Hear ye! Let it be known that I will include, by popular demand, Arthur Honegger’s “Une cantate de Noël” (“A Christmas Cantata”), among my mid-winter offerings this afternoon on The Classical Network.

Composed in 1953, Honegger’s musical journey from dark-to-light is thought to have been his final work. And quite a journey it is, from its jet-black opening; through the redemptive entrance of children’s voices in radiant settings of familiar carols; to the ecstatic conclusion, the chorus singing “Gloria in excelsis Deo” with carols in counterpoint, this music is very special indeed. The despair of “De profundis clamavi” only serves to heighten a sense of delirious joy and uplift when the clouds finally part.

Also on today’s program, enjoy Ariel Ramirez’s festive “Navidad Nuestra,” selections from Franz Liszt’s “Christus” and “Christmas Tree Suite,”and “Old Christmas Return’d,” early music from England, Germany, and France, performed by the York Waits.

The star atop the tree will be a Brahms Christmas, on “Music from Marlboro.” I’ll be decking the halls and untangling the lights, from 4 to 7 p.m. EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.