| Saturday - December 8, 2007 |
| 9:00 am |
WYES |
Christmas in New Orleans |
WYES & Peggy Scott Laborde looks at Mr. Bingle, downtown New Orleans Christmas decorations, rare snowfalls, bonfires along the Mississippi River, the Centanni home Christmas displays, and more; sharing local Christmas memories are Irma Thomas, Deacon John, author Anne Rice, former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu, historian Sally Kittredge Reeves, artist George Schmidt, etc. repeats at 9:00 pm |
| 10:30 am |
WYES |
Along Lake Pontchartrain |
Crabbing on the seawall, riding the Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach, dining at Bruning's and Fitzgerald's Restaurants, and more; with comments from Carlton Dufrechou, Chef John Besh, Dr. John, Eddie L. Sapir, Deacon John Moore, Frank Davis, and others |
| 8:00 pm |
GMC |
Christmas at Union Station |
an hour of seasonal and sacred holiday music from Take 6 and Trin-i-tee 5:7 |
| 1:05 am |
Encore Drama |
Make It Funky!see more
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historic concert taped at the Saenger Theatre in 2004; with Allen Toussaint, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Earl Palmer, funky Meters, Irma Thomas, Irvin Mayfield, Ivan Neville, Kermit Ruffins, Jon Cleary, Lloyd Price, Monk Boudreaux, the Neville Brothers, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Snooks Eaglin, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, and others |
| Monday - December 10, 2007 |
| 11:30 am |
BET |
Access Granted |
go behind the scenes of Birdman's video for "100 Million" featuring Lil' Wayne |
| 5:00 pm |
BET |
106 & Park |
Birdman album release interview ("5 Star Stunna"), and performance with Lil' Wayne |
| 7:00 pm |
PBS /
WYES 12 |
Jazz at Lincoln Center - Red Hot Holiday Stomp |
annual holiday concert features JALC director and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leading an evening of joyous music; joining Marsalis are Wycliffe Gordon, Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Victor Goines, Joe Temperley, "Papa" Don Vappie, Reginald Veal, Dan Nimmer and Herlin Riley, who will bring Big Easy-style holiday cheer to the Big Apple; show will also feature the broadcast premiere of "Music, Deep Rivers In My Soul," a collaboration between Marsalis and Maya Angelou, inspired by an original poem by the celebrated poet; repeats on WYES at 12:00 am & 3:00 am |
| Tuesday - December 18, 2007 |
| 12:00 pm |
FUSE |
Later... with Jools Holland |
performances from The Killers, Lucinda Williams, Air Traffic, Lulu, Richard Hawley, Sara Tavares, and Cherry Ghost (repeats at 4:00 pm) |
| 8:00 pm |
GAC |
Holiday Notes From Home |
a holiday salute to our troops with music from Aaron Neville, Lonestar and Take 6, accompanied by the band of the U.S. Air Force and the Air Force Strings; taped at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville (repeats at 12:00 am) |
| 8:00 pm |
WUPL 54 |
Christmas Glory: Music in the Key of Love |
celebrate the music of the holiday season with Al Jarreau, Brian McKnight, Wynton Marsalis and others |
| Monday - December 24, 2007 |
| 7:00 am |
Comedy |
MADtv |
Harry Connick, Jr. hosts & performs in this special Christmas episode from 1996 (see episode review) |
| 7:00 pm |
WYES |
Christmas in New Orleans |
WYES & Peggy Scott Laborde looks at Mr. Bingle, downtown New Orleans Christmas decorations, rare snowfalls, bonfires along the Mississippi River, the Centanni home Christmas displays, and more; sharing local Christmas memories are Irma Thomas, Deacon John, author Anne Rice, former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu, historian Sally Kittredge Reeves, artist George Schmidt, etc. repeats at 9:00 pm |
| 9:00 pm |
GAC |
Holiday Notes From Home |
a holiday salute to our troops with music from Aaron Neville, Lonestar and Take 6, accompanied by the band of the U.S. Air Force and the Air Force Strings; taped at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville (repeats at 1:00 am) |
| Tuesday - December 25, 2007 |
| 10:00 am |
GAC |
Holiday Notes From Home |
a holiday salute to our troops with music from Aaron Neville, Lonestar and Take 6, accompanied by the band of the U.S. Air Force and the Air Force Strings; taped at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville |
| 1:00 pm |
WYES |
Christmas in New Orleans |
WYES & Peggy Scott Laborde looks at Mr. Bingle, downtown New Orleans Christmas decorations, rare snowfalls, bonfires along the Mississippi River, the Centanni home Christmas displays, and more; sharing local Christmas memories are Irma Thomas, Deacon John, author Anne Rice, former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu, historian Sally Kittredge Reeves, artist George Schmidt, etc. repeats at 9:00 pm |
| Monday - December 31, 2007 |
| 10:00 pm |
BET |
106 & Party |
BET rings in 2008 with performances from Hurricane Chris, Lil' Boosie, Webbie, Foxx, DJ Khaled, Soulja Boy, Bow Wow, Omarion, T Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Cassidy, Mims, and Swizz Beats |
| 10:30 pm |
WYES |
New Orleans That Was |
nostalgic look back at Pontchartrain Beach, New Basin Canal, old Canal Street streetcars, Claiborne Avenue, etc; includes interview with Allen Toussaint, old Mardi Gras Indian clips, and more (rerun) |
| 11:30 pm |
WYES |
Bourbon Street: The Neon Strip (1993) |
a look at the infamous street starting with its noble birth to its more earthy existence today; performance clips include Papa Celestin, Sharkey Bonano, Al Hirt and Chris Owens; interview clips include Danny Barker, Al Hirt, Chris Owens, and Lindy Boggs |
", made famous by pianist Professor Longhair; Dr. John's childhood memories of Mardi Gras; pianist/composer Allen Toussaint's childhood memories that inspired him to write his Grammy winning song, "Southern Nights"; a profile of pianist David Torkanowsky, and a feature on contemporary music group Astral Project (rerun)