Thanksgiving Audio Sources – Archived & Seasonal Radio Broadcasts

WNIU 90.5 - Dekalb, IL​


Classical WNIU Holiday Specials​

Throughout December and into the New Year, Classical WNIU provides the soundtrack to your holiday season. Happy holidays from everyone at Classical WNIU!

Find WNIJ Holiday Specials!
  • All Day!
    Your WNIU hosts welcome you in - all day long! As you gather with loved ones, and the smell of yummy food fills your home, we’ll be featuring the loveliest classical music with special pieces by American composers; autumn and harvest selections; and familiar favorites.
  • Thanksgiving Day, 10:00-11:00am
    Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take some time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's "Every Good Thing" — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving.
  • Thanksgiving Evening, 7:00-8:00pm
    This special program is an innovative new production by Cantus, the 8-member a cappella ensemble based in Minneapolis. Through their signature low vocal ranges, the acclaimed octet will weave together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community as you celebrate Thanksgiving!
  • 7:00-8:00pm
    This Thanksgiving we have a special hour of music celebrating late November, the American sound and the richness of the holiday. Music from Appalachian-inspired “Spoonbread” by Michael Torke to the lovely “The Song I Came to Sing” by Craig Hella Johnson. Nice company for your after-Thanksgiving weekend!
  • 7:00-10:00am
    As you wind up your Thanksgiving holiday weekend, spend some time on Sunday morning with Classical WNIU and SUNDAY BAROQUE. As the saying goes, “Eat your bread with joy, drink your wine with a merry heart.” Host Suzanne Bona has a wonderful banquet of music celebrating gratitude with music by baroque composers, and lovely, lighthearted playlist for your holiday weekend! Suzanne also launces her annual Sunday Baroque Holiday Gift List at this time!
 

WNIJ 89.5 FM - Dekalb, IL​

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WNIJ 2025 Holiday Highlights​


Find WNIU Holiday Specials!

  • Thursday 11.27 — Turkey Confidential​

    11:00am-1:00pm
    THE SPLENDID TABLE’S annual, Thanksgiving show for cooks is back! Host Francis Lam and his guests will be taking your questions ahead of time, coming to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks and kitchen helpers during the biggest cooking day of the year!
    Special guests this year include:
    • Samin Nosrat, author of the blockbuster Salt, Fat Acid, Heat and her latest, Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love.
    • Yossy Arefi, best-selling author of Snacking Bakes.
    • Vivian Howard, chef and host of PBS's brand-new series Kitchen Curious, premiering October 6.
    • Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW’s Good Food and beloved voice of public radio.
    • And of course, our charming and helpful Francis!

  • Saturday 11.30 — Marketplace Feeding the Family​

    2:00-3:00pm
    For many people gathering around the table this holiday season, things feel… a little different. Maybe it’s the cost of ingredients that’s on your mind. Or new SNAP paperwork requirements. Maybe you’re a farmer - struggling after the USDA cut grant and loan forgiveness programs. This holiday season, MARKETPLACE brings you a collection of stories about the economics and business of food – with a touch of history. Join us for this special report the Sunday after Thanksgiving on 89-5 WNIJ.
 
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Massasoit’s Peace Pact with the Pilgrims: Peace Talks Radio​


Massasoit was the leader of the Wampanoag Confederacy when English settlers landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. He and his people kept the Pilgrims from starving in the early years of their settlement, attended the first Thanksgiving and forged a peace treaty with the English that lasted 40 years until his death.

We’ll talk with American Indian scholars Darius Coombs and Bob Charlesbois who’ll fill in the details of this Native American leader’s attempt to make peace for his people and with the new strangers.

(or listen to the fifty-nine minute program stream at above link.)
 
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Food, Glorious Food – Eating the American Songbook​

From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow (Jazz and American Popular Song): Specials
Length: 59:00

Just in time for Thanksgiving – we’re cooking a musical meal with several courses from breakfast to dessert and everything in between with songs about food – and songs about food as a euphemism for something else. You’ll be grateful to hear songs by Leonard Bernstein, Annie Ross, Harry Warren and more sung by Louis Jordan, Sarah Vaughan, June Christy, and more.
 
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25-47 Thanksgiving Music by Bach, Giuliani, Torroba, Patrick Roux, Interviews: Frederic Hand, David Russell
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!

