Maine Public Holiday Programming Schedule
Maine Public has curated a delightful schedule of new and traditional holiday programming across all of our platforms offering our listeners and viewers a wide array of programs to enjoy from Thanksgiving through the New Year.
Looking for music to accompany your holidays and gatherings? We have just the thing. The Maine Public Classical Holiday Stream is available online, 24 hours a day, for your listening pleasure!
MAINE PUBLIC TV
HOLIDAY PROGRAMS ON MAINE PUBLIC TELEVISION
| AIR DATE | TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| December 1 at 3:00 am | All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas in the Dales | Celebrate the heartwarming MASTERPIECE series with clips and behind-the-scenes memories of its Christmas finales. Experience the kindness, empathy and love in the magical village of Darrowby and the stunning Yorkshire Dales during the holiday season. |
| December 1 at 9:30 pm | Rick Steves European Christmas | From manger scenes and mistletoe to wintry wonderlands celebrate the Christmas season throughout the European continent. Rick visits friends and families in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to reveal their customs and practices of the holiday season. |
| December 4 at 12:30 am | Rick Steves European Christmas | From manger scenes and mistletoe to wintry wonderlands celebrate the Christmas season throughout the European continent. Rick visits friends and families in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to reveal their customs and practices of the holiday season. |
| December 4 at 10:30 am | Work It Out Wombats! | Follow marsupials Malik, Zadie and Zeke in the Treeborhood as they live with their grandmother and encountering a problem of some kind. The wombats must use computational thinking to solve it. |
| December 5 at 11:30 am | Arthur's Perfect Christmas | Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way. |
| December 7 at 10:30 am | Rick Steves European Christmas | From manger scenes and mistletoe to wintry wonderlands celebrate the Christmas season throughout the European continent. Rick visits friends and families in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy to reveal their customs and practices of the holiday season. |
| December 8 at 12:30 am | All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas in the Dales | Celebrate the heartwarming MASTERPIECE series with clips and behind-the-scenes memories of its Christmas finales. Experience the kindness, empathy and love in the magical village of Darrowby and the stunning Yorkshire Dales during the holiday season. |
| December 8 at 7:30 am | Weather Hunters | PBS KIDS' first series all about weather is designed to support kids' learning about Earth science, meteorology, and the role of weather and weather patterns in our lives. |
| December 9 at 9:30 am | Rosie's Rules | Follow Rosie Fuentes as she investigates and learns about her San Antonio, Texas home. She learns about her diverse community and the greater world with the support of her family, friends, and her pet cat, Gatita. |
| December 11 at 11:30 am | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Follows the adventures of Pinkalicious and her brother Peter as they imagine how the world looks through her artful eye. |
| December 12 at 7:00 am | Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas | It's Christmas time and the Wild Kratts are taking a break from creature adventuring to celebrate. But when the Wild Kratts receive an alert that their favorite creatures are suddenly disappearing around the globe, their holiday party quickly turns into a rescue mission. Our heroes must race against time to thwart their greedy archrivals' most miserly scheme yet! |
| December 12 at 10:30 am | Work It Out Wombats! | Follow marsupials Malik, Zadie and Zeke in the Treeborhood as they live with their grandmother and encountering a problem of some kind. The wombats must use computational thinking to solve it. |
| December 14 at 11:30 pm | Christmas Greetings From Aroostook | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 15 at 12:00 pm | Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas | The Cat in the Hat and his guests partied hard. When the party was over and the guests all departed, one poor baby reindeer was left broken-hearted. |
| December 15 at 9:00 am | Hope of the Season – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir | Tony Award®-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and iconic actor Dennis Haysbert inspire in this holiday show. |
| December 15 at 11:00 pm | From Nevada: The Journey Of Our Nation's Christmas Tree | The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is coming from Nevada for the first time in history. See and celebrate Silver Belle as it travels across the country. |
| December 16 at 1:30 am | Hope of the Season – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir | Tony Award®-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and iconic actor Dennis Haysbert inspire in this holiday show. |
| December 16 at 9:00 pm | Great Performances: Nutcracker From English National Ballet | Experience the holiday classic in a new light, featuring over 100 dancers and musicians performing at the London Coliseum. Against an Edwardian London backdrop, this Nutcracker is reimagined to centralize Clara throughout the story. Set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, the film features choreography by English National Ballet artistic director Aaron S. Watkin and Olivier Award winner Arielle Smith. |
| December 17 at 2:00 am | A Celebration Of Hanukkah | Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a fun exploration of the time-honored traditions of this joyous Jewish holiday, sharing how Hanukkah came to be, the significance of the season's cherished dishes, and the ways families continue to celebrate together across generations. |
