The New Criterion Podcasts

On June 9, the Friends of The New Criterion gathered for a book party with Nicholas O’Connell, the author of “Crush: My Year as an Apprentice Winemaker.”

On May 7, the Friends and Young Friends gathered for an evening with Fr. George Rutler, who spoke about Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln.

On April 9, the Friends and Young Friends gathered for a poetry party with David Lehman, winner of the 2025 New Criterion Poetry Prize.

On January 22, Friends of The New Criterion gathered at the offices of the magazine to celebrate the publication of Brooke Allen’s “Good Bones: Glorious Relics from the Age of Reading.”

“Chronological order is not the only order,” says Jay in this episode, but “it’s not a bad” one. The episode starts in the sixteenth century—“Gaudete, Christus est natus.” It stays there for a while and then goes to Bach, spirituals, Reger, Berlin (Irving), jazz, and more. A beautiful and diverse seasonal outpouring. A gift from composers, poets, and musical performers.

Trad., “Gaudete, Christus est natus”

Trad., “Ding Dong Merrily on High”

Walton, “What cheer?”

Bach, “Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen,” from the Christmas Oratorio

Trad., “I Saw Three Ships”

Reger, “Mariae Wiegenlied”

Martin/Blane, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Brahe/Taylor, “Bless This House”

Berlin, “White Christmas”

Pierpont, “Jingle Bells”

Trad., “What Month Was Jesus Born In?”

Coots/Gillespie, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”

Trad., “Jerusalem in the Morning”