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The First Lady of the West End, Elaine Paige introduces a selection of the most popular show tunes from five decades of international musicals.

With an appetite for a night out in the company of an epic story set to memorable, hummable music now at fever pitch, The First Lady of the West End; Elaine Paige introduces a selection of the most popular show tunes from five decades of international musicals.

Today, it's the "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Playlist" - a glut of show tunes - some Christmassy, all show stoppers.

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Christmas Eve 201702:03
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Julia McKenzie

    Broadway Baby

    • Hey, Mr Producer!: The Musical World Of Cameron Mackintosh CD1.
    • Universal Music Group.
    • 16.

  • Frederica von Stade & David Garrison

    Carried Away

    • On The Town.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Niki Haris

    Be A Santa

    • A Broadway Christmas.
    • 1.

  • Josh Groban

    Anthem

    • Stages.
    • Reprise.
    • 13.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Climb Ev'ry Mountain

  • Debbie Gravitte

    Turkey Lurkey Time

    • A Broadway Christmas.
    • Broadway Records.
    • 4.

  • John Rubinstein

    Corner Of The Sky

    • Pippin - Original Broadway Cast.
    • Motown.
    • 2.

  • Tommy Steele

    Flash! Bang! Wallop!

    • Tommy Steele's Greatest Hits.
    • Decca Music Group Limited.
    • 18.

  • Ben Forster, Kimberley Walsh, Graham Lappin & Ensemble

    Sparklejollytwinklejingley

    • Elf: Original London Cast Recording.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 5.

  • Sally Dexter & And The Company

    It's A Fine Life

    • The 1994 London Palladium Cast Recording.
    • Broadway Angel.
    • 13.

  • Jonathan Groff

    You'll Be Back

    • Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording CD 1 (PG Advisory).
    • Atlantic.
    • 7.

  • Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Sandy Faison, Raymond Thorne, Ensemble & Orphans

    A New Deal For Christmas

    • Annie: A New Musical.
    • Columbia Masterworks Broadway.
    • 16.

  • Patina Miller, Debbie Kurup & Amy Booth-Steel

    Take Me To Heaven

    • Sister Act: The Musical - Original London Cast Recording.
    • Stage Entertainment.
    • 2.

  • Ben Platt

    For Forever

    • The Original Broadway cast recording of Dear Evan Hansen.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 3.

  • David Essex

    A Winter's Tale

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

  • Annie Lennox & Al Green

    Put a Little Love in Your Heart

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

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 201702:03
    BBC Radio 2