This week’s edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! features music for Thanksgiving by Bach, Giuliani, Torroba, Frederic Hand, and interviews with Grammy-winning guitarist David Russell, and Emmy-winning composer/guitarist Frederic Hand.

Bought by WFIU, KASU, 98.7 DZFE-FM The Master's Touch, and KMXT
 
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Bountiful Harvest Music​

From: WFIU
Series: Harmonia Early Music: Specials
Length: 58:57

We’re celebrating the harvest season. From pumpkins and cool breezes to the more spiritual aspects of remembrance and mortality, we’ve got bushels of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century tunes to put you in an autumn mood.

Bought by WCNY and WVIA
 
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An Echoes Acoustic Thanksgiving​

From: Echoes
Series: Echoes Holiday Programs 2025
Length: :30

An Echoes Acoustic Thanksgiving brings us an array of acoustic sounds to set the mood for this time of coming together.
 
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2025 Thanksgiving

WESA 90.5 FM - Pittsburgh, PA

November 27, 11 a.m.
Turkey Confidential

Join us for our two-hour annual Thanksgiving Day special with tips and tales for holiday cooks! This year’s guests include Samin Nosrat (author of the blockbuster Salt, Fat Acid, Heat and her latest, Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love), Yossy Arefi (best-selling author of Snacking Bakes), Vivian Howard (chef and host of PBS's brand-new series Kitchen Curious), and Evan Kleiman (host of KCRW’s Good Food).

November 28, 11 a.m.
Feeding the Family

For many people gathering around the table this holiday season, things feel… a little different. Maybe it’s the cost of ingredients that’s on your mind. Or new SNAP paperwork requirements. Maybe you’re a farmer - struggling after the USDA cut grant and loan forgiveness programs. A Marketplace special for this holiday season featuring a collection of stories about the economics and business of food – with a touch of history.
 
WDAV 89.9 FM - Davidson, NC

Thanksgiving 2025

Every Good Thing​

Hosted by​

On Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take some time to give thanks and celebrate one of life’s most meaningful gifts: music.

Upcoming Episodes​

  • Thursday, November 27, 2025 · 3 – 4pm
  • Saturday, November 29, 2025 · 4 – 5pm

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Shadowglow: Thanksgiving with The American Sound​

This Thanksgiving enjoy an hour of music celebrating the special radiance of autumn and the richness of the holiday—music inspired by the uncanny fire of starlight, the hopeful warmth of luminaria, the lamps of gratitude we light within ourselves, even the golden glow of beloved Thanksgiving treats fresh from the oven.

Upcoming Episodes​

  • Thursday, November 27, 2025 · 5 – 6pm
  • Saturday, November 29, 2025 · 2 – 3pm

Songs of Thanks​

Through their signature narrative programming, the acclaimed octet, Cantus, weaves together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Don’t miss this special broadcast, designed to uplift the human spirit and honor the season.

Upcoming Episodes​

  • Thursday, November 27, 2025 · 4 – 5pm
  • Saturday, November 29, 2025 · 3 – 4pm
 
WUOT | 91.9 FM, Knoxville

WUOT 91.9 FM - Knoxville, TN​


Thanksgiving Day Holiday Offerings 2025​


Every Good Thing - 10am-11am
Host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's Every Good Thing — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Songs of Thanks - 11am-noon
Join us for "Songs of Thanks," an innovative new production by Cantus. Through their signature narrative programming, the acclaimed octet will weave together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community. Don't miss this special broadcast, designed to uplift the human spirit and honor the season.

The Splendid Table's Turkey Confidential - Noon-2pm
Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show. Francis Lam takes calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and inner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year.

Shadowglow: Thanksgiving with the American Sound - 2-3pm
Enjoy an hour of music celebrating the special radiance of autumn and the richness of the holiday—music inspired by the uncanny fire of starlight, the hopeful warmth of luminaria, even the golden glow of beloved Thanksgiving treats fresh from the oven. Michael Torke’s Appalachian-inspired Spoonbread is a scrumptious soundtrack for puttering in the kitchen, and Peter Boyer’s Radiance fills the holiday with shimmering nuances of gratitude and hope.
 
