Monday, December 15 from 4pm – 5pm and Monday, December 22 from 4pm – 5pm      
• Jonathan Miller, artistic director of Chicago a cappella and a longtime champion of Jewish choral music, hosts an inspiring and informative show featuring choral music set to Hanukkah texts. Familiar tunes include “I Have a Little Dreidel” (both in its original Yiddish form and in a neo-funk Hebrew/English setting), a swing version of “S’vivon” by Steve Barnett, and a lively setting of the traditional melody for “Al-Hanissim” (“For the Miracles”) by Elliot Levine. All selections are performed by Chicago a cappella, the virtuoso vocal ensemble formed in 1993. Jonathan Miller provides liturgical and cultural background as part of this unique look inside old and new choral Hanukkah traditions. 

Monday, December 15 from 5pm – 6pm and Monday, December 22 from 5pm – 6pm      
• Join Itzhak Perlman the superstar violinist, as he tells the story of the Jewish festival of lights. This engaging one-hour special includes numbers from Itzhak Perlman’s radio addicted childhood in Israel; evocative songs in Yiddish and Ladino; classical music that revolves around the Maccabee heroes of the story; and Hanukkah gems by American folk singers. The master storyteller also regales you with jokes and memories, plus tales of three classic Chanukah symbols: the menorah, the latke, and, of course, the dreidel. A good time for the whole family, at Itzhak Perlman’s Chanukah Radio Party! 

Sunday, December 14 from 5pm – 7pm  
• Julie Schuster welcomes morning host Gavriel Savit to Aisle Seat to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights! Hear traditional songs; selections from George Frideric Handel, Jason Robert Brown, and Frank London; and modern favorites like “Puppy for Hanukkah”.