Wednesday afternoon. It’s a holiday hump day.

The Christmas music is mostly passed, and it’s not quite yet New Year’s. I am laboring under a post-Christmas fog brought on by multiple days of sleep-deprivation. Best simply to celebrate the birthdays today of German Romantic composer Julius Rietz, the late Venezuelan master Inocente Carreño (who died in June), and Mannheim composer Christian Cannabich.

I’m sure there will also be something for Hanukkah along the way. I may even share selections from one or two of my stocking stuffers.

If you’re at home this week and have the luxury to kick back, you may find something conducive to your relaxation, when you tune in this afternoon between 4 and 7:00 EST to WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.