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MC Slave's Christmas Extravaganza

24 Dec 2024

Mark (An avid lover of Christmas music) takes over the final hour of the show to blast out as many Christmas songs in an hour as he possibly can. Audio

Tuesday 24 December 2024

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Show Notes

Nau mai haere mai, welcome to On the Air - Mā runga iarere with Mark Williams and Kara Rickard for Tuesday, 24 January 2024.

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12:20pm - Laughton Kora

A powerhouse of Aotearoa music, Laughton Kora joins Mark & Kara to talk about everything, Black Comet, Touring with Katchafire, Working on Short Films, and more.

Laughton Kora

Laughton Kora Photo: Supplied

1:05pm - Mānuka Recordings

Kenny Sterling and Dylan Biscuit, the duo behind the independent music label Mānuka Recordings, share the history of the label and what they've worked on this year.

Kenny Sterling (L) & Dylan Biscuit (R)

Photo: Supplied - Mānuka Records

2:05pm - Roger Young

The Unofficial Mayor of Cuba Street, and Wellington Hospitality Icon, Roger Young, is in the studio to share some tunes and a bit of the history behind some of the capital's most beloved spots.

Roger Young (L), Kara Rickard (M) & Mark Williams (R)

Photo: On The Air

3:00pm - MC SLAVE's Christmas Extravaganza 

Mark (An avid lover of Christmas music) takes over the final hour of the show to blast out as many Christmas songs in an hour as he possibly can.

Mark Williams as Bad Santa

Photo: Mark Williams

Songs Played:

12-1pm

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus & Lucy

McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now

Black Comet - Shelter

Cultura Profética & Bebo Dumont - Lento

Christoph el Truento - Pep the Conqueror

Solange - Cranes In The Sky

AJA - Breathe New Life

Stro Elliot - The Summer Love Song

1-2pm

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here

Romi Wrights - Capsized

Eo - Tell Me

Julian Lubin - Patience & Love ft. Samara Alofa

The Hongi Slicker & Kenny Sterling - Do It (Better For Us)

Izkarri - Killasound

Ella Thompson - Don't Be A Taurus

2-3pm

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Skating

Phoenix foundation - Buffalo

Bill Withers - Use Me

Joe Dukie - My Way

Erykah Badu - Tyrone (Live)

Trinity Roots - Beautiful People

Jordan Rakei - Learning

3-4pm

Vince Guaraldi Trio - O Tannenbaum

Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis

Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rapping

Yellowman - Santa Claus Never Comes To The Ghetto

Patra - Christmas Time

Ini Kamozi - All I Want for Christmas (Jamaica)

Sugar Minott - Christmas Time

Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa's Got a Bag of Soul

James Brown - Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico - Bomba Navideña

Chang Loo - Donde Esta Santa Claus

Elvis Presley - Santa Claus Is Back In Town

Louis Armstrong - Christmas Time In Harlem

Jacob Miller - Wish You a Merry Christmas