WMHT 89.1 FM - Schenectady, NY


WMHT 2025 HOLIDAY PROGRAMS DESCRIPTIONS

A Musical Harvest (11/27/25 11am) Nearly every culture has a day of giving thanks for the harvest of the previous year. Randy Kritkausky, an enrolled tribal member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation from Middlebury, VT, hosts this musical harvest, a celebration and exploration of Native American Classical Music.

Every Good Thing (11/27/25 2pm) On Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take some time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's "Every Good Thing" — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Songs of Thanks (11/27/25 7pm) Songs of Thanks is an innovative new production by Cantus, using their signature narrative programming, the acclaimed octet will weave together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community.
 
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Granger Smith Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Annual "After MidNite Friendsgiving Special"​

Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen and other Surprise Stars Celebrate Thanksgiving Holiday with Granger Smith

LOS ANGELES, November 3, 2025 – Premiere Networks announced today that After MidNite with Granger Smith will once again provide an exclusive Thanksgiving special for Country radio stations nationwide. The four-hour, barter-free After MidNite Friendsgiving Special with Granger Smith will be highlighted by conversations with Country stars and celebrities including Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen and other surprise guests, who will share their favorite holiday foods, family traditions and more. The radio special will also feature a mix of chart-topping and holiday-themed songs to kick off the season.

The After MidNite Friendsgiving Special with Granger Smith is available to affiliates and open markets to air anytime from November 20 - 30, 2025
 
WEKU 88.9 FM - Richmond, KY

2025 WEKU Holiday Programming

WEKU 88.9 FM:

Thu Nov. 27 12-2p
Turkey Confidential
On the Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show, Francis Lam takes calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and inner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year.
 
WEKU Classical NET (?) - Richmond, KY

WEKU Classical:

Thu Nov. 27 11a
Every Good Thing
On Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take some time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's "Every Good Thing" — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving

Thu Nov. 27 12p
Songs of Thanks
Through their signature narrative programming, Cantus will weave together stories and songs celebrating gratitude and community.

Thu Nov. 27 1p
Shadowglow: Thanksgiving with the American Sound
One hour of music celebrating the special radiance of autumn and the richness of the holiday — music inspired by the uncanny fire of starlight, the hopeful warmth of luminaria, the lamps of gratitude we light within ourselves, and even the golden glow of beloved Thanksgiving treats fresh from the oven. Michael Torke’s Appalachian-inspired Spoonbread is a scrumptious soundtrack for puttering in the kitchen, and Peter Boyer’s Radiance, the incandescent “Choose Something Like a Star” from Randall Thompson’s Frostiana, Michael Whalen’s nostalgic Shadows of October, Kenji Bunch’s contemplative Luminaria and Craig Hella Johnson’s affirming The Song That I Came to Sing fill the holiday with shimmering nuances of gratitude and hope.
 
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2025 Thanksgiving Show! Turkey Q&A and World's Best Pies​

From: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio
Series: Milk Street Specials
Length: :03

How do you carve a turkey without the skin sliding off? What kind of pie should you make if you’re sick of apple? And what’s the world’s easiest pie crust?
 

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938: Songs About Giving Thanks, 11/17/2023​

From: Sound Opinions
Series: Sound Opinions Episodes
Length: 54:00

With Thanksgiving upon us, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite songs about giving thanks. They also hear selections from the production staff.


1043: Giving Thanks Through Song, 11/21/2025
From: Sound Opinions
Series: Sound Opinions Episodes

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit a Sound Opinions classic— Songs About Giving Thanks. The hosts will share some of their favorite songs in ..
 
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Sounds from the Mother Road #4020-Season of Eating-Thanksgiving​

From: Jamie Hoover
Series: Sounds from the Mother Road
Length: 59:00

Thanksgiving-Food special "The Season of Eating" features tunes about food. From Riders in the Sky's "Come and Get It" to Asleep at the Wheel's "Last Meal" you'll be Roly Poly after this show.
 
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Official Tapes - Thanksgiving Special​

From: Mr. Cory
Length: 01:02:53

Nothing says holiday programming like an hour long 2nd set jam sequence caught in May of '77! One way the band gave thanks (!?) to their fans is allowing taping of their shows and broadcasting their performances on the radio. Before the band would tour, they would connect with radio stations who could be interested in broadcasting - either live or recorded for later playback - the concert on the airwaves. We hear music from a show that was broadcasted on the radio.
 
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