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AXS TV celebrating “Christmas in July” with Rod Stewart, Heart, Twisted Sister & more

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Courtesy of Eagle Rock Entertainment & AXS TVIt’s now officially summer so sooner than later, you’re going to need an escape from that hot weather.  Luckily, the high-def network AXS TV is here for you, offering up a whole day of your favorite stars singing Christmas songs in the middle of the year’s hottest season.

Yes, you heard that right: On July 28, the network is doing a star-studded “Christmas in July” programming event.

On that day, AXS TV will air 11 holiday concert specials, including Rod Stewart‘s Merry Christmas, Baby, Heart‘s Home for the Holidays from Benaroya Hall and Twisted Sister‘s A Twisted Christmas — Live in Vegas! The Heart special features Ann and Nancy Wilson joined by such guests as Sammy Hagar, Train‘s Pat Monahan and Richard Marx.

Among the other specials being screened are Michael McDonald‘s This Christmas; Chris Isaak Christmas, which features a duet between Isaak and Stevie Nicks; and The Royal Variety Performance 2017, which documents a U.K. event that included a performance by The Killers. The programming block also features The Brian Setzer Orchestra‘s Christmas Rocks!, which finds the Stray Cats frontman and his big band putting their rocking swing spin on holiday classics.

The day is rounded out by yuletide specials from classical-influenced rockers Trans-Siberian Orchestra, pop singer Jessica Simpson, and country stars Faith Hill and Jennifer Nettles.

Here’s AXS TV’s full “Christmas in July” lineup airing July 28; all times ET:

8 a.m. — The Royal Variety Performance 2017
10:30 a.m. — Band Against Cancer Presents Jennifer Nettles: ‘Tis the Season
11:30 a.m. — Chris Isaak Christmas
12:30 p.m. — Michael McDonald: This Christmas
1:30 p.m. — Jessica Simpson: Happy Christmas
2:30 p.m. — Faith Hill: Joy to the World
3:30 p.m. — Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby
4:30 p.m. — The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas Rocks!
6:30 p.m. — Heart & Friends: Home for the Holidays from Benaroya Hall
7:30 p.m. — Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
8:30 p.m. — Twisted Sister: A Twisted Christmas: Live in Vegas!
10 p.m. — Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
11 p.m. — Heart & Friends: Home for the Holidays from Benaroya Hall

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