18 December 2021

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## Show

Name
* The Vortex Xmas Box 3

Station
* Apple Radio

DD-MM-YYYY
* 18-12-2021

Comments
* Pete's 516th show ~ Includes Late Night Version

## Sessions

* Belle & Sebastian (Christmas Peel Session 18/12/02)
* Elton John (Top Gear 25/12/73)

## Tracklisting

***Jukebox Fury with Mr D (Dave Norrell) 18/12/21***

* Johnny Fox - Fireball XL5

***The Vortex Xmas Box 3 18/12/21***

* Seamus Kennedy - Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake *(From the album Goodwill To Men)*
* Monty Python - He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Naughty Boy!
* Paul Di’anno - Another Rock N Roll Christmas *(From the album Rock Ya Christmas)*
* Alan Freeman - We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Simon Mayo Show 24/12/92)
* The Cathodes feat Dave Townson - In From The Cold
* Seamus Kennedy - The Barley Mow *(From the album By Popular Demand, Vol. 2) **3 In A Row***
* Seamus Kennedy - The Rattlin' Bog *(From the album By Popular Demand, Vol. 1)* ***3 In A Row***
* Seamus Kennedy - The Harem Of The Court Of King Caractacus *(From the album By Popular Demand, Vol. 2)* ***3 In A Row***
* Belle & Sebastian - The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Christmas Peel Session 18/12/02) ***In Session***
* Queen - Thank God It's Christmas *(From the album Now, The Christmas Album)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Pretty Maids feat Ian Gillan - A Merry Jingle *(From the album In Santa's Claws) **It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Santa Sabbath - Good King Wenceslas *(From the EP Christmas Bloody Christmas)* ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* Led Zeppelin - Yuletide Zeppelin I  ***It’s Only Rock And Roll***
* *Woolworth - Have a Cracking Christmas 1981*
* N.U.M.B. (Never Underestimate Musical Belief) feat Sound Of The Sirens, Hannah Johns of The Leylines & The Communicators - Christmas Time
* Belle & Sebastian - Santa, Bring My Baby Back To Me (Christmas Peel Session 18/12/02) ***In Session***

***Birthday Files** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December\_18*

1958: Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.

1966: Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.

1973: Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.

2015: Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes.

***Born on this day***

1975: Sia, Australian singer-songwriter

* Sia - Santa's Coming For Us *(From the album Everyday Is Christmas)*

2001: Billie Eilish, American singer

* Billie Eilish - Bad Guy *(From the album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go ?)*

***Birthday Files** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December\_25*

1066: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey, London.

1758: Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.

1914: A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

1991: Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.

***Born on 25th December***

1907: Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader

* Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher *(From the album Cab Calloway)*

1944: Kenny Everett, British comedian and broadcaster

* Kenny Everett - White Christmas (From Kenny Everett’s Christmas Show)

1954: Annie Lennox, Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist

* Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland *(From the album A Very Special Christmas)*
* Coronation Street - Christmas Day with Ena, Minnie & Martha (25/12/61)
* Cliff Richard - Little Town ***The Jean Genie***
* Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine ***The Jean Genie***
* Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé -  Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! *(From the album That Holiday Feeling) **Disinterred 33⅓***
* Elton John - Daniel/Your Song (Top Gear 25/12/73)  ***In Session***
* Barron Knights - Never Mind The Presents *(From the album The Best Of The Barron Knights (Funny In The Head) ?*
* Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show 1975  25/12/75
* Des O’Connor - The Christmas Song *(From the album Christmas With Des O’Connor)*
* Johnny Mathis - Sleighride *(From the album Merry Christmas)*
* Jackson Southernaires - Say A Prayer For Christmas *(From the album Miracle)*
* Monsterpop - Little Drummer Boy
* The Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul ***Northern Soul***

**MRIB Indie Chart w/e 19th December 1981**

* **10** UK Subs - Countdown
* **9** Disorder - Distortion To Deafness EP: More Than Fights
* **8** Captain Sensible - This Is Your Captain Speaking EP: (What D'Ya Give) The Man Who's Gotten Everything?
* **7** *Scritti Politti - The Sweetest Girl*
* **6** Cabaret Voltaire - Jazz The Glass/Burnt To The Ground
* **5** The Fall - Lie, Dream Of A Casino Soul
* **4** Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust EP: Rawhide
* **3** Damned - Friday The 13th EP: Disco Man
* **2** Toyah - Four More From Toyah EP: Good Morning Universe
* **1** Exploited & Anti-Pasti - Don’t Let ‘em Grind You Down EP: Exploited - Cop Cars
* Anti-Pasti - Another Dead Soldier (Wragby Studio Session Tapes 1980)
* Cellar Door - Merry Xmas Everybody (Anchor Bar, Portstewart 04/12/21)***Undercover Of The Night***
* Seamus Kennedy - The Pheasant Plucker

***Late Night Edition***

* Leroy Anderson & His Pops Concert Orchestra - Sleigh Ride
* LadBaby with Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone
* Carpenters - Sleigh Ride
* Moseeqa Band - Arabic Christmas Music
* George Ezra - Come On Home For Christmas (Video Version)
* Larry Groce - Sleigh Ride
* Kenny Everett - 12 Days Of Christmas
* Katina - Don't Stick Stickers On My Paper Knickers
* Bing Crosby - Let's Start The New Year Right
* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again
* Monty Python - I Bet You They Won't Play This Song On The Radio
* Kevin Bloody Wilson - Hey Santa Claus
* Irish Rose - Galway Girl
* Monsterpop - C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S
* Monty Python - Alternate Christmas In Heaven Song
* Irving Kaufman - Oh Susie Behave
* Matt Rogers - Suck On My... (Very Short Edit)

*File Ends*

**Available**

* https://soundcloud.com/pete-seaton/the-vortex-xmas-box-3-181221-complete
* https://soundcloud.com/pete-seaton/the-vortex-xmas-box-3-181221-late-night-version
* https://www.mixcloud.com/AppleRadio/the-vortex-xmas-box-18122021-presented-by-irish-pete/
* https://www.mixcloud.com/peteseaton/the-vortex-xmas-box-3-181221-complete/
* https://www.mixcloud.com/peteseaton/the-vortex-xmas-box-3-181221/
* https://www.mixcloud.com/peteseaton/the-vortex-xmas-box-3-181221-late-night-version/