This week Joe is featuring saxophonist John McKenna from his 2020 Ear Up Records recording titled "Portraits".

A Boston Pops Christmas, with Keith Lockhart, is the subject of this week's program. We dug into the archives of past Conducting Conversations shows when we talked to Keith about the Pops Christmas CD, “Sleigh Ride”, and listen to some of the music from one the Pops best selling recordings. For more information you can go to www.bso.org

This week we feature Evan Gendreau, pianist, composer, and writer. We'll talk about his incredible talent on the piano and many other facets of his young life. The music we'll be listening to will all be played by him, some of which he composed, with some holiday favorites. His mother Melanie joins the conversation. For more information you can go to www.melaniegendreau.com​

This week Joe is featuring Ray Charles from his 1985 recording titled "The Spirit of Christmas".

This week The Jamestown Community Chorus is the subject of the program with B. J. Whitehouse, Music Director. We talk about their Virtual Choir Holiday Video program and listen to some selections from the concert that is now being held online . For more information you can call 401-423-1574 or go to www.jamestownchorus.com.

Enjoy this years East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce Holiday Car Parade & Town Hall Tree Lighting musical program! This half hour program was the accompaniment to the car parade and had personal greetings from town officials, wonderful holiday music and a special greeting/reading from Santa himself!!

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Artistic Director Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to A Classical Holiday. This show is compiled of a few pieces that have significance whether it be an unlikely composer writing outside of their typical element or the familiarity of classical music you have heard before in a commercial, on television, or on the big screen.