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Ho Ho Ho! Hit Factory Xmas Special!

80s pop impresario Pete Waterman joins Sara for a fabulously festive Christmas special, taking a seasonal spin through The Hit Factory's huge back catalogue of charting tunes.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 20 Dec 201700:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Bananarama

    Venus

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Teardrop Explodes

    Reward

    • The Teardrop Explodes - Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • The Cure

    In Between Days

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.

  • Soul II Soul

    Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Reynolds Girls

    I'd Rather Jack

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Big Love (Arthur Baker Extended Version)

    • Big Love (Arthur Baker Extended Version).
    • Warner Bros. Records.
    • 1.

  • Donna Summer

    This Time I Know It's For Real

    • Best Of Donna Summer.
    • Warner Bros..

  • Run‐D.M.C.

    Christmas In Hollis

    • A&M.

  • Shakin’ Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

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

  • Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus

    We All Stand Together

    • Paul McCartney - All The Best!.
    • Parlophone.

  • Modern Romance

    Best Years Of Our Lives

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.

  • Sonia

    You'll Never Stop Me Loving You

    • Chrysalis.

  • Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

    Especially For You

    • Jason Donovan - Ten Good Reasons.
    • PWL Records.

  • Band Aid

    Do They Know It's Christmas?

    • (Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Jackie Wilson

    Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

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

  • Rick Astley

    When I Fall In Love

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BMG.

  • Olivia Newton‐John & Electric Light Orchestra

    Xanadu

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

  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Geno

    • Disky.

  • Patrick Swayze

    She's Like The Wind (feat. Wendy Fraser)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • Soul Searching (Various Artists).
    • Elektra.

  • Glenn Frey

    The Heat Is On

    • Above The Clouds: The Very Best Of.
    • Universal.

  • Herbie Hancock

    Rockit

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

  • Pretenders

    Back On The Chain Gang

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Dec 201722:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Wed 20 Dec 201700:00
    BBC Radio 2