Sunday 13 December 2009

12/12/2009: Christmas Special

RaW Folk's Christmas party was as hip and happening as you'd expect (but with more breadsticks). Tunes ranged from KT Tunstall's kazoo-infected 'Mele Kalikamaka (Christmas in Hawaii)' to Joni Mitchell's sublime, melancholy festive lament 'River' - while Dylan's Christmas selection box was tucked into with glee as this week's Featured Album.

Meanwhile we basked in the glory of Mumford & Sons, whose Little Lion Man achieved sixth in RaW's annual Single of the Year chart countdown on Tuesday, finishing just four votes short of top spot. Many thanks to all for your support - and to everyone who has emailed the show or posted comments here this year. Merry Christmas to all!

Music Played
Artist - Song (Album)

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes)
Mumford & Sons - Winter Winds (Sigh No More)
Waterboys - World Party (Fisherman's Blues)
Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band - The World Turned Upside Down (Hang Up Sorrow and Care)

Featured Album: Bob Dylan - Christmas in the Heart
Bob Dylan - Winter Wonderland

Youngsters - Christmas in Jail (Doo Wop Christmas [various])
Slow Club - Christmas TV (Christmas Thanks for Nothing [EP])

Featured Album: Bob Dylan - Christmas in the Heart
Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa

KT Tunstall - Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas in Hawaii) (A Very KT Christmas)
Steeleye Span - Gaudete (Below the Salt)
Kate Rusby - Sweet Bells (Sweet Bells)
Joni Mitchell - River (Blue)

Featured Album: Bob Dylan - Christmas in the Heart
Bob Dylan - O' Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)

The Unthanks - Tar Barrel in Dale (Lucky Gilchrist [single])

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dylan rules - love his Christmas album!