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.
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HOUR 1
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
Come Back and Finish What You Started
- Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al.
- Pro-Tv.
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Terence Trent D’Arby
Sign Your Name
- Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
- 21.
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Olly Murs
Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
- (CD Single).
- Epic.
- 1.
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Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra
It's A Marshmallow World
- Christmas With The Rat Pack (Various).
- Capitol.
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Nickelback
How You Remind Me
- Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
- Universal.
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Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Bad Boy
- Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
- Epic.
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Josh Osho
Imperfections
- (CD Single).
- Island.
- 1.
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Bruce Springsteen
Merry Christmas Baby
- A Very Special Christmas (Various).
- A&M.
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Amy Grant
Baby Baby
- Now 1991 - The Millennium Series.
- Now.
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RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SUNKEN CONDOS" (Reprise) out 7th January
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Donald Fagen
Miss Marlene
- Sunken Condos.
- Reprise.
- 007.
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LESTER'S LIBRARY FROM THE ALBUIM "CHRISTMAS RULES" (DECCA) OUT NOW
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The Shins
Wonderful Christmastime
- Christmas Rules.
- Decca.
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HOUR 2
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Etta James
I Just Want To Make Love To You
- Etta James- The Genuine Article.
- Mca/Chess.
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The Script
Six Degrees Of Separation
- #3.
- Sony.
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Mariah Carey
All I Want For Christmas Is You
- Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
- Columbia.
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Paul Young
Everytime You Go Away
- Paul Young - From Time To Time.
- Columbia.
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Prince
Rock & Roll Love Affair
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Madonna
Santa Baby
- A Very Special Christmas (Various).
- A&M.
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Michael Bublé & Bing Crosby
White Christmas
- (CD Single).
- WEA.
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Deep Purple
Strange Kind Of Woman
- The Greatest Hits Of 1971 (Various).
- Premier.
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Joan Osborne
One Of Us
- Woman (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.
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Stevie Wonder
What Christmas Means To Me
- 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
- Hitsville.
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Lady A
On This Winter's Night
- On This Winter's Night.
- Capitol.
- 7.
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Fun Boy Three
Our Lips Are Sealed
- Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
- EMI.
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LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "Christmas Party – 150 Festive Favourites" (Sony) suggested by Maureen Shane in Blackpool
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Dana
It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas
- Christmas Love Songs (Disc 2).
- Arcade Records.
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Small Faces
Sha-La-La-La-Lee
- The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
- Premier.
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Owl City
Fireflies
- (CD Single).
- Island Records.
- 1.
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Chris Isaak
Live It Up
- Beyond The Sun.
- Rhino.
- 1.
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HOUR 3
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Queen
One Vision
- Queen - Greatest Hits II.
- Parlophone.
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Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song
- That's Christmas (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Jeff Lynne
Mercy Mercy
- Long Wave.
- Frontiers Records.
- 4.
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Pat Benatar
We Belong
- Pat Benatar - Tropico.
- Chrysalis.
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JD McPherson
Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights)
- Socks.
- New West Records.
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Will Young
Your Game
- (CD Single).
- BMG/19.
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The Feeling
Feels Like Christmas
- (CD Single).
- Universal.
- 1.
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "Merry Christmas, Baby" (Decca) OUT NOW
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Rod Stewart
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Merry Christmas, Baby.
- Verve.
- 1.
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Paul Simon
The Obvious Child
- The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
- Warner Bros.
- 6.
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Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (feat. Rumer)
- The Golden Age Of Song.
- Rhino.
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LISTENER'S LIBRARY RELEASED AS A SINGLE suggested by Sally B in Bristol
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Elmo & Patsy
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
- Billboard Greatest Xmas Hits.
- Rhino.
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LESTER'S LIBRARY FROM THE ALBUIM "COUNTRY CHRISTMAS COLLECTION" (CAMDEN) OUT NOW
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Dolly Parton
Hard Candy Christmas
- Country Christmas Collection.
- Camden.
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