Timesweep 24th December

It's Christmas Part 1 1. Bruce Springsteen - Merry Christmas baby 2. Lonestar - Little drummer boy 3. Bryan Adams - Run run Rudolph 4. The Eagles - Please come home for Christmas 5. John Mellencamp - I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus 6. Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas Part 2 1. Bob Rivers - Walking round in women's underwear 2. John Lennon - Happy Christmas (war is over) 3. Jethro Tull - Ring out those solstice bells 4. Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 5. Alice Cooper - This is Santa Claus 6. Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas every day 7. Bob Dylan - Must be Santa Part 3 This week in rock history 1. The Yardbirds - Shapes of things 2. The Clash - Rock the casbah 3. The Police - Syncronicity 2 Part 4 1. Led Zeppelin - Da ya maker 2. Blink 182 - Always 3. J Giels Band - Until the walls come tumbling down Part 5 Stories behind Christmas songs 1. The Kinks - Father Christmas 2. Tom Petty - Christmas time all over again 3. The Pretenders - 2,000 miles 4. Queen - Thank God it's Christmas 5. U2 - Christmas baby please come home Part 6 The Beatles 1. The Beatles - Drive my car 2. The Beatles - While my guitar gently weeps 3. The Beatles - Let it be 4. Heart - Please come home for Christmas Part 7 This week's birthdays 1. Kiss - Heaven's on fire 2. The Black Crowes - Hard to handle 3. Cheap Trick - If you want my love 4. Mott The Hoople - All the way from Memphis Part 8 1. Motorhead - Ace of spades 2. Focus - Sylvia 3. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxy lady 4. The Pogues - Dirty old town 5. Queen - Crazy little thing called love Part 9 More Christmas songs 1. Elton John - Step into Christmas 2. Extreme - Christmas time again 3. Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas Part 10 1. Bob Rivers - I am Santa Claus 2. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Sock it to me Santa 3. Boston - God rest ye merry gentlemen 4. Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus is coming to town Part 11 1. The Greedies - Winter wonderland 2. Bon Jovi - I wish everyday was like Christmas 3. Randy Bachman - Taking care of Christmas 4. Chris DeBurgh - A spaceman came travelling