Holiday Programming Schedule
Saturday, December 22nd
5:00pm – 8:00pm
The Blues & Rhythm Show with BumbleBee Slim
BumbleBee Slim brings you three hours of Christmas and holiday-related blues songs.
Sunday, December 23rd
7:00am – 8:00am
Ornaments & Icing ’07: Songs and Stories of the Holidays - DEBUT
Like a good celebration, it incorporates the familiar and comfortable with the fresh and new. Includes a dobro on Away In A Manger, a distant wood flute on In The Bleak Midwinter, and even more years of angst informing the rollicking new live version of Suddenly It’s Christmas.
Rebroadcast 12/25 (7:00am – 8:00am)
8:00pm – 12:00am
A WYEP Bluegrass Christmas
Bruce Mountjoy and John Trout team up for A WYEP Bluegrass Christmas. You’ll hear classic Christmas carols along with new songs by your favorite Bluegrass artists as they celebrate the season.
Monday, December 24th
10:00am – 12:00pm
Live & Direct from the WYEP Studios - DEBUT
Join WYEP for a look back at many of the unique, live performances that took place at the WYEP Community Broadcast Center this past year. Featured artists include The Hold Steady, Andrew Bird, Samite, Suzanne Vega, Feist, Peter Bjorn & John, Nickel Creek, and G. Love. “Live and Direct from the WYEP Studios” is a two hour compilation of the best performances from WYEP’s Studio Sessions and In-Studio Performances.
Rebroadcast 12/26 (2:00am – 4:00am), 1/1/08 (2:00am – 4:00am)
12:00pm - 2:00pm
The WYEP Local Music Year in Review Show - DEBUT
WYEP’s Local Music Year in Review Show is an annual look at the Pittsburgh music scene, featuring releases from 2007 and highlights from WYEP’s Third Thursdays at WYEP happy hour performances. Ben Hardt, Paul Luc, Donora, New Invisible Joy, and The Rustlanders are among the acts included.Rebroadcast 12/26 (12:00am – 2:00am), 1/1/08 (12:00am – 2:00am), 1/1/08 (8:00am – 10:00am)
2:00pm – 6:00pm
The WYEP Year In Review Show – DEBUT
Join host Rosemary Welsch as she counts down the Top 50 releases of 2007. She’ll also take a look back at some of the artists who visited WYEP this year, and remember those amazing musicians that we lost.
Rebroadcast 12/31 (8:00pm – 12:00am), 1/1/08 (2:00pm – 6:00pm), 1/1/08 (8:00pm – 12:00am)
Tuesday, December 25th
6:00am – 7:00am
The Pleasures Of Winter
“The Pleasures of Winter” is a live performance music special hosted by folk duo Jay Ungar & Molly Mason and recorded at WAMC’s Linda Norris Auditorium in Albany, NY. The music ranges from lively, seasonal offerings to deeply moving pieces that reflect the more thoughtful and reflective side of winter and the holiday season.
7:00am – 8:00am
Ornaments & Icing ’07: Songs and Stories of the Holidays – REBROADCAST
8:00am – 6:00pm
The WYEP Holiday Mix
Spend Christmas day with WYEP as we bring you a great mix of holiday music. WYEP hosts Cindy Howes, Mike Sauter and Rosemary Welsch present the sounds of the season from your favorite WYEP artists including James Brown, Coldplay, Aimee Mann, Bob Marley, KT Tunstall and The Flaming Lips. It’s a holiday gift to you from the station where the music matters.
6:00pm – 8:00pm
World Cafe Christmas Special with The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Wednesday, December 26th
12:00am – 2:00am
The WYEP Local Music Year in Review Show - REBROADCAST2:00am – 4:00am
Live & Direct from the WYEP Studios – REBROADCAST
Monday, December 31st
8:00pm – 12:00am
The WYEP Year in Review Show – REBROADCAST
Tuesday, January 1st
12:00am – 2:00am
The WYEP Local Music Year in Review Show - REBROADCAST
2:00am – 4:00am
Live & Direct from the WYEP Studios – REBROADCAST
8:00am – 10:00am
The WYEP Local Music Year in Review Show - REBROADCAST
2:00pm – 6:00pm
The WYEP Year in Review Show – REBROADCAST8:00pm – 12:00am
The WYEP Year in Review Show – REBROADCAST
