Festive atmosphere and exciting retrospectives
St. Pölten (OTS) – There will be a festive atmosphere and exciting retrospectives in the ORF Lower Austria program at the end of the year. An overview of the program offerings on radio and TV during Advent, at Christmas and around New Year’s Eve.
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS AND LOTS OF MUSIC
December 19th – 23rd, 2023, at 8 p.m. on Radio Niederösterreich
The evenings on Radio Niederösterreich will be particularly atmospheric again. You can hear the highlights of the “Advent of the Stars” at this year’s Grafenegger Advent and the “Lower Austrian Advent Singing”.
TUE 19.12. 8-9 p.m.: ADELE NEUHAUSER & SIMONE KOPMAJER
WED 20.12. 8-9 p.m.: BARBARA WUSSOW & “THE ALPINE CAROLERS”
THU 21.12. 8-9 p.m.: LILIAN KLEBOW & “DIE MAYERIN”
FRI 22.12. 8-9 p.m.: MAX MÜLLER & MILOS TODOROVSKI
SA 23.12. from 8 p.m.: The “Lower Austrian Advent Singing”
THE “NO TODAY” ANNUAL REVIEW
Monday, December 18th, 8:15 p.m. on ORF 2/N
2023 was a year of crises and challenges, but also of great successes and emotions, upheavals and departures. “Gather strength in challenging times” – this is the motto under which we look back in the big annual review from Lower Austria and report, among other things, on a 16-year-old whose carelessness with an illegal firecracker on New Year’s Eve almost cost him his life and how he fought his way back . We analyze the political turnaround after the state elections and look back on sporting successes. ORF-NÖ editor-in-chief Benedikt Fuchs and deputy editor-in-chief Claudia Schubert lead the show. With their guests they discuss ways out of the polarizing discussion about the climate and go in search of happiness. The musical highlight at the Papierfabrik Varieté Theater in Klein-Neusiedl in the Bruck an der Leitha district is the Mostviertler Alexander Eder and PÄM.
THE ORF LOWER AUSTRIA FOR LIGHT INTO THE DARK
December 24th on Radio Lower Austria
The radio program on December 24th will once again be all about LIGHT IN THE DUNKEL. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., projects and emergency aid cases that are supported will be presented. From 4 p.m. we accompany listeners into Christmas Eve with atmospheric music and stories about the festival. Shortly after 5 p.m. the thoughts on Christmas Eve from Diocesan Bishop Alois Schwarz can be heard and after 6 p.m. those from senior Birgit Schiller from the Evangelical Church of Lower Austria.
The programs and broadcast times in detail:
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “LIGHT INTO THE DARK on Radio NÖ”
4-7 p.m. “Christmas Eve on Radio NÖ”
After 5 p.m. thoughts on Christmas Eve from Diocesan Bishop Alois Schwarz
After 6 p.m., thoughts on Christmas Eve from senior Birgit Schiller from the Evangelical Church of Lower Austria
7-11.45 p.m. “Christmas with Radio Lower Austria”
11.45 p.m. – 1 a.m. Broadcast of the Catholic Christmas mass from Rome with Pope Francis
LIGHT INTO THE DARK on TV
LIGHT IN THE DARK will also be the focus of ORF 2 on December 24th:
with a few hours of program from the state studio in St. Pölten – can be seen on ORF 2/N from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, ORF Lower Austria will be reporting on LIGHT IN THE DUNKEL the day before from 6:30 p.m. to 6:51 p.m.
Nadja Mader and LICHT INS DUNKEL ambassador and program director Karl Trahbüchler accompany the audience through the Christmas program and present projects from Lower Austria that are supported by LICHT INS DUNKEL. With musical performances by Clemens Unterreiner, the “Mayerin”, Harri Stojka, Werner Auer, Dorothy Khadem-Missagh and the Vienna Harmonics.
CHRISTMAS DAY ON RADIO LOWER AUSTRIA
8-10 p.m. “Christmas in Vienna”: Radio Niederösterreich broadcasts the recording of this year’s “Christmas in Vienna” concert with Christmas traditions from all over the world. National and international stars also provided top-class entertainment at this year’s concert – such as actor Johannes Silberschneider. Participating choirs are the Vienna Boys’ Choir, the Vienna Choir Girls and the Vienna Singing Academy. The ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra will be playing under the direction of Claire Levacher.
STEFANITAG ON RADIO LOWER AUSTRIA
8-9 p.m. “Multi-Voiced Special”: Gottfried Zawichowski presents songs for the Christmas season in a “Multi-Voiced Special” on St. Stephen’s Day, something a little different from the usual. They are sung by the Altenburg Boys’ Choir, the Tullnerfelder Terzett and the Sommerreiner Viergesang. The Zehetner family music group and the Rossatz brass quartet are also there – they provide a contemplative instrumental setting.
AROUND NEW YEAR’S EVE AND NEW YEAR
From December 26th to 30th, Radio Lower Austria astrologer Eva Vaskovich-Fidelsberger will give a daily overview of the annual horoscopes for 2024.
“The Radio NÖ New Year’s Eve Menu”: From December 27th – 29th, listeners have the chance to win their New Year’s Eve menu. Whether finger food, fondue or raclette: simply send the shopping list of the planned menu.
On December 30th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. there will be a detailed annual review of the eventful 2023. And on the last day of the year we will accompany our audience into the new year with the “Radio NÖ New Year’s Eve Party”.
The programs and broadcast times on December 31st in detail:
3-8 p.m. “The Radio NÖ New Year’s Eve Club” – from 6-8 p.m., Radio NÖ astrologer Eva Vaskovich-Fidelsberger creates the listeners’ annual horoscopes
8 p.m. – 1 a.m. “The Radio NÖ New Year’s Eve Party” – Sonja Köber and David Pearson fulfill musical wishes and at midnight the Pummerin and the Danube Waltz can traditionally be heard.
THE NEW YEAR CONCERT OF THE LOWER AUSTRIA SOUND ARTIST ORCHESTRA Monday, January 1, 2024, delayed at 8:04 p.m. on Radio Lower Austria
The New Year’s Concert of the Tonkunstler Orchestra under conductor Alfred Eschwé has a decades-long tradition in Lower Austria. This time the Austrian soprano Corina Koller is the soloist on the stage of the Festspielhaus in St. Pölten. Radio Niederösterreich will broadcast the New Year’s Concert of the Tonkunstler Orchestra on January 1, 2024, with a time delay from 8 p.m.
THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW YEAR ON RADIO LOWER AUSTRIA
Monday, January 1st, 2023, New Year
After 8 a.m., thoughts on New Year’s Day from Cardinal Christoph Schönborn
Questions & Contact:
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