The Big Paws

The Big Paws 22/08/09 – Tracklisting – Xmas Special

“Nom nom nom song” – ParryGrip
“I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” by Wizzard
“Feliz Navi-Nada” by El Vez

“Santa On The Roof” by Reverend Horton Heat
“Little Drummer Boy” by The Dandy Warhols
“Let it Snow” by Bit Shifter

Tiiiime Tunnel:

• The German magazine Stern printed the “Hitler Diaries“, they turned out to be fake
• Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the solar system.
• The NES – Nintendo Entertainment System – console was launched in Japan.
• Neil Kinnock was elected leader of the Labour Party.
• Nearly £26 million in gold was stolen from  the Brinks Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
• The final episode of M*A*S*H was shown – at the time the highest rated TV show ever
• Word Processor Microsoft Word was released.
• McDonald’s introduced the Chicken McNugget.
• The Big films of the year where Flashdance and Return of the Jedi
• The De Lorean Motor Company ceased production.
• Born were Australian singer and niece of Benny Hill,  Holly Valance, Big Brother racist model Danielle Lloyd, and  sharing a birthday with Jesus  Kwai Lun-mei ther Taiwanese actress
• It was the Last Christmas for Buckminster Fuller the American architect, Joan Miró the Catalan painter and soft rock fans the world over bade goodbye to tragic Karen Carpenter, the singer and drummer
• Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” was released and by the end of the year became 1983′s biggest selling album of all time.

1983- “Only You” by The Flying Pickets

Christmas Adverts from 1983:

“K Cera Cera” by The KLF and the Red Army Choir

“I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” by Paul Vickers and the Leg
“Christmas At The Zoo” by The Flaming Lips
“Smells Like The Night Before Christmas” by Bob Rivers
“I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek” by The Go Gos
“Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses
“Xmas Is Really Fantastic” by Frank Sidebottom

Gavin’s Christmas Soul Experience:
“Soul Christmas” by Graham Parker & Nona Hendryx

“Where Do Jam Jars Go At Christmas Time” by Misty’s Big Adventure

“Lonely This Christmas” by Mud

Songs to vacuum to:
“Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid

“Christmas In Heaven” by Monty Python

“Paradise Circus” by The Lilac Time