19 December 2020

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== Show ==
; Name
;;* The Vortex Xmas Box 2
; Station
;* Wave
; DD-MM-YYYY
;* 19-12-2020
; Comments
* Tracks in Italics not played with either explicit lyrics or not enough airplay time to play in full
* Pete's 330th Show
== Sessions ==
* Elton John (Top Gear 25/12/73) 
* Top Gear Carol Singers (Top Gear 26/12/70) 
* Sandie Shaw (Simon Mayo's Big Holy Christmas 24/12/94)
* Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Top Gear 17/12/67) 
== Tracklisting ==
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* Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody (12" Extended Remix)
* Neapolitan Trio - Silent Night, Holy Night (1925 Christmas 78 RPM)
* Edison Quartet - Jingle Bells (1898 Wax Cylinder) 
* Led Zeppelin -  Yultide Zeppelin I 
* Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Little Drummer Boy (From the album A Very Special Christmas)
* T.Rex - Christmas Jingle (Stuart Henry 25/06/70 ~ Used Xmas 1970)
* N.U.M.B. (Never Underestimate Musical Belief) feat Sound Of The Sirens, Hannah Johns of The Leylines & The Communicators - Christmas Time
* Jimmy Devlin - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) 
* Harrisen Larner-Main - Fairytale Of New York
* Cellar Door - Merry Xmas Everybody (Ballycastle Christmas Lights Switch-On 26/11/20)
* Led Zeppelin -  Yuletide Zeppelin II 
* Elton John - Daniel/Your Song (Top Gear 25/12/73) In Session
* Top Gear Carol Singers - Away In A Manger (Top Gear 26/12/70) In Session
* John Carr - Snow On Christmas Day
* Red Foley - Frosty The Snowman  (From the album Christmas Time with…) Disinterred 33⅓
* Hop Wilson - Merry Christmas Darling (From the album Steel Guitar Flash! Plus)
* Viv Stanshall - Opening (from Radio Flashes 21/08/71 Part 1)
* Kim Wilde & Nik Kershaw - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (From the album Wilde Winter Songbook)
* Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - The Craig Torso Christmas Show (Top Gear 17/12/67) In Session
* Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin’ 3 In A Row      
* Sounds Of Blackness - Santa Watch Yo' Step 3 In A Row  
* St Francis Choir - Joyful, Joyful 3 In A Row  
* AC/CD - Mistress For Christmas It’s Only Rock N’ Roll
* Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) It’s Only Rock N’ Roll
* Chuck Berry - Run Run Rudolph
* Sandie Shaw - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Simon Mayo's Big Holy Christmas 24/12/94) In Session
Birthday File
* 1154: Henry II of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
* 1924: The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London
* 1932: BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
* 1983:The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
* 2013: Spacecraft Gaia is launched by European Space Agency
1915: Edith Piaf
* Edith Piaf - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
1941: Maurice White
* Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove
1958: Limahl
* Limahl - Never Ending Story
* Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine The Jean Genie
* Cliff Richard - Marmajuke The Jean Genie
* Elton John - Christmas Medley: Rudolf The Red-Nose Reindeer/White Christmas/Jingle Bells (Top Gear 25/12/73) In Session
* Bing Crosby - Jingle Bells (Outtake)
MRIB Indie Chart w/e 27th December 1980  
* 10 Toyah - Danced
* 9 Chas & Dave - Rabbit
* 8 Bauhaus - Telegram Sam
* 7 Orange Juice - Simply Thrilled Honey
* 6 Motorhead - Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers EP
* 5 Discharge - Decontrol
* 4 Au Pairs - Diet/It’s Obvious
* 3 Adam & The Ants - Zerøx
* 2 UB40 - The Earth Dies Screaming/Dream A Lie
* 1 Adam & The Ants - Cartrouble
* The Axis Of Awesome - Four Chords (From the album Infinity Rock Explosion!)
* Top Gear Carol Singers - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Silent Night (Top Gear 26/12/70) In Session
* T.Rex - Christmas Bop (From the CD box set Wax Co. Singles Volume 2 (1975 - 1978))
* Rod Stewart with Cee-Lo Green & Trombone Shorty - Merry Christmas, Baby (From the album Merry Christmas, Baby)
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