Christmas Day holiday programming, Santa's Helpers Inc, Celebrating Chanukah, Kwanzaa and more
St. Louis on Stage &
A Very St. Louis Holiday
Celebrate this Christmas with all your holiday favorites! HEC Media and 5 On Your Side have teamed up to bring you local performances and heartwarming St. Louis holiday stories, airing at 4 AM, 5 AM, and 6 AM on Christmas morning on Channel 5.
Santa’s Helpers Inc
Santa’s Helpers Inc. is a 100% volunteer-based non-profit organization serving St. Louis’s under-resourced and seriously ill children since December 1968.
Celebrating Chanukah
Learn about the history and meaning of Chanukah and how this celebration helps light transform darkness.
Kwanzaa Celebration at St. Louis Art Museum
The Saint Louis Art Museum’s free annual Kwanzaa Celebration returns on Saturday, December 28th, 2024.
Christmas with C.S. Lewis
Actor and St. Louis native Gregory Williams Welsch returns to his hometown as part of a national tour of a one-man show called “Christmas with C.S. Lewis.”
The Original Rockettes
The Radio City Rockettes are a New York City holiday tradition, but a great niece of one of the original “Rockets” shares how the group started in St. Louis.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
This week on Spotlight: discover the St. Louis roots of the world-famous Rockettes, explore how holiday traditions have evolved over time, and experience a one-man show that traces C.S. Lewis’s journey from atheist to devout Christian. Plus, get a sneak peek at the St. Louis Art Museum's free annual Kwanzaa celebration, meet the Jewish Santa Claus behind one of the city's largest holiday toy giveaways, and learn about the lasting legacy of St. Louis’s historic McShane Bell Company.
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