2015-12-20: Seasonal edition with the murmur of a Christmas party in the background. Jarvis reads out thoughtful letters to Santa from Thom Yorke, Tim Minchin and Victoria Hislop (found here); shares some dreadful cracker jokes; and asks listeners for a song that sums up what we'd like for Christmas. A selection of the JCSS Awards nominations are played and the winners for Mellowest Track and Best Title are announced. Plus: we hear the characteristics of Sagittarius. On This Day, the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life was released (James Stewart recalls how he heard about the film idea from Frank Capra). Birthdays: Uri Geller and Joe Cornish.
Thomas de Hartmann - Hymn for Christmas Day No 1
Syd Kemp - Christmas Is Coming
Uri Geller - Mood
Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra - Don't Go to Strangers (feat. Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller)
Florian Schneider - Stop Plastic Pollution
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Tierkreis: Saggitarius (Schütze)
The Fuzztones - Santa Claus
C Duncan - I'll Be Gone By Winter
Wolf Alice - Turn to Dust
Deerhunter - Leather and Wood
Ólafur Arnalds - This Place Is a Shelter
Beach House - Levitation
Ezra Thurman - Can I Sleep in Your Brain
Jack Steadman and Jamie MacColl - The Young Birds
Bachar Mar-Khalifé - Kyrie Eleison
Courtney Barnett - Boxing Day Blues (Revisited)
David Bowie - Blackstar
The Torero Band - The Holly and the Ivy
Radiohead - No Surprises
Big Audio Dynamite - Everybody Needs a Holiday
The Beach Boys - Till I Die (Alternate Mix)
Jack Nitzsche - Hanging Around
Tobias Jesso Jr - Tell the Truth
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
