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14/12/2012

Start the weekend here on the Best Time of the Day Show. Hilarious conversation and brilliant music to entertain you through the small hours. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Fri 14 Dec 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Gladys Knight & the Pips

      Come Back and Finish What You Started

      • Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al.
      • Pro-Tv.

  • Terence Trent D’Arby

    Sign Your Name

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 21.

  • Olly Murs

    Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra

    It's A Marshmallow World

    • Christmas With The Rat Pack (Various).
    • Capitol.

  • Nickelback

    How You Remind Me

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

    Bad Boy

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.

  • Josh Osho

    Imperfections

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Merry Christmas Baby

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.

  • Amy Grant

    Baby Baby

    • Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SUNKEN CONDOS" (Reprise) out 7th January

    • Donald Fagen

      Miss Marlene

      • Sunken Condos.
      • Reprise.
      • 007.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY FROM THE ALBUIM "CHRISTMAS RULES" (DECCA) OUT NOW

    • The Shins

      Wonderful Christmastime

      • Christmas Rules.
      • Decca.

  • HOUR 2

    • Etta James

      I Just Want To Make Love To You

      • Etta James- The Genuine Article.
      • Mca/Chess.

  • The Script

    Six Degrees Of Separation

    • #3.
    • Sony.

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
    • Columbia.

  • Paul Young

    Everytime You Go Away

    • Paul Young - From Time To Time.
    • Columbia.

  • Prince

    Rock & Roll Love Affair

  • Madonna

    Santa Baby

    • A Very Special Christmas (Various).
    • A&M.

  • Michael BublΓ© & Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.

  • Deep Purple

    Strange Kind Of Woman

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1971 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Joan Osborne

    One Of Us

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Stevie Wonder

    What Christmas Means To Me

    • 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
    • Hitsville.

  • Lady A

    On This Winter's Night

    • On This Winter's Night.
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

  • Fun Boy Three

    Our Lips Are Sealed

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "Christmas Party – 150 Festive Favourites" (Sony) suggested by Maureen Shane in Blackpool

    • Dana

      It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas

      • Christmas Love Songs (Disc 2).
      • Arcade Records.

  • Small Faces

    Sha-La-La-La-Lee

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.

  • Owl City

    Fireflies

    • (CD Single).
    • Island Records.
    • 1.

  • Chris Isaak

    Live It Up

    • Beyond The Sun.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 3

    • Queen

      One Vision

      • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
      • Parlophone.

  • Nat King Cole

    The Christmas Song

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Jeff Lynne

    Mercy Mercy

    • Long Wave.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • 4.

  • Pat Benatar

    We Belong

    • Pat Benatar - Tropico.
    • Chrysalis.

  • JD McPherson

    Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)

    • Socks.
    • New West Records.

  • Will Young

    Your Game

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/19.

  • The Feeling

    Feels Like Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "Merry Christmas, Baby" (Decca) OUT NOW

    • Rod Stewart

      Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

      • Merry Christmas, Baby.
      • Verve.
      • 1.

  • Paul Simon

    The Obvious Child

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 6.

  • Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (feat. Rumer)

    • The Golden Age Of Song.
    • Rhino.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY RELEASED AS A SINGLE suggested by Sally B in Bristol

    • Elmo & Patsy

      Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

      • Billboard Greatest Xmas Hits.
      • Rhino.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY FROM THE ALBUIM "COUNTRY CHRISTMAS COLLECTION" (CAMDEN) OUT NOW

    • Dolly Parton

      Hard Candy Christmas

      • Country Christmas Collection.
      • Camden.

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  • Fri 14 Dec 2012 02:00
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