Hear your favorite holiday songs performed by local musicians this Christmas! HEC has arranged some of the best live music from our archives for this show, including performances by the 442s, the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra, Brian Owens, St. Louis Blues' Anthem Singer Charles Glenn, and the Kirkwood Children’s Chorale.
This presentation will air at 12pm and 1pm on Christmas Eve and at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm on Christmas Day on Channel 5.
STL Christmas Carols Association
The St. Louis Christmas Carols Association has been sharing seasonal tradition and song for over a century! Founded by Businessman William Danforth 1911, this group has remained dedicated to spreading cheer all around the city.
Garden Glow 10th Anniversary
Visitors to Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden will be enchanted by over two million lights covering a mile long walking trail. There are also new installations to enjoy as well as returning favorites.
One on One with Buzz Bissinger
Buzz Bissinger is a Pulitzer Prize winner, author of Friday Night Lights, and journalist for The New York Times Magazine and Vanity Fair. In this conversation with HEC's Rod Milam he discusses his new book The Mosquito Bowl.
On Show at Soulard Art Gallery
The Art of Whimsy is Soulard Art Gallery's new exhibit bringing together works by St. Louis regional artists that’ll lift your spirits and bring a smile to your face. It's the perfect destination to inspire a bit of levity in this stressful time of year.
Celebrating Chanukah
Tonight is the second night of Chanukah, the Jewish wintertime “festival of lights.” In this piece produced by HEC's Julie Winkle, we explore the origins and modern customs of this eight day long celebration.
Watch Spotlight every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 11
In this week's episode, the story of a priceless bible that used to belong to one of the best known classical musicians of all time, a group spreading holiday cheer and good will for over 100 years, inside Chanukah and it's traditions, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Missouri Botanical Garden Glow, an author offering a new perspective to "It's A Wonderful Life," a look at the 2022 Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo, and a holiday medley by the Town and Country Symphony Orchestra.
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