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24/12/2008

With his mix of music and banter, Alex Lester makes weekday mornings the best time of the day.

3 hours, 30 minutes

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Christmas Eve 2008 04:00

Music Played

  • INXS

    Never Tear Us Apart

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Cass Elliot

    It's Getting Better

    • The Singles+.
    • BR Music.
  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Good Day Bad Days

    • (CD Single).
  • The Cadillacs

    Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

    • Doo Wop Christmas (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.
    • 9.
  • Barry White

    Let The Music Play

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
  • Terry Wogan & Aled Jones

    Peace On Earth / The Little Drummer Boy

    • Bandaged.
    • TOGs Calendar.
    • 1.
  • The Cardigans

    Erase/Rewind

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • k.d. lang

    Constant Craving

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Snow Patrol

    Crack The Shutters

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.
  • Talking Heads

    And She Was

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • The Zutons

    Valerie

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.
  • Joni Mitchell

    River

    • Joni Mitchell - Blue.
    • Reprise.
  • Razorlight

    Hostage of Love

    • (CD Single).
  • Eddy Grant

    I Don't Wanna Dance

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Jennifer Lopez

    If You Had My Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • George Michael

    December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean Records.
    • 1.
  • Jamelia

    Superstar

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Bread

    The Guitar Man

    • David Gates & Bread - Essentials.
    • Elektra.
  • Status Quo

    It's Christmas Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music TV.
    • 1.
  • Van Halen

    Jump

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Darlene Love

    All Alone On Christmas

    • Christmas Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
  • Sugababes

    No Can Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Idina Menzel - Gorgeous

  • Luther Vandross

    Give Me The Reason

    • Essential Summer Breeze (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music.
  • Deep Blue Something

    Breakfast At Tiffany's

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.
  • Donny Hathaway

    This Christmas (Hang All The Mistletoe)

    • (Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 5.
  • Gabriella Cilmi

    Warm This Winter

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    • Michael Buble - Let It Snow.
    • Reprise.
  • Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

    Stay (I Missed You)

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.
  • Swing Out Sister

    Breakout

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Andy Williams - Sleigh Ride

  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
  • Faithless

    Insomnia

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • U2

    Pride (In The Name Of Love)

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Burl Ives

    A Holly Jolly Christmas

    • The Essential Now That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • UMG Recordings.
    • 7.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Queen

    Thank God It's Christmas

    • It's Christmas Time (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Paul Carrack

    I Don't Want Your Love (I Need Your Love)

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack UK.
    • 1.
  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • The Feeling

    Feels Like Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

Broadcast

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