Stream the Magic of the Holidays with PBS North
Rekindle the magic of the season from the comfort of your home by streaming your favorite PBS North programs right on the free PBS app. This year, we’re bringing a mix of cherished classics and highly-anticipated new specials directly to your device. Whether you’re looking forward to the epic journey in the 2025 Call the Midwife Holiday Special or enjoying the elegance of Great Performances: Nutcracker from English National Ballet, you can find the warmth and wonder of the holidays waiting for you.
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Hope of the Season: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
The treasured “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir” special returns to PBS for the 22nd year. Renowned film and television actor Dennis Haysbert and Tony Award–winning actress Ruthie Ann Miles join the iconic Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in a stunning 90-minute theatrical program, which celebrates inspiring Christmas stories of hope and love in action.
The St. Olaf Christmas Festival: Our Hope for Years to Come
St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota presents music for the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Season. Featuring familiar carols, beloved choral works, and exciting new compositions, themes of the Advent and Christmas season are explored through music in this cherished tradition.
The Al Walser Christmas Special
The Television Christmas Special with Al Walser (a most recent TELLY AWARD Winner in Entertainment) features the GRAMMY® Winner in a timeless epic Christmas-Holiday TV Special showcasing a truly electrifying performance that transports viewers to a magical place set in heaven.
Music For The Holidays
Music For The Holidays unites the Minnesota community through soul-stirring music while fostering togetherness. Each year, Minnesotans enjoy the musical stylings of local and national artists, musicians, choirs, and dance groups. What makes the event so special is that it unites individuals and families from all walks of life through shared uplifting moments of holiday music
All Creatures Great and Small: Christmas in the Dales
Go behind the scenes of the charming MASTERPIECE series and celebrate memorable Christmas moments from previous seasons, including Tristan’s heartfelt Christmas Dinner toast, the Christmas Eve birth of Suzy’s puppies and many more. The cast and creators also offer Christmas memories and holiday cheer to brighten the season.
Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah | Children’s Chorus of Maryland, Lyric Choir
Children’s Chorus of Maryland Lyric Choir performs “Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah.”
Suite Kwanzaa by Stafford Hunter
5x-Grammy nominated, Stafford Hunter, has arranged an original tribute to Kwanzaa. Hunter, lived in NYC for almost 30 years and has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Clark Terry, McCoy Tyner, Roy Hargrove, Frank Foster, Lester Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dionne Warwick, Donald Byrd Dance Troupe, Lenny Kravitz, and was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for 21 years.
Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa
Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa is a one-hour documentary that explores the seven principles that are the foundation of Kwanzaa by sharing seven real-life stories of impact. These stories reveal how each principle plays a role in the Black community, enhanced by cultural elements of dance, storytelling, music, and spoken word.
Looking Ahead
Great Performances: Nutcracker from English National Ballet
Experience the holiday classic in a new light, featuring over 100 dancers and musicians performing at the London Coliseum.
Available to stream starting on Tuesday, December 16
Emmanuel: A Concordia Christmas
Concordia University Irvine’s 6th annual TV special Emmanuel: A Concordia Christmas.
Available to stream starting on Friday, December 19
Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025
Senior members of the convent embark on a mercy mission, swapping the snowy East End of London for the sun-drenched terrain of Hong Kong. The rise in hospital births, and wider changes in the NHS, have clipped their wings. But their mission to the Far East is a chance to take flight and work out what really matters. For her part, Sister Julienne suddenly finds herself excited about the Order’s future. After years of battling change, she decides to embrace it and see what love can do.
Premieres on Thursday dec. 25 at 7 PM