THE KID... make that kids... are all right.

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has released a new holiday CD sure to bring a warm smile to local classical music lovers. Even though the symphony is feeling a financial pinch, having noted this week that it is $1.5 million in debt, we'll hear no "bah humbug" from the orchestra.

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW Adagio Trio was from Chesapeake, after listening to "Celtic Heart" you'd swear the group was from the enchanting misty coastlines of Scotland or Ireland. That the trio is so convincing is no small feat. The 16-song CD is its first all-Celtic album, and it is, in a word, beautiful.

The sun has set on Hunter Hughes' stint as host of the eclectic "Sunrise on Sundays" program heard weekly from 6 to 10 a.m. on WPYA Bob FM.