Teatime Playlist 'Merry Christmas'
Teatime Radio CHRISTMAS EVE—24 December 2017 1. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (3:26) XMAS #1 2. The Pogues & Kirsty MaColl - Fairytale of New York (4:32) EVE #1 "Welcome to Tea-Time. As Noddy Holder of Slade shouted out IT'S CHRISTMAS. Slade are played every Christmas in the UK, then you heard Fairytale of New York by the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl. A song that when heard on the radio signals the start of the Christmas for me and my brother and just in case you are still unsure, here is Perry Como to confirm the season." 3. Perry Como - It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas (2:40) XMAS #2 4. The Temptations - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (2:58) EVE #2 "The Temptations doing their funky version of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. AMERICANA LIVE PROMO. Last week I did promise you some silly songs and there are no sillier than The Muppets hooking up with John Denver." 5. John Denver and The Muppets - Twelve Days of Christmas (4:23) XMAS #3 6. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - There's No Lights on the Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie (3:52) EVE #3 "That was the raucous Sensational Alex Harvey Band singing for the BBC back in the seventies. One of my favourite Christmas songs is this next one by Louis Armstrong. We must be in Ellensburg, is that the wind getting up?" 7. Louis Armstrong - Zat you Santa Claus (2:54) XMAS #4 8. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping (4:33) EVE #4 "I also promised songs that are always on the radio in the UK at Christmas time, and The Waitresses sorting their Christmas Wrapping is certainly one of them. Another seasonal standard in the UK is Roy Wood's glam band Wizzard and I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday." 9. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (4:38) XMAS #5 10. Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews - Baby It's Cold Outside (3:41) EVE #5 "There's Tom Jones with his Welsh compatriot Cerys Matthews finding a novel way of dealing with the cold. Maybe Elvis should take heed and come indoors, he wouldn't be so Blue." 11. Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas (2:07) XMAS #6 12. Frank Sinatra - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2:35) EVE #6 "There's Ol' Blue Eyes giving us a heads up about the jolly bearded one with many names. Here's The Kinksís tale of Father Christmas." 13. The Kinks - Father Christmas (3:43) XMAS #7 14. Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas (2:51) EVE #7 "Eels letting us know that Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas. That is, of course, as long as you don't get stuck in Ella Fitzgerald's chimney." 15. Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney (3:08) XMAS #8 16. Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis (2:58) EVE #8 "That was Run DMC and Christmas in Hollis. A track that appears in one of the great Christmas movies, that's right Die Hard. The chauffeur in the basement is listening to it in the back of his limo. AMERICANA LIVE PROMO. Here is probably my favourite UK Christmas tune, Jona Lewie and Stop The Cavalry." 17. Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry (3:01) XMAS #9 18. The Chieftains - The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve (3:05) EVE #9 "The Cheiftans with The Bells of Dublin. From Ireland to Jamaica with a Guinness in hand, here is Bob Marley and the Wailers and Christmas is Here, Sound the Trumpet." 19. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Christmas is Here (Sound the Trumpet) (2:33) XMAS #10 20. Peggy Lee - I Like a Sleighride (Jingle Bells) (2:07) EVE #10 "The fantastic Peggy Lee enjoying a sleighride, there. Here is Chuck Berry taking his car song formula and applying it to reindeers, obviously." 21. Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run (2:43) XMAS #11 22. The Sonics - Don't Believe in Christmas (1:46) EVE #11 "Tacoma's very own Sonics not believing in Christmas, but it brings people together. How else do you think Canned Heat would sing a song with The Chipmunks, yes really." 23. Canned Heat - The Chipmunk Song (3:06) XMAS #12 24. The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) (2:09) EVE #12 "The Ramones not wanting to get into a Barney, as they say in England. Now to take it down a bit, so pour yourself a whiskey sour, emphasis on sour, and let's listen to Tom Waits's take on Christmas." 25. Tom Waits - Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis (4:33) XMAS #13 26. Tomita - Snowflakes are Dancing (2:09) EVE #13 "Tomita and Snowflakes are Dancing. Not necessarily a Christmas song but it always makes me feel Christmassy. Julie London would like you for Christmas, I hope she is good at wrapping." 27. Julie London - I'd Like You For Christmas (2:36) XMAS #14 28. AC/DC - Mistress for Christmas (3:59) EVE #14 "Do you reckon ACDC get a good title like Mistress for Christmas first and then have to write a whole song around it? Time for Lou Rawls's version of Merry Christmas Baby." 29. Lou Rawls - Merry Christmas Baby (2:34) XMAS #15 30 James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto (3:01) EVE #15 "There's James Brown acting as Santa's Sat Nav and sending him the most direct route to the ghetto. AMERICANA LIVE PROMO. Here is Eartha Kitt getting a bit saucy with Santa Baby." 31. Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby (3:24) XMAS #16 32. The Damned - There Ain't No Sanity Clause (2:29) EVE #16 "The Damned cheekily stealing Chico Marx line There Ain't No Sanity Clause. Another UK radio festive favourite, John Lennon and Happy Christmas, War is Over." 33. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War is Over) (3:33) XMAS #17 34. Ananda Shankar - Snow Flower (2:49) EVE #17 "Ananda Shankar and the beautiful Snow Flower. Again not technically a Christmas song, but makes makes me feel Christmassy. There's no doubt about Bing Crosby though, Christmas personified, Here Comes Santa Claus." 35. Bing Crosby - Here Comes Santa Claus (3:00) XMAS #18 36. Weezer - Christmas Celebration (2:22) EVE #18 "That was Weezer having a Christmas Celeberation. We are at the end of another show. I'm gonna leave you first with a bit of ski surf music with The Snowmen whipping up a ski storm and then one of the all time great Christmas songs by Nat King Cole. Thank you for listening to Tea Time, join me next week for a New Year Eve's show which will try and get your party started. Talking of parties hang around for Americana Live, a special festive treat for you which will be starting at 8:30 tonight. Merry Christmas everyone." 37. Snowmen - Ski Storm, Pt. 1 (2:00) XMAS #19 38. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (3:13) EVE #20
