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Festive rock riffs...incoming!

Shaun's got all the best festive rock riffs he can find, plus a classic Rock God from the vaults - who else but Slade's Noddy Holder!

There's only one rock n' roll scream that signifies Christmas (at least since it was released in 1973) and that's Noddy Holder's raspy wail of 'IT'S CHRIIIIISTMAAAAS!' from the band's No.1 70s hit, 'Merry Xmas Everybody'. Noddy's Rock God makes a well earned return to the show this week to herald the festive season, along with all Shaun's favourite yuletide riffs from rock's biggest names.

Produced by Listen Entertainment for BBC Radio 2

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57 minutes

Music Played

  • Lemmy, Billy Gibbons & Dave Grohl

    Run Rudolph Run

    • We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year.
    • Mercury Studios.
    • 2.
  • Ramones

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

    • The Perfect Christmas (Various).
    • Rhino.
  • AC/DC

    Mistress for Christmas

    • The Razors Edge.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.
  • Good Charlotte

    Fairytale of New York

    • Fairytale of New York.
    • Atlantic Records.
  • The Greedies

    A Merry Jingle

  • Wheatus

    Christmas Dirtbag

    • Just A Dirtbag Christmas EP.
    • Legacy Recordings.
  • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

    Little Drummer Boy

    • I Love Rock 'N' Roll (Expanded Edition).
    • Legacy Recordings.
  • blink-182

    I Won't Be Home For Christmas

    • I Won't Be Home For Christmas.
    • Geffen*.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY)

    • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY - Decemb.
    • NITRON concepts.
  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • Crackers.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
  • Black Sabbath

    Snowblind

    • Vol. 4 (2009 Remastered Version).
    • Sanctuary Records.
  • The Futureheads

    Christmas Was Better In The 80s

    • Nul Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Dec 202523:00