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Richard Allinson doesn't talk to Clare Balding

Richard Allinson begins a Festive stint sitting in for Chris Evans at Breakfast. Some bits of the show you will recognise, other bits you might not; but the most important thing is it's Christmas Eve.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Christmas Eve 201206:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Brenda Lee

    Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

    • Brenda Lee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • Taylor Swift

    Red

    • Red.
    • Mercury.

  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

    • EMI.

  • The Ronettes

    Frosty The Snowman

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

  • Josh Osho

    Imperfections

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
    • Columbia.

  • Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (feat. Rumer)

    • The Golden Age Of Song.
    • Rhino.

  • Chuck Berry

    Run Rudolph Run

    • Chuck Berry - The Chess Years (Cd 2).
    • Chess.

  • Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters

    It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

    • Greatest Christmas Songs.
    • RCA.

  • Harry Belafonte

    Mary's Boy Child

    • Billboard Greatest Xmas Hits.
    • Rhino.

  • Katy Perry

    California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)

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

  • Andy Burrows

    Light The Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam UK.
    • 1.

  • Todd Rundgren

    I Saw The Light

    • My Girl (Original 1992 Film S/Track).
    • Epic.

  • Eartha Kitt

    Santa Baby

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

  • David Essex

    A Winter's Tale

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.

  • The Justice Collective

    He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

    • (CD Single).
    • Metropolis Recordings.
    • 4.

  • Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews

    Baby It's Cold Outside

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • The Killers

    Here With Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The Waitresses

    Christmas Wrapping

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Prince

    Rock & Roll Love Affair

  • Marvin Gaye

    The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)

    • The Perfect Christmas (Various).
    • Universal Music.

  • Donna Summer

    Bad Girls

    • Donna Summer - Summer Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Little Eva

    The Loco-Motion

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1962.
    • Premier.

  • Coldplay

    Christmas Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Michael Bublé

    Jingle Bells (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 8 Dec 2011) (feat. The Puppini Sisters)

    • Reprise.

  • Bob Dylan

    Must Be Santa

    • Christmas In The Heart.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Emeli Sandé

    My Kind Of Love

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

  • Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

    Away In A Manger

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Kate Bush

    December Will Be Magic Again

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

  • Andy Williams

    It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

    • Christmas Love Songs (Various Artist.
    • Arcade Records.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 201206:30
    BBC Radio 2

Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

Farewell Chris Evans: The best bits from his last shows at Radio 2

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