UKNY For December 23

It's the eve of Christmas eve and on UKNY at 11, a hour of music of the season with mince pies and mulled wine. Drape tinsel over the tree and mix the waissal with new and vintage holiday songs from Girl Ray, Tracey Thorn, Scritti Politti, Saint Etienne, Corinne Bailey Rae and much more.

And add the show to your Yuletide soundtrack too — UKNY is available on demand immediately after broadcast in the FUV Weekend Archives.

Songs played:

1. Saint Etienne with Tim Burgess, “I Was Born On Christmas Day,” A Glimpse of Stocking 
2. The Joseph and Mary Chain (feat. Kathryn Williams, Field Music, the Futureheads and more), “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” It’s Not Like Christmas
3. (US Cut): Bessie Smith, “At The Christmas Ball,” Blue, Blues Christmas
4. Saint Etienne, “I Don’t Intend to Spend Christmas Without You,” A Glimpse of Stocking
5. The Spook School, “Someone To Spend Christmas With,” single
6. Gruff Rhys, “Post Apocalypse Christmas,” Atheist Christmas EP
7. Scritti Politti, “Snow in Sun,” White Bread Black Beer
8. Summer Camp, “Christmas Wrapping,” Moshi Moshi – A Christmas Gift to You
9. Girl Ray, “(I Wish I Were Giving You A Gift) This Christmas,” single
10. Tracey Thorn, “Hard Candy Christmas,” Tinsel and Lights
11. (EU Cut) Nelson Can, “On Christmas Night,” single
12. Herbie Hancock with Corinne Bailey Rae, “River,” Herbie Hancock: River, The Joni Letters
13. Laura Mvula, “Little Girl Blue,” 12 Years a Slave soundtrack
14. Vince Guaraldi, “Greensleeves,” A Charlie Brown Christmas