St. Olaf Christmas Festival Special Program

On the first full weekend in December each year, more than 15,000 people come to Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota, the home of Sing For Joy, to experience traditional Scandinavian meals, atmosphere and fellowship — and to attend the St. Olaf Christmas Festival concerts.

Each year, Sing For Joy is proud to present a special radio presentation of the festival. For many thousands, the annual broadcast of the festival on radio stations across the U.S. has become a part of their Christmas observance.

The festival features splendid music of the season, performed by the St. Olaf Choir, the Chapel Choir, the Manitou Singers, the Cantorei, the Viking Chorus and the St. Olaf Orchestra, separately and as a massed ensemble. In all, more than 500 student musicians take part.

Promise of Peace is the theme of this year's presentation, recorded in December of 2022 at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Artistic Director of the Festival is Dr. Anton Armstrong, conductor of the St. Olaf Choir. Sing For Joy host Alexandra Jacob is narrator for this radio broadcast.

Listen online

Listen to the program in our online player, and view information about the music and performers.

Find your local station

Many radio stations across the country will air this special program and seasonal selections. Watch this space for information as additional stations register. For additional information on airings, please check with your local station.

• City & State
  Station ID
  Frequency
  Date & Time of Broadcast
• Kempton Park,
  December 25, 12:00 AM
• Troy, AL
  December 25, 12:00 AM
• Mariposa, CA
  check local listings
• Modesto, CA
  KGCE-LP
  107.9 FM
  December 17, 8:30 AM
• Modesto, CA
  KGCE-LP
  107.9 FM
  December 17, 5:30 PM
• Modesto, CA
  KGCE-LP
  107.9 FM
  December 24, 11:30 PM
• Modesto, CA
  KGCE-LP
  107.9 FM
  December 25, 8:30 AM
• Modesto, CA
  KGCE-LP
  107.9 FM
  December 25, 5:30 PM
• Riverside, CA
  WER9,KPWR
  92
  December 25, 12:00 PM
• North Redington Beach, FL
  check local listings, 12:00 AM
• Cherokee, IA
  KCHE
  92.1 FM
  December 25, 8:00 AM
• Cresco, IA
  KCZQ
  102.3 FM
  check local listings, 12:00 PM
• Grinnell, IA
  KGRN
  1410 AM
  check local listings
• Hampton, IA
  KLMJ
  104.9 FM
  December 25, 8:30 AM
• Mason City, IA
  KCMR
  97.9 FM FM
  December 25, check local listings
• Mt. Pleasant, IA
  KILJFM
  105.5 FM
  December 25, 3:30 PM
• Rockford, IL
  WTPB
  99.3 FM
  December 20, 12:30 PM
• Rockford, IL
  WTPB-LP
  99.3 FM
  December 24, 12:30 PM
• Grand Rapids, MI
  WFUR
  1570 FM
  check local listings, 12:00 AM
• Cloquet, MN
  WKLK
  AM
  December 25, 4:00 PM
• Crookston, MN
  KROX
  1260 AM
  December 18, 3:30 PM
• Faribault, MN
  KRFO
  1390 AM
  December 25, 2:00 PM
• Little Falls, MN
  KLTF
  960 AM
  December 24, check local listings
• Little Falls, MN
  KLTF
  960 AM
  December 25, check local listings
• Marshall, MN
  KMHL
  1400 AM
  check local listings, 12:00 PM
• Morris, MN
  AM
  check local listings
• Plymouth, MN
  WCTS
  1030 AM
  check local listings
• Sauk Rapids, MN
  WMIN
  1010 AM
  December 25, check local listings
• Willmar, MN
  KWLM
  1340 AM
  December 24, 9:00 PM
• Greensboro, NC
  WDFC-FM
  101.7 FM
  December 25, check local listings
• Albany, OR
  KGAL
  1580 AM
  December 25, check local listings
• Milbank, SD
  KMSD
  95.1 & 1510 FM
  December 25, 9:00 AM
• Mitchell, SD
  KORN
  101.3 FM
  December 25, 9:00 AM
• Mitchell, SD
  KORN
  1490 AM
  December 25, 9:00 AM
• Yankton, SD
  WNAX
  570 AM
  check local listings
• Terrell, TX
  check local listings
• Chippewa Falls, WI
  WWIB
  103.7 FM
  December 7, 9:30 PM
• Merrill, WI
  WJMT
  730 AM
  check local listings
• Merrill, WI
  WJMT
  96.3 FM
  check local listings
• River Falls, WI
  WEVR
  1550 AM
  check local listings
• River Falls, WI
  WEVR-FM
  106.3 FM
  check local listings
• Viroqua, WI
  WVRQ
  107.3 FM
  December 23, 8:30 AM
• Viroqua, WI
  WVRQ
  1360 AM
  December 23, 8:30 AM