“A Baylor Christmas” to Air on TV Stations in 28 States
Beloved Christmas concert featuring Combined Choirs and Baylor Symphony Orchestra celebrates the season in music and song
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WACO, Texas (Dec. 7, 2022) – Gray Media Group and KWTX Television will broadcast the national premiere of the 2021 production of “A Baylor Christmas,” recorded last year from the performances of the Baylor University Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs of the Baylor School of Music.
The Christmas concert special will air on Gray Television stations in Texas and 27 other states during the holidays. (Check local listings at the station list below for broadcast dates/times.) The program also will be available for streaming beginning Dec. 19 on Baylor’s YouTube channel.
The annual concert, which has heralded the arrival of Christmas at Baylor for a half century, features the talents of more than 400 Baylor students and faculty. Although there was no audience for the concert in fall 2021, KWTX Television captured a full performance of “A Baylor Christmas,” featuring the brilliant voices of the Baylor Combined Choirs, the talented musicians in the Baylor Symphony Orchestra and the Baylor Bronze Handbells resounding throughout Jones Concert Hall as they performed traditional favorites.
“During the pandemic, we realized that we all needed the beauty of music in our lives, especially at Christmas,” said Lynne Gackle, Ph.D., director of choral activities, professor of ensembles and The Mary Gibbs Jones Chair in the Baylor School of Music. “The producers at KWTX have produced a truly exquisite production. We need joy in our lives, and the Christmas season reminds us of the true Reason for our unending Joy.”
“A Baylor Christmas” opens with the Baylor A Cappella Choir and Baylor Concert Choir proclaiming the birth of Christ with “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” arranged by Dan Forrest, followed by the Baylor Women’s Choir performing “Hodie Christus Natus Est” by Kelly-Marie Murphy and the Baylor Concert Choir returning for “Jul, Jul,” based on “Jul, Jul Strålande, Jul” by Gustav Nordqvis as arranged by Chris De Silva.
The Baylor Symphony takes the stage for “Farandole” from L’Arlesienne Suite by Georges Bizet. The Baylor Bronze Handbells next perform “Silent Night” arranged by Betty Garee, followed by the Baylor Men’s Choir and Baylor Women’s Choir joining the Baylor Symphony Orchestra for Michael W. Smith’s “All Is Well” arranged by Daniel Semsen, the Baylor Men’s Choir performing “A King Is Born” by Sy Goreib as arranged by Tim Sarsany, and Baylor Bella Voce singing “Breath of Heaven” by Amy Grant and Chris Eaton as arranged by Craig Courtney.
Baylor Bronze returns for “Carol of the Bells” by Mykola Leontovych, arranged by Alex Guebert. The Baylor A Cappella Choir then joins the Brass Ensemble for “Yeoman’s Carol” by Simon Phipps. The concert concludes with the Baylor Symphony Orchestra performing “Silver Bells” by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, arranged by Charlie Brown, followed by all Baylor Choirs joining the Symphony for the traditional “Sing the Carols of Christmas,” arranged by Gary Fry.
KWTX Television records the performance of “A Baylor Christmas” every two years. They will return in 2023 to produce “A Baylor Christmas” for broadcast in December 2024 and 2025.
Texas Broadcast Schedule
Check local listings to confirm airtimes.
Waco-Temple-Killeen
KWTX-TV: 11:35 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18; 10:35 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; and 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
CW Central Texas: 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18; 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; and noon Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.kwtx.com/programming/schedule/
Bryan-College Station
KBTX-TV
Check local listings: www.kbtx.com/programming/schedule/
Laredo, Texas
KGNS-TV: noon Sunday, Dec. 11; noon Saturday, Dec. 24; noon Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
NGNS-TV: noon Sunday, Dec. 11
Check local listings: www.kgns.tv/programming/schedule/
Lubbock
KCBD-TV: 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.kcbd.com/programming/schedule/
Odessa
KOSA-TV: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10
KWWT-TV: 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11
Check local listings: www.cbs7.com/programming/schedule/
Sherman/Ada
KXII-TV: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10
Check local listings: www.kxii.com/programming/schedule/
Tyler-Lufkin
KLTV-TV, KTRE-TV: 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.kltv.com/programming/schedule/ and www.ktre.com/programming/schedule/
National Broadcast Schedule
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Alabama
Dothan, AL
WRGX-TV: 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wtvy.com/programming/schedule/
Huntsville, AL
WAFF-TV: 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.waff.com/programming/schedule/
Montgomery, AL
WSFA-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26; 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2023
Check local listings: www.wsfa.com/programming/schedule/
Alaska
Fairbanks, AK
KTVF-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 9 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
KXDF-TV: 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.webcenterfairbanks.com/programming/schedule/
Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
KTVK-TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.azfamily.com/programming/schedule/
Tucson, AZ
KOLD-TV: 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.kold.com/programming/schedule/
Florida
Panama City, FL
WJHG-TV: 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; noon Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wjhg.com/programming/schedule/
Sarasota/Tampa, FL
WWSB-TV: noon Saturday, Dec. 10
Check local listings: www.mysuncoast.com/programming/schedule/
Tallahassee, FL
WCTV-TV: 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wctv.tv/programming/schedule/
Georgia
Albany, GA
WALB-TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26
VALD-TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26
THOM-TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26
