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With Alex Lester

Join Alex Lester for music, chat and company right through until 0300. The show features R2's Record and Album of the Week, and Alex scans his shelves to unearth musical magic in Lester's Library. The show also includes a Pause For Thought at 0045 and 0245.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Dec 2014 00:00

Music Played

  • Darlene Love

    White Christmas

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Classic Soundtracks.
  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.
  • Gregory Porter & Julie London

    Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.
  • Musical Map

    • Amy Macdonald

      This Is The Life

      • (CD Single).
      • Vertigo.
  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.
  • David Bowie

    Where Are We Now?

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Holly Jolly Christmas

    • Christmas: Deluxe Special Edition.
    • Reprise.
  • Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

    It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.
  • Owl City

    Fireflies

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

    Bethlehem Begins

    • A New House.
    • Medium Wave.
    • 001.
  • Lester's Library

    • Rhiannon Giddens

      She's Got You

      • Tomorrow is My Turn.
      • Nonesuch.
      • 004.
  • Madonna

    Holiday

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 34.
  • Stevie Wonder

    The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)

    • 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
    • Hitsville.
  • Boney M.

    Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Lipps, Inc.

    Funkytown

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.
  • Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

    Real Hope

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 001.
  • Bob Dylan

    Here Comes Santa Claus

    • Christmas In The Heart.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Olly Murs

    Up (feat. Demi Lovato)

    • Never Been Better.
    • Epic.
    • 004.
  • Steely Dan

    FM (No Static At All)

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.
  • Idina Menzel

    December Prayer

    • Christmas Wishes.
    • Warner Bros Records.
    • 007.
  • Rod Stewart & Dolly Parton

    Baby It's Cold Outside

    • The Great American Songbook Vol. III.
    • J.
  • Howard Jones

    What Is Love?

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Listener's Library

    • Bruce Springsteen

      Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

      • (Single).
      • CBS.
  • Tom Odell

    Real Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

    Mele Kalikimaka

    • Christmas Memories (Various Artists).
    • Emporio.
    • 1.
  • Spandau Ballet

    Steal

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Ronettes

    Sleigh Ride

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Sweet Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Alabama

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Sam Smith

    Like I Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 007.
  • Bryan Adams

    Run Rudolph Run

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

    One Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 001.
  • Carpenters

    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    • The Carpenters - Christmas Portrait.
    • A&M.
  • Meghan Trainor

    Lips Are Movin

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 001.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas

    • SMASH - The Singles 1985-2020.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.
  • Annie Lennox

    Georgia On My Mind

    • Nostalgia.
    • La Lennixa.
    • 2.
  • Take That

    Let In The Sun (Radio 2 In Concert, 18 Dec 2014)

  • Lester's Library

    • Freddie McGregor

      O Come All Ye Faithful

      • Trojan Christmas Box Set CD2.
      • Trojan.
      • 14.
  • ABBA

    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 014.
  • Rumer

    Reach Out

    • Into Colour.
    • Atlantic.
    • 003.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Dec 2014 00:00