PBS Brings ‘The Nutcracker’ and Other Classic Holiday Performances Home This Season ...Saudi Arabia

There's plenty of holiday content out there, surely enough to please everyone. There's the romcom set (we definitely have you covered!) Of course, we can't forget the ones you can gather around the TV and watch together as a family (here's a curated list of 50 streaming right now!) There's also the action-adventure genre—even though I still contend that Die Hard is not a Christmas movie; it's just a movie that takes place at Christmastime.

And for the classic Christmas connoisseurs who value tradition, PBS offers programming like the Tabernacle Choir's annual holiday show from Temple Square in Utah. This year's celebration is hosted by Dennis Haysbert and Ruthie Ann Miles.

Read on for more about what's in store for you this holiday season on PBS.

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Hope of the Season: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Premieres: Monday, Dec. 15, 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS, PBS.org & PBS app

This Christmas, the world-renowned Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square joins Tony Award-winner Ruthie Ann Miles and Hollywood veteran Dennis Haysbert in the unforgettable holiday spectacular, “Hope of the Season.” Packed with classic carols, holiday favorites, and an inspirational portrait of real life, this 90-minute concert features songs and stories of hope for audiences of all ages.

For both Haysbert and Miles, the experience was life-changing. “This was probably the most profound experience I’ve had in my career…and I don’t make that statement lightly,” Haysbert said. “Watch this show. Watch this show. It will inspire you.” 

“The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra—what their broadcast has meant to me for most of my life, and to be part of that chain for the future, is a blessing, and it’s so much bigger than I could have dreamed of for myself,” Miles added. “And I’m so grateful. I’m so, so grateful.”

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Premieres: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS, PBS.org & PBS app

English National Ballet brings Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday favorite to life in a new production featuring over 100 dancers and musicians. Set in Edwardian-era London, the 1892 classic ballet’s young heroine Clara sets off on a fantastical Christmas adventure with her enchanted nutcracker doll to a magical realm where anything is possible. The production is choreographed by ENB Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin, and Olivier Award winner Arielle Smith. 

Have a sample of the candies from The Nutcracker below.

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American Masters: Ten Times Better

Premieres: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9:30 p.m. ET on PBS, PBS.org & PBS app

The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer who originated a featured role in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker 70 years ago as a teenage immigrant from China.

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Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2025

Premieres: Thursday, Dec. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS, PBS.org & PBS app (Additional airings of this episode are available; check local listings)

Senior members of the convent embark on a mercy mission, swapping the snowy East End of London for the sun-drenched terrain of Hong Kong. The rise in hospital births—and wider changes in the NHS—have clipped their wings, but their mission to the Far East is a chance to take flight and work out what really matters. For her part, Sister Julienne (Jenny Agutter) suddenly finds herself excited about the Order’s future. After years of battling change, she decides to embrace it and see what love can do.

Premieres: Thursday, Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET (encore at 9:30 p.m. ET on PBS, stream on Jan. 2 on PBS.org & PBS app (Additional airings of this episode are available; check local listings)

Celebrate the arrival of 2026 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in this beloved annual concert. “Downton Abbey” and “Paddington” star Hugh Bonneville returns as host, visiting scenic locations throughout Vienna that relate to the orchestra’s concert program. Featuring performances by the Vienna State Ballet, and musical selections such as Florence Price's "Rainbow Waltz," Hans Christian Lumbye's "Copenhagen Stream Railway," and Galop Johann Strauss II's “Roses from the South Waltz".

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