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

*Wave* *News: 3 mins 30 seconds Coronavirus Lockdown/Govt. Warnings*

* 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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