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Don’t forget to say ‘peace and love’ whilst making a peace sign with both hands at midday tomorrow for Ringo’s birthday. https://t.co/TzafoHJhnv

Absolute Treasures : 8 

(a.k.a. Absolute Christmas : 1)

Yes - I appreciate that this is a Christmas-themed playlist (note the broadcast date!) but who doesn’t want a little sparkle in their tunes, even if it’s approaching the middle of June! :-)

Broadcast Date: Sunday 21 December 2008

Aztec Camera - Walk Out To Winter White Lies - To Lose My Life U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Ida Maria - Oh My God Elbow - One Day Like This The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) Lily Allen - The Fear Watch the video here. Low - Just Like Christmas Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Badly Drawn Boy - Donna & Blitzen The Killers - Spaceman Muse - Starlight

Kings of Leon - Use Somebody (Live) Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses The Fratellis - A Heady Tale Florence and The Machine - Dog Days Are Over The Eels - Christmas Is Going To The Dogs Ladyhawke - My Delirium Travis - Song To Self Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick Empire of The Sun - Walking On A Dream Verve - Love Is Noise

Absolute Treasures : 7

Broadcast Date: Sunday 7 December 2008

Suede - Trash Guillemots - Annie Let’s Not Wait Lily Allen - The Fear Oasis - D-Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman? Elbow - One Day Like This Paul Weller - Sea Spray Pulp - Sorted for E’s and Wizz Fall Out Boy - America-s Suitehearts Kraftwerk - The Model White Lies - To Lose My Life REM - Orange Crush Virgins - One Week of Danger

The Killers - Human The Rifles - Fall to Sorrow Blind Melon - No Rain Fleet Foxes - Mykonos Leonard Cohen - Waiting For The Miracle Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days Bad Days Camera Obscura - Super Trouper Talking Heads - Burning Down The House Fratellis - A Heady Tale New Order - Temptation Blur - This is a Low

Absolute Treasures : 6

Broadcast Date: Sunday 30 November 2008

REM - It’s the End of the World As We Know It The Killers - Joyride The Strokes - Hard to Explain The Rifles - The Great Escape Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight James - Born of Frustration White Lies - To Lose My Life John Lennon - Gimme Some Truth

Elastica - Connection Glasvegas - Please Come Back Home The Jam - English Rose The Virgins - One Week of Danger Saint Etienne - You’re in a Bad Way Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses Electronic - Getting Away With It Longpigs - On and On Empire of the Sun - Walking on My Dream Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days Bad Days Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around the Block White Denim - Let’s Talk About It Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love

Absolute Treasures : 5

Broadcast Date: Sunday 23 November 2008

Stone Roses - Waterfall The Killers - Joyride Orange Juice - Rip It Up Coldplay - Glass of Water Pulp - Do You Remember the First Time The Virgins - One Week of Danger Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink Fall Out Boy - I Don’t Care The Libertines - Don’t Look Back Into the Sun The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

Doves - Pounding The Killers - Spaceman Billy Bragg - Greetings to the New Brunette Coldplay - Rainy Day Joy Division - She’s Lost Control Peter Bjorn and Jon - Young Folks The Rifles - The Great Escape Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over The Smiths - Please Please Please- Airborne Toxic Event - Gasoline Belly - Feed the Tree

Absolute Treasures : 4

Broadcast Date: Sunday 16 November 2008 

Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant Kings of Leon - Use Somebody The Cure - Why Can’t I Be You Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days Bad Days Nick Harrison - Something Special The Housemartins - Me and the Farmer Glasvegas - Please Come Back Home Stone Roses - Mersey Paradise Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over The Rifles - The Great Escape Mink Deville - Spanish Stroll The Specials - Gangsters 

The Strokes - Reptilia Ladyhawke - My Delirium The Teardrop Explodes - Treason Oasis - I'm Outta Time Fleet Foxes - He Doesn’t Know Why The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out The Virgins - One Week of Danger Bob Dylan - Shelter From the Storm Jon Allen - Going Home Patti Smith - Because the Night Skint & Demoralised - The Thrill of Thirty Seconds The Alarm - 68 Guns 

Absolute Treasures : 3 

Broadcast Date: Sunday 9 November 2008

Morrissey - Everyday Is Like Sunday Oasis - I’m Outta Time Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll   Vampire Weekend  - A-Punk Green Day - Basket Case Kirsty Maccoll - There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis Elbow - Mirrorball The Clash - Bankrobber Bloc Party - Signs Killers - Human David Bowie - Queen Bitch Ladyhawke - My Delirium

R.E.M. - Orange Crush PJ Harvey - Sheela-Na-Gig Razorlight - Wire To Wire Nick Harrison - Something Special Rolling Stones - She’s A Rainbow   Glasvegas - Please Come Back Home Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi MGMT - Kids The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba The Gaslight Anthem - Old White Lincoln