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20/12/2015

Billy Sloan continues to highlight the career of keyboardist and songwriter Rick Wakeman, plus he plays songs inspired by Santa Claus in the Real Thing.

Billy Sloan plays the very best in pop and rock music from Scotland's greats as well as the rest of the world with regular features Spin The Globe and Early Morning Soul. In this weekend's Musical Chairs, Billy highlights the career of keyboardist and songwriter Rick Wakeman, solo career and best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes, also associated with T.Rex, Anderson Bruford Wakeman & Howe, David Bowie and Elton John. The Great Collaborations track features KT Tunstall and Ed Harcourt and Billy pays a song inspired by real people in the new feature The Real Thing (a really festive one this weekend; Santa Claus!).

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 20 Dec 2015 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Madonna

    4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Red Sky July

    Save Christmas Day For Me

    • CD Single.
    • promo.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    I Shall Be Released

    • The Best Of Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.

  • Deacon Blue

    Bethlehem Begins

    • A New House.
    • Medium Wave.
    • 001.

  • The Fat Lady Sings

    Twist

    • Twist.
    • East West.
    • 001.

  • Luke Bullen, Ed Harcourt & KT Tunstall

    Fairytale of New York

    • Sounds of the Season: The KT Tunstall Holiday Collection.
    • 005.

  • Trashcan Sinatras

    Best Days On Earth

    • Wild Pendulum.
    • Self-Released.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • James Brown

    Soulful Christmas

    • Funky Christmas.
    • Polydor.
    • 10.

  • Stevie Wonder

    What Christmas Means To Me

    • 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
    • Hitsville.

  • The Deadline Shakes

    Sweeten the Deal

    • Flowers in The Dustbin.

  • Coldplay

    Christmas Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Elton John

    Madman Across The Water

    • Madman Across The Water.
    • Rocket records.
    • 4.

  • David Bowie

    Absolute Beginners

    • The Ultimate 80's Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram TV.
    • 4.

  • David Bowie

    Lazarus

  • The Crystals

    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spector).
    • Phil Spector Int.
    • 7.

  • Daniel Wylie & Cosmic Rough Riders

    Yesterday's A Waste Of Time

    • Chrome Cassettes.
    • Daniel Wylie Records.
    • 001.

  • Band Aid

    Do They Know It's Christmas?

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

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Dec 2015 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland