Festive Special
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have a fantastic festive band session from The Liam Stewart Band, and hear some of the best folky Christmas tunes out there to celebrate this holiday season.
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Festive Special
TITLE: Grand (Festive) March
a) Hark! The Herald Angels SingÌýÌýÌý[Mendelssohn, adapted by Cummings]
b) O Come, All Ye Faithful / Adeste Fidele  [John Francis Wade]
c) Joy to the WorldÌýÌýÌýÂ Â [Lowell Mason]
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Bluebells in the Snow (White Heather Foxtrot)Â
a) The Bluebell Polka ÌýÌýÌýÂ [Frank Stanley]
b) Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow  [Kahn/Styne]
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: One Year On…! (Boston Two Step)
a) The Crookstons’ Ceilidh  [L. Stewart]
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Burns Waltzes (St Bernard’s Waltz)
a) My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
b) Comin' Thru The Rye
c) Ye Banks an' Braes
d) Scots Wha Hae
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Maxwell’s RantÂ
a) Maxwell's Rant   [Trad.]
b) Drumley's Reel
c) The Rattlin' Bog
d) Spanish Ladies
e) Lord Randolph's Bride
f) The Bottom of the Punch Bowl
g) Goodnight, and Joy Be With You!
h) Soldier's Joy
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Mathilde is a Delight (3x32 Strathspey)
a) Air for Megan ÌýÌýÌýÂ Â [Tom B. Robertson]
b) The Tapestry Room ÌýÌýÌýÂ [Liam Stewart]
c) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas   [Ralph Blane/Hugh Martin]
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Old Tyme Christmas (Old Tyme Waltz)
a) Welcome Christmas Morning   [J. Shand]
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Auld Scotch Sing-Along  (Britannia Two-step)
a) Waggle o' the Kilt
b) Big Kilmarnock Bunnet
c) Bonnie Wee Jeannie MacColl
d) Nice to get up in the morning
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Dunoon Barn Dance (2/4 Pipe Marches)
a) John MacMillan of Barra
b) The Sprig of Ivy
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Christmas Country Dancing  (4x40 Waltz - Waltz Country Dance)
a) link tune - Away in a Manger (The Cradle Song) [W. J. Kirkpatrick]
b) The Huntingtower ÌýÌýÌýÂ Â [Trad]
c) Castles in the Air ÌýÌýÌýÂ Â [Trad]
d) Kelvingrove ÌýÌýÌýÂ Â [Trad]
e) The Piper's Weird ÌýÌýÌýÂ Â [Trad]
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Eva Threestep (6/8 Pipe Marches)
a) Lord Macpherson of Drumochter
b) Glenstriven
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Accordions Feature
a) Silent Night  [Franz Xavier Gruber]
b) Burnawn  [L. Stewart]
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE: Concluding on a Country Dance Theme (Polharrow Burn - 5x32 Reels)
a) Miss Clementina Loughnan  [N. Gow]
b) Here Comes Santa Claus   [Oakley Halderman]
c) Deck the Halls ÌýÌýÌý[John Hullah]
d) Ding Dong Merrily on High
e) Jingle Bells
ARTIST: The Liam Stewart Band
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TITLE:Â Â Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / White Christmas
TRK: Â 17
ARTIST:Â Karen Matheson and Eddi ReaderÂ
CD: Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook
LABEL/CAT NR: Vertical Records – VERTCD103ÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: The Christmas Carol Suite
O Christmas Tree / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Good King Wenceslas / I Saw Three Ships / We
Wish You A Merry Christmas
TRK: 17Â
ARTIST: The Fire
CD: The Fire’s Very Scottish Christmas
LABEL/CAT NR: The Fire  ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: Merry Christmas EverybodyÂ
TRK: Â 1
ARTIST:Â Karine Polwart
CD: Merry Christmas Everybody (single)
LABEL/CAT NR: Delphonic Records -Â DELPHS101ÌýÌýÌý
TITLE:Â Â The Christmas Eve Waltz
TRK: Â 4
ARTIST: Marie Fielding Â
CD:Â An SeisiunÂ
LABEL/CAT NR: Rumford Records – RUMFORDCD03 Â
TITLE:Â Â Silver Bells
TRK: Â
ARTIST: Jim Reeves
CD:Â The Best Christmas Album In The World
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Virgin - Â VTDCD103Â Â
TITLE:Â Â Heard From Heaven Today
TRK: Â 4
ARTIST: Emily Smith Â
CD:Â Songs for Christmas
LABEL/CAT NR: White Falls Records – WFRCD015 Â
TITLE:Â Â Winter Wonderland
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas / Let it Snow / Winter Wonderland
TRK: Â 2
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
CD:Â The Sunday Class Christmas
LABEL/CAT NR: TSC12NM ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE:Â Â In the Bleak Mid-winter
TRK: Â 5
ARTIST:Â Tim Edey
CD:Â The Sleeping Tunes Vol 2
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Gnatbite Records ÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
TITLE:Â Â The 12 Folk Days of Christmas
TRK: Â 17
ARTIST:Â The McCalmans
CD:Â Scots Abroad
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Â CDTRAX300ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE:Â The First Noel
TRK: Â 4
ARTIST:Â Cherish The Ladies
CD:Â A Star in the East
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Big Mammy Records - 0004Â ÌýÌýÌýÂ
TITLE:  St Bernard’s Waltz
Happy Xmas (War is Over) / Mistletoe and Wine
TRK: Â 2
ARTIST:Â Jim Lindsay and his Band
CD:Â Scottish Christmas Dance PartyÂ
LABEL/CAT NR: Highlander Music – HRMCD015
TITLE:Â Â Christ Child LullabyÂ
TRK: Â 13
ARTIST:Â Dougie Maclean/Aoife O'Donovan/Solas/Alasdair Fraser/Natalie Haas
CD:Â Lullabies For Love
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Compass Records - COM 45602
TITLE: Chickadee's Christmas, 365 Days Till Christmas, A Tribute To Larry Reynolds
TRK: Â 6
ARTIST:Â Phil Cunningham and Friends
CD: Phil Cunningham’s Christmas Songbook
LABEL/CAT NR: Vertical Records – VERTCD103
Broadcasts
- Christmas Eve 2022 20:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland
- Christmas Day 2022 17:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland