To celebrate Christmas Mark spins festive faves from the likes of Joni Mitchell, Nick Lowe, John Prine and those traditional seasonal saviours the Handsome Family and Captain Beefheart.
Artist: Joni Mitchell
Track: The River
Composer: Joni Mitchell
Album: Blue
Label: Reprise
Artist: Low
Track: Just Like Christmas
Composer: Low
Album:Christmas
Label: Tugboat
Artist: Nick Lowe
Track: Christmas at The Airport
Composer: Nick Lowe
Album: Quality Street
Label: Yep Roc
Artist: The Handsome Family
Track: The Blizzard
Composer: Harlan Howard
Album: Scattered
Label: Handsome Family Music
Artist: John Prine
Track: Christmas In Prison
Composer: John Prine
Album: Souvenirs
Label: Ulftone
Artist: BB King
Track: Christmas Celebration
Composer: Lloyd Glenn / Jesse Thomas
Album: The Vintage Years
Label: Ace
Artist: CW Stoneking
Track: On A Christmas Day
Composer: Stoneking / Fraser
Album: King Hokum
Label: King Hokum
Artist: A Girl Called Eddy
Track: The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
Composer: Leach / Connor / Carr
Album: Blue Christmas
Label: Mojo
Artist: Little Walter
Track: Juke
Composer: Walter Jacobs
Album: Best Of
Label: Chess
Artist: Big Maceo
Track: Chicago Breakdown
Composer: Merriweather
Album: The King Of Chicago Blues Piano
Label: Arhoolie
Artist: The Felice Brothers
Track: Murder By Mistletoe
Composer: The Felice Brothers
Album: The Felice Brothers
Label: Loose
Artist: Willard Grant Conspiracy
Track: Christmas in Nevada
Composer: Fisher / Austin
Album: Everything's Fine
Label: Slow River / Ryko
Artist: Jake Thackray
Track: Joseph
Composer: Thackray
Album: Box Of Jake
Label: EMI
Artist: Bert Jansch
Track: In The Bleak Midwinter
Composer: Rosetti
Album: Christmas Classics
Label: Sony
Artist: Captain Beefheart
Track: There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evening Stage
Composer: Don Van Vliet
Album: The Spotlight Kid
Label: Reprise
Artist: Sinead O'Connor
Track: Silent Night
Composer: Trad
Album: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (bonus disc)
Label: Ensign