This week on WGCU TV — Cable channel 3

. Yanni: Voices - Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 10 p.m.

Popular performer Yanni and four young vocalists — Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills — combine talents to offer an evening of new compositions and Yanni classics. The program features a behind-the-scenes preview of the music from the new CD, Yanni: Voices, and the upcoming concert tour.

. Great Performances, Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker -

Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m.

Since "The Nutcracker's" first production more than a century ago, its alluring story, choreography and score have made it one of the most popular and enduring ballets. The Russian masterpiece received its first full-length American production in 1944 with the San Francisco Ballet. The company's contemporary reprisal sets the backdrop to San Francisco's 1915 Pan- Pacific Exposition. Re-airs: Sunday, Dec. 21, at 11 p.m.

. Connect! Hosted by Jim McLaughlin - The Arts - Friday, Dec. 19, at 8:30 p.m.

Creating colorful and unusual works of art with natural materials; participating in Clyde Butcher's annual Swamp Walk; and celebrating creativity through arts festivals. Re-airs: Saturday, Dec. 20, at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 21, at 10:30 p.m.

. Faith Hill, Joy to the World: A Soundstage Special - Saturday, Dec. 20, at 11 p.m.

Country superstar Faith Hill sings favorites from her new holiday album, "Joy to the World." This new performance features orchestral arrangements led by conductor David Campbell, in a range of styles, from swinging, big-band to choral spiritual numbers. Re-airs: Monday, Dec. 22 at 10 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 24, at midnight.

. LIGHTS: Celebrate Hanukkah Live in Concert - Sunday, Dec. 21, at 4 p.m.

Craig Taubman hosts this Jewish Festival of Lights extravaganza featuring the Grammy Award-winning group, The Klezmatics; cantor/tenor Alberto Mizrahi; jazz artist Dave Koz; Emmy Award-winning actress Mare Winningham; and many others.

. Life a House Built: The Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - Monday, Dec. 22, at 9 p.m.

This is the extraordinary and inspiring story of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carters' work with Habitat for Humanity and their own humanitarian organization. The Carters' inability to ignore a vast need has brought thousands of strangers together and changed the lives of thousands more. Re-airs: Sunday, Dec. 28, at 3 p.m.

. NOVA - "Absolute Zero" - Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 8 p.m.

This two-part hunt for low temperature comes to life with historical recreations of great moments in research and interviews with noted historians and scientists. "The Conquest of Cold" opens in the 1600s, when the nature of cold and heat were a complete mystery. "The Race for Absolute Zero" picks up in the late 19th century, when researchers succeeded in reaching the forbidding realm at which oxygen, and then nitrogen, liquefy. Re-airs: Sunday, Dec. 28, at 6 p.m.