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Nicki Chapman sits in with Melanie C

Nicki Chapman chats to Melanie C about joining the coaching panel on the fifth series of The Voice Kids UK on ITV.

Nicki Chapman chats to Melanie C about the fifth series of 'The Voice Kids UK' on ITV.

Melanie C, the singer songwriter and famously one fifth of the Spice Girls, will make her debut as a coach on the show which is a spin-off of the main competition show, featuring young singers aged 7 to 14. Melanie joins coaches Danny Jones, will.i.am and Pixie Lott in the search for the next generation of singing talent, with the winner taking home a grand prize that will support and encourage their musical ambitions.

Along with Clare Runacres on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport, she and the team have the best start to your morning and get you in the mood for Christmas Day.

There's also a daily Pause For Thought with the Rev Kate Bottley and your calls, texts, emails and voice notes, as Nicki entertains the nation with fun for the family!

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Christmas Eve 2021 06:30
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas.
    • Columbia.

  • Niall Horan & Anne-Marie

    Everywhere (成人快手 Children In Need)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Shakira

    Whenever, Wherever

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Cass Elliot

    Make Your Own Kind Of Music

    • Bubble Gum, Lemonade & Something for Mama.
    • Dunhill.
    • 12.

  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.

  • The Darkness

    Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Gary Barlow

    How Christmas Is Supposed To Be (feat. Sheridan Smith)

    • The Dream Of Christmas.
    • Polydor.

  • The Waitresses

    Christmas Wrapping

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sister Sledge

    Frankie

    • Back To The 80s (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Jingle Bells (Radio 1 Live Lounge, 8 Dec 2011) (feat. The Puppini Sisters)

  • Brothers in Rhythm

    Such A Good Feeling

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Madonna

    Into The Groove

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • Steps

    A Hundred Years Of Winter

    • What The Future Holds Pt. 2.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • East 17

    Stay Another Day

    • East 17 - Steam.
    • London.

  • Mari Wilson

    Just What I Always Wanted

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1982 (Va).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Cerys Matthews & Iwan Rheon

    Christmas Wish

    • CD Single.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Chris Rea

    Driving 成人快手 For Christmas

    • NOW That's What I Call Christmas (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 1.

  • Joel Corry

    I Wish (feat. Mabel)

    • About Last Night....
    • Polydor.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Shakin鈥� Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

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

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Hold On Tight

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

  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

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

  • Gregory Porter

    Love Runs Deeper (feat. Cherise)

    • Still Rising: The Collection.
    • Blue Note.

  • Spice Girls

    2 Become 1

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

  • Armand van Helden

    My My My

    • (CD Single).
    • Southern Fried Records.

  • Mike Oldfield

    In Dulci Jubilo

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Level 42

    Running In The Family

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Paul Weller

    You Do Something To Me

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Bryan Adams

    Summer Of '69

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • George Ezra

    Come On 成人快手 For Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Ariana Grande

    Santa Tell Me

    • Christmas Kisses.
    • Universal Music.

Pause For Thought

Pause For Thought

It鈥檚 busy time for clergy and the added complication this year is that many find themselves isolating unable to lead services because of the dreaded positive test results. This week I was pressed into action to help out at local carol service who found themselves without a vicar. Making up for it though they did have a donkey. A real one. Now it took some persuading, and more than a few carrots to get her into the church, but once she was there she seemed to love being in the spotlight. Her human settled her in and before the service started the children took it in turns to come up and say hello, the donkey relishes every ear tickle. After an opening prayer, we began with 鈥極nce on royal David鈥檚 city鈥� and as is traditional the first verse was a solo. By the atmospheric glow of candlelight, the soloist delivered a beautiful, heart-warming performance and there wasn鈥檛 a dry eye in the church.听Just as the verse finished the donkey decided the attention had been off her for long enough, did what donkeys do in a great pile on the straw and let out the longest and loudest Eeyore I have ever heard. It made the stained glass shake. The whole church collapsed into a fit of roaring laughter. It was a wonderful moment to be part of.

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We can鈥檛 know if there was a donkey at the first Christmas, believe it or not, it actually doesn鈥檛 get a mention in the bible but what we do know from the story in the gospels is that the nativity is sprinkled with things going a little off plan. From surprising visits from celestial beings to no room at the inn. And of course, to a young woman unexpectedly pregnant with a unique baby.听

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There will be lots of unexpected interruptions to our Christmas this year more so than ever. We鈥檙e going to need to be prepared for surprises 鈥� good and bad - things not always working out as we hoped. Paul McCartney sings in Wonderful Christmas time 鈥榃e鈥檙e here tonight and that鈥檚 enough鈥� and it is, whatever we bring is enough to make Christmas planned and unplanned, whatever the day brings, food will still be eaten, gifts exchanged and friends and family connected with, even if it is via a computer screen. Despite everything, Christmas will still be Christmas in all its glorious beauty.听听I hope however yours works out you have a very Merry Christmas!

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  • Christmas Eve 2021 06:30
    成人快手 Radio 2