Holiday Specials

Christmas Specials:

Assignment: Christmas
When journalist Edie Savers is tasked with writing an article about Christmas, she hesitantly accepts. But her understanding of the holiday is unexpectedly changed when she investigates its traditions through the lens of Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol. Not only does Edie learn how Christmas is about more than nostalgia, but she begins to undergo a Scrooge-like transformation of her own.

“Empty Boxes”
“Empty Boxes” is a special presentation of The Lutheran Hour®. Hosted by Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Ziegler, this original story invites listeners on a chilly car-ride home after a candlelight Christmas Eve service that becomes a turning point for a teenage boy—an enlightening moment he will return to for years to come.

“How Long …”
“How Long …” is a special presentation of The Lutheran Hour^® featuring the music of musician, Erin Bode, and an original story revealing an ancient set of poems inspired by the book of Isaiah called the “O Antiphons”. Through a series of creative messages and intriguing music, a city church invites a skeptical young woman into the church at Christmastime.

Easter Specials:

Tears of Hope
“Tears of Hope” is a special presentation of The Lutheran Hour®. Hosted by Lutheran Hour Speaker, Rev. Dr. Michael Ziegler, this radio drama is based on an episode of This is the Life. Taking the visual storyline written for the 1950s and giving it a modern twist for radio was entrusted to writer, Andréa Vasilo.

Holy Week
“Holy Week” consists of two half-hour specials hosted by Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler. This special programming for Holy week includes dramatic multi-voice readings of the account of the betrayal, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the 26th, 27th and 28th chapter of Matthew, one of the four ancient biographies of Jesus.