Radio and Streaming Broadcasts

All radio and internet broadcast times are listed in Central Standard Time for the 2025 Christmas season. Check local listings for broadcast times in other areas. a

Television

St. Olaf College, in cooperation with American Public Television and PBS+, will air a 60-minute presentation of the 2024 St. Olaf Christmas Festival (Our Hope for Years to Come) on public television stations nationwide. In the Twin Cities, the program will be broadcast multiple times on TPT2 throughout the holiday season, including on December 24 at 8:30 p.m. and December 25 at 3 p.m. Additional broadcasts and specific times across the country can be found by searching the schedule of your local public television station. You can also watch the special on-demand and learn more about it here. 

Radio

YourClassical Minnesota Public Radio is the exclusive radio media partner of the St. Olaf Christmas Festival. YourClassicalMPR will present a live broadcast of the 2025 Christmas Festival on December 7 at 3 p.m. This program will also be available at yourclassical.org/holiday. A special encore broadcast of the 2024 St. Olaf Christmas Festival will be distributed nationally by American Public Media. In the Twin Cities, this special will air on Saturday, December 13 at 7 p.m. and Monday, December 22 at 7 p.m. If you are outside the MPR listening area, check local radio listings to see if it will be carried in your region.

On-Demand Video Recording

An on-demand video recording of the 2025 Christmas Festival will be available on December 17 at christmas.stolaf.edu. The recording features a fully edited and mixed version, that compiles the best selections of all three performances of the Christmas Festival. 

Special Sing For Joy Radio Program

St. Olaf College’s Sing For Joy®, hosted by Rev. Alexandra Jacob ’16, produces a half-hour program of music for the Advent and Christmas season, featuring highlights from the 2024 St. Olaf Christmas Festival. Many stations across the country will carry this broadcast. Visit singforjoy.org or check your local listings for details.

Internet Streaming

St. Olaf thanks everyone who tuned into the livestream of the 2025 St. Olaf Christmas Festival on Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m. An on-demand recording of the performance