"Christmas Music 'Round The Clock" Returns For 2023!

A special holiday tradition at Beaver County Radio is back for another year. 95.7 and 99.3 FM along with 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com will play continuous Christmas Music featuring local church, school, artists and civic choirs from 12:00 PM Sunday, December 24th through 6:00 AM, Monday, December 26th. The program schedule is listed below.

Sunday, December 24, 2023

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM- The Genevans kick off the 42 hours of non-stop Christmas music with their performance of Isaiah’s Promised Child, recorded at First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Falls on December 1 and 2, 2023.

1:00 PM to 1:30 PM- The Beaver Valley Choral Society leads all in classic Christmas Carols recorded live at the 6th Annual Rochester Light Up Night on December 3, 2023.

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM- Highlighted by their performance of Handel’s holiday masterpiece Messiah, the Beaver Valley Choral Society performs sacred songs as part of their centennial concert “A Celebration of 100 Years of Song” recorded on October 23, 2023 at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Hopewell.

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM- Local Christian music artist and New Brighton Graduate David DeMarco sings Christmas songs from his 2019 Christmas CD Believe.

3:00 PM to 3:20 PM- Jackie Evancho sings selections from her 2010 Christmas EP O Holy Night.

3:20 PM to 4:00 PM- A Harp Noel, as performed by the Northwest PA Chapter of the American Harp Society.

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM- Grammy-Award winning singer and Beaver County native Vanessa Campagna sings a collection of classic Christmas tunes.

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM- The late, great B.E. Taylor puts his spin on the Christmas classics that made his voice a staple of the holiday season in Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania.

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM– The 5th Annual Beaver County Radio Live Christmas Party will be replayed, featuring Christmas tunes courtesy of The Hoot Owls, Morgan Gruber, Better Think Twice, JD Merkel, Dawn Savage, and the Beaver Valley Choral Society!

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM– Host Scott Paulsen gets into the Christmas Spirit with his latest edition of Radio Stella entitled “A Baby Cheez-Wiz Christmas”.

9:00 PM to Midnight– Local Light-Up Night returns once again to our Christmas playlist, featuring local artists playing all of your favorite holiday tunes in their rockin’ style!

9:00 pm: Valentina & Mickey Cherico
9:20 pm: Better Think Twice
9:40 pm: Frank Piscopo
10:00 pm: James Tobin
10:10 pm: Rudy Zetz and Voices
10:30 pm: The Vaccuum Tubes
10:35 pm: The Sidewinder Band
11:00 pm: The “Speed Round”, featuring an hour of singles from a variety of singers and bands such as The Forty-Nineteens, Morgan Gruber, Xenia Potter, Chip & The Charge-Ups, Ashley Marina, Yasmine Vine, and more!

Monday, December 25, 2022

Midnight to 1:00 AM-“In A Manger Lowly” – A treasured recording from 1963 by of The Sisters of St. Joseph Chorus in Baden. It’s a yearly tradition on “Christmas Music Around the Clock”!

1:00 AM to 2:00 AM– A throwback performance of the New Brighton Area School District’s 2014 Christmas concert, featuring the Elementary Chorus, Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and High School Choir.

2:00 AM to 7:00 AM– Christmas Potpourri— A variety of holiday classics, local contributions, and other oddities from the BCR archives.

7:00 AM to 8:00 AM– The Genevans’ performance of Isaiah’s Promised Child, recorded at First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Falls on December 1 and 2, 2023.

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM- A 2015 recording of Christmas songs from the St. Cecilia Chorus.

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM- The Big Beaver Falls Area School District present their choral Christmas concert featuring selections performed by the Middle School and High School choirs.

11:00 AM to Noon – The Beaver County Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs Christmas classics recorded live on December 14, 2011 at Penn State Beaver.

Noon to 12:30 PM- The Beaver Valley Choral Society leads all in classic Christmas Carols recorded live at the 6th Annual Rochester Light Up Night on December 3, 2023.

12:30 PM to 1:00 PM- Highlighted by their performance of Handel’s holiday masterpiece Messiah, the Beaver Valley Choral Society performs sacred songs as part of their centennial concert “A Celebration of 100 Years of Song” recorded on October 23, 2023 at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Hopewell.

1:00 PM to 1:25 PM -The annual appearance of The Border Brass with Tijuana Christmas.

1:25 PM to 1:40 PM- Jackie Evancho sings selections from her 2010 Christmas EP O Holy Night.

1:40 PM to 2:00 PM – The Eight Bells, a select men’s a cappella ensemble from Geneva College. These recordings originally aired on December 9, 2021 as part of “The Best of Beaver County” on WBVP, WMBA & 99.3 F.M.

The Eight Bells from Geneva College performing live in the Beaver County Radio Sound Stage.

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM- Local Christian music artist and New Brighton Graduate David DeMarco sings Christmas songs from his 2019 Christmas CD Believe.

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM– The Big Beaver Falls Area School District present their choral Christmas concert featuring selections performed by the Middle School and High School choirs.

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM- Grammy-Award winning singer and Beaver County native Vanessa Campagna sings a collection of classic Christmas tunes.

5:00 PM to 5:30 PM- The Beaver Valley Choral Society leads all in classic Christmas Carols recorded live at the 6th Annual Rochester Light Up Night on December 3, 2023.

5:30 PM to 6:00 PM- Highlighted by their performance of Handel’s holiday masterpiece Messiah, the Beaver Valley Choral Society performs sacred songs as part of their centennial concert “A Celebration of 100 Years of Song” recorded on October 23, 2023 at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Hopewell.

7:00 PM to 10:00 PM– Local Light-Up Night returns once again to our Christmas playlist, featuring local artists playing all of your favorite holiday tunes in their rockin’ style!

7:00 pm: Valentina & Mickey Cherico
7:20 pm: Better Think Twice
7:40 pm: Frank Piscopo
8:00 pm: James Tobin
8:10 pm: Rudy Zetz and Voices
8:30 pm: The Vaccuum Tubes
8:35 pm: The Sidewinder Band
9:00 pm: The “Speed Round”, featuring an hour of singles from a variety of singers and bands such as The Forty-Nineteens, Morgan Gruber, Xenia Potter, Chip & The Charge-Ups, Ashley Marina, Yasmine Vine, and more!

10:00 PM to 11:00 PM: The late, great B.E. Taylor puts his spin on the Christmas classics that made his voice a staple of the holiday season in Beaver County and Western Pennsylvania.

11:00 PM to Midnight– An hour worth of classic pieces of past concerts by The Genevans.

Tuesday, December 26, 2022

12:00 AM to 6:00 AM– Christmas Potpourri— A variety of holiday classics, local contributions, and other oddities from the BCR archives.

Return to regular programming at 6:00 AM