As the 2023 calendar winds down, WXPN celebrates the holiday season with a slate of special programming, and a cornerstone of that is the station’s annual Home For The Holidays concert.

Launched by Helen Leicht in 2009, Home For The Holidays is a place for Philadelphia regional artists to take to the stage and perform their renditions of holiday classics for the XPN audience. This year, we kept the party spirits high with a stellar bill, beginning with the contemplative tones of rising local R&B singer-songwriter Suzanne Sheer, followed by a lively set from Philly modern rock veteran John Faye backed by Melissa Menago and Joey DiTullo, and concluding with a performance from Philly funk, soul, rock and roll favorites SNACKTIME.

Watch the 15th annual WXPN Home for the Holidays concert live in the player below on Tuesday, December 19th, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Suzanne Sheer (WXPN Home for The Holidays) - Full Set
John Faye (WXPN Home for The Holidays) - Full Set
SNACKTIME (WXPN Home for The Holidays) - Full Set

The 15th Annual XPN Home For The Holidays Concert via NPR Live Sessions was webcast on Tuesday, December 19th at 8 p.m. ET, simulcast on the WXPN audio broadcast.  Segments from the concert will be featured on Christmas Eve during Robert Drake’s holiday marathon The Night Before, and on Christmas Day.

Segments from the concert will also be featured on Christmas Eve during Robert Drake’s holiday marathon The Night Before, and on Christmas Day.

Performers include:

SNACKTIME
John Faye with Melissa Menago and Joey DiTullo
Suzanne Sheer