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23/12/2009

Witty conversation and music in the early morning. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex - The Dark Lord - delves into his own record collection to pick something new or obscure from Lester's Library- and your contributions from your own personal music archives in the Listeners' Library.

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Wed 23 Dec 200903:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Simple Minds

    Promised You A Miracle

    • The Best Of Simple Minds.
    • Virgin.

  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas

    • SMASH - The Singles 1985-2020.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Colbie Caillat

    Fallin' For You

    • (CD Single).

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Merry Christmas Baby

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.

  • Dionne Bromfield and Zalon Thompson

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    The Real Thing

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • U2

    Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.

  • Annie Lennox & Al Green

    Put a Little Love in Your Heart

    • Scrooged O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • A&M.

  • Lester's Festive Library: Featured on the CD 'The Alligator Records Christmas Collection'

    • Koko Taylor

      A Merry Merry Christmas

  • Queen

    Thank God It's Christmas

    • It's Christmas Time (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Paolo Nutini

    10/10

    • Sunny Side Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans

    Here Comes Santa Claus

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • R.E.M.

    Shiny Happy People

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1991 (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Right Beside You

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • George Michael

    December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean Records.
    • 1.

  • Empire of the Sun

    We Are The People

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.

  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • Burl Ives

    A Holly Jolly Christmas

    • UMG Recordings.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    You're All I Need To Get By

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Robinson

    First Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Palawan Productions.
    • 1.

  • The Crystals

    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spector).
    • Phil Spector Int.
    • 7.

  • Listener's Festive Library: Suggested by Ken Andrew of Liverpool. Featured on the CD 'More Than Pye In The Sky'

    • Lonnie Donegan and the Chris Barber Jazz Band

      On A Christmas Day

  • Olivia Newton‐John & Electric Light Orchestra

    Xanadu

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Sugar Minott

    Good Thing Going

    • Pleasure Island (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Jethro Tull

    Ring Out, Solstice Bells

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.

  • Thomas Dolby

    Hyperactive!

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

  • Saint Etienne

    I Was Born On Christmas Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Heavenly.
    • 17.

  • Take That

    Hold Up A Light

    • The Circus.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Patti Smith Group

    Because the Night

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Wings

    Mull Of Kintyre

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.

  • Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

    Blinded By The Light

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Duran Duran

    Rio

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.

  • Mavis Staples

    Christmas Vacation

    • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • WEA.
    • 6.

  • Santana & The Product G&B

    Maria Maria

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Lester's Festive Library: Featured on the CD 'Silver Bells' on Pure records

    • Kate Rusby

      Sweet Bells

  • Sweet

    Block Buster!

    • Blockbuster! Sensational 70's (Va).
    • Castle.

  • Thea Gilmore

    That'll Be Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill.
    • 1.

  • Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters

    It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

    • Greatest Christmas Songs.
    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Dec 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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