Playlist - 22 December 2018

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, with the emphasis on music for the festive season, including a selection of Jethro Tull recorded live at St Bride's Church (London) in 2008.

8pm
Toehider     Under the mistletoe (2009) (Under The Mistletoe EP / 12 EPs in 12 Months, The Last Six)
Jethro Tull     Holly herald (2003) (The Christmas Album)
Steeleye Span     The holly and the ivy (1972) (single only, B-side to Gaudete)
Mike Oldfield     In dulce jubilo (1975) (single only)
Loreena McKennitt     Seeds of love (1995) (A Winter Garden)
Unitopia     The garden (live) (2011) (One Night In Europe)
Freedom to Glide     Stolen souls (Dec 2014) (digital single)
Toehider     Carol of the bells (Choral) + Carol of the bells (Rock) (2009) (Under The Mistletoe EP / 12 EPs in 12 Months, The Last Six)
9pm
Jethro Tull Christmas concert at St Brides:

• Jethro Tull    Weathercock (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
• Reading: Rev George Pitcher / Choir    Introduction/What cheer (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
• Jethro Tull    A Christmas song + Living In These Hard Times (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
• Reading: Ian Anderson    Marmion (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
• Jethro Tull    Jack in the green + A winter snowscape (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
• Jethro Tull / choir / Jethro Tull    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Thick As A Brick (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)

Sky   Troika (1983) (Cadmium)
Emma Horwood       Noel Nouvelet + Angels we have heard on high (2010) (Angel Song: A Christmas Blessing)

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It's only Christmas once a year, but every day is Ugly Jumper Day for bass player Herbie Flowers when he's playing with instrumental classical-rock band Sky, which featured two Australian guitarists - John Williams (classical guitar) and Kevin Peek (electric guitar):

And now something a little more subdued from the talented Adelaide harpist and singer Emma Horwood: