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Your early afternoon party playlist with writer Nick Hornby!

Craig chats to writer and lyricist Nick Hornby about his incredible career and the role music plays in his life, as he puts together his "Saint Nick鈥檚 Christmas Mix".

Craig chats to writer and lyricist Nick Hornby about his incredible career, including writing Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and About a Boy.

Nick also chats about the role music plays in his life as he puts together his "Saint Nick鈥檚 Christmas Mix".

Also on the show, we will be opening up the Box that Rocks, playing three of the very best rock tracks! And we will be playing a quick game of 'Either/Or' - two songs, same title, you decide which one gets played! To get involved, e-mail: craig@bbc.co.uk

3 hours

Music Played

  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

    Roadrunner (Twice)

    • Essential.
  • KNEECAP

    Better Way To Live (feat. Grian Chatten)

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Tom Browne

    Funkin' For Jamaica

    • Arista.
  • Dexys Midnight Runners

    Seven Days Too Long

    • EMI.
  • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

    Bad Reputation

    • Mercury.
  • Faith Evans

    Love Like This

    • Love Like This.
    • Arista.
    • 1.
  • SBTRKT

    Pharaohs (feat. Roses Gabor)

    • Young Turks.
  • Erick the Architect

    Ambrosia (feat. Channel Tres)

    • Architect Recording Company.
  • Peaness

    Kiss Me Sweet Pea

    • Totally Snick Records.
  • Melin Melyn

    I Paint Dogs

    • Blomonj Records.
  • Andr茅 3000

    Ninety Three Til Infinity And Beyonc茅

    • RCA Records.
  • Nirvana

    Dumb

    • GEFFEN.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

    • Polydor.
  • The Vines

    Get Free

    • Heavenly.
  • Lucy Rose

    Could You Help Me

    • Communion.
  • The National & St. Vincent

    Sleep All Summer

  • Biig Piig

    Watch Me

    • Sony Music.
  • Kraftwerk

    Computer Love

    • EMI.
  • The Source

    You Got The Love (feat. Candi Staton)

    • React.
  • Shygirl

    thicc

    • Because Music.
  • Marika Hackman

    Slime

    • Chrysalis.
  • The Band

    Christmas Must Be Tonight

    • Classic Rock Christmas.
    • Universal Music Enterprises.
    • 5.
  • JD McPherson

    Hey Skinny Santa!

    • SOCKS.
    • New West Records.
    • 3.
  • Phoebe Bridgers

    If We Make It Through December

    • So Much Wine.
    • Dead Oceans.
    • 3.
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers & The Heartbreakers

    Christmas All Over Again

    • A Very Special Christmas 2 (Various).
    • A&M.
  • Kings of Leon

    King Of The Rodeo

  • Tiga & Hudson Mohawke

    Silence of Love (feat. Jesse Boykins III)

    • Love Minus Communications.
  • Loren Kramar

    Hollywood Blvd

    • Secretly Canadian.
  • The Goo Goo Dolls

    Iris

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.
  • Nine Inch Nails

    The Hand That Feeds

    • The Hand That Feeds.
    • Nothing.
    • 1.
  • Prince & The Revolution

    Let's Go Crazy

    • Warner Bros.
  • The Kills

    Kingdom Come

    • Domino.
  • Goldfrapp

    Strict Machine

    • Mute Records.
  • The Staves

    All Now

    • Communion Music Group.
  • Girl Ray

    Everybody's Saying That

    • Prestige.
    • Moshi Moshi Records.
  • David Bowie

    Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • EMI.
  • King Creosote

    Please Come Back, I Will Listen, I Will Behave, I Will Toe The Line

    • Domino.
  • Charles Brown

    Merry Christmas Baby

    • Blues Christmas.
    • Christmas Blues.
    • 16.

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 Dec 2023 13:00