Ho Ho Ho! it’s Christmas and I’m back in Ireland for this festive programme so there’s no better way to celebrate than to highlight some of the amazing talent we have and some of their festive tunes.
Here’s what I played:
1. Croupier: Carols of the Bells
2. We Cut Corners: Stop The Cavalry
3. The Lost Brothers: Little Angel
4. Gar Cox: Too Late For Christmas
5. Mulled: Perfect Christmas
6. The Shoos: Christmas Time
7. Snowflakes Fall: James Creamer & Eleanor McEvoy
8. Trackdogs: How Christmas Was Meant To Be
9. Rob Burke: Christmas All Year Round
10. Joe Bonamassa: Lonesome Christmas
11. Goldfish Syndrome: The Ballad of Christmas Day
12. Meiko: Wonderful Christmastime
13. NCKids: Nearly Christmas
14. Jennie Abrahamson: Snowstorm
15. Jack Henderson featuring Joan As Policewoman: Bethlehem
16. Autamata: Liberty Bell
17. U2: Baby Please Come Home
I also used George Michael’s instrumental ‘Jingle’ on a couple of occasions throughout the show.
Next week’s show is on at 2pm on New Year’s Eve and I’m delighted to say I’ll be joined by Sophie B Hawkins, singer songwriter and creator of ‘Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover’, ‘Right Beside You’ and ‘Lose Your Way’ and some of my favourite music. Really excited to have her on the show.
Thanks for listening, You can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat of show is aired on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player.
You can also listen to the show in its entirety on Mixcloud or in the widget below.
Have a great Christmas!
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 62 // Dec 24 2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud