Wednesday 23 December 2009

A Very Festive 50


Friday - last day of term - arrived and with it .....SNOW!! We rarely get much snow here so it was very exciting, and meant the holiday started a day early. The temperature has stayed officially 'bloody freezing' so the snow is still here several days later. This has led to the usual snow related jinks, such as sledging (difficult in the flattest village in England), snowballing and watching Mrs Kev fall over on the way to the shop.

Santa should be loading his sledge by now, and en route he may well be listening to the Festive Fifty from the good people at the Contrast Podcast. So far we have had numbers 50 - 36, but part two should be arriving shortly. I'm worried that Animal Collective may get top spot - still can't see fuss myself - and gutted that my number 1 is unlikely to feature.

So, for the delectation of all, and the derision of a few, here is the 50 I submitted. It has made a great playlist on the ipod. Unlike many bloggers I shall resist the temptation to tease by posting only 10 at a time. Instead, glut and gorge on the full sugary delights in one mighty feast of reading......


  1. Music Is A Princess - Prefab Sprout
  2. Cutting Ice To Snow - Efterklang & The Danish National Chamber Orchestra
  3. Light Of Love - Music Go Music
  4. Earth, The Story So Far - Prefab Sprout
  5. A Matter Of Time - Leisure Society
  6. Let There Be Music - Prefab Sprout
  7. Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem
  8. She Came Along - Kid Cudi & Patsy Cline
  9. Dominos - The Big Pink
  10. Nina and Her Very Long Hair - The Heart Strings
  11. Too Blue - 7 Worlds Collide
  12. The Last Carnival - Bruce Springsteen
  13. Solitaire - Wilco
  14. Love Vigilantes - Iron & Wine
  15. Sweet Disposition -The Temper Trap
  16. The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid -The Decemberists
  17. This could be the day - James Grant
  18. The Liberty Of Norton Folgate -Madness
  19. The Darkest Place I Know -Leisure Society
  20. Lust For Life - Girls
  21. Love etc. - Pet Shop Boys
  22. Your Love My Girls (Frankie Knuckles Mashup/Remix) -Animal Collective
  23. Hellhole Ratrace -Girls
  24. Jetstream -Doves
  25. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) - Florence & The Machine
  26. Wild young Hearts - Noisettes
  27. The '59 Sound The Gaslight Anthem
  28. Crazy In Love (Beyonce Cover) Antony & The Johnsons
  29. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce
  30. Kingdom Of Rust Doves
  31. A Day In The Life Easy Star All-Stars
  32. The Last Of The Melting Snow Leisure Society
  33. Outlaw Pete Bruce Springsteen
  34. I Want To Go To Marz (Demo) John Grant (featuring Midlake)
  35. Intro The XX
  36. Dog Days Are Over Florence & The Machine
  37. Jump In The Pool Friendly Fires
  38. Shiver Me Timbers Southside Johnny With LaBamba's Big Band
  39. 1901 Phoenix
  40. Wilco (The Song) Wilco
  41. Jose Fernandez The Heart Strings
  42. Remedy Little Boots
  43. Young Adult Friction The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
  44. Symmetry Little Boots & Philip Oakey
  45. To Ohio The Low Anthem
  46. This Love Is Fucking Right The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
  47. The way it used to be Pet Shop Boys
  48. Gangsters (live) The Specials
  49. Heart Skipped A Beat The XX
  50. The Hazards Of Love The Decemberists
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1 comment:

Unknown said...

Merry Xmas Kev to you and all the family. Hope it's not too manic......

And thanks for providing us with so much fun on these pages.