Christmas at Nonnatus House

Life for the midwives at Nonnatus House never slows—even during Christmas. The 2023 holiday special airs on Christmas Day, and is nothing short of sensational. Season 12 of the fan-favorite show brought a wedding, unusual houseguests and a new nun, Sister Veronica.

The holiday special will close out the year with more drama, excitement and holiday commemoration.

Airs Monday, December 25, at 8 p.m. on KPBS-TV. Watch this program live or stream with the PBS App.

Give Smart—Plan Ahead

It’s not too late to make a 2023 charitable gift with your IRA. If you want to support KPBS and make a lasting impact, you have two great options through your IRA: a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) or lifetime income from a charitable gift annuity.

Each year, the IRS requires you to withdraw a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your IRA. If you are at least 70½ years old, you can make a gift, a QCD, from your IRA without penalty. Give a one-time gift to KPBS without increasing your taxable income.

Or, use your IRA to fund a charitable gift annuity, which creates lifetime income for you through a gift to KPBS. If you are age 70½ or older, you can convert up to $50,000 of your IRA into a stream of income without paying federal income tax on the principal.

Advantages of funding a lifetime income gift from your IRA:

• Guaranteed income for life with a KPBS charitable gift annuity
• Meet your RMD without adding to your taxable income
• Significant support for KPBS
• Qualify for KPBS’ Friends for Life membership

For more information, call Jared Blakeley at (619) 594-0851 or email [email protected].

Sounds of the Season

We’re ringing in the holidays with The Soldiers’ Chorus at the “Army Field Band Concert.” A musically diverse group of 29, The Soldiers’ Chorus never disappoints.

Christmas cheer will come right to your home with the annual “Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir.” Featuring some of the world’s best-known stars, the Tabernacle Choir puts on a show you don’t want to miss.

Join KPBS for a fun-filled evening of beautiful music featuring seven local choirs, including the San Diego Children’s Choir and the San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, performing holiday classics that are sure to make your list of holiday traditions! KPBS has everything you need to make this season joyful and bright! Check our schedule for the broadcast date.

“Army Field Band Concert” premieres Friday, November 10, at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2.

“Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir” premieres Tuesday, December 12, at 8 p.m. on KPBS-TV.

Watch these programs live or stream with the PBS App.

Judy Woodruff Presents: ‘America at a Crossroads’

In an era of heightened partisanship, declining institutional trust, rising political violence and quickening social change, Judy Woodruff embarked on a two-year reporting project called “America at a Crossroads” to investigate the factors dividing Americans and to find out what can be done to stop these alarming trends. She traveled the nation, listening to academics and authors, parents on school boards and activists, local leaders, and even the president of the United States, to talk about the issues we face and what may be done to overcome them. She reported on the phenomena of negative partisanship—strong hostility from one party toward the other; she anchored these pieces on human experience, historical context and compassion.

“America at a Crossroads” airs Tuesday, December 19, at 9 p.m. on KPBS-TV.
Watch this program live or stream with the PBS App.