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Desmond rummages through his collection of 250,000 titles to share some good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before. Tonight Desmond marks the week before Christmas with some seasonal songs.

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Tue 15 Dec 200919:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Grimethorpe Colliery Band

    Little Drummer Boy

    • White Christmas.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN 4550.

  • Louis Armstrong

    Zat You Santa Claus?

    • Very Best Of Christmas Jazz.
    • VERVE.
    • 549 067.

  • Cantoria De La Basilica Del Socorro

    La Peregrinacion

    • Misa Criolla.
    • POLYGRAM.
    • 526 155.

  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - Carol Symphony

  • Dickie Valentine

    Christmas Alphabet

    • Merry Christmas With The Stars.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDLK 4199.

  • Anne Sofie von Otter

    Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

    • Home For Christmas.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 459 685.

  • The Swingle Singers

    I Believe In Father Christmas

    • Swingle Singers Christmas Album.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 554 755.

  • Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

  • The Miracles

    Jingle Bells

    • Motown Christmas.
    • MARKS AND SPENCER.
    • MS 4999E.

  • Doris Day

    Let It Snow

    • Perfect Easy Listening Christmas.
    • MARKS AND SPENCER.
    • MS 4900E.

  • The Cambridge Singers

    Shepherds' Pipe Carol

    • Classic Christmas.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 442 8889.

  • Gracie Fields / Graeme Danby

    Little Donkey

    • There's More To Life.
    • MWM.
    • PROMO -.

  • Tom Lehrer

    Christmas Carol

    • Bah Humbug.
    • GREENTRAX.
    • G2CD 7007.

  • Royal Marines Band School Of Music

    Train Ride

    • Christmas With The Royal Marines.
    • BANDLEADER.
    • BNA 5101.

  • Burl Ives

    Holly Jolly Christmas

    • Perfect Easy Listening Christmas.
    • MARKS AND SPENCER.
    • MS 4900E.

  • Anne Shelton

    Merry Christmas

    • Merry Christmas With The Stars.
    • VOCALION.
    • CDLK 4199.

  • David Bowie & Bing Crosby

    Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

    • Simply The Best Christmas.
    • WARNER.
    • 9548 36007.

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Dec 200919:00
    BBC Radio 2