Cash registers ping a carol: but is shopping the true spirit of Christmas? Jarvis asks what gets you into the spirit of things. On This Day, Llywelyn the Last died; The Rolling Stones staged their Rock 'n' Roll Circus; Che Guevara addressed the UN; Indiana joined the USA; and Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson had his last drink. Jarvis reads a story by Grace Paley about her mother, and explains how you can help ATP Recordings make a music video. Astronaut Gene Cernan reflects on Apollo 17, the last manned moon landing -- Jarvis thinks about space and the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This week, Ted Hughes was honoured with a plaque in Poet's Corner, so we hear him explain how to capture the essence of a creature. Birthdays: Marco Pierre White (on what makes a great chef), Jon Brion, Grace Paley, Jermaine Jackson, Kamehameha V and Brenda Lee.
John Baker — Radiophonic Cash Register
Kate Bush — Babooshka
The Superimposers — Chasing Christmas
The Soulful Strings — Little Drummer Boy
Marianne Faithfull — Something Better (live)
The Rolling Stones — No Expectations (live)
Big Mama Thornton — Hard Times
Jon Brion — Song for Caden
Ken Griffin — On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away
Knickerbocker Four — On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away
R Dean Taylor — Indiana Wants Me
Tall Firs — Crooked Smiles
A Heavy Feather — Trouble
Jermaine Jackson — Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
Rudi Wairata — The Royal Hawaiian Hula
Ron Goodwin — The Moon
Jerry Goldsmith and the National Philharmonic — Space Station Docking
The Berlin Philharmonic and Herbert Von Karajan — The Blue Danube (The Space Station)
Euros Childs — Open Window
Brenda Lee — I'm Sorry
Torero Band — The First Noel
Ted Hughes — The Thought Fox
Alexandre Desplat — Kristofferson's Theme
Dennis Wilson — Cocktails
Kate McGarrigle and Anna McGarrigle — Heart Like a Wheel
Bob B Soxx and The Blue Jeans — Everything's Gonna Be All Right
Greg Lake — I Believe in Father Christmas
Jacques Dutronc — Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi
