WNCW has confirmed that Warren Haynes’ annual The Christmas Pre-Jam will return this year. As is tradition, this year’s Pre-Jam will take place at Asheville, NC’s Orange Peel the night before Christmas Jam, December 14, 2012. The intimate event will be broadcast lcoally on 88.7FM and online at www.wncw.org

As previously reported, this year’s Christmas Jam will take place at The U.S. Cellular Center Asheville (formerly The Asheville Civic Center) on Saturday December 15, 2012. Confirmed acts include: Blind Boys of Alabama. Sheryl Crow, Warren Haynes Band, The String Cheese Incident and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave., among others. Many of these performances will also play mini-sets at The Christmas Pre-Jam.