SIRIUS XM Radio to Offer Five Holiday Music Channels
Thursday November 5, 2009
SIRIUS XM Radio will offer five commercial-free holiday music channels this Christmas and Hanukkah season. Beginning November 16 subscribers can hear contemporary music and traditional favorites on "Holly" (SIRIUS channel 3 and XM channel 23) and traditional holiday recordings from the 1940s through 1960s on "Holiday Traditions" (SIRIUS channel 4 and XM channel 4). (Graphic: SIRIUS XM Radio)
Then, December 7 three more channels launch:
"Holiday Pops" (SIRIUS channel 79 and XM channel 77) will feature classical Christmas carols.
"Country Christmas" (SIRIUS channel 62 and XM channel 10) will offer a range of country selections.
"Radio Hanukkah" (SIRIUS channel 76 and XM channel 28) will air Hanukkah music and segments on Jewish culture.
For more information, visit www.sirius.com or www.xmradio.com.
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Comments
I wish they would start sooner with the Holiday music…I just love it!
They get later and later every year with it. Soon it wont be worth having XM if they keep crapping up on us.
Last year they stopeed the Christmas music on Dec 26th. I hope they received complaints — I know I did. it should play till early january.
I don’t know about anyone else, but the songs played on the “Traditional” Christmas channel just plain suck! I mean they are playing music from when my grandparents were kids, and they are 93 years old! And the other Holiday channel is playing only things from the 2000’s. Come one people I am needing the good stuff! Let’s get it together
Are these channels not available on the iPhone app?
Start earlier!!!!
It’s November 19th and XM 23 is not playing Christmas music. Bummer. I have a party here tonight. I miss mt Direct TV music, they started Christmas music Nov 1st.
Jeanean.
You hit on the head. XM is missing the Eagles, Peter, Paul, and Mary, New Song, Manheim, and many other groups that bridge the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s. Even Burl Ives has been left out??
Perhaps a holiday and a half station would be useful, huh?
This year, every other song on XM Holly, if not every 3 out of 4 songs, is an American Idol winner or contestant or the like (like Susan Boyle). Management at XM has destroyed a fantastic station, and one of the main reason it seems many people stay (or at least stayed) with XM. This is completely infuriating.