A Merry XTCmas: part one

The first of two Christmas episodes features Andy Partridge, Chris Butler and Martin Newell, choosing their favourite festive songs

Show Notes

Prepare for a feast of seasonal excess with the first of two festive episodes of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast. 

 

First up is Martin Newell talking about Christmas in Suburbia and his fantastic Flowers in December EP. 

 

Then comes Chris Butler of the Waitresses talking about Christmas Wrapping to Andy Partridge who names the XTC song it influenced.

 

This episode also features a Christmas song from Robert Lawlor and a visit from Rainer Fielder and his children Arthur and Esther. Questions from Mark Fisher, Mark Reed and David White.

 

Listen along to the accompanying Spotify playlist: A Merry XTCmas

 Visit Martin Newell's website

 

Catch up with Chris Butler

 

Further reading in The XTC Bumper Book of Fun for Boys and Girls and What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from https://www.xtclimelight.com 

 

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Mark Fisher

Two books and a podcast about XTC by @markffisher. Read at https://t.co/Wn79SN6UmU and listen at https://t.co/nOEUV6NtZQ

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