Edition #27: Happy Holidays!
This is Part 1 of a two-part special double edition of the newsletter. This will be focused on events.
Friday, December 16th, 2022
Hello there! Welcome back to the SeriousXM newsletter. Also, happy holidays! Christmas and the rest of that holiday feeling are approaching quite fast, meaning that this edition and tomorrow's will be the last of the newsletter for the year.
I’m going to take the next two weeks off for some rest and relaxation to celebrate Christmas and get the new year showing up already. Nonetheless, let me take the time to thank you all for your support this year and I’m ready to grow this thing in the new year.
Last week, I said that there would be a special double edition. Yes, there will be. However, today will focus on events not just for this weekend, but into at least the next two weeks as well. This will exclude sports, which will be mentioned tomorrow. Also, tomorrow will be home to the news of the week, throwbacks, and other things I decide to put on there before I’m out for the year.
Before I get to the events, I'm asking for the usual here…
Okay. So, let’s get to all these events. It’s the last time I get to do this for this year.
Events
🍁: Christmas programming from Canada
SiriusXM up to our great true north in Canada has its own programming to offer for the holidays.
Poplandia (online-only 754) will have its Top 20 of 2022 countdown to find out what are the biggest Canadian pop songs of the year.
Tue., Dec. 20th at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Thur., Dec. 22nd at 5:00am and 5:00pm ET (2:00am and 2:00pm PT)
Fri., Dec. 23rd at 7:00am and 7:00pm ET (4:00am and 4:00pm PT)
Christmas Eve, Sat., Dec. 24th at 6:00am and 6:00pm ET (3:00am and 3:00pm PT)
Christmas Day, Sun., Dec. 25th at 11:00am and 11:00pm ET (8:00am and 8:00pm PT)
Boxing Day, Mon., Dec. 26th at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Thu., Dec. 29th at 6:00am and 6:00pm ET (3:00am and 3:00pm PT)
New Year’s Eve, Sat., Dec. 31st at 8:00am and 8:00pm ET (5:00am and 5:00pm PT)
New Year’s Day, Sun., Jan. 1st, 2023 at 12 Midnight and 12 Noon ET (9:00pm and 9:00am PT)
There’s also a special from JUNO-nominated/platinum-selling recording artist Tyler Shaw with a new Christmas album release coming with A Tyler Shaw Christmas. Not only will he play his favorite holiday tracks, but he’ll also welcome Meghan Trainor, Alessia Cara, and Pentatonix (more on them in a minute).
Tue., Dec. 20th at 7:00am and 7:00pm ET (4:00am and 4:00pm PT)
Wed., Dec. 21st at 12 Midnight and 12 Noon ET (9:00pm and 9:00am PT)
Thur., Dec. 22nd at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Fri., Dec. 23rd at 5:00am and 5:00pm ET (2:00am and 2:00pm PT)
Christmas Eve, Sat., Dec. 24th at 8:00am and 8:00pm ET (5:00am and 5:00pm PT)
Christmas Day, Sun., Dec. 25th at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Boxing Day, Mon., Dec. 26th at 6:00am and 6:00pm ET (3:00am and 3:00pm PT)
North Americana (SXM 359) will play the Merrie Christmas to You classic holiday album in its entirety from Blue Rodeo.
Tue., Dec. 20th at 7:00am and 7:00pm ET (4:00am and 4:00pm PT)
Wed., Dec. 21st at 12 Midnight and 12 Noon ET (9:00pm and 9:00am PT)
Thur., Dec. 22nd at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Fri., Dec. 23rd at 5:00am and 5:00pm ET (2:00am and 2:00pm PT)
Christmas Eve, Sat., Dec. 24th at 8:00am and 8:00pm ET (5:00am and 5:00pm PT)
Christmas Day, Sun., Dec. 25th at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Boxing Day, Mon., Dec. 26th at 6:00am and 6:00pm ET (3:00am and 3:00pm PT)
On The Christmas Wrap Up, Siobhan Woodrow is playing you the best in Canadian indie rock and alternative to get you into the holiday spirit, all on The Verge (SXM 173).
Fridays at 8:00am and 8:00pm ET (5:00am and 5:00pm PT)
Saturdays at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Sundays at 11:00am and 11:00pm ET (8:00am and 8:00pm PT)
The new country music station on the service, Top of the Country Radio (SXM 171), will feature a two-hour special from Brett Kissel, telling stories about their favorite Christmas memories, traditions, and more. Not only that, country renditions of holiday classics, new songs, and much more.
