Regis Philbin Returns as Special Guest Host of "Bing Crosby Christmas Radio" Channel on SiriusXM

 Regis Philbin Returns as Special Guest Host of "Bing Crosby Christmas Radio"
                             Channel on SiriusXM

Limited-run holiday channel features vintage Bing Crosby holiday radio
programs

Personal anecdotes and memories from Bing's wife Kathryn, daughter Mary, sons
Nathaniel and Harry Crosby

For the first time, "Bing's Basement" collection of outtakes, rarities and
obscurities from Crosby's personal vault to be featured on SiriusXM channel

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NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI)
announced that legendary entertainer Regis Philbin will return as the special
guest host of "Bing Crosby Christmas Radio," a limited-run holiday channel
celebrating Crosby's life and legacy by airing his beloved, classic radio
broadcasts from 1942 -1962 brimming with celebrity guests and musical
performances, plus a rare recording of Crosby reciting the iconic poem "The
Night Before Christmas." This year for the first time, SiriusXM's "Bing Crosby
Christmas Radio" will feature special presentations of "Bing's Basement," a
collection of Christmas-related outtakes, rarities and obscurities from the
personal Crosby vault.

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"Bing Crosby Christmas Radio" will air from December 19 at 3:00 pm ET through
December 26 at 3:00 am ET on SiriusXM channel 142, online on SiriusXM Internet
Radio channel 762 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones
and mobile devices in the Holiday category.

On "Bing Crosby Christmas Radio," Bing's wife Kathryn Crosby, daughter Mary
Crosby and sons Harry and Nathaniel share memories, introduce songs and shows
and reflect on Crosby's life and work. In addition, Philbin shares with
listeners why Crosby's songs mean so much to him and plays his favorite Bing
Crosby Christmas records.

"When I was a kid, my Christmas dream was to be Bing Crosby—I wanted to sing
like him," said Regis Philbin. "Bing personified Christmas, and it's a thrill
for me to celebrate his timeless voice and cherished holiday gems with
generations of fans and listeners across the country."

"With Bing's music and Regis as host of 'Bing Crosby Christmas Radio,' you
have another Christmas present under your tree," Scott Greenstein, President
and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "We love bringing this channel to our
listeners every holiday season—especially this year with the added gift of
rare material from the personal vault of Bing himself."

"Bing Crosby Christmas Radio" features Crosby with special guests including:
Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Orson Welles, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy
Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Mercer, Ethel Barrymore, Edgar Bergen and his
daughter, a young Candice Bergen.

The channel features Crosby's most popular recording ever, "White Christmas,"
as well as numerous Christmastime radio specials he hosted over the years,
including: "Christmas Sing with Bing," "The Bing Crosby Show," "Philco Radio
Time" and "Kraft Music Hall." Listeners will also be treated to "The Bob Hope
Radio Show" from Christmas Day 1950 featuring Crosby as Bob's special guest,
as well as a rare recording of Crosby reciting the classic poem "The Night
Before Christmas."

Crosby was a major radio star from 1931 to 1962. He appeared on approximately
4,000 radio broadcasts, nearly 3,400 of them his own programs.

Philbin is the proud recipient of five Emmy® Awards, including a Lifetime
Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a
Broadcasting & Cable Lifetime Achievement Award, the Walter Camp Distinguished
American Award at Yale University, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2006, was inducted into both the National Association of Broadcasters Hall
of Fame and the Television Academy's Hall of Fame.

Visit www.siriusxm.com/holiday and www.bingcrosby.com for more information.

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