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21/12/2011

The Half-Time Hooter's here on the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex, which means even more stupidity and top tunes to take you through the night.

It's Wednesday which means it is time for the first Half-Time Hooter of the Week; with even more inspired daftness and brilliant music from the Dark Lord himself, Alex Lester.

There is more from Album and Record of the Week, two more selections from Alex's personal CD collection, Lester's Library, and one of your chosen tracks from the Listener's Library, plus Pause for Thought. Nobody else, nowhere else.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 Dec 2011 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Manfred Mann鈥檚 Earth Band

      Blinded By The Light

      • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
      • Dino.
  • Status Quo

    It's Christmas Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Music TV.
    • 1.
  • Lady A

    We Owned the Night

    • Own The Night.
    • Capitol.
    • 1.
  • Jamiroquai

    Little L

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Every December Sky

    • (CD Single).
    • Sanctuary.
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    If I Had A Gun

    • (CD Single).
    • Sour Mash Records.
    • 1.
  • East 17

    Stay Another Day

    • East 17 - Steam.
    • London.
  • Rick Springfield

    Jessie's Girl

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK (Island)

    • Ren Harvieu

      Through The Night

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.
      • 1.
  • Elbow

    Open Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "WE WISH YOU A METAL XMAS AND A HEADBANG NEW YEAR" (Armoury)

    • Alice Cooper

      Santa Claws is Coming To Town

  • Johnny Cash

    I Walk The Line

    • Now 100 Hits Country (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • HOUR 2

    • Mariah Carey

      All I Want For Christmas Is You

      • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
      • Columbia.
  • Luther Vandross

    Never Too Much

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Military Wives & Gareth Malone

    Wherever You Are

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
  • The Easybeats

    Friday On My Mind

    • Good Morning Vietnam (Film S/Track).
    • Disky.
  • Keane

    Is It Any Wonder?

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM" (Arista) suggested by Mandy Pope in Kent

    • Kenny G

      Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

      • Miracles: The Holiday Album.
      • Arista.
      • 3.
  • Barry Biggs

    Sideshow

    • Reggae Massive (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • Paul Carrack

    Thinking About You (This Christmas)

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack UK.
    • 1.
  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Matt Cardle

    Starlight

    • Letters.
    • Syco.
    • 1.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY suggested by Lesley Maloney

    • The Houghton Weavers With Warrington Male Voice Choir And Broomfield Junior School Choir

      What's Christmas Without a Brass Band?

  • Teddy Pendergrass

    The Whole Town's Laughing At Me

    • The Best Of Mastercuts (Various Artis.
    • Mastercuts.
  • Chuck Berry

    Run Rudolph Run

    • Chuck Berry - The Chess Years (Cd 2).
    • Chess.
  • HOUR 3

    • Chris Rea

      Driving Home For Christmas

      • (Single).
      • WEA.
      • 1.
  • Joan Osborne

    One Of Us

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
  • Jamie Hartman

    Happy New Year

    • III.
    • Flat Cap Records.
    • 1.
  • The Supremes

    Stop! In The Name Of Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • DNA

    Tom's Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)

    • Best Of Suzanne Vega - Tried & True.
    • A&M.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "MICHAEL BUBL脡 CHRISTMAS" (Warner)

    • Michael Bubl茅

      Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

      • Christmas Time.
      • 143/Reprise.
      • 9.
  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.
  • Sarah McLachlan

    In The Bleak Midwinter

    • Wintersong.
    • Arista.
  • Go West

    King Of Wishful Thinking

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THIS WARM DECEMBER" (Island)

    • Jack Johnson

      In the Morning

  • Madonna

    Santa Baby

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.
  • Al Green

    Let's Stay Together

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Dec 2011 02:00

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