We let the music do the talking tonight. In the first hour we remembered John Glenn. In 1962 he was the first American to obit the earth. He went back to space in 1998, aged 77 years. Many listeners found this fact amazing to believe. On that flight he said, “To look at this kind of creation out here and not believe in God is to me impossible.” In the second hour we had an appreciation of the musical legacy of Greg Lake. We had tracks from King Crimson, as well as Emerson, Lake and Palmer. It was amazing to sit in the studio, volume up high, and listen to this amazing music.
Tonight’s playlist
Booker T & MGs – Crazy
Eric Clapton – Layla acoustic
Barclay James harvest – Hymn
Jamie Cullum – If I ruled the world
Linda Rondstadt, Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris – After the gold rush
Denys Donnell – Lullaby of birdland
Roy Orbison – In dreams – requested by Michael
Sting – One fine day
Pentatonix – That’s Christmas to me
Bowie – Space oddity – remembering John Glenn
Mud – Lonely this Christmas – requested by Patrick
Cliff Richard – Saviour’s day – requested by Phyl, tonight listening in Harrogate.
Focus – Sylvia
Shires – 1,000 hallelujahs
Mari Wilson – Just what I always wanted
Kenny G & Louis Armstrong – What a wonderful world
Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole – When I fall in love
King Crimson – In the court of the crimson king
O lucky man – Emerson, Lake and Palmer
From the beginning – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Beach Boys – Christmas day
Paul & Barry Ryan – I love how you love me – this song features the rhythm played on the bagpipes! And it was hit!!
Michael Buble – Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Boney James & Rick Braun – Grazin in the grass
Alison Krauss – Wexford carol
George Martin – Theme 1
Join me next week as we get ever closer to Christmas. And don’t forget the special show blog for the Boxing Day morning programme. Leave a message about something you do every year that makes Christmas special.
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