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Craig David performs live

Craig David performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room. David Walliams chooses the Tracks of My Years plus more from Champions League PopMaster.

Craig David, British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer, performs live in the Radio 2 Piano Room. He rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single, "Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. Craig's debut studio album, Born to Do It, was released in 2000, after which he has released a further five studio albums and worked with a variety of artists such as Tinchy Stryder, Kano, Jay Sean, Rita Ora, Hardwell and Sting. David has 20 UK top 40 singles, and seven UK top 40 albums, selling over 15 million records worldwide as a solo artist. He's been nominated for 13 Brit Awards: four times for Best British Male, and twice received a Grammy Award nomination of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

David Walliams, OBE chooses the Tracks of My Years with music from The Beatles and Louis Armstrong. David has many strings to his bow - he's an actor, comedian, writer and now a very successful author. He's arguably best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the hugely popular television series Little Britain. Since 2012 he has been a judge on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent. He wrote and starred in two series of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One sitcom Big School, playing the role of chemistry teacher Keith Church. In 2015 he starred as Tommy Beresford in the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ series Partners In Crime based on the Tommy and Tuppence novels by Agatha Christie. To date he has sold more than 12.5 million copies of his children's books which have now been translated into 46 languages. He's been described as "the fastest growing children's author in the UK" and his literary style has been compared to that of Roald Dahl.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus another round of Champions League PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
    • Columbia.
  • Gwen Stefani

    You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton)

    • You Make It Feel Like Christmas.
    • Interscope.
    • 001.
  • Clarence Clemons

    You're A Friend Of Mine (feat. Jackson Browne)

    • Rescue/Hero.
    • Collectables.
  • ABC

    Viva Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 001.
  • Paul McCartney

    Wonderful Christmastime

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
    • 7.
  • Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie

    Lay Down For Free

    • (CD Single).
    • EastWest.
  • Bobby Helms

    Jingle Bell Rock

    • Billboard Greatest Xmas Hits.
    • Rhino.
  • The Ronettes

    Sleigh Ride

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.
  • P!nk

    Beautiful Trauma

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Simply Red

    Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Elvin Bishop

    Fooled Around and Fell in Love

    • Hits Of ... 75 & 76 (Vol 6).
    • Polydor.
  • Record of the Week

    • Naughty Boy & Joe Jonas

      One Chance To Dance

      • (CD Single).
      • Virgin Records.
  • Tiffany

    I Think We're Alone Now

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Toto

    Rosanna (Album Version)

    • Toto IV.
    • CBS.
  • Ed Sheeran & µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã©

    Perfect Duet

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Hold On Tight

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Craig David

    Heartline (Radio 2 Piano Room, 19 December 2017)

  • Craig David

    Walking Away (Radio 2 Piano Room, 19 December 2017)

  • Album of the Week

    • Sia

      Underneath The Mistletoe

      • Everyday Is Christmas.
      • Atlantic.
  • Craig David

    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Radio 2 Piano Room, 19 December 2017)

  • Nick Lowe

    Cruel To Be Kind

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 9.
  • Stereophonics

    What's All The Fuss About?

    • Scream Above The Sounds.
    • Parlophone.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Louis Armstrong

      We Have All The Time In The World

      • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
      • EMI.
    • The Beatles

      She's Leaving ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ

      • Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
      • Apple.
      • 6.
  • The Killers

    Rut

    • Wonderful Wonderful.
    • Island.
    • 003.
  • Shakin’ Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 19 Dec 2017 09:30