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Cerys brings the Christmas cheer as she raids her record collection for the finest selection of festive blues tunes! Plus a surprise gift from former guest on the show, DK Harrell!

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Mon 15 Dec 202521:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Jean‐Jacques Milteau

    Beaumont Lafayette

    • Soul Conversation.
    • Dixiefrog.
    • 13.

  • Eddie Boyd

    Ten To One

    • 7936 South Rhodes.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 6.

  • Albert King

    Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'

    • Stax.

  • Bessie Smith

    At the Christmas Ball

    • The Essential Bessie Smith.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 15.

  • Emma Wilson

    What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (feat. Charles Hodges)

    • WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEARS EVE?.
    • Emma Wilson Music.
    • 1.

  • Shemekia Copeland

    Stay A Little Longer, Santa

    • Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc..

  • D.K. Harrell

    Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Radio 2 Session, 17 November 2025)

  • C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

    Zydeco Christmas

    • Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc.

  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

    Ghost From Christmas Past

    • Digital Single.
    • Alligator Records.
    • 1.

  • B.B. King

    Christmas Comes But Once A Year

    • A Christmas Celebration Of Hope.
    • Geffen*.
    • 11.

  • The Tractors

    Bo Diddley Santa Claus

    • The Big Night.
    • Audium Records.
    • 9.

  • The Staple Singers

    Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas

    • Stax Christmas.
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 2.

  • Joe Bonamassa

    Santa Claus Is Back In Town

    • J&R Adventures.

  • Marcia Ball

    Christmas Fais Do Do

    • Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc..

Broadcast

  • Mon 15 Dec 202521:00
    BBC Radio 2