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As we head into 2010 we look back at the year of 2009 playing a fine selection box of treats from the past twelve months including Two Door Cinema Club, Franz Ferdinand, Miike Snow plus session tracks from Darker My Love and Raveonettes.

Andrew Collins chats to Yeasayer about new single 'Ambling Alp'.   

 
So! Here's our Top Ten 6 Music Christmas songs chosen by you!
1) Frankie goes to Hollywood – Power of Love (Shaun Keaveny)
2) White Stripes – Candy Cane Children (Nemone)
3) Gaudeté - Steelye Span (Pete - Shireoaks and James in Notts and Gideon)
4) Merry Crassmas - Crass (Craig Kilmarnock)
5) Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits
6) Sinead O'connor - Silent Night (Zoe in Preston)
7) Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi (Pete, Esther & Oscar)
8) Oi To The World - The Vandels (Mark from freezing Hartlepool)
9) Jingle Bells - The Macc Lads (Tim in Northants )
10) Santa's Beard - They Might Be Giants (Jaff in Battersea)

Oh and if you missed our very own Technical wizkid Rhodri Marsden, don't worry as here are his seasonal websites here!

Absurd Xmas decoration websites
Santa + Jack Bauer
kids with Santa
Shelter HouseBling
Christmas sweater websites
Worst Christmas album covers
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Cerys Matthews 6 Music Christmas Album Cover
Not only did you masterfully choose the tracks, you even sent in designs for the album cover. We've displayed a few examples of your creative genius in our gallery.

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The Muppets - Bohemian Rhapsody
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School sign Back To School Monday
Thought your education ended years ago? Cerys will be aiming to extend it by playing music of a geographical or historical bent, previous lessons have been Boll Weevil, Vietnam War, Alamo,Pompeii, Spanish Civil War.
This week's lesson: Bo Diddley beat
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tape measure Tuesday's Treasures
Tuesday's take on a new twist at 6Music towers on the lunchtime show, we'd like your suggestions for long songs to take us through til 4.
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Road trip Road Trip Wednesday
Every week we visit a different location around the world and examine its musical history, previous visists include Mississippi, Iceland, Spain, Greece & Australia.
This week: East Midlands/Northamptonshire
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Record Detectives
Lost one of your favourite records? Maybe an ex half-inched it? Then we'll help you track it down!
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Jason Solomons Film On Thursday
This week Jason Solomons reviews Where The Wild Things Are and The Limits Of Control.
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Cerys Matthews Question Time
Want to find out more about Ms Matthews? We asked listeners for some probing questions and then put them to her. Have a read...
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Andrews Collins sits in for Cerys playing tracks from 1979.

Andrews Collins sits in for Cerys playing tracks from 1989.

We party like it's 1999!!!

It's New Years Eve and we play a fine selection of tunes from the past twelve months.

Happy New Year everybody!

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24 Dec - Cerys is back for a christmas eve special!

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