24 December 1979

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
;YYYY-MM-DD
*1979-12-24
;Comments
*The second of five shows featuring the 1979 Festive Fifty.
*Partially available as half-hour mp3 (see below) and Festive Fifty compilation (see 1979 Festive Fifty).
*Confirmed to be this date's show by Ken Garner's sessions research on the Peel Newsgroup.
== Sessions ==
*Viv Stanshall #9, recorded 11th December 1979. No known commercial release.
Repeats of the year's best sessions, including:
*Cure (originally transmitted 16 May 1979Ken Garner, The Peel Sessions (BBC Books, 2007) ISBN 978-1-8460-7282-6, p. 271)
*Damned (originally transmitted 29 October 1979Garner (2007) p. 273)
*Secret Affair (originally transmitted 26 November 1979Garner (2007) p. 327)
*Steel Pulse (originally transmitted 13 August 1979Garner (2007) p. 334)
== Tracklisting ==
*Viv Stanshall: Gooseflesh Steps Pt 1: including Cracks Are Showing / Swelter / End Roar / Cums (session) e
*Cure : 'Grinding Halt (Peel Session)' c
*Damned : 'Smash It Up (Peel Session)' c d
*Secret Affair : 'Get Ready (Peel Session)' c
*Cure : 'Desperate Journalist In Ongoing Meaningful Review Situation (Peel Session)' c
:(JP: "If that sounded like "Grinding Halt", which you heard earlier on, well, it really was, but with different words." In response to this review.)
*Damned : 'Liar (Peel Session)' c d
*Steel Pulse : 'Reggae Fever (Peel Session)' c d
*Secret Affair : 'New Dance (Peel Session)' c
*Damned : 'I Just Can't Be Happy Today (Peel Session)' c d
*Damned : 'I'm So Bored (Peel Session)' c d
*Steel Pulse: Uncle George (session) d follows on directly from above. 
:(This is followed on file d by I Just Can't Be Happy Today suggesting that the order above may not be correct. As both have tape edits it is impossible to be sure.)
=== 1979 Festive Fifty ===
*40. Fall: 'Rowche Rumble (7 Inch)' (Step-Forward) c
*39. Tubeway Army : 'Are 'Friends' Electric? (LP-Replicas)' (Beggars Banquet) [not on tape]
*38. Siouxsie and the Banshees: 'Switch (LP-The Scream)' (Polydor) [not on tape]
*37. Skids : 'Into the Valley (LP-Scared To Dance)' (Virgin) c
*36. Specials : 'Too Much Too Young (LP-The Specials)' (Two-Tone) c
*35. Siouxsie and the Banshees: 'Icon (LP-Join Hands)' (Polydor) c
*34. David Bowie : 'Heroes (LP-Heroes)' (RCA) b c
*33. Dead Kennedys : 'California über Alles (7 Inch)' (Optional Music) b c
*32. Who : 'My Generation (LP-My Generation)' (Brunswick) [not on tape]
*31. Undertones: 'Jimmy Jimmy (LP-The Undertones)' (Sire) b c
:
== File ==
;Name
*a) BBC Radio 1 - John Peel Show 791224 - 02 - Cassette One Side B.mp3
*b) 1979_Festive_Fifty_Part_1.mp3
*c) JP19791224.mp3
*d1) 1979-11-xx-12-xx John Peel 1979.12 Best of 1979 Pt 1 Specials-Damned -Numan.mp3
*d2) John Peel 24 Dec 1979.mp3
*e) John Peel Sessions Sir Henry Rawlinson [also Great Lives Bio]
;Length
*a) 27:56 (not complete show)
*b) 16:45 to 29:58
*c) 1:05:00
*d1) 43:13 (08:58 to 31:47) (21:50-27:08 unique)
*d2) 23:48
*e) 3:57:06 (2:04:02-2:15:39)
;Other
*a) 39,319 kB; 192 kbps
*b) Runs slowly
*c) Made from a composite of files (a), (b) and additional off-air recordings, all speed-corrected; 192k stereo mp3. Lots of hiss!
*d) Many thanks to ... LeicesterJim. d2) redigitised by Tim
*e) A collation of recordings over the years from YouTube User phunkey kavalier
;Available
*a) John Peel Torrent Compilation 8 of 17 (1967-1993)
*b) Peel Newsgroup
*c) Mediafire
*d1) Mooo
*d2) 
*e) YouTube
;Other Files
*There are two other mp3s on Torrent Compilation 8. Unfortunately, these contain the same segment of the show.
:*BBC Radio 1 - John Peel Show 791224 - 01 - Cassette One Side A.mp3 is identical, except that it plays the first 00:43 before restarting at 00:00, and ends with 04:08 of silence.
:* RADIO 1 24 12 79 JOHN PEEL.MP3 contains exactly the same amount of the show (i.e. is from the same radio recording), but distorts & flanges in places.
==Notes==
Category:1979
Category:Peel shows
Category:Available online
Category:Festive Fifty