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.
Television
St. Olaf College, in cooperation with American Public Television and PBS+, will air a 60-minute presentation of Our Hope for Years to Come from 2024 on public television stations nationwide this holiday season. Broadcasts across the country can be found by searching the schedule of your local public television station.
Internet Streaming
St. Olaf is proud to present a live video stream of the 2025 St. Olaf Christmas Festival on Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m., free of charge. The stream will be available online here.
The Mark and Laura Johnson family, inaugural sponsors
The Tomson Family Foundation, inaugural sponsors
Greg and Lisa Nave Buck
Paul and Margot Grangaard
Tim and Jan Maudlin, with gratitude for The Lutheran Center for Faith, Values and Community
The Jon and Jennifer Salveson family
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. In the Twin Cities, this special will air on Monday, December 9 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 21 at 3 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 later in December 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.
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