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Crane Candlelight Concerts to be Broadcast on North Country Public Radio and Syndicated on PBS

Traditional Holiday Concerts from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music to be Broadcast on Mountain Lake PBS & NCPR Again this Season

Potsdam, NY (12/19/2025) — For more than 100 years, the Crane Candlelight Concert has ushered in the holiday season at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. Once again, audiences can relive the magic, thanks to upcoming broadcasts on regional public television and radio.

North Country Public Radio will air most of the 2025 Crane Candlelight Concert, with two broadcasts planned as part of its holiday programming:

  • Sunday, Dec. 21: 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, Dec. 25: 4 p.m.

Last year's concert and other past performances are also set to air on Mountain Lake PBS at the following times this holiday season:

  • Sunday, Dec. 21: 5 p.m. (2024, "Holiday Memories")
  • Monday, Dec. 22: 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. (2024, "Holiday Memories")
  • Tuesday, Dec. 23: 3:30 a.m. (2024, "Holiday Memories")
  • Wednesday, Dec. 24: 8 p.m. (2024, "Holiday Memories") and 10:30 p.m. (2022, "Let it Shine!")
  • Thursday, Dec. 25: 1 a.m. (2022, "Let it Shine!"), 4 a.m. (2024, "Holiday Memories"), 1:30 p.m. (2024, "Holiday Memories")

Mountain Lake PBS has syndicated the 2024 performance for other stations across the U.S. and Canada to air as well this year. Past tapings of Crane Candlelight concerts can be viewed online on the Mountain Lake PBS website.

The livestream recording of this year's concert is also available to enjoy online anytime, at the Crane YouTube channel.

To learn more about the Crane Candlelight Concert, visit www.potsdam.edu/academics/crane-school-music/CraneCandlelight.

About The Crane School of Music:

Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York's only All-Steinway institution and was one of the first Yamaha Institutions of Excellence. For more information, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.

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Manny Coleman (right) and Cade Lamphere Jr. (left) perform the Frank Sinatra versions of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" alongside the Crane Jazz Ensemble as part of the 2025 Crane Candlelight Concert. The audio from the concert will be broadcast on North Country Public Radio as part of the station's holiday programming again this year. (Photo credit: Sophia Pleat '26)

Sara Ward (center) performs with the saxophone section during the 2025 Crane Candlelight Concert in Hosmer Hall at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. The performance will be broadcast on North Country Public Radio on Dec. 21 and 25. (Photo credit: Sophia Pleat '26)

Jaeden Miller (center) performs on stage as part of the traditional holiday 2025 Crane Candlelight Concert at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music. (Photo credit: Sophia Pleat '26)

Seen in rehearsal last year, the 2024 Crane Candlelight Concert ("Holiday Memories") will air on Mountain Lake PBS and be syndicated on public television this season.

Crane School of Music students rehearse for the Crane Candlelight Concert in 2024. The final performance, titled "Holiday Memories," will air on Mountain Lake PBS again this season.

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