Pioneer Day Concert with the Osmond Family

Broadcast from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, this annual concert commemorates the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. The evening will showcase the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square and will also feature the entire Osmond family, including the Osmond Brothers, Donny, Marie, and Jimmy. The program will include a variety of songs for which the Osmonds are famous, as well as the choir and orchestra performing traditional Pioneer Day favorites plus American folk hymns and songs. The concert will be a retrospective of the Osmonds' musical legacy featuring musical highlights from throughout their careers and video passages from their past performance, taking advantage of the multimedia capabilities of the Conference Center.

	Pioneer Day Commemorative Concert Broadcasts BYU Television    December 31 - 9:00 PM KBYU-TV    December 31 - 9:00 PM

Other Pioneer Day Specials:

	Trail of Hope: the Story of the Mormon Trail Hal Holbrook narrates this breathtaking documentary. Produced for national release on PBS Television, TRAIL OF HOPE captures the 22-year history of the Mormon Trail, a singular saga in American history. This conduit to the West was used by more than 70,000 emigrants - most of them migrating for religious reasons on their journey to the Great Basin. The great majority of these pioneers made the trek on foot across windblown plains, sunbaked deserts and frozen mountain valleys; each step a triumph in the face of tragedy, and a testament to unwavering faith. There are no rebroadcasts of "Trail of Hope: the Story of the Mormon Trail" this month.

	Sweetwater Rescue: The Willie & Martin Handcart Story In 1856, two Mormon emigrant handcart companies and two wagon trains were caught in the October snows of Wyoming. In one of the worst winters in American history, nearly 240 emigrants perished. Filmed on location in Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah and Liverpool, England, the program examines this overland migration disaster and one of the greatest rescue efforts of 19th-century America. www.kbyutv.org/sweetwater/ There are no rebroadcasts of "Sweetwater Rescue" this month.

	Woman the Pioneer A suite of seven pioneer dances performed against the backdrop of Pine Valley, the Southern Utah Desert and Snow Canyon. There are no rebroadcasts of "Woman The Pioneer" this month.