The first half of a look back over the Sunday Services of 2011. Michael Horovitz performs a mulled wine recipe in the form of a poem; Bobby Gillespie introduces Loaded; Caroline Coon discusses the politics of partying; Paul Morley signs off; and Alan Vega remembers the early days of his band Suicide. There's an hour of music and chat from Brian Eno's celebration of gospel music. We hear Justin Bieber slowed down by 800%; Steve Davis advising on snooker; an Elvis anecdote retold by Nick Hornby; and Adam Curtis on how computers are making us all into curators of pop's past. Simon Reynolds considers freedom and the internet; Marianne Faithfull praises the power of music; and Lawrence of Felt finishes by describing how much he loves The Velvet Underground.
The Joy Strings — Little Town of Bethlehem
Viv Albertine — Home Sweet Home (at Christmas)
Michael Horovitz — Hot Wine
Primal Scream — I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have
Primal Scream — Loaded
Matching Mole — O Caroline
Chubby Checker — Gypsy
Suicide — Surrender
Lana Del Rey — Video Games
Rev James Cleveland — Peace Be Still
James and Martha Carson — I'll Fly Away
Silver Leaf Quartet — Daniel Saw the Stone
The Golden Gate Quartet — Go Where I Send Thee
Blind Willie Johnson — Nobody's Fault But Mine
Sam Cooke — The Last Mile of the Way
Arthur Crume and The Soul Stirrers — Holy Spirit
Dorothy Love Coates — Lord, Don't Forget About Me
Joseph Spence and Louise Spence — Won't That Be a Happy Time
Rev James Cleveland — I'd Love to Tell the Story
Iain Shaw — Number of the Beast
Justin Bieber — U Smile [800%]
North Sea Radio Orchestra — Berliner Luft
Elvis Presley — Stranger in My Own Home Town
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game
The xx — Infinity
John Maus — Streetlights
Metronomy — The Look
Lou Reed — The Power of Positive Drinking
