A Prairie Home Companion from American Public Media

December 2005
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December 3, 2005
This week, we begin our love affair with New York City all over again from The Town Hall, featuring Grammy award winning soprano Renée Fleming, acoustic guitar virtuoso Kaki King, and the multi-talented ‘Duke of New York’, Andy Stein, so tune in this Saturday for A Prairie Home Companion. We’ll hit the town, catch a show, grab a bite, and stay up all night.

December 10, 2005
Here at Prairie Home Companion, we like to bring a little taste of Minnesota wherever we go. So this week, as temperatures plummet and snow falls in New York, we'll be packing extra parkas for our special guests, perhaps the finest traditional Celtic ensemble in the world, The Boys of the Lough. Also on the show, The Hopeful Gospel Quartet will huddle close and fine tune their caroling repertoire, and sitting in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, the always charming Andy Stein. And, of course, The Royal Academy of Radio Acting will do its best to make eggnog come out of your nose. Join us this Saturday, from the Town Hall in New York.

December 17, 2005
This week, after we’ve recovered from the sticker shock of Manhattan hotel rooms in December, we’ll be back at the Town Hall welcoming old friends Rob Fisher, The Wailin’ Jennys, and the pride of the upper west side, Andy Stein. Join Garrison, The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band, and the Royal Academy of Radio Acting for our pre-Christmas preparation and shopping show, this Saturday on your local public radio station.

December 24, 2005
This weekend we'll gather East and West in a joyful Christmas broadcast from the Town Hall in New York City. With special guests: the legendary Blues singer Odetta, three brilliant voices from the Metropolitan and New York City Operas—Janez Lotric and Jennifer Rivera. Also featuring Czech father and daughter duo, Stanislav and Kristina Kotyza. And from the Ukraine, the Paulishyn sistersÑages eleven and thirteen—accompanied by Alla Kutsevych on the amazing Bandura (the national instrument of Ukraine). All of this, plus the Royal Academy of Radio Acting, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Andy Stein, and the News from Lake Wobegon. Join us, for a packed sleigh ride this Christmas Eve!

December 31, 2005
This Saturday, from the Fitzgerald Theater, we'll attempt a feat many thought impossible. A New Year's Eve triple play. Our first show will feature the formidable talents of Butch Thompson, Duke Heitger, Howard Levy, Andy Stein, Sally Dworsky, and poet laureate Billy Collins, along with The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band and the Royal Academy of Radio Acting. Afterwards, Garrison will host a gala dinner party for a few hundred of our beloved listeners, while we Web cast some of the best New Years material from the past. Then, we'll be back for a special late night show (10 pm–1 am CST), featuring all of the early cast, completely new material, plus singers Jearlyn Steele and Suzanne Ohlman. With the help of some B vitamins, an espresso machine, and pure oxygen, we're going to party like it's 1999. Again.