We pick nine songs & our guest, Martin Grover, picks another four = the baker's dozen of soul & r'n'b to kick off 2026.

1. Wipe Your Tears /Jimmy Nolen

2. Give Me One More Drink / The Big Heat

3. Baby, Scratch My Back / Slim Harpo

4. Three Rooms / Audrey Freeman

5. Shelter From The Storm / Cassandra Wilson

6. There Must Be Something / Friday, Saturday & Sunday

7. There's No End / Latimore

8. I Can Hold My Own / Geater Davis

9. Potato Salad / Friday, Saturday & Sunday

10. Landslide / Baby Rose

11. Reclusive / Emiene

12. The Times They Are A-Changin'/ The Brothers & Sisters Of Los Angeles

13. Double Barrel / Dave & Ansel Collins

theme tune: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

" you get the picture...those boys were busy!"

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Our Sister show, Small Town Talk with a lot of we don't play and a bit of we do can be reached at:

https://smalltowntalk4.podbean.com

Our guest this month, Martin Grover has all his fantastic art available to see & buy at:

https://martingrover.com

This month's prize CD is courtesy, as always, from Ace Records - their website is packed with Soul, RnB, Blues, and so much more so go find at:

https://acerecords.com

The Bright Lights Big City Christmas Boogie...

1. I Wanna Be Your Radio / Mamie Galore

2. Blue Christmas / The Meditation Singers

3. Midnight Bells Are Ringing / T. Bone Walker

4. Just a Sad Xmas / The Soul Duo

5. Christmas In Jail / The Youngsters

6. Save Me A Boogie / Marvin Johnson

7. Christmas Date Boogie / Big Joe Turner

8. Why Must I Cry / Priscilla Bowman

9. Jelly Bread / Booker T & The M.G.'s

10. Ole Man Trouble / Otis Redding

11. Concrete Jungle / Arthur Alexander

12. Walk The Street / Derrick Harriot

13. Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette) The O Jays

14. Something's Different / Elara James

15. Lady Lady / Olivia Dean

16. Let Alone The One You Love / Olivia Dean

17. Speak To Me / Michelle David & The True-Tones

18. Stick Fight (Live at the Village Underground) Nectar Woode

19. Santa Claus Boogie / The Voices

20. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus / Mabel Scott

21. Dig That Crazy Santa Claus / Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers

22. Christmas In Celebration / B.B. King

23. Santa Done Got Hip / The Marquees

24. You Can't Hurry Love (live on Jools) / Olivia Dean

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"Christmas is a perfect time for sad songs."

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Whether it's 3.15pm or 21 minutes to 9 it's time for another 50+ minutes of 15 songs on show 55.

1. Air Travel / Ray & Bob

2. Drop My Stuff / Three Fifteen & His Squares

3. 21 Minutes To 9 / Willie Love

4. Hole In The Ground / Freddie Kohlman & His Orchestra

5. Ham 'N' Eggs / Skip Manning

6. Trouble In Mind / Dinah Washington & Ben Webster

7. Shouldn't I Know / The Cardinals

8. You Might As Well Forget Him / Jimmy Hughes

9. Bigger They Come / Jimmy Cliff

10. Moment to Moment / Junior Scaife

11. Together Apart / Becky Sikasa

12. A Couple Of Minutes / Olivia Dean

13. Don't Watch Me Cry / Jorja Smith

14. Down In Memphis / Booker T Jones

15. Stick Fight / Nectar Woode

theme song: Bright Lights Big City / Jimmy Reed

"I like the way he says 'just about 21 minutes to 9'

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Once again a big shout out for Pete Jones' Small Town Talk podcast

https://smalltowntalkrecords4.podbean.com

if listening can be essential then this 49 minutes is every month.

Go browse and buy at Ace Records website - https://acerecords.com

Go browse and buy also at https://martingrover.com