WDET’s 2016 Christmas Weekend Specials

Saturday, December 24, 2016

2 PM – 5 PM: A special holiday edition of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music

5 PM – 7 PM: A holiday-themed installment of This Island Earth with Ismael Ahmed 

7 PM – 8 PM: A special audio adaptation of the Christmas classic, The Polar Express, and a conversation with the book’s author Chris Van Allsburg.

8 PM – 9 PM: A Crosby Christmas

9 PM – 10 PM: The Frank and Friends Christmas Special, an hour of Christmas songs recorded by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and the Sinatra family.

10 PM – 12 AM:  Two hours of WDET staff favorites

Sunday, December 25, 2016

12 AM – 2 AM: The (Not So) Modern Music Holiday Special with Jon Moshier 

2 AM – 4 AM: WDET’s Christmas Spectacular

4 AM – 5 AM: An ode to 1940s Christmas music

5 AM – 6 AM: Stephen Henderson’s Holiday Favorites

6 AM – 7 AM: 2016 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular

7 AM – 8 AM: The Sound Opinions Holiday Special Featuring Santa Soul 

8 AM – 11 AM: Rob Reinhart’s Christmas Special 

11 AM – 1 PM: Ann Delisi’s Essential Christmas Program 

1 PM – 3 PM: The (Not So) Modern Music Holiday Special with Jon Moshier 

4 PM – 7 PM: Nick Austin’s Christmas Special

7 PM – 10 PM: Ann Delisi’s Essential Christmas Program

10 PM – 11 PM: Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by avid music collector Andy Cirzan for the annual Holiday Spectacular featuring seasonal pop tunes you won’t hear anywhere else 

11 PM – 12 AM: Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by avid music collector Andy Cirzan for a Holiday Spectacular featuring seasonal country, bluegrass, and hillbilly tunes you won’t hear anywhere else

Monday, December 26, 2016

12 AM – 3 AM: Nick Austin’s Christmas Music Special 

3 AM – 4 AM: The Moth Radio Hour Holiday Special