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18/12/2009

With musical instalments from Lester's Library and the Listener's Library, plus Pause for Thought.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes 2 hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library. Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2.

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Music Played

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

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

  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

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

  • Suede

    She's In Fashion

    • (CD Single).
    • Nude Records.

  • David Bowie

    China Girl

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Sir Terry Wogan and Aled Jones - Silver Bells

  • Japan

    Quiet Life

    • The Very Best Of.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Shawn Colvin

    Little Road to Bethlehem

    • Holiday Songs & Lullabies.
    • Columbia.

  • Raphael Saadiq

    Never Give You Up (feat. Stevie Wonder)

    • The Way I See It.
    • Columbia Records.
    • 11.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY. TAKEN FROM 'WE WISH YOU A METAL XMAS' ON ARMOURY

    • Lemmy

      Run Rudolph Run

      • We Wish You A Metal Xmas.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Sense

    • Sense - The Lightning Seeds.
    • Virgin.

  • Leddra Chapman

    Story

    • (CD Single).

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Ram Jam

    Black Betty

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll: 1977 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.

  • Thea Gilmore

    That'll Be Christmas

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

  • Buffalo Springfield

    For What It's Worth

    • Buffalo Springfield.
    • Atlantic.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Fresh

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Dionne Bromfield and Zalon Thompson

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Greg Lake

    I Believe In Father Christmas

    • The Anthology, A Musical Journey.
    • BMG.

  • The Cardigans

    Erase/Rewind

  • Queen

    Thank God It's Christmas

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

  • Codeine Velvet Club

    Hollywood

    • Codeine Velvet Club.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY - SUHHESTED BY MARY IN NEW YORK CITY. TAKEN FROM 'THE BIG SQUEEZE' ON A & M

    • Squeeze

      Christmas Day

      • The Big Squeeze.

  • The Chi鈥怢ites

    Too Good To Be Forgotten

    • The Best Of The Chi-Lites.
    • BMG.

  • Elio Pace

    What A Day

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

  • Phil Collins

    Sussudio

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.

  • Brenda Lee

    Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

    • Brenda Lee - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.

  • Robbie Williams

    You Know Me

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

  • Flash and the Pan

    Waiting For A Train

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • KT Tunstall

    Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas in Hawaii)

    • The KT Tunstall Holiday Collection.
    • EMI.

  • Sugar Ray

    Every Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava/Atlantic.

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
    • Columbia.

  • Manfred Mann

    Ha! Ha! Said the Clown

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Divine Comedy

    Something For The Weekend

    • Fresh Hits 96 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM THE TROJAN XMAS BOX SET ON SANCTUARY

    • Michigan & Smiley

      Drummer Boy

  • Whitney Houston

    I Look To You

    • I Look To You.

  • Mud

    Lonely This Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Dec 2009 03:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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