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WinterPledge 2025 features All Creatures Great and Small special, Lexington: 250 Years, Mister Rogers, and performances by Kris Kristofferson and Andrea Bocelli

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WinterPledge 2025 features All Creatures Great and Small special, Lexington: 250 Years, Mister Rogers, and performances by Kris Kristofferson and Andrea Bocelli

For Release: 11/18/25 9:22 AM

KET’s WinterPledge 2025 event is Nov. 29-Dec. 7 and features musical performances, documentaries, behind-the-scenes specials and much more.

KET serves more than two million people each week, providing trusted programming, lifelong learning opportunities and essential services to Kentuckians of all ages. During WinterPledge, viewers can support this work by calling (800) 866-0366 or visiting KET.org/Donate to make a financial contribution.

WinterPledge highlights include:

Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration
Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert from Tuscany featuring global superstars Ed Sheeran, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Sofia Carson, Brian May, Jon Batiste and more.
KET Saturday, Nov. 29 at 7/6 pm
KET2 Sunday, Nov. 30 at 5:30/4:30 pm

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Celebrate Christmas with Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s allegorical rock opera, featuring Ossie Davis, Jewel and Michael Crawford in a story of a runaway girl who turns her life around on a snowy Christmas Eve.
KET Saturday, Nov. 29 at 11/10 pm
KET2 Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 10:30/9:30 pm

Cozy Mysteries of Masterpiece Mystery!
Discover the secrets of the “cozy mystery” in a behind-the-scenes look at Grantchester, Magpie Murders, Moonflower Murders, The Marlow Murder Club and Miss Scarlet.
KET Sunday, Nov. 30 at 7/6 pm

Lexington: 250 Years
The film chronicles the Kentucky city’s founding and some of its most important moments and events. Beginning on the banks of Town Branch Creek, the documentary takes viewers on a sprawling historical journey that includes the Civil War, the Great Depression and World Wars, as well as the establishment of Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, and features Henry Clay, Mary Todd Lincoln and other notable figures in the city’s history. Narrated by actor and Lexington native Josh Hopkins.
KET2 Sunday, Nov. 30 at 7:30/6:30 pm
KET Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 8/7 pm

All Creatures Great and Small: Cheers to the Years
A look back at seasons of the beloved series, featuring cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes glimpses.
KET Sunday, Nov. 30 at 8:30/7:30 pm

Celtic Woman: 20th Anniversary Concert

Celebrate 20 years of spectacular Irish music with a new concert filmed at the Helix in Dublin – the very same venue where the first Celtic Woman PBS special was filmed 20 years ago. With fan favorites, new arrangements, and stirring originals, this emotional evening features a stellar lineup of eight world-class Celtic Women, backed by a choir, orchestra, dancers and a full band.
KET Sunday, Nov. 30 at 5/4 pm
KET Monday, Dec. 1 at 9:30/8:30 pm

Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like
Join host Michael Keaton to celebrate Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the pioneering children’s series that premiered nationally 50 years ago. Keaton worked as a stagehand and made appearances on the series in the 1970. Judd Apatow, Joyce DiDonato, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Kratt, John Lithgow, Sarah Silverman, Esperanza Spalding and Caroll Spinney reveal their favorite memories from the series.
KET Monday, Dec. 1 at 8/7 pm
KET Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 4:30/3:30 pm
KET2 Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7/6 pm

Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs
Legendary songwriter Kris Kristofferson is joined by Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr. and other top country artists in this 2016 concert from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Songs include “Help Me Make It Through The Night,” “Here Comes That Rainbow Again,” “For The Good Times” and more.
KET2 Thursday, Dec. 4 at 11/10 pm

KET is Kentucky’s largest classroom, providing trusted programming, lifelong learning opportunities and essential services to more than two million people each week. Learn more about Kentucky’s preeminent public media organization at KET.org, on X @KET and at facebook.com/KET.

Contact:

Lauren Bennett
Communications Manager
859-258-7143
lbennett@ket.org