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Christmas shows featuring Cape Bretoners Saturday

SaltWire Network | Posted: Dec. 4, 2020, 3:40 p.m. | Updated: Dec. 4, 2020, 6:48 p.m. | 1 Min Read
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Saturday at 7 p.m., Dave Sampson and Heather Rankin will highlight “Cape Breton Christmas,” an online program from the Halifax-based Evergreen Festival. Corey LeBlanc/SaltWire Network

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SYDNEY, N.S. — There will be plenty of Cape Breton-oriented entertainment to watch on TV or your computer this weekend.

Saturday at 7 p.m., Dave Sampson and Heather Rankin will highlight “Cape Breton Christmas,” an online program from the Halifax-based Evergreen Festival that is being presented by the Cape Breton Music Industry Co-operative and the East Coast Music Association. You watch the performances through the Evergreen Festival’s Facebook pages (https://www.facebook.com/evergreenfestns/), the Halifax Jazz festival’s Facebook Page or YouTube Channel and the Develop NS Facebook page or YouTube Channel.

The 57th Annual Christmas Daddies Telethon will also run Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on CTV and will feature performances from many of the island's musicians and entertainers.

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