That was quite a session, eh? It was clear right from the start that we had to drop sets down to five apiece to fit in as many folk as we could. Thanks to Jon G and Sharon for the canapés and disco lights, Simon and Sarah for the Quality Street and Tim for the stollen– and to everyone else that came along to party so enthusiastically. We were very pleased that Archie played the obvious one (RIP Shane). So here’s the final list for the year – Merry Christmas everybody!:
Sharon
- Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
- Jona Lewie – Stop The Cavalry
- Morecambe & Wise – Bingle Jells
- Father Abraham & The Smurfs – Christmas In Smurfland
- Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan – What A Wonderful World
Cathy
- Edvard Grieg “Peer Gynt” – Anitra’s Dance
- Andrew Gold – Never Let Her Slip Away
- Marianne Faithfull – As Tears Go By
- Boney M – Rasputin
- Prince – 1999
Ben Thatch
- Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love's Theme
- Niagara – Pendant Que Les Champs Brûlent
- T Rex – Hot Love
- Space – Magic Fly
- Sex Pistols – Did You No Wrong
Alasdair
- Status Quo – Rockin' All Over The World
- Black Sabbath – Paranoid
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising
- T Rex – Jeepster
- Slade – Cum On Feel The Noize
Glyn
- Les Carle – Sukiyaki
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Casino Royale
- Cozy Powell – Dance With The Devil
- Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band – The Floral Dance
- Adriano Celentano – Prisencólinensináinciúsol
Jon-G
- Motörhead – Ace Of Spades
- Kim Wilde – Kids In America
- Bon Jovi – Livin' On A Prayer
- Thin Lizzy – Whiskey In The Jar
- Prince Buster – Enjoy It (Enjoy Yourself)
Geraldine
- Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno
- Blondie – Union City Blue
- Rock-A-Teens – Woo-Hoo
- Focus – Hocus Pocus
- Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
Quest
- The Wedding Present – Step Into Christmas
- Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire – Christmas 1979
- The Fall – Xmas With Simon
- Mike Oldfield – On Horseback
- El Vez – Feliz Navidad
Rich
- Jean Claudric – Le Viol
- Andrew Gurruwiwi Band – Gatjumak
- Led Zeppelin – Trampled Under Foot
- Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I'm Giving
- The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
Graham E Smith
- The Fall – (Birtwistle's) Girl In Shop
- D.O.S.E Featuring Mark E Smith – Plug Myself In (Nero Mix)
- The Fall – I Can Hear The Grass Grow
- The Fall – Bury!
- The Fall – White Lightning
Archie
- Prince – 17 Days
- Marvin Gaye – Rockin' After Midnight
- Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll
- Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes
- The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York
Mark C
- Blondie – Heart Of Glass
- Killing Joke – Change (RIP Geordie)
- The Ronettes – Baby, I Love You
- Altered Images – Sentimental
- The Beatles – Now And Then
Vasco
- Dub Narcotic Sound System – Fuck Shit Up
- The Jesus And Mary Chain – Mushroomhead
- Professor Morrison's Lollipop – You Got The Love
- Tom Tom Club – (You Don't Stop) Wordy Rappinghood
- Talk Talk – Life's What You Make It
Darren (“Ravediggaz” set)
- The KLF – What Time Is Love?
- 808 State – In Yer Face
- Humanoid – Stakker Humanoid
- The KLF – Last Train To Trancentral
- S-Express – Theme From S-Express
Tim’s “No Christmas” set
- David Bowie – Over The Wall We Go
- Johnny Jones & The King Casuals – Purple Haze
- The Jam – Move On Up
- Robin Sarstedt – Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
- Chicken Shack – I'd Rather Go Blind
Mark B
- The Smiths – What She Said
- The Toys – This Night
- Simon & Garfunkel – We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin’
- Ernest Jackson – Love And Happiness
- Elvis Presley – Suspicion
Tony
- The Pogues – Fiesta
- The Who – Baba O'Riley
- Slade – Gudbuy T' Jane
- Wizzard – Ball Park Incident
- David Bowie – Panic In Detroit
Jenny
- The Fall – Totally Wired
- Spizzenergi – Where's Captain Kirk?
- The Adverts – Bored Teenagers
- Bauhaus – Kick In The Eye
- Pete Wingfield – Eighteen With A Bullet
KC (Chris)
- The Hollies – The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy McGee
- The Who – I Can't Explain
- Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis
- Four Seasons – Who Loves You
- Kool & The Gang – Celebration
Delia
- pragVEC – Wolf
- Yma Sumac – Gopher
- Nora Dean – Angie La La
- La Belle Epoque – Miss Broadway
- Yma Sumac – Lure Of The Unknown Love
Danny
- Archie Bell & The Drells – "There's Gonna Be A" Showdown
- Edwin Starr – Stop Her On Sight (SOS)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival – Travelling Band
- Jackie Wilson – That's Why (I Love You So)
- Elvis Presley – Merry Christmas Baby
Smithy (we are talking – )
- Cilla Black – Anyone Who Had A Heart
- Kylie Minogue – Better The Devil You Know
- Erasure – Love To Hate You
- Village People – In The Navy
- Black Lace – Agadoo
Alan
- Killing Joke – Love Like Blood
- The Three Johns – Death Of The European
- Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft
- The B-52's – Rock Lobster
- The Mekons – Where Were You
Quest