18/12/2011
For our last show before Christmas, Russell takes "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" as his theme, selecting an extraordinary assortment of discs to represent the different gifts.
For our last show before Christmas, Russell takes "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" as his theme, selecting an extraordinary assortment of discs to represent the different gifts.
Gene Krupa's Drummer Boy stands for the twelve drummers drumming and The Pied Pipers' My Happiness for eleven pipers piping. London Is The Place For Me, sung by Lord Kitchener (one of many Trinidadian Calypsonian "Lords") stands for the ten lords a-leaping, Peggy Lee's Golden Earrings for five gold rings and so on, with Russell making a convincing, if sometimes far-fetched, case for each choice.
The entertaining selection is concluded with US comic Bob Rivers' Twelve Pains Of Christmas and there's a tiny afterthought from Rosemary Clooney - Don't Wait Until The Night Before Christmas.
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Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
Drummer Boy
鈥淕ene Krupa & His Orchestra 鈥� 1940 Vol 2鈥�
- Classics.
- Classics 883.
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The Pied Pipers
My Happiness
鈥淭he Pied Pipers: Collectors Series鈥�
- Capitol.
- CDP 7 95289 2.
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Lord Kitchener
London Is The Place For Me
鈥淟ord Kitchener & Co: London Is The Place For Me鈥�
- Honest Jons Records.
- HJRCD2.
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Alvino Rey Orchestra With The King Sisters
Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry
鈥淭he King Sisters 1939-54: It鈥檚 Love, Love, Love!鈥�
- Living Era.
- CD AJA 5588.
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Clannad
The Pretty Maid
鈥淐lannad 鈥� 鈥楥lannad鈥� 鈥�
- Spectrum.
- 5449762.
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Barbra Streisand
The Swan
鈥淔unny Girl 鈥� The Original Sound Track Recording鈥�
- Columbia.
- Col 462545 2.
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Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra W. Harriet Hilliard
What's Good For The Goose Is Good For The Gander
鈥淪weet Bands Of The 30鈥檚 [5 LP Set From 1979]鈥�
- CSP/Nostalgia Book Club.
- P5 14843.
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Peggy Lee
Golden Earrings
鈥淩endezvous With Peggy Lee鈥�
- Vocalion.
- CDUS 3008.
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Bing Crosby & Connie Boswell
Bob White
鈥淭he Chronological Bing Crosby Dec 鈥�37-Jan 鈥�38鈥�
- Jonzo.
- JZCD 21.
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Charles Trenet
La Poule Zazou
鈥淶azou! Zazou! Zazou!鈥�
- Fremeaux.
- FA 5116.
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Chris Connor & Ellis Larkins
Lullaby Of Birdland
鈥淐hris Connor: Her Complete Bethlehem Recordings鈥�
- Fresh Sound.
- FSR CD 454.
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Ian Partridge
Cricketer's Carol
鈥淧lay The Game: Victorian, Edwardian Sporting Songs鈥�
- Just Accord Music.
- JUSCD 001.
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Bob Rivers
The Twelve Pains Of Christmas
鈥淏ob Rivers 鈥� Twisted Christmas鈥�
- Atlantic.
- 90671.
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Rosemary Clooney And Nick
Don't Wait Until The Night Before Christmas
White Christmas 鈥� Rosemary Clooney
- Concord.
- CCD 4719.
Broadcast
- Sun 18 Dec 2011 21:00麻豆约拍 Radio 2