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Desmond shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before. This week, it's a festive show, as Desmond sorts through his personal record collection of some 250,000 titles for Christmas music over the years.

57 minutes

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Fri 21 Dec 201219:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

    Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly

    • Classical Christmas.
    • MARKS AND SPENCER MS 4999F.

  • Don Estelle

    Silver Bells

    • Don Estelle Christmas.
    • PULSE PLSCD 647.

  • Eartha Kitt

    Santa Baby

    • Eartha Kitt.
    • RCA 82876 55161.

  • The King’s Singers

    Stille Nacht

    • Classical Christmas.
    • MARKS AND SPENCER MS 4999F.

  • Band Aid

    Do They Know It's Christmas?

    • Christmas Hits.
    • BMG HITSCDX 01.

  • Henry Hall / Dan Donovan

    Santa Claus Express

    • Spirit Of Christmas Past.
    • ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5178.

  • The Beverley Sisters

    I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

    • Simply The Best Christmas.
    • WARNER 9548 36007.

  • Tony Christie

    Let It Snow

    • Weihnachten Mit Tony Christie.
    • DA MUSIC CD 873611.

  • The Ronettes

    Frosty The Snowman

    • Phil Spector Christmas Album.
    • PHIL SPECTOR INT 2307 005.

  • Don Estelle

    Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer

    • Don Estelle Christmas.
    • PULSE PLSCD 647.

  • Cantabile: The London Quartet

    Christmas Carol

    • Christmas With Cantabile.
    • SPARE PARTS CD TAB 6309.

  • Brenda Lee

    Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

    • Simply The Best Christmas.
    • WARNER 9548 36007.

  • Dickie Valentine

    Christmas Alphabet

    • Simply The Best Christmas.
    • WARNER 9548 36007.

  • The Cambridge Singers

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol

    • Classic Christmas.
    • UCJ 442 8889.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Christmas Dreaming

    • Perfect Christmas.
    • PAST PERFECT PPCD 78250.

  • Johnny Douglas Orchestra And Chorus

    Do You Hear What I Hear

    • Spirit Of Christmas.
    • DULCIMA DLCD 122.

  • Michael Ball

    When A Child Is Born

    • Classic Christmas.
    • UCJ 44 28889.

  • David Bowie & Bing Crosby

    Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

    • Simply The Best Christmas.
    • WARNER 9548 36007.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Dec 201219:00
    BBC Radio 2