SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced today that it will devote an entire channel - Bing Crosby Christmas Radio - to classic Bing Crosby radio broadcasts from the personal vault of Bing Crosby, one of America’s most beloved entertainers of all time and a star synonymous with classic holiday entertainment.

Working with the Crosby family, SIRIUS tapped into Bing’s personal archives and will transform channel 119 into Bing Crosby Christmas Radio from December 21-25, broadcasting 5 consecutive days of Crosby’s incredible holiday radio shows from 1938-1962, brimming with special celebrity guests, music, performances and variety shows.

Bing’s wife Kathryn Crosby and daughter Mary Crosby will host the channel, sharing personal anecdotes and memories about the programs.

These shows include his most popular recording ever, “White Christmas,” as well as multiple Christmas Day and Christmas Eve radio specials hosted by Bing over the years.

Bing Crosby Christmas Radio will feature a wide variety of Crosby’s beloved music, storytelling and special guests like Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Stewart, Phil Silvers, Jimmy Durante, and Edgar Bergen and his daughter, a young Candice Bergen.

Classic radio programs on Bing Crosby Christmas Radio include “Christmas Sing with Bing,” “The Bing Crosby Show,” and “Philco Radio Time.”

Crosby was a major radio star from 1931 to 1962. He appeared on approximately 4,000 radio broadcasts, nearly 3,400 of them his own programs.