Sunday 25 December 2011

SHOW #68 - "Help them to learn, songs of joy instead of burn baby burn..."

Pretenders "2000 Miles"
David Essex "A Winter's Tale"

GOODBYE:
Japan "European Son"



NOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS!:
Annie Lennox & Al Green "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"
Paul McCartney "Pipes Of Peace"

FLOPPY DISCS
:
Robert Palmer "Bad Case Of Lovin' You"
Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner"

GOODBYE:
Gary Moore "Over The Hills And Far Away"



FLOPPY CHRISTMAS DISCS
:
Run DMC "Christmas In Hollis"
Chris Rea "Joys Of Christmas"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Frazier Chorus "Dream Kitchen"
Fashion "Love Shadow"

GOODBYE:
Smiley Culture "Police Officer"



All About Eve "December"
Queen "Thank God It's Christmas"

FLOPPY CHRISTMAS DISCS:
Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping"
Bryan Adams "Christmas Time"

GOODBYE:
Black Box "Ride On Time"



NOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS!:
Jona Lewie "Stop The Cavalry"
Frankie Goes To Hollywood "The Power Of Love"

FLOPPY DISCS
:
Spandau Ballet "She Loved Like Diamond"
Cyndi Lauper "All Through The Night"

GOODBYE
:
Wax "Bridge To Your Heart"



Van Morrison & Cliff Richard "Whenever God Shines His Light"
Wham! "Last Christmas"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY
:
Our Daughter's Wedding "Lawnchairs"
Jenny Burton "Bad Habits"

GOODBYE:
Human League "Open Your Heart"



FLOPPY CHRISTMAS DISCS:
Bryan Adams "Christmas Time"
Bouncing Czechs "I'm A Little Christmas Cracker"

Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas"
Elton John "Cold As Christmas"

GOODBYE:
Farley Jackmaster Funk "Love Can't Turn Around"



NOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS!
:
Jon & Vangelis "I'll Find My Way Home"
Freiheit "Keeping The Dream Alive"

FLOPPY DISCS
:
Prince and the Revolution "Pop Life"
Alison Moyet "Ordinary Girl"

GOODBYE:
Ashford and Simpson "Solid"



FLOPPY CHRISTMAS DISCS:
Crazyhead "Like Princes Do"
Coldcut "Coldcut's Christmas Break"

THE NOBODY'S DIARY:
Michelle Shocked "Anchorage"
That Petrol Emotion "Big Decision"

GOODBYE:
Vesta Williams "Once Bitten Twice Shy"



Kate Bush "December Will Be Magic Again"
Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale Of New York"

This was a Christmas special edition of the programme. The songs categorised as Goodbye featured artists or producers who died in 2011. The Nobody's Diary entries had all been previously featured on the programme. The songs categorised as Not About Christmas were festive records by association only, due to initial release in a December and subsequent inclusion on Christmas compilation albums, as opposed to any real connection with Christmas. The unlabelled songs are familiar Christmas hits of the 1980s.