It is always nice to see something of beauty near a Xmas Tree...
Edurne has provided us with one of this week's seasonal tracks!
Merry Christmas to one and all! It might be a December 25th like no other that most of us have experienced but that makes the contributions of new festive songs even more important. TWENTY-FOUR such numbers are on episode 123 and I hope that you enjoy them all - click below and enjoy the feel good sensations as these tunes wash over you...
You'll probably have recognised most of the artists on the show but there are a few names I wouldn't have recognised if it wasn't my show, so here is the playlist:
"It Never Snows In California" - Anna Bergendahl
"Every Moment Is Christmas With You" - Daði Freyr
"A Christmas Night To Remember" - The Mamas
"Vintern jag var sexton" - Dotter
"Merry Christmas To The World" - Johnny Logan
"Löngu liðnir dagar" - Jóhanna Guðrún
"Home For Christmas" - Linda Bengtzing
"sto idej" - zalagasper
"När snön faller ner" - Arvingarna
"Come Whatever, Come What May" - My Marianne & Jonathan Johansson
"Wishing You Home For Christmas" - Brendan Murray
"Do You Hear The Bells" - Jessica Andersson
"A Winter's Night" - KEiiNO
"Hallelujah (Christmas On My Lips)" - Ben & Tan
"Decembernatt" - Sanna Nielsen
"Siempre es Navidad Junto a Ti" - Edurne
"Nyttårsnatt" - Ulrikke & Trygve Skaug
"Jingle Bell Rock" - Achille Lauro & Annalisa
"Det skal bli Jul" - Didrik Solli-Tangen
"Christmas Night With You" - Kadiatou
"Alone On Christmas Eve" - Måns Zelmerlöw
"Magia de Crăciun" - NICO & Connect-R
"These Days (Longing For Christmas)" - Victor Crone
"Christmas Magic" - Efi Gjika
"Let Me Be The One" - The Shadows
The show is very Scandi-heavy but that is because Christmas is such a big deal for them, along with listening to music of the season too, so here are some stats!
11 acts from Sweden
Anna Bergendahl
The Mamas
Dotter
Dotter
Linda Bengtzing
Arvingarna
My Marianne (Molly Sandén) & Jonathan Johansson,
Jessica Andersson
Sanna Nielsen
Kadiatou
Måns Zelmerlöw
Victor Crone
3 acts from Norway
KEiiNO
Ulrikke & Trygve Skaug
Didrik Solli-Tangen
2 acts from Iceland
Daði Freyr
Jóhanna Guðrún (Yohanna)
2 acts from Ireland
Johnny Logan
Brendan Murray
1 act from Slovenia
zalagasper
1 act from Denmark
Ben & Tan
1 act from Spain
Edurne
1 act from Italy
Achille Lauro & Annalisa
1 act from Romania
NICO & Connect-R
1 act from Albania
Efi Gjika
This show continues the LET ME BE THE ONE tradition from the past two festive seasons of playing Xmas music as much as possible - show 21 in 2018 was one of my last one hour shows, whereas show 72 in 2019 was 75% Christmas! It has helped that Albania's FiK is happening as this show airs, as it means I would not have been able to play the winning song on the show until show 124 anyway!
Will we be getting a banger like "Story Of My Life" again?
At least it is Lesley Roy providing the material for Ireland...
Until then, Merry Christmas!