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I sprinkled this weeks show with 80’s Christmas tunes. I especially liked Madonna’s Santa Baby from 1987 which was a cover of the 1953 song by Eartha Kitt.

NEWS THIS WEEK
1982: Renée and Renato had a #1 hit with “Save Your Love”. West Midlands-resident Italian-born Renato Pagliari auditioned for ITV’s talent show New Faces in 1975. He was teamed by songwriter, Johnny Edward with British singer Hilary Lester and the duo was renamed as Renée and Renato. They recorded the song, “Save Your Love”, which became the 1982 Christmas number one. Hilary Lester returned to private life after the fame died down, but Renato still sang, mainly on cruise ships and occasionally at his son’s restaurant.

SONGS PLAYED
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone
Talk Talk – Life’s What You Make It
Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater
Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth
Kane Gang – Respect Yourself
The Damned – Eloise
Modern Romance – Best Years of Our Lives
Ottawan – D.I.S.C.O.
Tears For Fears – The Way You Are
OMD – Joan of Arc
George Michael – A Different Corner
Eurythmics – Right By Your Side
Madonna – Santa Baby
Paul Simon – The Boy in the Bubble
The Passions – I’m In Love With a German Film Star
Whitney Houston – Love Will Save the Day
The Rolling Stones – Undercover of the Night
John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
The Housemartins – Caravan of Love
Wet Wet Wet – Angel Eyes
Swing Out Sister – Breakout
Erasure – Stop
Alexander O’Neal – The Christmas Song
Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Ashford & Simpson – Solid