17 December 2022

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## Show

Name
* The Vortex Xmas Box IV

Station
* Apple Radio

DD-MM-YYYY
* 17-12-2022

Comments
* Pete's 786th show ~ Saturday 7pm to 10pm,

## Sessions

* Elton John (Top Gear 25/12/73)
* Sandie Shaw (Simon Mayo's Big Holy Christmas 24/12/94)
* Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Top Gear 17/12/67)
* Alan Freeman (Simon Mayo Show 24/12/92)

## Tracklisting

***The Vortex Xmas Box IV 17/12/22***

* Neapolitan Trio - Silent Night, Holy Night (1925 Christmas 78 RPM)  ***One From The Old Vortex Shows***
* Sheena Easton - It's Christmas (All Over the World) *(From the soundtrack Santa Claus The Movie)*
* Nicola Harris - Christmas Everywhere
* Björk - Jólakötturinn (Yule Cat) *(From the album Hvít Er Borg Og Bær)*
* Genesis - Snowbound *(From the album And Then There Were Three)*
* Camel - Flight Of The Snow Goose *(From the album The Snow Goose)*
* Pink Floyd - The Merry Xmas Song (Edit) (One-off joke performance for BBC radio, 1975) *(From the album Rarities "The Tree Full Of Secrets”)*
* Elton John - Christmas Medley: Rudolf The Red-Nose Reindeer/White Christmas/Jingle Bells (Top Gear 25/12/73) ***In Session***
* Palma Violets - Last Christmas On Planet Earth (Rough Trade RTRADS788) ***Love My Label***
* The Fall - No Xmas For John Quays (Live) *(From the album Totale’s Turns (It's Now Or Never) **I Love My Label***
* Candies - Tsubasa つばさ (Wings) 19th single
* Agnetha & Linda - Bjällerklang *(From the album Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus)* ***3 In A Row***
* Agnetha & Linda - Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus *(From the album Nu Tändas Tusen Juleljus) **3 In A Row***
* Agnetha & Christian feat Michael B. Tretow - Smurferifabriken *(From the album Kom Följ Med I Vår Karusell) **3 In A Row***
* AC/DC - Mistress For Christmas *(From the album The Razors Edge)* ***Disinterred 33⅓***
* Queen - A Winter's Tale *(From the album Made In Heaven) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Deep Purple - Hallelujah *(From the album The Deep Purple Singles A's & B’s) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Santa Sabbath - Frosty The Snowman/Children Of The Sleigh *(From the album Children of the Sleigh)*
* Ozzy Osbourne - Holy For Tonight *(From the album Ordinary Man)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Robert Plant & Alison Kraus - The Light Of Christmas Day *(From the Love The Coopers Soundtrack)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Sandie Shaw - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Simon Mayo's Big Holy Christmas 24/12/94) ***In Session***
* Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band -  The Craig Torso Christmas Show (Top Gear 17/12/67) ***In Session***
* David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Peace On Earth-Little Drummer Boy *(From the album The Singles 1969 To 1993)*
* T.Rex - Christmas Jingle (Stuart Henry 25/06/70 / Xmas Riff / Christmas Bop

***Birthday Files: 17th December** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December\_17*

1865: First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.

1892: First issue of Vogue is published.

1903: The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

1938: Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

1989: The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

***Born on this day***

1941: Dave Dee, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

* Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Legend Of Xanadu

***Birthday Files: 24th December** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December\_24*

1777: Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook.

1818: The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria

1914: World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.

***Born on 24th December***

1924: Lee Dorsey, American singer-songwriter

* Lee Dorsey - Working In The Coalmine

1945: Lemmy Kilminster, English hard rock singer-songwriter and bass player with Motörhead and Hawkwind.

* Lemmy Kilmister with Billy Gibbons & Dave Grohl - Run Rudolph Run
* Cliff Richard - Heart Of Christmas *(From the album Cliff At Christmas) **The Jean Genie***
* Elton John feat backing vocals of John Peel, John Walters & Teddy Warrick ***-*** Daniel/Your Song (Top Gear 25/12/73) ***In Session***
* Alan Freeman - We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Simon Mayo Show 24/12/92)
* Cellar Door - Jingle Bell Rock ("Maddens" Anchor Complex, Portstewart 10/12/22)
* Harrisen Larner-Main - Fairytale Of New York
* Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer *(From the album Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer)*

**This Weeks Xmas** **Indie Singles w/e 23rd December 2022**

(not the actual chart as published but just the christmas tracks in the whole Top 50 plus the current No.1)

* **10** Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
* **9** Sidemen - This Or That (Clean)
* **8** øneheart x reidenshi - Snowfall
* **7** Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells
* **6** Dolly Parton & Michael Bublé - Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas
* **5** Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
* **4** East 17 - Stay Another Day
* **3** Sidemen feat JME - Christmas Drillings
* **2** Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
* **1** Raye feat 070 Shake - Escapism
* Cellar Door - Merry Xmas Everybody ("Maddens" Anchor Complex, Portstewart 11/12/22) ***Undercover Of The Night***
* Christmas Bells of Kiev Pechersk Caves Monastery **(Dedicated to all who have perished in Ukraine in 2022)**

*File Ends*

**Available**

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* https://www.mixcloud.com/AppleRadio/the-vortex-xmas-box-17122022-presented-by-irish-pete/
* https://www.mixcloud.com/peteseaton/the-vortex-xmas-box-iv-171222/
* https://www.mixcloud.com/peteseaton/the-vortex-xmas-box-iv-171222-complete/