[Holiday Specials in December] For many families, the holidays are when people come home. Over a holiday meal, we notice how much a child has grown, or that the baby is toddling. There is no time like the holidays for giving us pause to strengthen family ties. It is a time when generations gather to share love, giving, joy, and music. Celebrate the season’s glorious musical traditions with WFMT throughout the month of December

Monday during the noon hour, WFMT explodes out of the post-holiday fog with a dynamic series of live and local broadcasts: First Mondays with Chicago Chamber Musicians (12:15 PM), followed by a recital by members of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center (6:00 PM), and Live from WFMT with mezzo soprano Julia Bentley and friends (8:00 PM)