26
Dec
2009
The Big Paws – 26/12/09 – Tracklisting
“Nom nom nom song” by ParryGrip
“Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses
“Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)” by John Denver
“All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit” by Half Man Half Biscuit
“Every Day Is Christmas” by The Webb Brothers
“Everyday will be a Holiday” by William Bell
“Santa on the Roof” by The Reverend Horton Heat
“Xmas Safari” by Champagne Riot (free download)
“The Christmas Song” by The Ravonettes
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (feat. Andrew W.K., Bob Mould, David Cross, Ezra Koenig, GZA, Kevin Drew, Kyp Malone, Tegan & Sara & Yo La Tengo) by Fucked Up
“R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas” by The Star Wars Singers
“K Cera Cera (War Is Over If You Want It” by The KLF and The Red Army Choir
“Lonely This Christmas” by Mud
The Brass Section:
“Naughty Woman (Goblin in the Office) by Fat Les
“Soon After Christmas” by Stina Nordenstam
“My Last Christmas” by The Dirtbombs
“A Christmas Carol” by Tom Lehrer
“Oh Come Emmanuel” by Belle and Sebastian
“Little Drummer Boy” by The Dandy Warhols
“Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)” by Adam Faith
“Here’s To…(The New Year)” by Slade
22
Aug
2009
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
