We made it to November, which means year 34 of THE MARATHON is inching into view from around the corner.

The 2022 edition of my 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB will start on Christmas Eve at 5:00 pm ET and run sleep-free until Christmas Day at 6:00 pm ET. 

This year’s marathon will again happen LIVE FROM HOME for a third (and possibly final) time, broadcast from my dining room table in place of the studios. 

Header image by the unmatched pairing of Patrick and Ryan.

You can find this design on a shirt with or without text here, plus past years’ graphics too.

Press folks, feel free to get in touch.

Now, let’s talk one of my favorite parts of the broadcast…

Christmas Stories!

Each of the last 11 years I’ve asked a number of friends, musicians, comedians and others that I admired to record their definition of an original “Christmas story” to be interspersed hourly throughout my marathon, alongside other annual favorites.

This addition has brought a new level of excitement to the program and made the tradition all the more special.

For year XXXIV, I’m counting on YOU + YOURS!

I’m not going to list all the amazing people who have recorded pieces in the past this time out. You can listen to past favorites here.

The deadline for 2022 is Monday, December 19th.

What is a Christmas Story?

Well…it can be a reading of a favorite Xmas tale, a cover of a holiday song you love or an original piece.

I leave that in your creative hands.

I’d love to receive so many recordings that I can once again debut one of these an hour throughout the marathon.

Submissions can be sent to this email address.

My lone request is that you do not post your piece elsewhere before it airs during the show! Please! Afterwards go wild, just mention the show when you do share on Bandcamp / Soundcloud / etc.

Please spread the word and have a safe holiday season.

Jon Solomon
103.3 fm WPRB