XM will start airing weekly broadcasts of classic radio shows hosted by Bing Crosby, on XM's 1940s channel, beginning Sunday, December 30th.

"The Original Bing Crosby Radio Show" will feature episodes from the archives of the Kraft Music Hall and Philco Radio Time shows hosted by Crosby during the '40s. Bob Hope, Judy Garland, Al Jolson, Duke Ellington, The Andrews Sisters, Jack Benny, Peggy Lee, Danny Kaye, Groucho Marx, Lucille Ball and many others will be among the special guest stars featured in these classic half-hour broadcasts.

The show will air Sundays at 7:30pm ET on The 40's (ch 4), with the debut episode starting this Sunday. Encore broadcasts will air on Wednesdays at 10pm ET.

Interestingly, Sirius had a dedicated "Bing Crosby Christmas Radio" channel that ended only a couple days ago. The two are unrelated, I'm sure.

XM has already started partying it up with their New Year's Eve channel, Party City, which launched online today and on the rest of the XM Nation starting on Sunday..

Party City can be heard on XM Live (ch 120) featuring non-stop party music: from bar party hits, to dance party jams, and even classic rock party anthems. So go get your new haircut ready, pop your collar, and get ready for some action.

The channel started online today (Wednesday, December 26th) and will kick off on the satellites beginning Sunday, December 30th through New Year's Day.

(Please listen responsibly.)

Thanks Dave!

This week, Bob Dylan's “Theme Time Radio Hour” show on XM is all about decking the halls and bringing joy to the world. That's right kids, Christmas.

Tune in and listen to Bob’s hand-picked holiday favorites, ranging from the obscure to the sublime to the simply classic.

The show airs all day on Wednesday, December 19th, on XMX (ch 2) and on various days and times on Deep Tracks (ch 40) and The Village (ch 15).

And since that was a pretty vague description of showtimes, go check out xmradio.com/Dylan for a useful schedule and additional info.

The Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the ridiculous show from Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, will be taking over a channel on XM Satellite Radio this Friday.

Carl, Master Shake and Meatwad from ATHF will be try their hand (well, whatever they have of them) as DJs on XM’s classic heavy metal channel Boneyard (ch 41) this Friday at 8pm ET.

The playlist won't disappoint: Ozzy, Scorpions, Ratt, Kiss, Judas Priest and several others are all in the mix.

In support of the XM broadcast the ATHF team created a TV spot with the show’s characters, which began airing recently on Adult Swim. Watch it below:

[ATHF on The Boneyard]
Thanks Bob!

Lost amid the merger madness, XM's 2nd annual celebration of The Festival Of Lights - Radio Hanukkah - launches today at 5pm ET (east coast sundown).

Radio Hanukkah (ch 108) will also be available for a special 8-day free trial. Just use the XM promo code "DREIDEL" to listen online.

If you miss something, you'll be able to catch a replay of the biggest Radio Hanukkah Shows on the "Radio Hanukkah Relight" - all weekend long on December 15th and 16th.

[Radio Hanukkah]
Thanks Matt!