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24/12/2023

The Reverend Kate Bottley celebrates Christmas Eve with Rick Astley and chats to Cilla Black's son, Robert Willis.

The Reverend Kate Bottley celebrates Christmas Eve with Rick Astley, live from Denmark.

It's the 60th anniversary of the beginning of Cilla Black's career and to mark the milestone Kate is joined by Cilla's son, Robert Willis. They reflect on her life, her remarkable career and the importance of her Christian faith. Kate and Robert also look ahead to 'Cilla Black At The 成人快手' - a special programme which goes out on 成人快手 Radio 2 on Christmas Day. Hosted by Sir Cliff Richard, the programme includes archive, unheard footage, music and charts Cilla's journey from singer to tv legend.

2 hours, 55 minutes

Last on

Christmas Eve 2023 06:00

Music Played

  • Rod Stewart & Jools Holland

    Almost Like Being In Love

    • Swing Fever.
    • East West.
  • Freiheit

    Keeping The Dream Alive

    • The Best Christmas... Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • Rumer

    Snowbird

  • Sam Evans

    Vienna

  • St Paul's Cathedral Choir

    Sussex Carol

    • Christmas Carols From St.Paul's Cathe.
    • EMI.
  • Micky John Bull

    Hallelujah Christmas Time (feat. The Croesyceiliog Male Choir)

  • Kate Rusby

    Sweet Bells

    • (CD Single).
    • Pure Records.
    • 1.
  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    We're Gonna Get There In The End

    • Council Skies.
    • Sour Mash Records.
  • Master KG & David Guetta

    Shine Your Light

  • Sarah T茅ibo

    Norwegian Pine

    • Strauss House Productions.
  • Rob Brydon, S蹋o蹋pe蹋虂 Di虁ri虂su虁

    Tabby McTat

    • Bucks Records.
  • The Kingdom Choir

    Be Alright

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music CG.
  • Stevie Wonder

    What Christmas Means To Me

    • 20 Motown Christmas Classics (Variou.
    • Hitsville.
  • Cher

    DJ Play A Christmas Song

    • Christmas.
    • Warner Music.
  • Fleet Foxes

    White Winter Hymnal

    • Bella Union.
  • Nina Nesbitt

    Oh Holy Night

    • Cooking Vinyl Ltd.
  • Lizzo

    Someday At Christmas

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • John Legend

    You Deserve It All

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.
  • Cilla Black

    Step Inside Love (Live on the 'Cilla' TV show 5 March 1968)

    • Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
  • Cilla Black

    Mary's Boy Child

  • Lemar

    The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) (Live At The Royal Albert Hall For Soul Christmas, 2023)

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    • Let It Snow! (EP).
    • 143 Records.
  • Sam Ryder

    You're Christmas To Me

    • Your Christmas Or Mine 2 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • F04 Records.
  • Phil Collins

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.
  • Joni Mitchell

    River

    • Joni Mitchell - Blue.
    • Reprise.
  • Michael Bolton

    Christmas Isn't Christmas (feat. Mickey Guyton)

    • Christmas Time.
    • Androver Music.
  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

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

    Forever & More

    • Are We There Yet?.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Brian Houston

    Hark The Herald Angels Sing

  • OneRepublic

    Dear Santa

    • (CD Single).
    • Mosley Music.
  • Susan Boyle

    O Come All Ye Faithful (feat. Elvis Presley)

Broadcast

  • Christmas Eve 2023 06:00