Mon., Dec. 19th at 5:00am and 5:00pm ET (2:00am and 2:00pm PT)
Tue., Dec. 20th at 7:00am and 7:00pm ET (4:00am and 4:00pm PT)
Wed., Dec. 21st at 12 Midnight and 12 Noon ET (9:00pm and 9:00am PT)
Thur., Dec. 22nd at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Fri., Dec. 23rd at 5:00am and 5:00pm ET (2:00am and 2:00pm PT)
Christmas Eve, Sat., Dec. 24th at 8:00am and 8:00pm ET (5:00am and 5:00pm PT)
Christmas Day, Sun., Dec. 25th at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Boxing Day, Mon., Dec. 26th at 6:00am and 6:00pm ET (3:00am and 3:00pm PT)
One of Canada’s most famous music bands is The Barenaked Ladies. They got an hour-long special, Barenaked for the Holidays, on their new Christmas album. You’ll hear new tracks, medleys, and more plus a special guest: another Canadian, and the only and only Sarah McLachlan. You can hear it on Iceberg (online-only 758).
Fri., Dec. 23rd at 5:00pm ET (2:00pm PT)
Christmas Eve, Sat., Dec. 24th at 8:00am and 8:00pm ET (5:00am and 5:00pm PT)
Christmas Day, Sun., Dec. 25th at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Mon., Dec. 26th at 6:00pm ET (3:00pm PT)
Not only that, but the band’s own Ed Robertson will even be a guest host for a holiday takeover of his own on Iceberg. He’ll play his favorite Christmas classics plus tell hilarious stories.
Mon., Dec. 19th at 7:00am and 7:00pm ET (4:00am and 4:00pm PT)
Tue., Dec. 20th at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Wed., Dec. 21st at 11:00am and 11:00pm ET (8:00pm and 8:00am PT)
Thur., Dec. 22nd at 9:00am and 9:00pm ET (6:00am and 6:00pm PT)
Fri., Dec. 23rd at 7:00am and 7:00pm ET (4:00am and 4:00pm PT)
Christmas Eve, Sat., Dec. 24th at 3:00am and 3:00pm ET (12 Midnight and 12 Noon PT)
Christmas Day, Sun., Dec. 25th at 11:00am and 11:00pm ET (8:00am and 8:00pm PT)
Pentatonix has its own special as well.
This group is recognized around the world as one of the most recognized Cappella groups on planet Earth. Now, they got a special of their own on SiriusXM.
Holly (SXM 104 during the holidays) is carrying a special concert from their group, recorded during one of their shows in Denver. If its not available when you listen to it on Holly, it is available on the SXM app so check it out there.
Paul McCartney going in-depth with ‘Tug of War’.
Paul McCartney will take listeners on a journey through every song on his classic album Tug Of War. In a special with host Tom Frangione, hear McCartney explain the stories behind each piece on The Beatles Channel (SXM 18) on the Paul McCartney: Tug Of War, Track-by-Track Album Special.
Later Today, Friday, Dec. 16th at 11:00am (8:00am PT; premiere) and 9:00pm ET (6:00pm PT)
Tonight, Friday, Dec. 17th at 3:00pm ET (12 Noon PT)
Sat., Dec. 18th at 11:00am ET (8:00am PT)
Tue., Dec. 21st at 12 Midnight ET (9:00pm PT)
Wed., Dec. 22nd at 1:00pm ET (10:00am PT)
Radio Andy’s 8th annual ‘Holiday Hangout’.
For the eighth straight year in a row, Radio Andy (SXM 102) will have its own Holiday Hangout, hosted by Andy Cohen himself plus Amy Sedaris. While it premiered last night (as of this newsletter), the two-hour special can still be here at the following times…
Today, Fri., Dec. 16th at 7:00am ET (4:00am PT; literary right now as this newsletter’s being sent)
Sat., Dec. 17th at 2:00am and 12 Noon ET (11:00pm and 9:00am PT)
Sun., Dec. 18th at 12 Midnight, 9:00am, and 10:00pm ET (9:00pm, 6:00am, and 7:00pm PT)
A Christmas special featuring Cardinal Dolan.
Once again, The Catholic Channel (SXM 129) will have its annual Conversation with Cardinal Dolan Christmas Special featuring New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, recorded in front of a live audience at the Sheen Center for Thoughts and Culture in New York City with musical performances, comedy, a reading, and much more.
Tue., Dec. 20th at 2:00pm ET (11:00am PT)
Wed., Dec. 21st, and Thur., Dec. 22nd at 4:00am and 1:00pm ET (1:00 and 10:00am PT)
Fri., Dec. 23rd at 4:00am and 7:00pm ET (1:00am and 4:00pm PT)
Christmas Eve, Sat., Dec. 24th at 12 Midnight, 5:00, 10:00am, and 4:00pm ET (9:00pm, 2:00, 7:00am, and 1:00pm PT)
Christmas Day, Sun., Dec. 25th at 6:00pm ET (3:00pm PT)
Mon., Dec. 26th at 4:00am and 1:00pm ET (1:00 and 10:00am PT)
Tue., Dec. 27th at 4:00am and 2:00pm ET (1:00 and 11:00am PT)
Wed., Dec. 28th at 4:00am and 1:00pm ET (1:00 and 10:00am PT)
Fri., Dec. 30th at 7:00pm ET (4:00pm PT)
Octane is counting down its ‘Big Uns’.
Octane (SXM 37) is counting down the Top 37 favorite hard rock songs of the year in its yearly special, the Big Uns of the Year countdown.
Today, Fri., Dec. 16th at 10:00am and 8:00pm ET (7:00am and 5:00pm PT)
Sat., Dec. 17th at 3:00pm ET (12 Noon PT)
Sun., Dec. 18th at 12 Noon ET (9:00am PT)
Mon., Dec. 19th at 9:00am ET (6:00am PT)
Wed., Dec. 21st at 6:00pm ET (3:00pm PT)
Top 40 Transistor-Era Holiday Hits
’60s Gold (SXM 73) is providing another special of the Top 40 favorite holiday hits from the late ’50s to the early ’70s. The results will be aired on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th at 2:00pm ET (11:00am).
Billboard’s Top 112 Songs of Christmas
Billboard is counting you down to the Top 112 Christmas songs that are available now on the SXM app, featuring some of the biggest Christmas hits past and present.
Top 1,000 of the ‘60s
‘60s Gold will also countdown the Top 1,000 of the ‘60s. Listeners voted in 10 different polls (one for each year) and now the results will be heard on New Year’s Weekend, mainly on Saturday, December 31st, 2022, and on Sunday, January 1st, 2023.
SXM Turbo’s Top 20 of 2002
SiriusXM Turbo (SXM 41) will take a look at 20 years ago, one more time, for the Top 20 songs of 2002 before 2023 approaches. That will also be heard throughout New Year’s Weekend.
Throwback Thirty’s Countdown to 2023
Country music legend Trace Adkins is helping count down the top party country-themed songs as we get to 2023. Y2Kountry (SXM 61) will have that special on its airwaves leading up to the new year.
New Year’s Eve, Sat., Dec. 31st at 10:00pm ET (7:00pm PT)
New Year’s Day, Sun., Jan. 1st at 10:00am ET (7:00am PT)
Mon., Jan. 2nd at 8:00pm ET (5:00pm PT)
Wed., Jan. 4th at 12 Noon ET (9:00am PT)
Fri., Jan. 6th at 12 Midnight ET (9:00pm PT)
Sat., Jan. 7th at 6:00pm ET (3:00pm PT)
Utopia End-of-Year Countdown
Utopia (SXM 341) will also have its own year-end special with its own countdown. It’ll be the Top 50 biggest dance hits from the ‘90s and 2000s and will air all New Year’s Eve weekend long.
Classic Rewind’s Top 100 Casette-Era Party Songs
Classic Rewind (SXM 25) will have the Top 100 Cassette-Era (the ‘70s and ‘80s) party songs in a countdown of their own. That’ll air starting at 6:00am ET (3:00am PT) on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 30th, and will continue through the end of the day on New Year’s Day, Sunday, December 31st.
Sports
I will defer all the sporting events and specials to tomorrow’s newsletter. However, I do wanna mention at least one thing for now. The College Football bowl season will begin later today and will pretty much last during the entire time I’ll be away for a while. For now, I’ll mention at least two bowl games that’ll take place today that you can hear on SiriusXM. I’ll explain more about this as well tomorrow.
HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl
Today, Fri., Dec. 16th at 11:30am ET (8:30am PT) - UAB Blazers vs. Miami of Ohio Redhawks
Redhawks Hometown Broadcast via 1450 WMOH Hamilton/Cincinnati: XM 380 and online-only 970.
National Broadcast: ESPN Radio on SXM 80
Duluth Trading Care Bowl
Today, Fri., Dec. 16th at 3:00pm ET (12 Noon PT) - Troy Trojans vs. UTSA Roadrunners
Trojans Hometown Broadcast via 94.7 WTBF-FM Brundidge/Troy/Montgomery: Sirius 135, XM 203, and online-only 966.
National Broadcast: Sirius 136, XM 202, and online-only 965.
So I will stop here for now. I will break away for now and give you part 2 tomorrow which will give you more events, with a specific focus on more sporting events and specials. I will also give you one more reminder of the list of holiday channels you can tune in to during the holiday season up to the New Year.
For now, I thank you for reading this and join me again tomorrow for more events, plus news, throwbacks, and much more. I promise to try to make it as fun as possible.
Enjoy your Friday. I will talk to you tomorrow one more time this year.
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