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16/12/2009

An early morning mix of music & conversation, including the first Half-Time Hooter of The Week. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex dips into his own record collection to choose a new release or classic track from Lester's Library - and something selected by you in the Listeners' Library.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 16 Dec 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Electricity

    • The Best Of OMD.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.
  • Dean Martin

    It's A Marshmallow World

    • Christmas With Dino.
    • Capitol.
    • 6.
  • Thea Gilmore

    That'll Be Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill.
    • 1.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Superstition

    • Motown Chartbusters Volume 8 (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum Music.
  • The Yeah You's

    Getting Up With You

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

    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spector).
    • Phil Spector Int.
    • 7.
  • Whitney Houston

    I Look To You

    • I Look To You.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • BR Music.
  • Womack & Womack

    Love Wars

    • Soul Years: 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.
  • Chris de Burgh

    The Bells Of Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Ferryman Productions.
    • 1.
  • The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 9.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY. TAKEN FROM A CD SINGLE ON MERCURY

    • Music Go Music

      Just Me

  • Bryan Adams

    Christmas Time

    • The Perfect Christmas (Various).
    • Universal Music.
  • Roxy Music

    Virginia Plain

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • B.B. King

    Merry Christmas Baby

    • The Perfect Christmas (Various).
    • Universal Music.
  • Robbie Williams

    You Know Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Adventures

    Broken Land

    • The Sea Of Love (Expanded Edition).
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Elio Pace

    What A Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Rosa Records.
    • 1.
  • Duffy

    Stepping Stone

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.
  • China Crisis

    Wishful Thinking

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Elton John

    Step Into Christmas

    • Caribou.
    • Mercury.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY. TAKEN FROM A CD SINGLE ON ROUGH TRADE

    • Elizabeth Fraser

      Moses

  • New Order

    Regret

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

    • The Best Of The Average White Band.
    • Hit Label.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    All Over The World

    • (CD Single).
  • Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters

    It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

    • The Polar Express O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Reprise.
  • The Doors

    Hello I Love You

    • The Doors - Greatest Hits.
    • Elektra.
  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.
  • U2

    Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.
  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.
  • The Proclaimers

    Letter From America

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Sir Terry Wogan and Aled Jones - Silver Bells

  • Madness

    One Better Day

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY, SUGGESTED BY GARETH DUGGAN. TAKEN FROM THE VERY BEST OF' ON SONY/BMG

    • Tammy Wynette

      Til I Can Make It On My Own

      • Very Best Of.
  • Billy Joel

    The River Of Dreams

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume III.
    • Columbia.
  • Dr. Feelgood

    Milk And Alcohol

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

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  • Wed 16 Dec 2009 03:00

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