The Portastylistic: pop*eye...Belle And Sebastian Peel Session Christmas Party (2002)

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

pop*eye...Belle And Sebastian Peel Session Christmas Party (2002)

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"Belle & Sebastian"

Belle And Sebastian Peel Session Christmas Party

"Recorded on 18 Dec 2002 over at BBC's Maida Vale studios,
this is the sound of Belle & Sebastian having some festive
fun covering some familiar Christmas classics as well as s
ome of their familiar hits."

These come from a 2002 Christmas Party Peel session. The band sounds like they're having a lot of fun while playing, especially on "The Twelve Days of X-Mas" which in turn is fun for us listeners. "I was very taken with the turtle dove..." As these are only a few of the Christmas songs Belle & Sebastian covered during that session, I'm sure that I'll cover some of the others later on.

Photo by Sherwin!!!

Belle & Sebastian / on the radio / playing songs for children.
01. O Come, All Ye Faithful
02. Christmas Time Is Here
03. Santa Claus
04. Step Into My Office, Baby
05. Jonathan David
06. Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto
07. Photo Jenny
08. Silent Night
09. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
10. Santa, Bring My Baby Back To Me
11. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love
12. The Boy With The Arab Strap
13. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
14. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
15. I Took Some Time For Christmas
16. The Twelve Days Of Christmas

And a few from their (at the time) yet-to-be-released comeback record, Dear Catastrophe Waitress. The Peel Sessions I’ve heard have all been laid-back, informal affairs more concerned with fun than impressing listeners, and this performance sounds no different.