2016-12-18: Too stressed to feel Christmassy? Jarvis is here to help, providing an oasis of calm amidst this festive madness — songs themed around shopping, seeing a show (remember to switch off your phone), putting up the tree, over-indulging and new year's resolutions. There's life advice from Lemmy Kilmister and a guided yoga meditation. Jarvis does two readings: How to Paint a Perfect Christmas by Miroslav Holub, and Ballad of the Breadman by Charles Causley. And listeners suggest an unusual version of a well-known Christmas song.
Roman Mints and Katya Apekisheva - Stille Nacht
Dennis Wilson - Morning Christmas (Holy Evening)
Roger McGough and Little Machine - And So to Bed
The Seeger Sisters - Cradle Hymn
Columbia Cradle Choir - Jingle Bells in Japanese
Children of France - The Holly and the Ivy
Sam Gopal - Escalator
Sam Gopal - The Sky Is Burning
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Distant Sky
Arthur Wilkinson and His Orchestra - Beatle: Cracker Suite (Can't Buy Me Love / She Loves You)
Julian Fox - Stage Door
Äpärät - Sansai
[Jarvis reads How to Paint a Perfect Christmas by Miroslav Holub, translated from Czech by Ian Milner and George Theiner]
Unloved - Guilty of Love (Andrew Weatherall Vocal Mix)
Bernard Parmegiani and Boris Vian - L'alcool tue (1962)
Goat Girl - Scum
Robert Ashley - The Goodlife
The Sonics - Don't Believe in Christmas
Richard Hittleman - Yoga Meditation with the Ear
Francesco Tristano - In a Landscape
[Jarvis reads Ballad of the Breadman by Charles Causley]
Claudine Longet - Snow
The Roller Disco Orchestra - Deck the Halls
Francis Bebey - Forest Nativity Psychedelic Sanza
Mike Wexler - Axis, Road of Awe
James Yorkston - Thinking About Kat
Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou - The Jordan River Song
The Seeger Sisters - Oh, Watch the Stars
Jimi Hendrix - Little Drummer Boy / Silent Night / Auld Lang Syne
