'Little Richard' Allinson leads a Rock 'n' Roll Revival!
'Little Richard' Allinson leads a Rock 'n' Roll Revival with memories from back in the day! Featured artists include Bill Haley, Eddie Cochran, Cliff Richard and Elvis.
'Little Richard' Allinson leads a Rock 'n' Roll Revival with music and memories from back in the day!
The featured artists include Bill Haley, Eddie Cochran, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley and Little Richard.
We join up with Radio 5 Live Breakfast hosts Rachel Burden and Tony Livesey to discuss 2013's Christmas Number One: Skyscraper by X Factor winner Sam Bailey.
And Joe Stilgoe drops by to tell us all about the cracking Christmas cabaret he recorded for Radio 2, starring Cerys Matthews, Caro Emerald, Tim Minchin and Damian Lewis! It broadcasts tonight at 10pm.
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Sam Bailey
Skyscraper
- (CD Single).
- Sony Music.
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Bananarama
Robert De Niro's Waiting
- Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
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Mary J. Blige
This Christmas
- A Mary Christmas.
- Decca.
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Michael Bubl茅
You Make Me Feel So Young
- (CD Single).
- Warner Bros.
- 001.
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Gabriella Cilmi
Warm This Winter
- (CD Single).
- Universal.
- 1.
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Kelly Clarkson
Underneath The Tree
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
- 001.
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Eddie Cochran
C'Mon Everybody
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
- 3.
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Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song
- That's Christmas (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
- Greatest Christmas Songs.
- RCA.
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Dion
Runaround Sue
- The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
- Sequel Records.
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Bill Haley and His Comets
Shake, Rattle And Roll
- Bill Haley And The Comets.
- Bulldog.
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Bill Haley and His Comets
Rock Around The Clock
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Buddy Holly
Rave On
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Leona Lewis
One More Sleep
- (CD Single).
- Syco Music.
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Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly
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Love Unlimited
It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)
- Barry White - The Collection.
- Mercury.
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Nick Lowe
Cruel To Be Kind
- Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
- Sony Tv/Columbia.
- 9.
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Manfred Mann鈥檚 Earth Band
Blinded By The Light
- Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
- Dino.
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Paul McCartney
Wonderful Christmastime
- The 7" Singles Box.
- MPL.
- 7.
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George Michael
December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)
- (CD Single).
- Aegean Records.
- 1.
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Alison Moyet
Love Resurrection
- Alison Moyet Singles.
- Columbia.
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Ricky Nelson
Poor Little Fool
- Hello Mary Lou (CD Single).
- EMI.
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Maxine Nightingale
Right Back Where We Started From
- The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1).
- Knight Records.
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Elvis Presley
(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
- Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Elvis Presley
Hound Dog
- Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
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Chris Rea
Driving 成人快手 For Christmas
- NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
- NOW.
- 1.
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Cliff Richard & The Drifters
Move It
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Saint Etienne
I Was Born On Christmas Day
- (CD Single).
- Heavenly.
- 17.
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Kay Starr
(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag
- Ultra Lounge Vol.13: Christmas Cocktails (Various Artists).
- Capitol.
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Talk Talk
It's My Life
- More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
- Disky.
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Pharrell Williams
Happy
- (CD Single).
- RCA.
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Robbie Williams
Dream A Little Dream Of Me (feat. Lily Allen)
- Swings Both Ways.
- Island.
- 006.
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Stevie Wonder
Part-Time Lover
- Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
- Motown.
Pause for Thought
With Father Christopher Jamison, a Benedictine Monk.
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Christmas is about gifts; buying and wrapping presents, giving and receiving them. Then there鈥檚 the gift of time to family and friends, and most precious of all, giving time to the lonely and the homeless. So what鈥檚 the origin of all this gift giving? It comes from the gift of light. Let me explain鈥�
听Last Saturday was the shortest day of the year, the mid-winter solstice. In our North European world, it can seem as if the sun has gone never to return. As we look out at the cold darkness of long nights, it takes a great act of faith to believe that in just a few months we鈥檒l be able to sit outside at 8 o鈥檆lock and enjoy a warm summer鈥檚 evening. It鈥檚 no surprise that at this time of the year our ancestors sang incantations begging the sun to return.
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The 25th December is when we notice that the darkness is slowly retreating and the light is beginning to return. So that is when people traditionally gave thanks for the gift of light. And Christians chose this day to celebrate the birth of Jesus, light of the world and God鈥檚 great gift. In the days before Christmas, the Church pleads with God that the gift of Christ鈥檚 light will return to drive darkness out of people鈥檚 lives. 鈥極 dawning brightness鈥�, goes the prayer, 鈥榗ome and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death.鈥� Just as winter tests our faith in summer, so too the dark side of life tests faith in God鈥檚 light. Christmas celebrates the gift of hope in the darkness, the conviction that in spite of everything, the universe is friendly and life is ultimately filled with love. Giving gifts is a great way of sharing the belief that light will triumph over darkness.
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