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Radio will celebrate Christmas with exclusive music specials on various channels on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The programming will feature celebrity guest DJs sharing their favorite holiday music, stories, and exclusive performances.
SIRIUS' featured Christmas specials are:
Christmas on Siriusly Sinatra channel 75
Siriusly Sinatra will air Room For A Stranger, classic radio play starring Frank Sinatra (December 24 at 4 pm and 11 pm ET). Nancy Sinatra's weekly show Nancy For Frank will feature Nancy's favorite Christmas music and her personal stories about Christmas with her father (December 25 at 2 pm and 8 pm ET). A special edition of The Chairman's Hour, Siriusly Sinatra's innovative weekly show 'hosted' by Frank Sinatra using rare archival materials, will feature Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra singing Christmas songs together (December 24 at 2 pm and 10 pm ET, December 25 at 12 pm, 6 pm and 11 pm ET). Also singer Pat Boone will play his favorite holiday recordings by Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and others (December 23 at 12 pm ET, December 24 at 12 pm and 6 pm ET).
The Shady Xmas Special
The annual airing of the infamous Eminem Xmas special hosted by Eminem featuring Stat Quo, Obie Trice and comedian Jim Florentine.
December 24 at 2 pm and 8 pm ET, December 25 at 2 am, 6 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm ET. Shade 45, channel 45
Elvis Radio Christmas Celebration
Elvis Radio Christmas at Graceland, a two-hour special featuring Elvis performing holiday music will kick-off the Elvis Radio Christmas programming beginning at 6 pm ET on Christmas Eve. On Christmas morning, the channel will air Gospel Time Christmas Morning, a two-hour special of Elvis' most beautiful and inspirational gospel music beginning 7 am ET. At 9 am, George Klein's Christmas at Graceland, a show featuring Elvis' long-time friend sharing his favorite Christmas memories and music.
The Big 80s Very VJ Holiday Special
The original MTV VJs - Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Nina Blackwood - will share holiday stories from their days as VJs, personal holiday moments and play their favorite 80s holiday music.
December 24 at 9 am and 4 pm ET, December 25 at 5 am, 12 pm and 8 pm ET Big '80s, channel 8.
Cousin Brucie's Rockin' Around Christmas Tree
Legendary radio personality Cousin Brucie will play the greatest Christmas hits from the 50s and 60s. December 19 at 5 pm ET, December 23 at 11 am ET.
60s Vibrations, channel 6
Celebrity Guest DJs Spin Holiday Favorites
Wyclef Jean on Reggae Rhythms channel 97 (December 25 at 12 pm and 7 pm ET)
Rick Springfield on Big 80s channel 8 (December 24 at 9 pm ET and December 25 at 2 am, 9 am and 9 am ET)
Olivia Newton-John on Christmas Country channel 62 (December 23 at 5 pm ET and December 24 at 7 am ET)
Gospel artist Kirk Franklin on Praise 68 (December 25 at 12 pm ET and 7 pm ET)
Rhonda Vincent on Bluegrass channel 65 (December 24 at 9 pm ET, December 25 at 3 pm ET)
Lonestar Atop Your Tree
Christmas Country will play songs from Lonestar's exclusive acoustic performance at SIRIUS of songs from their new Christmas album. The band will also share their personal Christmas stories and favorite country holiday music.
December 25 at 5 pm ET through December 26 at 12 am ET
Christmas Country, channel 62
Christmas Eve special with Trin-i-tee 5:7
Leading Gospel Trio Trin-i-tee 5:7 will perform exclusively at SIRIUS' Rockefeller Plaza studios.
December 24 at 1 pm ET
Praise, channel 68
SIRIUS will also feature exclusive holiday editions of some of their popular shows including Steve Earle's Christmas Show, A Trailer Park Christmas with Fred Imus, Christmas with Hillbilly Jim in Mudlick, KY on Outlaw Country, channel 63, and Gravy in Your Ears! with Wavy Gravy, on Jam ON, channel 17. SIRIUS Kids Stuff, channel 116, will bring listeners breaking news and special reports from the North Pole with their ace reporter Holly Day. This holiday season will also mark the broadcast of the second annual Bare Family Christmas hosted by country singer, Bobby Bare Sr. and his son on Outlaw Country, channel 63.
In addition, subscribers can also hear commercial-free holiday music on SIRIUS Holiday channel 2, Christmas Country channel 62, and Classical Christmas channel 86. Other channels featuring holiday music programming on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will include Sirius Love channel 3, Prime Country channel 61, New Country channel 60 and Coffee House channel 30. For additional details, listeners can log onto https://www.sirius.com.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Announces Its Top Ten Music Events of 2007
SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced today its top ten music events for 2007. SIRIUS reaffirmed its leadership in radio programming with its stellar line-up of exclusive artist-branded and produced channels, live broadcasts from historic music events, and live performances at SIRIUS' Rockefeller Center studios.
In no particular order, here are the Top Ten SIRIUS music events of 2007:
* SIRIUS launched the Grateful Dead Channel, a 24-hour commercial free channel dedicated to the music and legacy of the Grateful Dead. The channel features exclusive, rare performances and original shows hosted by Grateful Dead members and special archival interviews with the late Jerry Garcia.
* Siriusly Sinatra, produced by SIRIUS and the Sinatra family, launched as a one-of-a-kind channel with music spanning the entire spectrum of Frank Sinatra's career. The channel also features exclusive rare archival interviews, performances and the music of other artists from the big band, swing and traditional pop genres.
* SIRIUS' popular E Street Radio channel re-launched this year in support of Magic, Bruce Springsteen's first album recorded with the E Street Band since 2002. Listeners of E Street Radio can hear rare recordings of performances, exclusive interviews, celebrity guest DJs and the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
* SIRIUS announced in 2007 that it had re-signed legendary radio personality Bruce Morrow, known to his legion of fans as 'Cousin Brucie,' to an exclusive multi-year deal. The deal demonstrated SIRIUS' ongoing commitment to playing Oldies music from the 50s and 60s. SIRIUS remains the only radio outlet on which listeners can hear 'Cousin Brucie.'
* In 2007, Little Steven Van Zandt, founder and architect of the Underground Garage SIRIUS channel 25, launched The Little Steven Sessions. The show airs three times daily and features Little Steven discussing the music, history, philosophy, and life style that is the Underground Garage.
* SIRIUS turned one of its channels over to country music star Garth Brooks for two weeks in celebration of the release of his 3-disc greatest hits CD set. Garth Brooks Radio featured music selected and presented by Garth Brooks.
* JAY-Z Nation launched in November to coincide with the release of JAY- Z's album, American Gangster. The channel dedicated to, and produced by JAY-Z, featured exclusive interviews, special programming and live concert playback from JAY-Z's five city tour.
* SIRIUS, the exclusive home of Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville channel, broadcast every live performance from Jimmy Buffett's 2007 "Bama Breeze" tour.
* Multi-platinum artist 50 Cent performed live in front of SIRIUS subscribers at the company's studios in New York's Rockefeller Center. The show aired live on G-Unit Radio, a weekly all-day broadcast produced by 50 Cent on SIRIUS' Shade 45 channel.
* SIRIUS broadcast an exclusive in-depth interview with one of rocks living legends, Keith Richards. The rare interview was conducted by Steve Jordon, Keith's friend and bandmate from X-pensive Winos.
Other 2007 highlights include:
Exclusive, New Music Programming & Specials:
* SIRIUS added to their acclaimed roster of celebrity hosts with the launch of several new shows. Siriusly Sinatra launched Nancy For Frank, a weekly show hosted by Nancy Sinatra. The channel also premiered The Chairman's Hour, an innovative weekly program 'hosted' by Frank Sinatra using rare materials unearthed from the Sinatra family archives. Country music renegade Steve Earle joined SIRIUS with his weekly show The Steve Earle Show: Hardcore Troubadour Radio on Outlaw Country. Rock icon Joan Jett joined Tony Hawke's Faction Radio channel hosting Joan Jett's Radio Revolution.
* British pop icons, Duran Duran, took control of SIRIUS' Super Shuffle channel for a week in celebration of the band's latest album, Red Carpet Massacre. The channel, Red Carpet Radio, featured the exclusive premiere of Red Carpet Massacre with track-by-track discussion and several shows hosted by the members of the band.
* In 2007, SIRIUS provided exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage of some of the biggest music events across all genres, including the MTV Video Music Awards, Country Music Awards, Tony Awards, Grammy Awards, Live Earth, Lollapalooza, Vans Warped Tour, Ozzfest, X-Games and International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass Festival, among many others.
* SIRIUS continued to celebrate the diversity and heritage of music with exclusive programming on various channels throughout the month of June for Black Music Month, and in September, Hispanic Heritage Month.
* In 2007, SIRIUS celebrated the independent spirit of music with the launch of Hits-Bound on Sirius Hits 1, a weekly program that provides an outlet for the best unsigned, indie, international and homemade music.
* SIRIUS' Coffee House channel debuted Coffee House Live, featuring live performances from some of today's greatest singer-songwriters, including Sheryl Crow, David Gray, Lyle Lovett, Feist, Jose Gonzalez, Paula Cole, Ryan Adams and many more.
2007 Exclusive Music Performances:
SIRIUS continued their exclusive concert events in 2007 with live performances in their Rockefeller Center studios in New York City from artists that included 50 Cent, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Patti Scialfa, Gretchen Wilson, Lyle Lovett, KT Tunstall, David Gray, Queens of the Stone Age, Steve Earle, Plain White T's, Ryan Adams, Wyclef Jean, LeAnn Rimes, Natasha Bedingfield, Little Big Town, Rufus Wainwright, Erasure, Chris Cornell, Sinead O'Connor, and Sheryl Crow among many others.
Exclusive Music Previews/Premieres:
In 2007, SIRIUS continued their tradition of providing listeners with exclusive album premieres and previews with track-by-track discussions from artists which included Bruce Springsteen, JAY-Z, Genesis, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Faith Hill, Smashing Pumpkins, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Amy Grant, Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode, Chemical Brothers, R Kelly, Emmylou Harris, Mick Jagger, Radiohead, Annie Lennox, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Matchbox 20 and many others.
SIRIUS will continue to provide exclusive music programming with artist branded channels, interviews, performances and commercial free music in 2008. For more information please visit https://www.sirius.com.
