h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I pride myself that I have a certain ability to put together playlists. For me, the perfect playlist shouldn't be jarring, moving from uptempo to ballad and back again with no thought for the overall effect on a party. For that reason, a lot of the Christmas albums I have can be irritating. Last Christmas I decided to do something about it! I looked for inspiration to my musical heartland of the 70s and 80s, the heyday of the Christmas song and mixed in the old favourites with some more obscure tracks.

Open up itunes or spotify or take your own CDs as I did and make up the following playlist as the perfect backing to your Christmas party with my compliments. Let me know what you think if you do use it.


Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

I Wish it could be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

Another Rock'n'Roll Christmas - Gary Glitter

Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens

Wombling Merry Christmas - The Wombles

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Kim Wilde and Mel Smith

Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney

Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie

Last Christmas - Wham

Fairytale of New York - Pogues and Kirsty McColl

Do they know it’s Christmas – Band Aid

2000 Miles - The Pretenders

The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood

A Winter's Tale - David Essex

The Christmas Song - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Lonely This Christmas - Mud

I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake

Merry Christmas Darling - The Carpenters

Happy New Year – Abba

Wot no Queen?

Sounds good indeed - uptempo enduring classics to start, and then moving to slower ones that are not so often played. I haven't heard of some of the songs in the list, but I'm pleased to see Frankie Goes To Hollywood there - The Power of Love is my favourite song for this year

I love Queen, but Thank God It's Christmas doesn't bother the festive charts year after year for a reason! Anyway, I hope you enjoy the playlist if you use it and I hope you have a Merry Christmas.
SBE

Queen's Winter's Tale is lovely, but yeah Thank God It's Christmas isn't often played on the radio at this time of year...

Merry Christmas to you too