMAS AT LUTHER on PRIME 12/23 @ 8 p

For more of the season of holly, ivy and...Hyacinth, enjoy Keeping Up Appearances this Christmas season. The Bucket family is involved in a medley of quirky and unexpected circumstances from a very drunken “Daddy” who is making passes at the parish ladies in the church rectory to directing a local pageant in which she chaotically plays the starring role. And stay for more Brit Wit favorites as the village of Dibley celebrates the season. KEEPING UP APPEARANCES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL on PRIME 12/22 @ 8 p VICAR OF DIBLEY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL on PRIME 12/15 @ 8 p

What’s that under the tree? Well there are some favorite programs for the kids, too! ARTHUR and his friends make preparations for perfect gifts, perfect parties and perfect family traditions for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and even “Baxter Day” (Buster and his mom’s special celebration). The only problem is, just like in real life, perfection is hard to attain, and things start to fall apart. Then the CAT who seems to know a lot about Christmas takes us on a flying Thingamajigger to help a lost reindeer find his way home to Freezeyourknees Snowland in time for Christmas.

ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS on PRIME 12/23 @ 6 p THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS! on PRIME 12/23 @ 7 p

SMELLS GOOD IN THE KITCHEN! ‘Tis the season for cooking! Let us help you warm up your kitchen with LIDIA and four very different holiday tables and traditions. Then culinary artist Carole Murko celebrates the holiday season by delving into America’s rich and diverse culinary history from the Mexican-American tradition of making tamales on Christmas Eve to the Old World custom of preparing a Christmas goose.

LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA on PRIME 12/20 @ 8 p.m.

HEIRLOOM MEALS CHRISTMAS on EXPLORE 12/22 @ 8 p.m.

UNDER THE STREET LAMPDecember 12

Wilbur Theater, Boston

CELTIC WOMENMarch 17

Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester

Call (800) 639-8408 or nhptv.org/events for tickets

TWO DOWNTON ABBEY PREVIEW SCREENINGS!

The Great War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at DOWNTON ABBEY as the new decade begins with wrenching social changes and personal crises, and this season’s guest star Shirley MacLaine! DOWNTON ABBEY Season 3 premieres January 6, 2013 on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC! Can’t wait? Then join us and other Downton Abbey fans for a preview of Season 3 at the NHPTV Broadcast Center in Durham on December 11 or Red River Theatres in Concord on December 15! Contact Terry at (603) 868-4467 to reserve your seat and for more details!

ENJOY THESE EVENTS!Proceeds benefit NHPTV’s programs & services

Have a Happy Holiday Season! December 2012

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DECEMBER AT DOWNTONIn January 2013, MASTERPIECE’s acclaimed series DOWNTON ABBEY will return for its third season. Before the new season premieres, catch up in the Crawley family saga this month. Join us for seasons one and two of this popular series and don’t miss any of the romance, drama, and turmoil upstairs or down! SERIES I AIRS on PRIME 12/2 from 1 – 8 p.m.; EXPLORE 12/3 from 8 p.m. – midnight & 12/4 @ 8 p.m.

SERIES II AIRS on PRIME Sat. @ 9 p.m.; EXPLORE Tue. @ 9 p.m.

IRANIAN AMERICANSExplore the history and lives of the Iranian American community in the United States. Beginning with the 1979 Iranian Revolution, through the mass

immigration of the Iranians to the U.S., the story of the Iranian Americans is a classic American immigrant story. IRANIAN AMERICANS AIRS 12/18 @ 9:30 p.m. on PRIME

HOLIDAYS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Start the holiday season with a favorite NH OUTLOOK program, when they visit the Currier Museum of Art for a special performance by the Manchester Choral Society. Then learn about the different holiday traditions here in NH when NH CROSSROADS celebrates Hanukkah and then attends a performance of “Christmas Revels” at the St. Johnsbury Academy. NH OUTLOOK CHRISTMAS AT THE CURRIER on EXPLORE 12/22 @ 9 p.m.NH CROSSROADS on EXPLORE 12/22 @ 9:30 p.m.

AMERICAN MASTERS JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE Uncover the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet. Founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino pioneered a new dance philosophy by daringly combining modern and traditional techniques and art with social statement, and integrating pop and rock music scores. Meet former and current Joffrey dancers, see the breakthroughs of choreographers Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean and Margo Sappington, and enjoy rare archival performance footage including excerpts from signature works Astarte, Trinity and Billboards. AIRS 12/28 @ 9 p.m. on PRIME

GREAT PERFORMANCES & LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTERTake a trip back to 1967 with The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. Featuring six classic tracks including like “I Am the Walrus,” “The Fool on the Hill” and “Your Mother Should Know,” this film was arguably ahead of its time, with a surreal dreamlike coach trip to an unknown destination. Then, drop in to Lincoln Center for some classical music, featuring the 2012 award-winning soprano Ailyn Perez, joined by baritone Gerald Finley and others in a program of favorite arias and ensembles, including selections by Verdi, Handel, Wagner and more. Finally, ring in the New Year with the New York Philharmonic in an all-star celebration of the life and work of Marvin Hamlisch. MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR 12/14 @ 10 p.m.THE RICHARD TUCKER OPERA GALA 12/20 @ 9 p.m.ONE SINGULAR SENSATION: CELEBRATING MARVIN HAMLISCH 12/31 @ 8 p.m.