Marathon Christmas

This site is dedicated to Jon Solomon's annual 25-hour holiday marathon on 103.3FM WPRB and its worldwide community of devoted listeners!

You'll find a little bit of everything here, including archives of old marathons, updates about this year's marathon, submissions guidelines, and an assortment of other odds & ends we've created to enhance your listening experience, connect you with other fans, and keep your WPRBXmas spirits riding high all year long.

Much like WPRBXMas, this site is a perpetual work-in-progress. Please e-mail elves @ marathon dot christmas if you discover any bugs or want to suggest an addition to the site.

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  Now Playing is now self-updating!

  With a little help from our friends over at React, the Current Track & Current Playlist data in the site's "Now Playing" section auto-updates to reflect the current WPRB broadcast. No need to keep refreshing your browser to see what's pumping through your stereo!
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  Submissions for WPRBXmas XXXV are officially open!

  The deadline to submit material for this year's marathon is December 21, 2023. See "2023 Submissions" below for more detailed information.
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  WPRBXmas XXXV tees are available for purchase!

  The artwork for this year's WPRBXmas tees (there are 4 different designs to choose from this year!) was designed by friend-of-the-show ArtJerk.
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  marathon.christmas has been updated to Astro v3.4!

  Nerd alert! As part of the site's seasonal roll over, we've updated the marathon.christmas website to use the most up-to-date version of the Astro web framework.

This card pulls in live playlist data from WPRB's Spinitron feed.

Use this to keep up with the WPRXmas playlist.

Obviously, if it's not WPRBXmas right now this card will show the current WPRB DJ's playlist. Jon is great, but there are lots of other great DJs on WPRB too! You should definitely consider browsing WPRB's current broadcasting schedule and listening to (at least) a few of them.

Please keep in mind we don't control Spinitron's API (yet). We've fiddled with the incoming data to make it easier to read, but there may still be the occasional track or two that look a little wacky.

If you're having trouble viewing this data in your browser, you can click here to see the current playlist on Spinitron's website.

Click here to tune in to WPRB!

If it's WPRBXmas, you can use the form below to send Jon a listener request.

Once your request has been submitted, you'll receive a confirmation e-mail and your request will be automatically added to the listener request queue.

If you accidentally send Jon incorrect data, please don't submit another request!

Instead, use the link provided in your confirmation email to edit your request. Your corrections will be automatically merged into the listener request queue.

If you have trouble accessing/using the site's request form, you can submit your request directly through Google here.

Jon live streams the entire WPRBXmas marathon.

During WPRBXmas, you can click the embedded video below to tune into Jon's holiday live stream. Alternately, you can click here if you'd like to open the stream in a separate tab or window.

Every year, WPRBXmas listeners gather in a listener chat room to connect, reminisce, and keep Jon company during the marathon's lonelier hours.

Click here to join the WPRBXmas Listener Chat!

A new window will open in your browser and, if you have a valid Facebook or Google account, you'll be able to start chatting with other music-lovers right away!

Important note for the privacy-minded! Please keep in mind that many WPRB DJs archive their show chats, so your handle & comments will likely be discoverable via search engines.