Day 22 of mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas album a day and the absolute powerhouse that is Darlene Love from Phil Spector’s Christmas Album the brilliant Christmas (baby please come home) 🎄

Here is a Christmas mix of all the songs in my alternative Christmas advent calendar. 100% vinyl #vinyl #Christmas2025 #Xmas www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...

Day 21 of mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas album a day and here’s an absolutely stunning vocal from Mr Stevie Wonder from his album Someday at Christmas 🎄

Day 20 on mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas Album a day and what a delight - many memories of light entertainment in the 70’s & 80’s, enjoy Christmas with The King’s Singers 🎄

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 20 Do you hear what I hear? - Gladys Knight & the Pips A 1975 single. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 19 Winter Wonderland - Booker T and the MG’s A 1966 track off the excellent Stax Christmas. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 19 of mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ´s Christmas album a day brings us to Low - Christmas and it kicks of with his favourite Christmas song…. Just like Christmas 💕🎄

Day 18 of mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ´s Christmas album a day brings another absolute cracker bursting at its Christmas stocking seams with festive fun - here is Stax Christmas 🎄

Day 18 of mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ´s Christmas album a day brings another absolute cracker bursting at its Christmas stocking seams with festive fun - here is Stax Christmas 🎄

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 18 Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder The title track from Stevie Wonders 1967 album. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 17 in mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ´s Christmas album a day and today we have the absolutely brilliantly bonkers Fred Schneider and The Superions with Destination Christmas! 🎄

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 17 I’m gonna be warm this winter - Connie Francis Single from 1962 I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 16 on mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas album a day and what a festive treat this is with wall to wall jingle bell bangers! It’s Christmas Motown 🎄🎶

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 16 Donna and Blitzen - Badly Drawn Bow Live version from KCRW in L.A. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 15 Up on the Housetop - Jackson 5 Cover version of an 1864 song. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

RIP Rob Reiner, thank you for the joy & laughter

Day 14 of mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas album a day and today we have a nod to our love of France with Mireille Mathieu’s Christmas

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 14 The Christmas Song - James Brown and the famous flames 1966 cover version of the Nat King Cole classic. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 13 of mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas album a day brings the velvety tones of Mr Jim Reeves with 12 songs of Christmas 🎄

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 13 The little boy that Santa Clause forgot - Nat King Cole 1953 song about an orphan boy who has to play with last years broken toys. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec. #100%vinyl #xmas

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 12 Sunlight hits the snow - I am Kloot From the 2000 We ❤️ Yule ep. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 11 mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas album a day, and here we have George Chisholm with his Invitation to a happy Christmas party (one for the youngsters)

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 11 Oh Blimey It’s Christmas - Frank Sidebottom A 1985 single from Timperley’s finest. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 10 of mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas Album a day brings us to Father Francis with One Day at A Time, don’t be mislead by the label (Jungle) Look at his little face! And at the risk of blowing your minds this copy is signed!!!!

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 10 Fruitcake - Fred Schneider and the Superions. A 2010 album track from the B52’s frontman. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 9 Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC 1987 single by Run DMC about Hollis , Queens NYC. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 8 of a Christmas Album a day for me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social and today’s album may take anyone of a similar age right back to 70’s family parties. We used to hide the Max Bygraves when my Gran had her New Year do! 💕🎄 Here’s SingalongaChristmas with Max.

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 7 Father Christmas - The Kinks 1977 Kinks Christmas song where a Mall Santa is mugged for cash. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 8 Thanks for Christmas - The Three Wise Men 1983 single by XTC under a different name (they originally wanted to be called The Virgin Mary’s but the record label said no) I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 7 of our Christmas Album a day for me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social and we have Glen Campbell with That Christmas Feeling, I particularly like that the lights make it look like he’s wearing a small festive hat.

Day 6 on mine & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ‘s Christmas album a day and today we have ‘sing out Lofty’ it’s Don Estelle sings songs for Christmas.

Alternative Christmas Songs Advent Calendar Day 6 A Merry Jingle - The Greedies Thin Lizzy and the Sex Pistols team up for this 1979 single. I will be doing a Christmas mix on the 21st Dec and the daily music trivia and weekly mix will start on the 27th Dec #100%vinyl #xmas

Day 5 of a Christmas Album a day for me and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social and after the ChasnDave fandango yesterday going for something with definite Christmas pedigree… here’s Bing Crosby with Christmas is a-comin’

Day 2 of a Christmas album a day for me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social . Today’s festive treat is ‘Songs for a Winter’s Night’ - George Hamilton IV on the good old Ronco label.

To get in the festive swing of things me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social will be playing a Christmas album per day in the run up to Christmas, to kick things off what better than a touch of Tijuana Brass? Here’s The Torero Band with Tijuana Christmas 🎄

Last Weds me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social saw these guys at our favourite @waxandbeans.bsky.social. Highschool are an Aussie duo but brought in session musicians for a full band performance & they did a fab set-longer than some bands we have seen in big venues! This is their new self titled album

R.I.P. Mani Me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social will be spinning these classics tonight.

Me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social had a great evening tonight @waxandbeans.bsky.social brilliant set from Highschool who were also lovely Aussie lads. Cheers Ben & Lou!!

Me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social Back home now and nearly dry 🤣 great night @bccamplight.bsky.social sounding absolutely fantastic!

After a horrendous drive me and, a freezing, rainy, windy walk me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social finally made it to the O2 Apollo Manchester for @bccamplight.bsky.social Very pleased we made it on time for this guy - Badly Drawn Boy

So whilst me and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social were picking up Eternity’s Children @waxandbeans.bsky.social saw this, normally we don’t do live recordings…..exceptions being David Bowie (obvs) and The Smiths! This is The Smiths live at The Palace Theatre Manchester, 31st March 1985.

R.I.P. David Ball In Tribute today me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social will be playing lots of Soft Cell.

Sad news, thank you for the music.

Me and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social had a great evening watching Sonnenspot for their album launch at The Carlton Club, lovely stuff.

Me & @ziggystairlift.bsky.social spent a lovely evening @waxandbeans.bsky.social to hear some beautiful songs from the fab @tanita_tikaram. Absolutely splendid stuff. Check out her new album - Liar Love Isn’t A Right

Anniversary present from @ziggystairlift.bsky.social the new self titled album from Sonnenspot 💕

Happy anniversary to my darling ‘usbant @ziggystairlift.bsky.social , I bless the day I found you 💕

Last of mine and @ziggystairlift.bsky.social ´s Buxton albums is Do It Yourself - Ian Dury and The Blockheads and it’s a corker. There were 34 alternative sleeves for this album each one a crown wallpaper design. Ours is catalogue number P87806

Another album bought by me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social on Buxton market. One of the few bands who had every track on the album played by John Peel on the radio. Tv21 - a thin red line