| December 17 at 3:00 am | Hope of the Season – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir | Tony Award®-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and iconic actor Dennis Haysbert inspire in this holiday show. |
| December 17 at 7:30 am | Weather Hunters | PBS KIDS' first series all about weather is designed to support kids' learning about Earth science, meteorology, and the role of weather and weather patterns in our lives. |
| December 17 at 9:30 am | Rosie's Rules | Follow Rosie Fuentes as she investigates and learns about her San Antonio, Texas home. She learns about her diverse community and the greater world with the support of her family, friends, and her pet cat, Gatita. |
| December 18 at 1:00 am | Christmas in New England | From the coast of Maine to the hills of the Berkshires, New England is a uniquely magical place to celebrate the holidays. Join host Lindsay Paris as she visits eight regional destinations to take a look at the tradition and events that make Christmas in New England so special. |
| December 18 at 1:30 am | Great Performances: Nutcracker From English National Ballet | Experience the holiday classic in a new light, featuring over 100 dancers and musicians performing at the London Coliseum. Against an Edwardian London backdrop, this Nutcracker is reimagined to centralize Clara throughout the story. Set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, the film features choreography by English National Ballet artistic director Aaron S. Watkin and Olivier Award winner Arielle Smith. |
| December 18 at 4:00 am | Great Performances: Nutcracker From English National Ballet | Experience the holiday classic in a new light, featuring over 100 dancers and musicians performing at the London Coliseum. Against an Edwardian London backdrop, this Nutcracker is reimagined to centralize Clara throughout the story. Set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, the film features choreography by English National Ballet artistic director Aaron S. Watkin and Olivier Award winner Arielle Smith. |
| December 18 at 11:00 am | Peg+Cat+Holidays | This is a special holiday episode of Peg + Cat featuring "The Christmas Problem," "The Hanukkah Problem," and "The Penguin Problem. " This series is designed to engage preschool children and teach them how to solve math-based problems with Peg, a chatty and tenacious five year-old, her feline pal, Cat, and her smart, handsome, cool friend Ramone. |
| December 18 at 8:30 pm | Christmas Greetings From Aroostook | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 18 at 10:00 pm | The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Our Hope For Years To Come | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 19 at 2:00 am | Christmas Greetings From Aroostook | St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota presents music for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Season. |
| December 19 at 3:00 am | Nature: Santa's Wild Home | Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more. |
| December 19 at 11:30 am | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Follows the adventures of Pinkalicious and her brother Peter as they imagine how the world looks through her artful eye. |
| December 19 at 2:30 pm | Christmas Greetings From Aroostook | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 20 at 4:00 pm | Christmas Greetings From Aroostook | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 20 at 4:30 pm | Christmas in New England | From the coast of Maine to the hills of the Berkshires, New England is a uniquely magical place to celebrate the holidays. Join host Lindsay Paris as she visits eight regional destinations to take a look at the tradition and events that make Christmas in New England so special. |
| December 20 at 5:00 pm | The United States Army Field Band: Sound The Bells | The U.S. Army Field Band — the "musical ambassadors of the Army" — showcase the musical talents of active-duty soldiers and celebrating the magic of the holidays. |
| December 21 at 2:00 am | Nature: Santa's Wild Home | Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more. |
| December 21 at 8:00 am | Nature: Santa's Wild Home | Get an intimate look at the wildlife of Lapland, a region in northern Finland, the fabled home of Santa Claus and actual home of reindeer, great gray owls, wolverines, eagles, wolves, musk oxen, brown bears and more. |
| December 21 at 2:00 pm | The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Our Hope For Years To Come | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 21 at 3:00 pm | Come and See! A Concordia Christmas | Concordia University Irvine's fifth annual made-for-TV Christmas special includes vocal and instrumental performances of contemporary and classic holiday songs, and features original works to celebrate the Christmas season. |
| December 21 at 5:00 pm | Christmas Greetings From Aroostook | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 21 at 11:30 pm | Christmas in New England | From the coast of Maine to the hills of the Berkshires, New England is a uniquely magical place to celebrate the holidays. Join host Lindsay Paris as she visits eight regional destinations to take a look at the tradition and events that make Christmas in New England so special. |
| December 22 at 3:00 am | Hope of the Season – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir | Tony Award®-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and iconic actor Dennis Haysbert inspire in this holiday show. |
| December 22 at 9:30 am | Rosie's Rules | Follow Rosie Fuentes as she investigates and learns about her San Antonio, Texas home. She learns about her diverse community and the greater world with the support of her family, friends, and her pet cat, Gatita. |
| December 22 at 1:00 pm | Peg+Cat+Holidays | This is a special holiday episode of Peg + Cat featuring "The Christmas Problem," "The Hanukkah Problem," and "The Penguin Problem. " This series is designed to engage preschool children and teach them how to solve math-based problems with Peg, a chatty and tenacious five year-old, her feline pal, Cat, and her smart, handsome, cool friend Ramone. |
| December 23 at 1:30 am | Christmas On The Danube | TTravel the majestic Danube river as it passes through the stunning European landscape wile learning about history and culture, which are particularly spectacular at Christmas. |
| December 23 at 2:00 am | Mary Berry's Ultimate Christmas | Much-loved British home cook Mary Berry is joined by some famous friends for her ultimate Christmas feast, packed with tips to plan and get ahead for the big day. |
| December 23 at 10:30 am | Work It Out Wombats! | Follow marsupials Malik, Zadie and Zeke in the Treeborhood as they live with their grandmother and encountering a problem of some kind. The wombats must use computational thinking to solve it. |
| December 23 at 9:00 pm | Great Performances: Nutcracker From English National Ballet | Experience the holiday classic in a new light, featuring over 100 dancers and musicians performing at the London Coliseum. Against an Edwardian London backdrop, this Nutcracker is reimagined to centralize Clara throughout the story. Set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, the film features choreography by English National Ballet artistic director Aaron S. Watkin and Olivier Award winner Arielle Smith. |
| December 23 at 10:30 pm | Come and See! A Concordia Christmas | Concordia University Irvine's fifth annual made-for-TV Christmas special includes vocal and instrumental performances of contemporary and classic holiday songs, and features original works to celebrate the Christmas season. |
| December 24 at 3:00 am | Mary Berry's Highland Christmas | Dame Mary Berry travels to her mother's homeland, Scotland, for a magical winter break. Inspired by her own family holidays, she cooks up an array of sumptuous dishes. She's joined by friends Andy Murray, Iain Stirling and Emeli Sandé to cook indulgent Christmas dishes that can be enjoyed anytime over the holidays. |
| December 24 at 4:00 am | Mary Berry's Ultimate Christmas | Much-loved British home cook Mary Berry is joined by some famous friends for her ultimate Christmas feast, packed with tips to plan and get ahead for the big day. |
| December 24 at 11:30 am | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Follows the adventures of Pinkalicious and her brother Peter as they imagine how the world looks through her artful eye. |
| December 24 at 12:00 pm | Arthur's Perfect Christmas | Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way. |
| December 24 at 1:00 pm | Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas | It's Christmas time and the Wild Kratts are taking a break from creature adventuring to celebrate. But when the Wild Kratts receive an alert that their favorite creatures are suddenly disappearing around the globe, their holiday party quickly turns into a rescue mission. Our heroes must race against time to thwart their greedy archrivals' most miserly scheme yet! |
| December 24 at 8:00 pm | Portland Symphony Orchestra's Magic of Christmas | This beloved Maine holiday classic brings a delightful combination of nostalgic traditions and unexpected surprises. |
| December 24 at 10:00 pm | Hope of the Season – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir | Tony Award®-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and iconic actor Dennis Haysbert inspire in this holiday show. |
| December 25 at 12:30 am | Maine Yule Log | Enjoy a film loop of a yule log burning in a fireplace, with a traditional soundtrack of classic Christmas music playing in the background. |
| December 25 at 12:30 pm | Arthur's Perfect Christmas | Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way. |
| December 25 at 1:30 pm | Xavier Riddle And The Secret Museum | Follow the adventures of three friends as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures when they were kids! Come along with Xavier Riddle, a pint-sized history adventurer; Yadina, his little sister; and his best friend Brad, as they unravel the secrets of world famous heroes from history. |
| December 25 at 2:00 pm | Portland Symphony Orchestra's Magic of Christmas | This beloved Maine holiday classic brings a delightful combination of nostalgic traditions and unexpected surprises. |
| December 25 at 4:00 pm | Christmas in New England | From the coast of Maine to the hills of the Berkshires, New England is a uniquely magical place to celebrate the holidays. Join host Lindsay Paris as she visits eight regional destinations to take a look at the tradition and events that make Christmas in New England so special. |
| December 25 at 4:30 pm | A St. Thomas Christmas: Love Divine | Now in its 39th year, the St. Thomas Christmas concert is a winter tradition featuring familiar traditional carols and innovative contemporary selections. The celebration features nearly 270 musicians from four choirs, the string orchestra and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble. |
| December 25 at 5:30 pm | Christmas Greetings From Aroostook | With its near guarantee of snow and an abundance of Christmas traditions &8212; some ethnic, some eccentric and some just for fun, Aroostook County is a special place to visit at Christmastime. This show features the unique sights and sounds of The County at yuletide from the Heavenly Harpers of Houlton to sleigh rides in Mapleton, from a Santa Lucia procession in New Sweden to making Tourtiere in The Valley. Narrated by Layne Longfellow. |
