On this Winter Solstice longest night of the year you can listen to the Gypsy Scholar’s Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack (broadcast Dec. 16) entitled: “The Midwinter Festival of the Winter Solstice & Yule: the Celebration of the Return of the Sun.”

It is available for listening on the “Archived Musical Essays” webpage, along with the corresponding playlist on the “Program Playlists” webpage, located on the Tower of Song website at revradiotowerofsong.com. Be sure to check out the newly revised “Winter Solstice” webpage that is dedicated to this musical essay.