The Pacifica Radio Archives present: History for the Holidays, a two-part holiday special compilation from the Archives.This special broadcast comprises of two one-hour programs: the first broadcasting Tuesday, November 14 and the second on Wednesday, November 15 at 11:00 AM PST/1:00 PM CST/2:00 PM EST each. You can listen via our five Pacifica stations…
- KPFA 94.5 FM Berkeley
- KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles
- KPFT 90.1 FM Houston
- WBAI 99.5 FM New York
- WPFW 89.3 FM Washington D.C.
- …and other participating Pacifica affiliate stations!
The first hour of History for the Holidays is a compilation of the PRA’s most popular programs, newest discoveries, and holiday songs—woven with excerpts from Music for the Holidays, a compilation of holiday songs donated by prominent musicians.
Radio personality and author Studs Terkel
Highlights include the voices of Studs Terkel, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Vonnegut, Martin Luther King, Jr., Angela Davis, and Judy Chicago, including the holiday story “A Christmas Eve Truce (World War I).”
Holiday songs include the works of Jackson Browne, Holly Near, Louise Goffin, and Gaby Moreno. Listen to a sample below: “Christmas Lights” by Nancy Sanchez.
The second hour of History for the Holidays is a compilation of holiday stories, poems, and songs from the archives, with excerpts from Music for the Holidays, a compilation of Holiday songs donated by prominent musicians.
Journalist and social activist Dorothy Day
Highlights include the voices of Dorothy Day, Robert Frost reading in 1956, and the New York Kantorei at St. Michael’s Episcopal church WBAI’s Free Music Store in 1972
Holiday songs include the works of Louise Goffin, Gaby Moreno, and Holly Near with Brian Lane Green