| December 25 at 6:00 pm | Portland Symphony Orchestra's Magic of Christmas | This beloved Maine holiday classic brings a delightful combination of nostalgic traditions and unexpected surprises. |
| December 25 at 8:00 pm | Call The Midwife Holiday Special | A new holiday special for this beloved British period drama set in London's East End. |
| December 25 at 11:00 pm | Call The Midwife Holiday Special | A new holiday special for this beloved British period drama set in London's East End. |
| December 26 at 12:00 am | Call The Midwife Holiday Special | A new holiday special for this beloved British period drama set in London's East End. |
| December 26 at 3:00 am | Call The Midwife Holiday Special | A new holiday special for this beloved British period drama set in London's East End. |
| December 26 at 11:00 am | Donkey Hodie | Someplace Else is getting ready for New Year's Eve, and Donkey Hodie prepares for her special family tradition with Grampy and Cousin Hodie. After neighbors celebrate the countdown in their own ways, they come together for a new tradition! |
| December 26 at 12:30 pm | Alma's Way: "No Sleep 'Til New Year's" | Alma and Junior want to stay awake until midnight on New Year's Eve, but will they make it? |
| December 26 at 1:00 pm | Peg+Cat+Holidays | This is a special holiday episode of Peg + Cat featuring "The Christmas Problem," "The Hanukkah Problem," and "The Penguin Problem. " This series is designed to engage preschool children and teach them how to solve math-based problems with Peg, a chatty and tenacious five year-old, her feline pal, Cat, and her smart, handsome, cool friend Ramone. |
| December 26 at 9:00 pm | Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | A one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers perform their favorite gospel classics. The event, co-hosted by Gates and Erica Campbell, and featuring John Legend, is a companion program to the PBS two-part documentary series Gospel. |
| December 26 at 10:00 pm | Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals | Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more. |
| December 27 at 1:00 am | Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | A one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers perform their favorite gospel classics. The event, co-hosted by Gates and Erica Campbell, and featuring John Legend, is a companion program to the PBS two-part documentary series Gospel. |
| December 27 at 2:00 am | Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals | Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more. |
| December 27 at 3:00 am | Hope of the Season – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir | Tony Award®-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and iconic actor Dennis Haysbert inspire in this holiday show. |
| December 27 at 4:30 am | Too Hot to Handel – The Gospel Messiah | Too Hot to Handel captures the essential core of Handel's famous piece and reinterprets it with chords of R&B, jazz, and gospel. |
| December 27 at 4:00 pm | Portland Symphony Orchestra's Magic of Christmas | This beloved Maine holiday classic brings a delightful combination of nostalgic traditions and unexpected surprises. |
| December 28 at 12:00 am | Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | A one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers perform their favorite gospel classics. The event, co-hosted by Gates and Erica Campbell, and featuring John Legend, is a companion program to the PBS two-part documentary series Gospel. |
| December 28 at 1:00 am | Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals | Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more. |
| December 28 at 4:00 am | Call The Midwife Holiday Special | A new holiday special for this beloved British period drama set in London's East End. |
| December 29 at 3:00 am | Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | A one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers perform their favorite gospel classics. The event, co-hosted by Gates and Erica Campbell, and featuring John Legend, is a companion program to the PBS two-part documentary series Gospel. |
| December 29 at 4:00 am | Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals | Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more. |
| December 29 at 4:00 am | Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals | Glimpse behind the curtain at opera legends Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman's famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, featuring performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and more. |
| December 29 at 8:00 am | Lyla In The Loop: Happy New Year Lyla! | When family and friends want their own fancy pin, Lyla and Everett must figure out how to make the pins for everyone in time for the New Year’s Eve party. |
| December 31 at 8:00 am | Lyla In The Loop: Happy New Year Lyla! | When family and friends want their own fancy pin, Lyla and Everett must figure out how to make the pins for everyone in time for the New Year’s Eve party. |
| December 31 at 10:30 am | Work It Out Wombats!: Happy New Acorn Year | This year, the Wombats can stay up late to watch the New Year’s Eve Acorn Drop - if they can keep from falling asleep. |
| December 31 at 11:00 am | Donkey Hodie | Someplace Else is getting ready for New Year's Eve, and Donkey Hodie prepares for her special family tradition with Grampy and Cousin Hodie. After neighbors celebrate the countdown in their own ways, they come together for a new tradition! |
| December 31 at 12:30 pm | Alma's Way: "No Sleep 'Til New Year's" | Alma and Junior want to stay awake until midnight on New Year's Eve, but will they make it? |