Spend The Holidays With CPR’s OpenAir: Our 2017 Year-End Schedule

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2017 is coming to an end, and we've got the soundtrack for your holidays coming up on CPR's OpenAir.

Our holiday schedule includes the Merry Marathon, where we'll play nothing but holiday music starting 6 a.m. on Christmas Eve and through Christmas Day. There are programs we've featured in the past like A Very Hipster Christmas and New Year's Revolution, along with special episodes of Mile High Noon, Collector's Crossroads and Advanced Listening.

We'll pay tribute to the musicians who passed away in 2017 with Retrofit: Bye Bye 2017 and Dearly Departed. And we'll feature some new programs like Sound Opinions and Unboxing Day.

See the full schedule below. And don't forget to cast your vote in our listener poll for the top 100 albums of 2017. We'll count down the results live on Jan. 1.

DateTimeProgram 
Thu, Dec. 143 p.m.Collectors Crossroads Christmas A one-hour special of seasonal B-sides and out-of-print rarities.
Fri, Dec. 156 p.m.Holiday Advanced Listening A holiday edition of Jessi Whitten's new music show.
Sat, Dec. 16Noon

Mile High Noon Holiday Special Alisha Sweeney hosts this Christmas edition of “Mile High Noon” with music from Colorado bands.

Sat, Dec. 163 p.m.Holiday Advanced Listening A holiday edition of Jessi Whitten's new music show.
Sat, Dec. 165 p.m.

Retrofit: Hanukkah Mike Flanagan celebrates The Festival of Lights with some of his favorite Hanukkah songs.

Sun, Dec. 171 p.m.Holiday Advanced Listening A holiday edition of Jessi Whitten's new music show.
Thu, Dec. 21NoonMile High Noon Holiday Special Alisha Sweeney hosts this Christmas edition of “Mile High Noon” with music from Colorado bands.
Thu, Dec. 213 p.m.Collectors Crossroads Christmas A one-hour special of seasonal B-sides and out-of-print rarities.
Sat, Dec. 23NoonMile High Noon On The Road: Colorado Springs A one-hour look at the Colorado Springs music scene, with performances from Seal Eggs, Grant Sabin and Spirettes.
Sat, Dec. 235 p.m.Retrofit: Holiday Rarities Mike Flanagan rounds up some of the lesser known holiday tunes from over the years.
Sat, Dec. 236 p.m.Collectors Crossroads Christmas A one-hour special of seasonal B-sides and out-of-print rarities.
Sun, Dec. 24 - Mon, Dec. 256 a.m. - midnightMerry Marathon Hear 42 hours of all-holiday music.
Sun, Dec. 2410 a.m.Sound Opinions A two-hour holiday music mix from Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot of WBEZ.
Sun, Dec. 24NoonRetrofit: Holiday Rarities Mike Flanagan rounds up some of the lesser-known holiday tunes from over the years.
Sun, Dec. 244 p.m.A Very Hipster Christmas One hour of modern holiday tunes from non-mainstream bands.
Sun, Dec. 245 p.m.Alt '50s Christmas An edgy take on holiday music from the 1950s that includes rock 'n' roll, my-baby-left-me blues and lyrics about space travel and Cold War paranoia.
Tue, Dec. 26All dayUnboxing Day The CPR's OpenAir hosts share their favorite songs of 2017.
Fri, Dec. 29NoonBest of Mile High Noon 2017 Alisha Sweeney hosts this year-end edition of “Mile High Noon,” highlighting the top releases of 2017 from the Colorado music scene.
Fri, Dec. 295 p.m.Dearly Departed: Colorado Remembers 2017 A series of Colorado artists performing the music of artists who passed away this year.
Sat, Dec. 30NoonBest of Mile High Noon 2017 Alisha Sweeney hosts this year-end edition of “Mile High Noon,” highlighting the top releases of 2017 from the Colorado music scene.
Sat, Dec. 305 p.m.Retrofit: Bye Bye 2017 Retrofit rounds up the musicians we lost in 2017, including legends Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Tom Petty along with Husker Du's Grant Hart, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and many others
Sat, Dec. 307 p.m.Off the Charts 2017 Special (Notable No. 1's) Bruce Mitchell looks back at memorable albums that reached the top spot on our weekly Top 30 list this year.
Sun, Dec. 31NoonRetrofit: Bye Bye 2017 Retrofit rounds up the musicians we lost in 2017, including legends Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Tom Petty along with Husker Du's Grant Hart, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and many others.
Sun, Dec. 317 p.m.New Year's Eve Dance Yourself Clean Say goodbye to another year with our favorite dance songs as your soundtrack. 
Sun, Dec. 3111 p.m.New Year's Revolution An hour of New Year's music from all genres, for all tastes, including a mix of rarities, favorites and a bit of nostalgia. 
Mon, Jan. 1MidnightRetrofit: Bye Bye 2017 Retrofit rounds up the musicians we lost in 2017, including legends Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Tom Petty along with Husker Du's Grant Hart, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and many others.
Mon, Jan. 11 a.m.Dearly Departed: Colorado Remembers 2017 A series of Colorado artists performing the music of artists who passed away this year.
Mon, Jan. 16 a.m. - 6 p.m.Listener Poll 2017 Countdown CPR's OpenAir unveils results of this year’s Listener Poll, counting down the top 100 albums of 2017 as selected by you.
Mon, Jan. 16 p.m.Dearly Departed: Colorado Remembers 2017 A series of Colorado artists performing the music of artists who passed away this year.