A surprise not-totally-festive edition of Radio Clash, where I talk about a bird I think about a lot (the lost Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird – apologies for the transliteration but those special symbols will likely gum up the works in the feed and tags) and what Christmas means to me now…

I play some new and old mashups and original music – some of which is my favourites of the year, but mostly older since I don’t listen to music in the same way anymore. Loving the new Saint Etienne and Lily Allen albums though, and K-Pop Demon Hunters (DERPY 4EVAH!) and new-ish music from B. Dolan, Hallmighty and Lankum.

Buckingham Nicks album gets a timely re-release (are they talking again?) so talk about that and the legendary Coffee Plant demos – and visit Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert’s Christmas Ghost Stories album…and play the last of my choices from Tom Rasmussen’s amazing Body Building album.

And some festive? festering? tracks that have been on ice stuck at the North Pole since Xmas two years ago. Joy to the world and all that, there’s a theme about wanting 2026 to be a lot less shit…but not that hopeful, concentrating on what Xmas is supposed to be about, rather than all the capitalism, food and tradition. Peace on earth for all would be a nice place to start?

• Captain Obvious – What Believing Sounds Like (Huntr/x vs Journey)
• Bill McClintock – Sleigh Bitch –Explicit– (Carpenters and Buckcherry)
• B Dolan – Fight Naked
• Lambrini Girls – God’s Country
• Problem Patterns – Christmas Number One
• Obscurest Vinyl – The Secrets Your Asshole Keeps
• Instamatic – Cranes In The Waterfall (Solange vs Stone Roses)
• Saint Etienne – Sweet Melodies
• Lewis Scarole – Moonlight Banquet (Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly vs Bloc Party)
• Lankum – Ghost Town
• Xinon – Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (One Gameboy Remix)
• Mike Anthony – Why Can’t We Live Together
• Tom Rasmussen – Joy
• Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert – Weihnachtsstimmung
• HallMighty – Drive Home Alone For Christmas (The Cars vs. Chris Rea ft Olivia Rodrigo)
• Jenny Stardust – My Arms Are Just Fuckin’ Stuck Like This
• Piers Faccini , Ballaké Sissoko – One Half Of A Dream
• One True Pairing – The World Said No [Domino Recording Co]
• Black Box Recorder – Do You Believe in God?
• Ben Folds – Still (Reprise)
• Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks – Crystal
• Minor Arth – This Used To Be My Playgound Love (Air vs Madonna)
• Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert – Ode to Plastic Mistletoe
• Buckingham Nicks – Nomad (aka Candelbright)
• David Gilmour – Between Two Points (with Romany Gilmour)
• Tom Rasmussen – This Is How We Walk on the Moon
• SOPHIE & Hannah Diamond – Always and Forever
• Lily Allen – Fruityloop
• tbc aka Instamatic – Happy Novacaine Year (Green Day vs ABBA)
• tbc aka Instamatic – Chasing Epilogues (Snow Patrol vs Daft Punk)