December 26. St. Stephen’s Day. The day King Wenceslas “looked out” and trudged through snow and wind and gathering darkness to bring flesh, wine and fuel to one of his needy subjects.

This afternoon on The Classical Network, we’ll salute the good king, whose legendary deeds were immortalized in the famous Christmas carol, with Josef Suk’s “Meditation on the Old Czech Hymn, ‘St. Wenceslaus.’” We’ll also acknowledge the Irish St. Stephen’s tradition of “hunting the wren.”

As stomachs and ear drums continue to be wassailed and assailed during this perhaps too merry season, we’ll also have plenty of music about banqueting and toys.

This week’s “Music from Marlboro” (6:00 EST) will feature evergreen works by Beethoven and Wagner.

It shouldn’t require the patience of a saint to enjoy the music, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.