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Christmas Songs You Don't Hear Often Enough

We all know the festive tunes we hear everywhere for weeks prior to the big day - but who are the unsung festive music heroes? What songs would you like to hear more often?

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Tue 10 Dec 201918:30
BBC Radio Scotland FM

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Music Played

  • Low

    Just Like Christmas

    • Christmas.
    • Tugboat.
    • 1.

  • The Raveonettes

    The Christmas Song

    • Maybe This Christmas Tree.
    • Nettwerk.
    • 1.

  • Chuck Berry

    Run Rudolph Run

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

  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

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

  • Louis Armstrong

    Zat You Santa Claus

    • Hipster's Holiday (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Jethro Tull

    Ring Out, Solstice Bells

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

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Underneath The Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 001.

  • The Beach Boys

    Little Saint Nick

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

  • Greg Lake

    I Believe In Father Christmas

  • UB40

    Food For Thought

    • The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
    • Virgin.

  • Fountains of Wayne

    I Want An Alien For Christmas

    • I Want An Alien For Christmas.
    • Atlantic.

  • Tom Chaplin

    Under A Million Lights

    • Twelve Tales Of Christmas.
    • Island.

  • Jackie Wilson

    Reet Petite

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

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

    • (Single).
    • CBS.

  • Stevie Wonder

    What Christmas Means To Me

    • 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
    • Hitsville.

  • Billie Holiday

    God bless the child

    • Memories ... Are Made Of This.
    • Dino.

  • Tim Minchin

    White Wine In The Sun

    • Tim Minchin & The Heritage Orchestra.
    • Laughing Stock Productions Ltd.

  • Bob Dylan

    Must Be Santa

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

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Coldplay

    Christmas Lights

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

  • El Vez

    Feliz Navidad

    • Elton John's Christmas Party (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music.

  • The Killers

    A Great Big Sled

  • Gayla Peevey

    I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

  • Andy Williams

    Carol Of The Bells

    • A Christmas Gift (Various Artists).
    • Ronco.

  • Roxette

    It Must Have Have Been Love (Christmas For The Broken Hearted)

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Glasvegas

    A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)

    • Glasvegas.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.

  • Annie Lennox

    In The Bleak Midwinter

    • A Christmas Cornucopia.
    • Island.
    • 8.

  • Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

    Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas In Hawaii)

    • Christmas Memories (Various Artists).
    • Emporio.
    • 1.

  • James Brown

    Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto

    • Funky Christmas.
    • Spectrum Records.
    • 3.

  • The Flying Pickets

    Only You

    • Christmas Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Arcade Records.

  • Mike Oldfield

    In Dulci Jubilo

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 10 Dec 201918:30
    BBC Radio Scotland FM
  • Tue 10 Dec 201919:00
    BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Orkney & BBC Radio Shetland only
  • Tue 10 Dec 201919:30
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra