SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that it will celebrate Thanksgiving with an extensive lineup of music programming that spans its various 100% commercial-free music channels.
During the Thanksgiving weekend, SIRIUS XM listeners will hear special performances by Norah Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Queen Latifah, Sting and Jon Secada.
Thanksgiving weekend broadcast highlights:
COFFEE HOUSE (SIRIUS channel 30 and XM channel 51)
Coffee House Live with Norah Jones
To celebrate the release of her fourth album, The Fall, Norah Jones will perform an acoustic set during the weekly acoustic singer-songwriter series, Coffee House Live. Thursday, November 26 at 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 8:00 pm and 12:00 am; Friday, November 27 at 9:00 am, 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm; Saturday, November 28 at 11:00 am, 5:00 pm and 11:00 pm; and Sunday, November 29 at 7:00 am, 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm (all times Eastern).
E STREET RADIO (SIRIUS channel 10 and XM channel 58)
Historic Thanksgiving Bruce Springsteen Concerts
E Street Radio will broadcast several historic Bruce Springsteen concerts from previous Thanksgiving weekends as well as a special segment featuring tracks from the “Working on a Dream Tour.”
The historic concerts will air on Thursday, November 26 at 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm; Friday, November 27 at 12:30 pm and 8:00 pm; Saturday, November 28 at 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm; and Sunday November 29 at 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
Selected tracks from the “Working on a Dream Tour” will air on Thursday, November 26 and will be featured throughout the Thanksgiving weekend (all times Eastern).
SHADE 45 (SIRIUS channel 45 and XM channel 66)
Eminem’s Performance from the 2009 Voodoo Experience Music Festival
Eminem’s only public performance in 2009, from the Voodoo Experience Music Festival in New Orleans, will be broadcast throughout the Thanksgiving weekend. The two-hour special will feature Eminem performing his hits, including “Stan,” “Kill You” and “Crack a Bottle,” joined by a live band.
Friday, November 27 at 6:00 pm ET. The performance will be rebroadcast on Saturday, November 28 at 12:00 am, 10:00 am and 6:00 pm; Sunday, November 29 at 12:00 am, 10:00 am and 8:00 pm; and Monday, November 30 at 12:00 am and 2:00 pm (all times Eastern).