The holiday season is upon us, and seasonal music, theater, dance and more come with it.

For many Minnesotans, this is a season of traditions, some old, some new, some classic and some happily eccentric. But what is it that makes these traditions special? How do we decide what traditions are ours? And how do we make new traditions?

The MPR News arts team guest hosts a special holiday hour. Join arts reporters Jacob Aloi and

Alex Cipolle, and arts editor Max Sparber, as they talk with performers, show directors, each other and listeners about some of Minnesota’s most distinctive seasonal art and culture offerings.

Guests  

• Steven C. Anderson, a Minnesota-based musician




• Chris Berry, Penumbra arts director




• Peter Brosius, outgoing artistic director at Children's Theatre Company




• Nat Fuller is a Minnesota-based actor, currently in the Guthrie Theater’s “A Christmas Carol”




• Joseph Haj is the artistic director of The Guthrie Theater




• Russ King, who plays Miss Richfield 1981 in “Bad Advice for Christmas”




• Kevin Kling is a performer/storyteller from “Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log”




• Tod Petersen, performer/cocreator of “A Christmas Carole Petersen”




• Janelle Ranek, performer and co-creator of “Letters to Santa ... Shaken, Not Stirred”




• Tyrone Schenk, founder and president of Minnesota Krampus  

  
  

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