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The Thanes in session with a festive twist

The Thanes bring their brilliant 60s beat and garage punk energy to the studio for a session with a festive twist and Vic raids his Christmas record box for some seasonal alternative tunes with not a turkey in sight. Get set to rock around the Christmas tree!

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Wed 21 Dec 202222:30
BBC Radio Scotland Extra

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Music Played

  • Ramones

    Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)

    • The Perfect Christmas (Various).
    • Rhino.

  • James Brown

    Go Power at Christmas

    • Funky Christmas.
    • Spectrum/Polygram.
    • 1.

  • The Ventures

    Sleigh Ride

    • (Single).
    • Liberty.
    • 87.

  • Callum Easter & Ella-Betty Easter

    Xmas Time (Let's Have a Good Time)

  • Run‐D.M.C.

    Christmas In Hollis

    • Walk This Way: The Best of.
    • Camden.
    • 016.

  • bis

    You Wrecked My Christmas

    • Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume II.

  • The Thanes

    All I Want For Christmas Is You (BBC Radio Scotland Session 19th Dec 2022)

  • The Thanes

    Heed The Warning (BBC Radio Scotland Session 19th Dec 2022)

  • The Thanes

    Don't Believe In Christmas (BBC Radio Scotland Session 19th Dec 2022)

  • Low

    Just Like Christmas

    • Christmas.
    • Tugboat.
    • 1.

  • Confidence Man

    Santa's Comin' Down the Chimney

  • Kurt Vile

    Must Be Santa

  • The Wailers & Bob Marley

    Sound The Trumpet

    • Heartbeat.

  • The Damned

    There Aint No Sanity Claus

    • The Best Of The Damned.
    • Big Beat.

  • Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire

    Christmas Lights

    • Christmas 1979.
    • Damaged Goods.
    • 2.

  • King Stitt

    Christmas Tree

    • Herbsman Reggae.
    • Trojan Records.
    • 27.

  • The Thanes

    August Rain (BBC Radio Scotland Session 19th Dec 2022)

  • The Thanes

    Gotten Too Late (BBC Radio Scotland Session 19th Dec 2022)

  • The Thanes

    Merry Xmas Everybody (BBC Radio Scotland Session 19th Dec 2022)

  • The Pearlfishers

    Snowboardin'

    • Have Yourself A Merry Indie Christmas Volume I.

  • Green Seagull

    First Snow of Winter

  • Can

    Silent Night

    • Can.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • BEAK>

    (Merry Xmas) Face The Future

  • Calexico

    Sonoran Snoball

  • Frightened Rabbit

    It's Christmas So We'll Stop

    • It's Christmas So We'll Stop.
    • Fat Cat.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 19 Dec 202220:00
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Wed 21 Dec 202222:00
    BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
  • Wed 21 Dec 202222:30
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra

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