V-me Celebrates Holiday with Specials, Concerts, Cooking and Kids Marathon

V-me Celebrates Holiday with Specials, Concerts, Cooking and Kids Marathon

December 24 and 25 V-me offers smart and diverse programming for every member of the family

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- V-me, America's fastest growing Spanish network, celebrates the holiday with engaging and entertaining programs for the entire family with two days of holiday specials, concerts, cooking and a kids marathon on December 24 and December 25. Highlight programs include:

December 24

For viewers still looking for some last minute holiday menu inspiration, V-me Lifestyle serves a hearty helping from its exclusive Spanish-language cooking block from the Food Network. From 3:00pm - 7:00pm(ET) chefs Alfredo Oropeza of Mas Sabor en Menos Tiempo, Alex Garcia and Aaron Sanchez of Nuestra Cocina and Alton Brown of Delicias each cook up appetizers, desserts and side dishes.

El Rostro: Jesus en el Arte y Retratando a Maria -- No one knows for certain what Jesus or his mother, Mary actually looked like. But for the past two millennia, artists have been painting and sculpting images of Jesus and Mary in every medium, every imaginable material and on a scale from tiny personal images to gigantic mosaics. Highlighting V-me's holiday schedule are two visually groundbreaking and stunning art documentaries, El Rostro: Jesus en el Arte y Retratando a Maria. Retratando a Maria will air at 10:00pm and 12:30am (ET) and El Rostro: Jesus en el Arte airs at 8:00pm and 1:30am (ET).

Escenario: Renee Fleming Musica Sacra y Villancicos -- 7:00pm and 11:00pm(ET) -- Internationally hailed as one of the truly magnificent voices of our time, beloved American soprano Renee Fleming has consistently inspired critics and audiences alike with her artistry and, of course, a voice considered by many to be the gold standard for sopranos. Recorded at Germany's historic Mainz Cathedral, Fleming performs a lush selection of sacred Christmas music, accompanied by the esteemed Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and featuring selections from Handel's "Messiah," Berlioz's "L'Enfance du Christ," Mozart's "Mass in C Minor," Schubert's "Ave Maria," and Leonard Bernstein's "Mass."

Sonad, Campanas de Navidad 12:00am and 3:00am(ET) -- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra ring in Christmas Day with performances of holiday favorites including O Come, All Ye Faithful, Shepherd's Pipe Carol, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, Still, Still, Still, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.

December 25

V-me Ninos will highlight the network's award-winning pre-school lineup by extending the regular 5-hour daily block of children's shows into an 10-hour festival. Children can celebrate the holiday with all their favorite characters while learning basic literacy & numeracy, story telling & vocabulary, social development & "pre-science" skills - delighting the youngest family members (and their caregivers) with shows such as Jim de la Luna, Las Tres Mellizas Bebes, Los Pies Magicos de Franny, Connie La Vaquita and Plaza Sesamo. V-me kids marathon runs from 8:00am - 6:00pm(ET)

V-me Music 8:30 - 11:00pm (ET):Three great primetime offerings highlight the best of V-me's music programming:

* Rock Road: The ultimate rockumentary and concert festival travelogue;
* Sesiones -- With Sizu Yantra -- the first solo project from charismatic
Cafe Tacuba frontman Ruben Albarran -- in concert from Mexico City;
* Estudio Billboard, V-me's hit original series features an interview and
spontaneous performances with music legend Jose Feliciano revealing new
insights into his life, career and musical influences. Hosted by the
ultimate Latin music insider, Leila Cobo.

V-me closes the holiday with a special offering from its nightly movie franchise V-me en Pantalla -- Libertarias -- starring Victoria Abril, Ariadna Gil and Miguel Bose.

V-me is presented locally by public TV stations and carried on basic digital cable and digital broadcast in many cities and nationally on DIRECTV and DIRECTV Mas channel 440, DISH Network Ch 9414 and DISHLatino Ch 846. Check your local listings for time and date in your local market or www.VmeTV.com for more information.

About V-me

V-me is a new national network, partnered with public TV, which engages America's Latino families in Spanish with a lively mix of original and exclusive programs including: kids, lifestyle, nature, science, history, current affairs, music, arts, and nightly movies. The 24-hour network, with broadcast and digital carriage reaching one-third of all U.S. Hispanic TV households, is America's largest Spanish digital channel and the fastest out- of-the-box sponsor-supported network in U.S. Hispanic media history. V-me is the first venture of the media production and distribution company, V-me Media Inc. To find out more visit www.VmeTV.com.

For more information, contact:
Natalie Judd, 203.389.5223, njudd@dex-p.com
Wilson Guzman, 646.747.8021, wguzman@dex-p.com

Source: V-me

CONTACT: Natalie Judd, +1-203-389-5223, njudd@dex-p.com, or Wilson
Guzman, +1-646-747-8021, wguzman@dex-p.com, both for V-me

Web site:

http://www.vmetv.com/

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