AXS TV Celebrates the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Headlined by the December 3 Premieres of “Homes for the Holidays” & “Sting: A Winter’s Night… Live from Durham Cathedral” [VIDEO]

AXS TV brings ‘Joy To The World’ this December with a festive lineup featuring some of the biggest names in music. The special event is packed with premiere concerts, acclaimed films, themed specials and culminates with two days of music marathons airing all day long on December 24 and December 25.

AXS TV rocks into the most wonderful time of the year with a Saturday Stack event on December 3, starting @ 10AM ET. The block is headlined by a pair of premieres, starting with the Tunnel To Towers Foundation’s heartwarming Homes For The Holidays special @ 7PM ET – a star-studded evening benefiting families of fallen first-responders and Gold Star heroes. The night is hosted by acclaimed singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde, and also features appearances and performances by GRAMMY®-winning Country icon Travis Tritt, Yellowstone star Cole Hauser, R&B innovators Robert Randolph And The Family Band, and rising Country trio Runaway June. Then, rock trailblazer Sting shines in an intimate performance at one of London’s most famous landmarks, reflecting on his life and career as he performs songs from his 2009 album If On A Winter’s Night… for the first time ever in Sting: A Winter’s Night… Live From Durham Cathedral @ 8PM ET.

The festivities continue on December 5 @ 9PM ET with the network premiere of the Oscar-nominated Dickens adaptation Scrooge, starring Albert Finney as the titular miser and Alec Guinness as Jacob Marley. Then, fan-favorite executive producer/host Katie Daryl joins a celebrity panel to countdown the most legendary “Christmas Crooners” on The Top Ten Revealed. From Crosby and Cole, to Sinatra and more, will your favorite make the cut? Find out on December 6 @ 8PM ET.

On December 24 @ 10AM ET, the two-day spectacular begins with themed episodes of The Top Ten Revealed and a holiday edition of Nothing But Videos. Then, stay tuned for a spirited selection of concerts that includes Faith Hill joining a 31-piece orchestra and big band to perform “Holly, Jolly Christmas,” “Silent Night,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” and more in Faith Hill – Joy To The World; a cinematic tale capturing a young runaway’s journey home on the night before Christmas in Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve, narrated by Ossie Davis with an appearance by Jewel; rock trailblazers Heart in a hometown set featuring “Santa’s Going South,” “Ring Them Bells” and “Remember Christmas” with Sammy Hagar, Shawn Colvin, Pat Monahan and Richard Marx in Heart & Friends: Home For The Holidays From Benaroya Hall; rockabilly superstar Chris Isaak’s hit-packed holiday extravaganza performing “The Christmas Song,” “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and “White Christmas” alongside Stevie Nicks, Michael Bublé and Brian McKnight in Chris Isaak Christmas; and many more.

AXS TV’s Complete Holiday Lineup is as follows (All Times Eastern):

Saturday, December 3 Starting @ 10AM ET
-10AM ET – The Top Ten Revealed: Rockin’ Christmas Songs
-10:30AM ET – The Top Ten Revealed: Holiday Musts
-11:00AM ET, 5:00PM ET, & 2:00AM ET – Nothing But Videos: Holiday Edition
-1PM ET – Chris Isaak Christmas
-2PM ET & 9PM ET – Faith Hill – Joy To The World
-3PM ET & 12AM ET – Heart & Friends: Home For The Holidays From Benaroya Hall
-4PM ET & 1AM ET – Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
-7PM ET & 10PM ET – PREMIERE – Homes For The Holidays
-8PM ET & 11PM ET – PREMIERE – Sting: A Winter’s Night… Live From Durham Cathedral

Monday, December 5
-9PM ET – PREMIERE – Scrooge (1970)

Tuesday, December 6
-8PM ET – PREMIERE – The Top Ten Revealed: Christmas Crooners

Saturday, December 24
-10AM ET – The Top Ten Revealed: Holiday Musts
-10:30AM ET – The Top Ten Revealed: Christmas Crooners
-11AM ET, 6PM ET, & 1AM ET – Nothing But Videos: Holiday Edition
-1PM ET & 8PM ET – Sting: A Winter’s Night… Live From Durham Cathedral
-2PM ET & 10PM ET – Heart & Friends: Home For The Holidays From Benaroya Hall
-3PM ET & 12AM ET – Faith Hill – Joy To The World
-4PM ET & 9PM ET – Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
-5PM ET – Chris Isaak Christmas
-11PM ET – Homes For The Holidays
-3:00AM ET – Art Mann Presents: The Sin City Santa Run
-3:30AM ET – Art Mann Presents: Santa’s Everywhere

Sunday, December 25
-8AM ET – The Top Ten Revealed: Holiday Musts
-9AM ET – Faith Hill – Joy To The World
-10:30AM ET – The Top Ten Revealed: Christmas Crooners
-11AM ET – Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
-12PM ET – Heart & Friends: Home For The Holidays From Benaroya Hall
-1PM ET – Sting: A Winter’s Night… Live From Durham Cathedral
-2PM ET – AXS TV Movie: The Hunt For Red October (1990)
-5:15PM ET – AXS TV Movie: The Hunt For Red October (1990)
-8:30PM ET – Fleetwood Mac – The Dance
-11PM ET – Tom Petty – Live From Gatorville
-1:45AM ET – Tomorrow Is A Long Time: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan