Lost and Found: Christmas Special

This week on Lost and Found, a special seasonal selection with hardly a carol in sight. Today's episode is dedicated to friends and whānau near and far, and songs to keep the day's spirits blissful and happy.

Khruangbin - 'Christmas Time is Here'

A laid back Texan interpretation of the Vince Guaraldi classic 'Christmas Time is Here'.

Theia - 'Te Kaiwhakaora o te Ao'

“A Christmas hymn to call our own," says Theia who wrote this seasonal waiata.

Beach Boys - 'Big Sur'

Here’s a thoroughly gorgeous Beach Boys track released as part of the Feel Flows box set that captures sessions, outtakes and all sorts of versions between 1969-71.

Perfume Genius - 'Without you'

Perfume Genius with 1960s sounding track from the 2020 album Set My Heart on Fire Immediately.

Tami Neilson - 'Pretty Paper'

Performed this live on Sirius XM session, here’s Tami Neilson with her rendition of Willie Nelson’s 'Pretty Paper'.

Bressa Creeting Cake - 'Palm Singing'

A little gift for the Flying Nun fans - and something seasonally suited to our Southern Hemisphere festive times.

Stevie Wonder- ' Don't You Worry Bout a Thing'

Stevie Wonder just to reassure us if things are getting a little stressy today. From his LP Innervisions including 'Too High', 'Higher Ground', 'Living in the City'.

Joni Mitchell - 'Don Juan' Reckless Daughter'

The title track from Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter. It wasn’t particularly well received at the time, featuring members of Weather Report  harking the beginning of Joni Mitchell’s jazz leanings.

I just can’t get enough of this bassline

Kim Tolliver - 'Show Must Go On'

That is Kim Tolliver a US RnB singer who did the local club circuit in the late 70s and recorded while she was here. That’s from a fantastic little compilation called Songs in the Life of Key which has brought together recordings from Auckland’s Stebbing Studios.

James Brown - 'Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto'

The Godfather of Funk gets festive.

Christoph El' Truento - 'Aquarium (MĀ version)'

One of my favourite local artists of this year that is MA with her woozy dreamy interpretation of Christop El Truento’s Live from the Cloud Subtropical - well worth adding to your summer playlist.

Black Pacific - 'Place to Go'

Siblings Imon Starr, Zoe Moon and Deva Mahal perform a stripped back number to remind us of the good things of being together. It's beautiful harmonies you would expect from the children of Taj Mahal.

Pixie Williams - 'Best Wishes'

The incomparable Pixie Williams with her Christmastime tune

The Yoots - 'A, E, I, O, U'

The inspired side project of Fat Freddy's Drop's Hohepa (Joe Lyndsay) takes loving project to some beloved and well-known waiata