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The Don Letts Culture Clash Christmas Cracker

The Don presents a personal selection of festive sounds from around the world, spanning decades and styles and featuring the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Toots and the Maytals.

The Don presents his personal selection of festive sounds from around the world - spanning decades and styles. This three-hour Yuletide special includes the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Toots & The Maytals, Cocteau Twins, Stevie Wonder and even Bing Crosby! And you can bet Santa's boots there's bound to be a fair bit of bass!

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Christmas Day 2015 16:00

Music Played

  • Harry Belafonte

    Christmas Is Coming

    • Christmas.
    • RCA.
    • 8.
  • The Granville Williams Orchestra

    Santa Claus is Ska-ing To Town

    • Natty And Nice: A Reggae Christmas.
    • 6.
  • Ingo Star Cruiser

    Just Like Christmas

    • It's Not Like Christmas.
    • Izumi Records.
    • 5.
  • Al Green

    It Feels Like Christmas

    • The Christmas Album.
    • Hi.
    • 9.
  • Thea Gilmore

    That'll Be Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill.
    • 1.
  • Michigan & Smiley

    Drummer Boy

    • Trojan Christmas Reggae Box Set.
    • Trojan.
    • 2.
  • Sharon Jones and the Dap鈥怟ings

    God Rest Ye Merry Gents

    • It's A Holiday Soul Party.
    • Daptone Records.
    • 11.
  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER!.
    • Virgin.
  • The Smoking Trees

    Round Christmas Time

    • Ample Play Recordings.
  • Frank Sinatra

    Christmas Dreaming

    • Christmas Songs by Sinatra.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.
  • Toots & The Maytals

    Christmas Feeling Ska

    • Christmas Greetings From Studio One.
    • Rounder Records.
    • 8.
  • Citizen Helene

    On Christmas Day

    • Hand Of Glory Records.
  • Kurtis Blow

    Christmas Rappin'

  • Faith Evans

    Soulful Christmas

    • A Faithful Christmas.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 3.
  • The Fabulous Flames

    Holly Holy

    • The Original Labour Of Love.
    • Trojan Records.
  • Future Islands

    Seasons (Waiting On You)

    • 4AD.
  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    White Christmas

    • (single).
    • Heartbeat Records.
  • Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler

    成人快手 For The Holidays

    • This Is Christmas.
    • Infectious.
    • 7.
  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁.

    Christmas In Hollis

    • A&M.
  • Rufus Wainwright

    Spotlight On Christmas

    • Nettwerk.
  • Albert King

    Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'

    • Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'.
    • Stax.
    • 1.
  • 贰别办鈥怉鈥怣辞耻蝉别

    The Night Before Christmas

    • Trojan Christmas Reggae Box Set.
    • Trojan.
    • 6.
  • Cocteau Twins

    Frosty The Snowman

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
    • 2.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Purple Snowflakes

    • A Motown Christmas Volume 2 (Various Artists).
    • Motown.
  • The Raveonettes

    The Christmas Song (I Wish That I Could Stay)

  • Izintombi Zesi Manje Manje

    Unjak' Upelile

    • Township Jive & Kwela Jazz (Volume 3 (1960-1965)).
    • Ubuntu Publishing.
    • 11.
  • Sufjan Stevens

    Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time!

    • Songs For Christmas.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 8.
  • Snoop Dogg

    Christmas Intro

    • Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas In Tha Dogghouse.
    • Doggstyle Records/ Gangsta Grooves.
    • 1.
  • Poly Styrene

    Black Christmas

    • (single).
    • Future Noise.
  • Nina Simone

    My Baby Just Cares For Me

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra

    Can't Keep Checking My Phone

    • Jagjaguwar.
  • The Gentle People

    Gentle Christmas

    • Gentle Christmas EP.
    • i! Records.
    • 1.
  • The Kingstonians

    Merry Christmas

    • (single).
    • JJ Records.
  • Tony Hancock

    Christmas East Cheam Dub Style

  • Nat King Cole

    The Christmas Song

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

    Getting Ready for Christmas Day

    • So Beautiful Or So What.
    • Hear Music.
    • 10.
  • Stevie Wonder

    What Christmas Means To Me

    • 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
    • Hitsville.
  • 贰别办鈥怉鈥怣辞耻蝉别

    Christmas A Come

    • The Very Best Of Eek A Mouse.
    • Greensleeves.
    • 2.
  • Rev. Edward W. Clayborn

    The Wrong Way To Celebrate Christmas

    • Where Will You Be Christmas Day?.
    • Dust-To-Digital.
    • 12.
  • Sufjan Stevens

    That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!

    • Songs For Christmas.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 5.
  • The Sugarcubes

    Christmas Day

    • Christmas Eve EP.
    • One Little Indian.
    • 2.
  • Frank Cosmo

    Merry Christmas

    • Trojan Christmas Reggae Box Set.
    • Trojan.
    • 8.
  • The Flaming Lips

    A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn't So)

    • WARNER BROS.
  • Alex Guinness Mash Up

    Christmas

  • ESKA

    Shades Of Blue

    • Naim Edge.
  • Jamie xx

    Loud Places (feat. Romy)

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Happy Christmas (The Christmas Song)

    • Christmas In The Tropics.
    • Dynamic Sounds.
    • 1.
  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Lee Scratch Perry & Sandra Robinson

    Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

    • (single).
    • Trojan Records.
  • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    The Power Of Love

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2015 16:00