Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo (MPR)
00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues
00:02:31 GK talks about Christmastime in Lake Wobegon
Segment 2
00:03:27 Sonnet
00:04:17 "Shotgun Shells on A Christmas Tree" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet
Segment 3
00:08:06 "Sons of Knute Christmas Dance and Dinner" (Johnny Johnson) - GK and Shoes
00:12:54 "Christmas Hoedown" - Andy Stein and Shoe Band
00:16:39 "Morgen" ("Und morgen wird die Sonne wieder scheinen") - Renee Fleming and Emmanuel Ax
00:21:40 "Cacilie" ("Wenn du es wusstest") - Renee Fleming and Emmanuel Ax
00:24:18 "Rise Up Shepherd and Follow" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet
00:26:22 "Ave Maria" - Renee Fleming and Emmanuel Ax
00:29:35 Powdermilk Biscuit Break
Segment 4
00:31:17 Rhubarb script, with "Merry Christmas to You" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet
00:37:10 "Mi Y'Malel" - Richard Dworsky and Shoe band
Segment 5
00:40:35 Guy Noir script
00:56:38 GK talks to Renee Fleming
00:58:13 "Away in a Manger" - Renee Fleming and Fred Hersch
01:01:06 Intermission - "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
01:05:04 "Christmas Eve Blues" - Pat Donohue and Shoe band
01:09:00 "Mary Had a Baby" - Hopeful Gospel Quartet
01:12:14 Greetings
01:15:08 "River" - Renee Fleming and Fred Hersch
01:20:36 "Brightest and Best"
Segment 6
01:25:13 The News from Lake Wobegon
01:40:00 "Clair De Lune" - Emmanuel Ax
Segment 7
01:44:55 Green script
01:53:10 "Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming" - Renee Fleming and Fred Hersch
01:57:00 Credits, "Silent Night"
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A Prairie Home Companion for December 20, 2003
December 20, 2003 broadcast with Renee Fleming, Fred Hersch, Emanuel Ax, and the Hopeful Gospel Quartet
Description
This week was our third of four live December broadcasts from New York City this year. We welcomed some internationally known American musicians to the stage: soprano Renee Fleming and pianist Fred Hersch, and pianist Emanuel Ax. Also joining us were the Hopeful Gospel Quartet: Linda and Robin Williams, Mollie O'Brien, and GK.