Digby offers his take on Christmas with the first of his yuletide shows featuring Billy Childish and The Lovely Eggs amongst others, expect a short sharp shot to the heart of conventional festive fuzz. None of us here at DCR we’re particularly quick to jump on the Christmas music bandwagon but once we got going there was no stopping us, well not for 13 days anyway. . . . . . . .

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‘And so this is Christmas’, as the mawkish song would have it. It’s a
time of year when we are bombarded by terrible music; in shops and
cafes, lifts and train stations. And mostly it exhorts us to have a
high old time, to be of good cheer, or to remember a homeless baby who
was born in a stable (in times before foot and mouth, swine flu and
health and safety legislation, clearly).

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But for every song that heigh-hos, there’s another that takes on a
less festive hue. In today’s Christmas podcast, James Brown languidly
lambasts us for neglecting those worse off than ourselves, The
Youngsters warn us of the pitfalls of over-indulging, the lovely El
Perro Del Mar may be sighing ‘Oh, What a Christmas’, but in a voice
that simply cries out ‘Bonjour, tristesse’. And finally, when the
quixotic Mary Margaret O’Hara sings that it’ll be a blue Christmas
without you, one knows, that for her, it truly will be.

So if you are, during this festive period, paper hat on head, feeling
like a character in a Bergman film, while all around you sit sunny
people who long to be in Friends, remember you’re not alone. This too
will pass. So buy yourself a present, unpop a cork, and have Christmas
on your own terms. And if your mood clears and your spirits cheer,
join me on 23 December for the other side of the coin in the plum
pudding, a show made up of songs that celebrate Christmas.

We’re getting truly festive here at DCR and offering you a plethora of daily yuletide shows to keep you busy over the festive season.
Our DJ’s will be airing a new mini-show every day from December 12th right up until Christmas Eve featuring their favourite Alternative seasonal tracks.

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There will be no Pogues, no Slade, no Wham and certainly no Cliff. We’re talking about The Fall, Slow Club, Das Wunderlust, The Ramones, Kellarissa, Radiohead, Mogwai, Bright Eyes and so on and so on.
All our regular DJ’s from Liam and Gem on The IF show to Adrian’s 13 show, Digby’s Debris Slide, Ladies Day, Steve from The Electronic Tonic and Adam’s Words Into Wires will all leave their regular format for this fortnight and get all festive, we’re also welcoming Richard our podcast producer for a special Christmas Eve show with guests. The fresh show will appear in this space just after midnight every day from 12th December to Chrsitmas Eve.
Ahhh, the wonder of an alternative Christmas x

Here’s some links to people and stuff we’re fond of:

Podcasts – www.turnupandtalk.com

‘Mini’s Guest List’ – The Hottest Club & Events Scene In London! Join Now – www.MinisGuestList.com

Record Labels – www.freerangerecords.co.uk

Studios – www.residentstudios.com   www.gunfactorystudios.com

Develop Confidence and Charisma – Secrets of Charisma & Personal Transformation – www.CharismaMagic.com

Venues – www.bardensboudoir.co.uk

Read – www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk

Manager – www.julietippex.com

Eating – www.mangal2.com

Online Record’s – www.junorecords.co.uk

Julian James – Amazing London Magician Exclusive Entertainment for Private & Corporate Events – www.JulianJamesMagic.com

All our mini-shows from the 13 days of Christmas will feature again here, so you can listen again whenever you like, probably best over Christmas though x

For all DCR information please contact:

liam@differentclassradio.co.uk or for the female touch gemma@differentclassradio.co.uk

We do like to hear new demo’s and mp3′s but please only send us stuff that might be suitable for our ears,  for example we’re not overly keen on music you might here on Magic, get in touch with Magic I reckon. Some details about yourself are also helpful.

All our DJ’s can be contacted via their respective pages.

If you like the DCR style and Graphics it’s all thanks to a man called James Newport he can be contacted here: jimgraphix@googlemail.com

Our Podcast Producer is Richard Elms he can be contacted here: richard@turnupandtalk.com