WUMB Christmas

WUMB Christmas is exactly what you'd hope for from the folk-centric outfit of University of Massachusetts Boston. It's a genuine folk radio United States tradition that refocuses the holiday on acoustic warmth. The station strips away the commercial pop and focuses on the acoustic side of the season. You'll hear John Prine's cracked-voiced 'Christmas in Prison' alongside Alison Krauss's angelic 'Winter Wonderland'. Brilliant. The programming leans traditional, with plenty of Carter Family carols and Pete Seeger singalongs, but it's not stuck in the past. Modern folk acts like The Staves and Ov…