{"id":401220,"date":"2020-12-16T14:03:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=401220"},"modified":"2020-12-16T14:03:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T19:03:35","slug":"home-for-the-holidays-on-siriusxm-pandora-and-stitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/home-for-the-holidays-on-siriusxm-pandora-and-stitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Home for the Holidays on SiriusXM, Pandora and Stitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pop-up channels, podcasts, sports retrospectives, and the best-of live music concerts set the stage for the holidays<\/h2>\n

New Year’s Eve special programming includes multiple live channels featuring musical guests, and encores of exclusive subscriber concerts by Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, The Chainsmokers and Billie Eilish<\/h2>\n

SiriusXM app to feature exclusive video of special interviews, in-studio performances, and curated collections for the New Year<\/h2>\n

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\n NEW YORK<\/span>, Dec. 16, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — SiriusXM announced today the rollout of several new pop up channels, holiday specials, live programs for New Year’s Eve, exclusive video, podcasts and best-of live performances celebrating the spirit of the holidays across satellite, streaming, and app-based platforms. Exclusive year-end content in music, talk, comedy, sports and entertainment programming is available to listeners and subscribers on SiriusXM, Pandora and Stitcher.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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\n New Year’s Nation<\/b>
\n \u00a0<\/i>will launch beginning December 29<\/span> as a pop-up channel on SiriusXM dedicated to the ultimate New Year’s celebration songs in pop, rhythm, dance and hip-hop from across the nation. Ring in 2021 featuring the hottest hits from Harry Styles<\/span>, Dua Lipa<\/span>, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande<\/span>, Drake, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber<\/span>, Doja Cat, Taylor Swift<\/span> and more. New Year’s Nation\u00a0can be found on channel 105 December 29 through January 3<\/span>. <\/p>\n

Many of SiriusXM’s music channels will broadcast live New Year’s Eve programming featuring a variety of popular hosts ringing in 2021 with special celebrity and musical guests. Listeners can also catch dozens of year-end countdown specials across various music channels including Alt Nation, XMU, PopRocks, Octane, The Spectrum, Liquid Metal, The Highway, Classic Rewind plus listener-voted Top 300 lists on all six decades channels from 50s on 5 through Pop 2K<\/span>. <\/p>\n

On New Year’s Eve, SiriusXM will also air special encore performances from its exclusive subscriber concert series.\u00a0 Listeners across multiple channels can catch a variety of SiriusXM’s intimate concerts from some of today’s biggest musical acts including Harry Styles<\/span>, Lady Gaga, The Chainsmokers and Billie Eilish.\u00a0 For more on New Year’s Eve specialty programs visit http:\/\/www.siriusxm.com\/newyears2020<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

Jolly Christmas, SiriusXM’s newest holiday music channel on the app, joins a robust lineup of 17 ad-free music channels celebrating the holiday season.\u00a0 SiriusXM’s holiday music channels offer listeners a variety of traditional holiday songs, classic Christmas carols, pop songs, country Christmas classics, contemporary holiday tunes, seasonal soul music, Hanukkah music, as well as classical Christmas favorites. <\/p>\n

New holiday pop-up channels include Top 100 Interviews of 2020<\/b>, highlighting the top celebrity interviews from the past year. Hosted by SiriusXM’s Jess Cagle<\/span> and Julia Cunningham<\/span>, the pop-up channel will feature the best interviews from the past year from multiple SiriusXM shows including Andy Cohen Live, The Hoda Show <\/i>and The Jess Cagle Show <\/i>with some of the biggest names in Hollywood<\/span> including Ben Affleck<\/span>, Hugh Jackman<\/span>, Jerry Seinfeld<\/span>, Julia Louis-Dreyfus<\/span>, Laverne Cox<\/span>, Lily Collins<\/span>, Lizzo, Ramy Yousef<\/span>, Sam Smith<\/span>, Sean Penn<\/span>, Spike Lee<\/span><\/b>and dozens more.\u00a0 <\/b>Listeners can find Top 100 Interviews of 2020 on SiriusXM channel 104 December 28 through January 3<\/span> as well as on the SiriusXM app featuring exclusive videos. <\/p>\n

Over on Radio Andy<\/b> channel 102, Andy Cohen<\/span><\/b> is joined by guest Amy Sedaris<\/span> for the 6th<\/sup> annual “Holiday Hangout.” The broadcast will air live on December 16\u00a0\u00a0from 8 \u2013 10 pm ET<\/span> with additional airings throughout the month.\u00a0 Radio Andy New Year’s Eve programming will include Jeff Lewis Live<\/i> as he hosts a special New Year’s Eve broadcast featuring some of his favorite guests at Noon ET<\/span>, followed by a block of Sandra Bernhard’s<\/span> most memorable live performances from the past five years\u00a0from Joe’s Pub from 1 \u2013\u00a0 4 pm ET<\/span>. <\/p>\n

\n Pandora<\/b>\u00a0is getting into the seasonal spirit with dozens of stations dedicated to holiday music. Two of its most popular holiday stations, Holiday Hits<\/a><\/u> and Christmas Radio<\/a><\/u>, are now featuring Modes, the popular feature allowing customization based on a musical theme. From Christmas favorites of the past or present, instrumentals or ensembles, covers or duets, Pandora has a Mode for every warm holiday feel. Plus, listeners can find seasonal Modes on a variety of other Pandora stations including Today’s Hits<\/a><\/u>, Today’s Country<\/a><\/u>, Today’s R&B and Old School<\/a><\/u>, Classic Rock<\/a><\/u>, Pop Latino<\/a><\/u>, Tropical de Hoy<\/a><\/u>, and more.<\/p>\n

Pandora’s Christmas Radio also has a Holiday Top Thumb Hundred Mode, highlighting the most thumbed up holiday songs of all time on Pandora, with special audio drops featuring fun facts about the list. From She & Him and Thomas Rhett<\/span>, to Eartha Kitt<\/span> and Nat King Cole<\/span>, Michael Bubl\u00e9, and of course, Mariah Carey<\/span>, listeners can see where their favorite artist ranks.<\/p>\n

\n Stitcher <\/b>is dishing up holiday podcasts with a special edition of Unspooled,<\/i> hosted by Paul Scheer<\/span> and Amy Nicholson<\/span>, called “Effed Up Families.” Scheer and Nicholson will dissect classic films like Home Alone<\/i> featuring dysfunctional family units.\u00a0 Comedy Bang Bang <\/i>presents its annual “Best of Comedy Bang Bang” featuring memorable moments from 2020. Then comedians and improvisers Mano Agapian<\/span> and Besty Sodaro<\/span> return with Horny For the Holidays<\/i>, a 9-part Stitcher Premium series poking fun at all things holiday.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/premium<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

On the SiriusXM app,<\/b> subscribers can find exclusive video content including The Hoda Show Holiday Special<\/i> featuring Hoda Kotb<\/span> with special guests Savannah Guthrie<\/span>, Jenna Bush Hager<\/span>, Blake Shelton<\/span>, Tim McGraw<\/span>, Darlene Love<\/span>, Brian McKnight<\/span> and Kristin Chenoweth<\/span> as they share holiday traditions and favorite memories. “Holiday Covers” will be available on the SiriusXM app featuring a video collection of performances of holiday songs from artists including Seal, Jimmy Buffett<\/span>, The Tenors, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Andy Grammar and others.\u00a0 Additional app content includes “DJs of Christmas Present,” a special collection of holiday-themed DJ sets from artists such as Gwen Stefani<\/span>, Billy Idol<\/span>, Miley Cyrus<\/span>, Leslie Odom, Jr.<\/span> and more.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\n SiriusXM and Pandora holiday music specials include:<\/u>\n <\/p>\n