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Start your weekend the right way with fantastic tunes

Lauren brings a great selection of tunes to kick-start your weekend.
We also take a moment to reflect something beautiful happening with our 6 Music listeners in the Beauty Spot, and look forward to the day ahead in A View From The Afternoon

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Fri 19 Dec 202510:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Steve “Silk” Hurley

    Jack Your Body

    • Hold On To Your Dream.
    • RCA.

  • Sudan Archives

    A BUG'S LIFE

    • Stones Throw.

  • Electric Jungle

    Funky Funky Christmas

    • Funky Delicacies.

  • Atmosfear

    Dancing In Outer Space

    • The First Days Of Disco (Various).
    • Sanctuary.

  • Lykke Li

    Breaking It Up

    • CD SINGLE.
    • LL RECORDINGS.
    • 1.

  • Ebbb

    Book That You Like

    • Ninja Tune.

  • bar italia

    Fundraiser

    • Matador.

  • Blur

    Coffee & TV

    • Food.

  • David Byrne

    T Shirt

    • Matador.

  • Smith & Burrows

    This Ain't New Jersey

    • Funny Looking Angels.
    • Kitchenware.

  • The Go! Team

    Look Outside (A New Year's Coming)

    • Lost Christmas: A Festive Memphis Industries Selection Box.
    • Memphis Industries.
    • 9.

  • Vulfpeck

    Christmas in L.A.

  • The Fall

    Christmastide

    • Levitate.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 16.

  • The Futureheads

    Christmas Was Better In The 80s

    • Nul Recordings.

  • Bob Dylan

    Must Be Santa

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

  • The Cure

    Why Can't I Be You?

    • GALORE.
    • Fiction.

  • Man/Woman/Chainsaw

    Only Girl

    • Fiction.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Merry Christmas Baby

    • Rhino.

  • Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans

    The Bells Of St Mary's

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Smerz

    Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)

    Remix Artist: Astrid Sonne.
    • escho.

  • Goodbye

    Meat

    • Single.
    • Self Released.

  • OneDa

    Superstar

    • Manny On The Rise.

  • Rapsody

    IBTIHAJ (feat. D’Angelo & GZA/Genius)

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    It's Amazing To Be Young

    • XL Recordings.

  • DEADLETTER

    To The Brim

    • SO Recordings.

  • The Roches

    Star Of Wonder

    • We Three Kings.
    • Geffen*.
    • 14.

  • Oklou

    blade bird

    • True Panther.

  • Biig Piig

    Roses And Gold

    • RCA.

  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    Love Your Neighbor

    • Gallo Record Company.

  • Mavis Staples

    Godspeed

    • Anti/Epitaph.

  • Alabama Shakes

    Sound & Color

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • FKA twigs

    Predictable Girl

    • Young.

  • Raze

    Break 4 Love

    • Lost In House.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 13.

  • Doug Lazy

    Let It Roll

    • Champion.

  • The KLF

    What Time Is Love?

    • Telstar.

  • Rebel MC & Double Trouble

    Street Tuff

    • Fantastic Dance! (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • 808 State

    Pacific 707

    • ZTT.

  • Bizarre Inc

    Playing With Knives

    • Vinyl Solution ‎.

  • I. JORDAN

    Worth It

    • Ninja Tune.

  • Aloe Blacc

    Funky Ass Christmas

    • Aloe Blacc Recordings, Inc..

  • Greentea Peng

    Prisoners Round

    • AWAL.

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • Virgin.

  • Solange

    Binz

    • When I Get Home.
    • Saint Records/Columbia.
    • 14.

  • Chassol & Lionel Sow

    The Message (Finale)

    • THE BACK OFFICE.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Dec 202510:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music