Check local listings: www.walb.com/programming/schedule/
Augusta, GA
EAGT-TV: noon Sunday, Dec. 11
Check local listings: www.wrdw.com/programming/schedule/
Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
KHNL-TV: 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.hawaiinewsnow.com/programming/schedule/
Idaho
Twin Falls, ID
KMVT-TV: 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.kmvt.com/programming/schedule/
Illinois
Peoria, IL
WEEK-TV: 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
EEEK-TV: noon Saturday, Dec. 24
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Rockford, IL
WIFR-TV: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.25newsnow.com/programming/schedule/
Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN
WPTA-TV: 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
EPTA-TV: 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wpta21.com/programming/schedule/
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA
KCRG-TV: noon Sunday, Dec. 25
MCRG-TV: 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
KCRG-TV: 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.kcrg.com/programming/schedule/
Ottumwa, IA
KYOU-TV: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17
OYOU-TV: 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.kyoutv.com/programming/schedule/
Kentucky
Louisville, KY
WAVE-TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12
Check local listings: www.wave3.com/programming/schedule/
Louisiana
Alexandria, LA
KALB-TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
OALB-TV: 4 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
Check local listings: www.kalb.com/programming/schedule/
Monroe, LA
MNOE-TV: 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.knoe.com/programming/schedule/
Maine
Presque Isle, ME
WWPI-TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11
EAGM-TV: 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17
Check local listings: www.wagmtv.com/programming/schedule/
Massachusetts
WSHM-TV: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10
WGGB-TV: 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.westernmassnews.com/programming/schedule/
Michigan
Lansing, MI
WILX-TV: 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; noon Sunday, Jan 1, 2023
Check local listings: www.wilx.com/programming/schedule/
Marquette, MI
WLUC-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.uppermichiganssource.com/programming/schedule/
Minnesota
Mankato, MN
NEYC-TV: 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18
KMNF-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.keyc.com/programming/schedule/
Rochester, MN
KTTC-TV: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.kttc.com/programming/schedule/
Mississippi
Laurel/Hattiesburg, MS
WDAM-TV: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
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Meridian, MS
WTOK-TV: noon Saturday, Dec. 24
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Nebraska
Hastings, NE
KSNB-TV: 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26; 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan 1, 2023
Check local listings: www.ksnblocal4.com/programming/schedule/
Lincoln, NE
KOLN-TV
Check local listings: www.1011now.com/programming/schedule/
North Platte, NE
KNOP-TV: 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
KIIT-TV: 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18
https://www.knopnews2.com/programming/schedule/
Omaha, NE
WOWT-TV: 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.wowt.com/programming/schedule/
Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
NVVU-TV: 11 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11
Check local listings: www.fox5vegas.com/programming/schedule/
North Carolina
Charlotte, NC
WBTV-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.wbtv.com/programming/schedule/
Greenville-New Bern, NC
WITN-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.witn.com/programming/schedule/
North Dakota
Fargo, ND
KVLY-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25; 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
Check local listings: www.valleynewslive.com/programming/schedule/
Oregon
Portland, OR
KPTV-TV: 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4
Check local listings: www.kptv.com/programming/schedule/
South Carolina
Greenville, SC
WHNS-TV: 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.foxcarolina.com/programming/schedule/
Myrtle Beach, SC
WMBF-TV: 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wmbfnews.com/programming/schedule/
Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
WVIR-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.nbc29.com/programming/schedule/
Harrisonburg, VA
WHSV-TV: noon Saturday, Dec. 24
WSVW-TV: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.whsv.com/programming/schedule/
Richmond, VA
WWBT-TV: 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.nbc12.com/programming/schedule/
Roanoke, VA
WDBJ-TV: 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30
WZBJ-TV: 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wdbj7.com/programming/schedule/
West Virginia
Bluefield, WV
WVVA-TV: noon Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.wvva.com/programming/schedule/
Charleston-Huntington, WV
WSAZ-TV: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.wsaz.com/programming/schedule/
Wisconsin
Eau Claire, WI
WEAU-TV: noon Saturday, Dec. 10; 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.weau.com/programming/schedule/
Green Bay, WI
WBAY-TV: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wbay.com/page/programming/
Wausau, WI
WSAW-TV: 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
WZAW-TV: 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
WYOW-TV: 5 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
Check local listings: www.wsaw.com/programming/schedule/
Wyoming
Casper/Cheyenne, WY
KCWY-TV: 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25
KSTF-TV: 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
KGWN-TV: 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
NGWN-TV: 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24
Check local listings: www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/programming/schedule/
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