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holiday specials
Celebrate the holiday season with Arizona PBS
Join Arizona PBS as we celebrate the joy and wonder of the holiday season. Enjoy a festive lineup of heartwarming programs and captivating stories with holiday enthusiasts and behind-the-scenes looks at cherished seasonal traditions.
Playlist 48
‘Playlist 48’ is back for a third season, starting with melodic tones to set a festive mood
Dec. 14
“Playlist 48” season 3 promises to be melodic and mesmerizing, smooth and soulful, starting with Arizona-based saxophonist J. White. In this inaugural episode, White plays two enchanting Christmas songs that bring the holiday spirit to life. His warm, melodic tones and heartfelt interpretations set the perfect festive mood. Enjoy a preview, then learn more about the upcoming season.
holiday special
Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
Broadway star Michael Maliakel and beloved actress Lesley Nicol (“Downton Abbey”) inspire all of us in a holiday special that weaves Christmas classics with the story of Victor Hugo to show that opening our hearts to all is the true meaning of the season. Stream for free with Arizona PBS Passport or catch its broadcast premiere at 7 p.m. on December 17.
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Holiday Specials
Call the Midwife
Dec. 25
Catch up with four Holiday Specials as we count down the days until the Dec. 25 premiere of the newest Holiday Special!
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Ball and Vase
Dec. 24
When an ailing, elderly professor and magician learns his grandson will not be visiting for Christmas, he struggles to reconnect with the world one last time by attempting to perform at a local pub.
Holiday treats
Holiday special
Ohio Mart — Holiday Gingerbread
Learn about the famous Gertrude Seiberling holiday gingerbread at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens. The gingerbread is exclusive to Stan Hywet Hall and Garden’s Ohio Mart and Deck the Halls.
Activities for kids
Crafts for Kids
Woodland Creature Ornaments
Make adorable DIY woodland creature ornaments; a fun craft and gift idea for a wide range of ages!
kids
City Island
Take part in a fun adventure in City Island Park as they get ready for Sparkle Day, their favorite holiday. On the hunt for the perfect Sparkle Day gift, Windy’s family celebrates Cold Breeze Day. Let’s head to the holiday fair in City Island Park for some festive inspiration.
Celebrate Hanukkah
Hanukkah
Jewish Journey: America
Trace Jewish immigration to the U.S. through the centuries. Interviews with top scholars in Jewish history, notable Jewish-American writers, and many immigrants themselves detail the varied stories of migration through the last five centuries, with a rarely explored look at the actual journeys to get here.
Craft in America
Meet menorah maker Susan Garson
Ceramic artist Susan Garson utilizes hand building along with her skills as a painter to create functional objects in clay. Garson demonstrates how to build your own menorah to celebrate the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.
Hanukkah
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
For most of America’s history, sacred buildings represented our greatest feats of innovative engineering and artistic design. For a time, America’s tallest structure and its largest-capacity building were churches, and a Maryland church organ was the most complex machine. Unlock the elements of design that make these structures so fascinating and unveil the meaning in religious architecture.
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