Classical Minnesota Public Radio will broadcast Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26 at 9 a.m. Minnesota Public Radio’s John Birge will host two hours of reflections on the meaning of gratitude and the blessings of Thanksgiving through words and music. The program includes John Updike reading two November poems and “To a Skylark.”

In the Twin Cities, tune in to 99.5; Minnesotans elsewhere can access the Minnesota Public Radio website to find the station closest to them.