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22/12/2011

Keeping you laughing through the night and playing the best selection of tunes, it's Alex. With the Album and Record of the Week plus Lester's and Listener's Libraries.

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes.

There is more from Album of the Week, another play of the Record of the Week, two tracks you may not have heard before from Lester's Library, one of your choices from the Listener's Library, Pause for Thought at 3.20am, and the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week. Let the buffoonery begin!

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Thu 22 Dec 2011 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Lipps, Inc.

      Funkytown

      • And They Danced All Night.
      • Debutante.
  • The Ronettes

    Sleigh Ride

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

    The Feel Again (Stay)

    • (CD Single).
    • Edel Records.
    • 1.
  • Steely Dan

    Rikki Don't Lose That Number

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.
  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rhino.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK (Island)

    • Ren Harvieu

      Through The Night

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.
      • 1.
  • Thin Lizzy

    Sarah

    • Thin Lizzy - Black Rose.
    • Vertigo.
  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.
  • Kid Rock

    Care (feat. T.I. & Martina McBride)

    • Born Free.
    • Atlantic.
    • 5.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the EP, "SPECIAL HOLIDAY EP" (V2)

    • My Morning Jacket

      I'll Be Home For Christmas

  • Edwin Starr

    25 Miles

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.
  • Whitesnake

    Fool For Your Loving

    • Whitesnake - The Best Of Whitesnake.
    • Geffen.
  • HOUR 2

    • Incognito

      Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • The Brilliant Things

    Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • Spokes Records.
    • 1.
  • B.B. King

    Merry Christmas Baby

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

    Landslide

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY suggested by Happy Harold on a Hill in Harpurhey

    • Fountains of Wayne

      I Want An Alien For Christmas

      • (CD Single).
      • Atlantic.
  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.
  • Mick Hucknall

    Happy This Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • SimplyRed.com.
    • 1.
  • The Shadows

    Wonderful Land

    • The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
    • EMI.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "STRANGE COMMUNION" (Fruitcake) suggested by Jon in Kent

    • Thea Gilmore

      Sol Invictus

      • Strange Communion.
      • Fruitcake.
      • 1.
  • CeeLo Green

    Anyway

    • Ladykiller: Platinum Edition.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • T. Rex

    Jeepster

    • Electric Warrior (Deluxe Edition).
    • A&M.
    • 3.
  • Saint Etienne

    I Was Born On Christmas Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Heavenly.
    • 17.
  • HOUR 3

    • Brenda Lee

      Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

      • Brenda Lee - The EP Collection.
      • See For Miles.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    Always On My Mind

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • Parlophone.
  • Smoove & Turrell

    Gabriel

    • Jalapeno Records.
  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.
  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Emmylou Harris

    C'est la vie

    • Profile.
    • Warner Bros.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "MICHAEL BUBL脡 CHRISTMAS" (Warner)

    • Michael Bubl茅

      Silent Night

      • Christmas Time.
      • 143/Reprise.
      • 10.
  • The O鈥橨ays

    Use Ta Be My Girl

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • Lorraine Ellison

    Stay With Me Baby

  • Matt Goss

    Fighting For Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Matt Goss.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "COUNTRY CHRISTMAS COLLECTION" (BMG)

    • Kenny Chesney

      Thank God for Kids

  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Dec 2011 02:00

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