NEW YORK,
Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- SiriusXM today announced its extensive holiday music lineup
featuring 15 commercial free channels, including 5 available
exclusively on SiriusXM's streaming platforms. To kick off the
festive season, 7 of the music channels start broadcasting
Thursday, November 1.
SiriusXM's holiday music channels will offer listeners a
variety of traditional holiday songs, classic Christmas carols,
country Christmas classics, contemporary holiday tunes, soul music,
Hanukkah music and Latin seasonal music.
New to the holiday music channel lineup this year
includes an exclusive Mannheim Steamroller channel,
featuring music by Manheim Steamroller which is known for their
blend of symphonic music with elements of new age and rock and
modern recordings of Christmas music.
In addition, SiriusXM will also launch four new holiday
music online channels including 70s/80s Christmas, Rockin' Xmas,
Holiday Chill-Out and Jazz Holidays which subscribers are able to
listen to online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at
home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs,
Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers
and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn
more.
SiriusXM's holiday channel lineup
features:
Holly (via satellite on channel
4)
Will feature contemporary holiday hits
including songs by Michael Bublé, Ariana
Grande, Josh Groban,
Pentatonix and Mariah
Carey.
Thursday,
November 1 – Friday, December
28 at 3:00 am ET
Holiday Traditions (via satellite on channel
3)
Will feature traditional holiday music from
the '40s through the '60s and beyond by artists such as Bing
Crosby, Dean Martin, Burl Ives, Carpenters, Glenn Miller, Nat King
Cole, Andy Williams,
Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Tormé and
Elvis Presley.
Thursday, November 1 – Wednesday, December 26 at 3:00 am ET
Radio Hanukkah (via satellite on channel
77)
Will feature an extensive collection of
Hanukkah-themed music, including contemporary, traditional and
children's selections as well as daily reflections and prayers
related to the holiday.
Saturday, December 1 – Tuesday, December 11 at 3:00 am ET
Country Christmas (via satellite on
channel 58)
Will feature traditional holiday
favorites and original sounds of the season from classic country
artists like Willie Nelson and
Merle Haggard to contemporary
country stars like Blake Shelton and
Carrie Underwood. You'll also hear
artists such as Garth Brooks,
Alan Jackson, LeAnn Rimes, Brett
Eldredge, Lady Antebellum and Reba
McEntire.
Monday,
December 3 – Wednesday,
December 26 at 3:00 am
ET
Holiday Soul (via satellite on
channel 49)
Will feature R&B Christmas
classics from The Temptations, Charles
Brown, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Whitney Houston, The O'Jays, Aretha Franklin, TLC, Kool & The Gang, as
well as newer tracks by Fantasia, Babyface, and Toni Braxton.
Monday, December 3 –
Wednesday, December 26 at
3:00 am ET
Acoustic Christmas (via satellite on channel
14)
Will feature acoustic holiday classics from
well-known singers and songwriters such as Jack Johnson, George
Ezra, Norah Jones, Maroon 5,
The Lumineers, Jewel and Jason
Mraz.
Friday,
December 14 – Wednesday December
26 at 3:00 am ET
Christmas Spirit (via satellite on channel
63)
Will feature Christmas music and holiday
favorites from contemporary Christian artists including
Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, MercyMe, for KING & COUNTRY,
Matthew West, Chris Tomlin, Francesca
Battistelli, and Lauren
Daigle.
Friday,
December 21 – Wednesday, December
26 at 3:00 am ET
Mannheim Steamroller Channel (via satellite on channel
30)
Will feature Mannheim Steamroller which is
known for their blend of symphonic music with elements of new age
and rock and modern recordings of Christmas music.
Monday, December 17 –
Tuesday, December 25 3:00 am ET
Holiday Pops (via satellite on
channel 76)
Will feature classical Christmas
carols and other holiday favorites performed by the world's most
popular classical performers including the Choir of King's College,
Cambridge, New York Philharmonic,
Boston Pops Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, The King's Singers,
Chanticleer, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and James Galway.
Monday, December 24 – Wednesday, December 26 at 3:00 am ET
New Year's Nation (via
satellite on channel 4)
The ultimate soundtrack
to New Year's Eve parties around the country and will feature the
biggest, upbeat party hits from genres across SiriusXM's music
platform. Artists include Lady Gaga, Bruno
Mars, The Chainsmokers, Pitbull, Drake, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Cardi B, Imagine
Dragons and Justin
Bieber.
Friday,
December 28 – Wednesday, January
2 at 3:00 am ET.
70s/80s Christmas (via streaming on channel
780)
Will feature the biggest and most familiar
Christmas and holiday hits from the 70s and 80s featuring artists
such as Elton John, Carpenters,
Paul McCartney, The Jackson 5,
Bruce Springsteen, Wham!, Madonna
and Hall & Oates.
Thursday, November 1 – Wednesday, December 26 at 3:00 am ET
Rockin' Xmas (via streaming on channel
781)
Will feature classic Christmas songs that rock
including hits, rarities and live tracks from artists including
AC/DC, Bon Jovi, U2, Twisted Sister, REO
Speedwagon, Bruce
Springsteen, The Pretenders, Tom
Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Thursday, November 1 – Wednesday, December 26 at 3:00 am ET
Holiday Chill-Out (via streaming on channel
783)
Will feature downtempo electronic holiday
music from artists like Kaskade, Lost Frequencies, DJ Style and
more.
Thursday, November
1 – Wednesday, December 26 at
3:00 am ET
Jazz Holidays (via streaming on channel
784)
Will feature Christmas favorites from
classic legends and contemporary jazz stars including Ella Fitzgerald, Vince
Guaraldi, Diana Krall,
Joey DeFrancesco, David Benoit, Wynton
Marsalis, Dianne Reeves and
Dave Koz.
Thursday, November 1 –
Wednesday, December 26 at
3:00 am ET
Navidad (via streaming on channel
786)
Will feature a festive blend of
contemporary and traditional classic favorites, including El Gran
Combo, Héctor Lavoe, Laura Pausini, Ricky
Martin, Tito El Bambino,
Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano,
Marco Antonio Solís, Celia Cruz and
Juanes.
Thursday, November
1 – Monday, January 7 at
3:00 am ET
SiriusXM offers people without a subscription the chance
to sample SiriusXM's content on the SiriusXM app and the streaming
web player at SiriusXM.com, seamlessly and without any registration
requirements. Go to https://siriusxm.us/2AVma2a
to tune in.
About SiriusXM
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largest radio company measured by revenue and has approximately
33.5 million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers
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In addition, SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free
music to a variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority
interest in SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.6 million
subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected
vehicles services, giving customers access to a suite of safety,
security, and convenience services including automatic crash
notification, stolen vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside
assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.
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