X-FACTOR & STRICKLY COME DANCING.

While unable to get to my internet at the bottom of the garden.....snow and ice......I've finally got there and until Tudnofm gets back on the air.... a few thoughts on TV's annual musical celebrations.

X FACTOR.

So many artists and critics bombard this programme with hate unheard of in media circles. I enjoy the show and take it for what it is.....entertainment with an unbeleivable dream situation for the winner, in this instance Matt Cardle. My only problem with the show is the amount of lies and hype which appears every week that the show is broadcast. I suspect Simon Cowell is well aware of this and possibly encourages it, I think to the detriment of the show. The truth would be a great improvement. Don't build up the hard-luck stories. Don't tell us of backstage arguments. We don't want to hear of illnesses,old flames,pets,etc,etc which sometimes has an effect on public voting......just tell us all the truth at the beginning and let the voting public make up their own mind on who will get then eventual prize.


STRICKLY COME DANCING.

A great show this year with great effort from the celebrities. The best woman won. Always sparkely, colourful and enjoyable. The Sunday half-hour programme was a waste of time without the dance-off included and most people proberbly did what I did. Switch from another channel for the last five minutes to find out who had been voted off. Brucie will proberbly retire . I would if I were he, but on the other hand he keeps it moving along at his pace and one wonders if contestants like John Sergeant or Ann Widdicome would have entered the show knowing they would be surrounded with young people. Their appearances on the show have been very amusing and since the producers of the show have warmed to the idea of pure entertainment and not necessarily top class dancing things have improved. A great entertainment show this year. ICE DANCING NEXT !!!

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS..OFF-AIR TILL JANUARY.

MY SINCERE APOLOGIES TO ALL LISTENERS. TUDNOFM WILL BE OFF AIR TILL THE SECOND WEEK IN JANUARY. THIS BLOG WILL RETURN WHEN BACK ON AIR. THE CHRISTMAS WEATHER HAS CAUSED HAVOC WITH PRESENTERS. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS PLAYLIST DECEMBER 18TH.

PLAYLIST.....

I will follow him.....Whoopi Goldberg.....SISTER ACT(FILM)
The Aggie song.....Male Chorus.....BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUS IN TEXAS(STAGE)
To sir with love....Lulu.....TO SIR WITH LOVE(FILM)
Theme from a summer place.....Percy Faith....A SUMMER PLACE(FILM)
We have all the time iin the world...Louis Armstrong...VARIOUS.
I'd give my life for you...Lea Salonga....MISS SAIGON.
Mushnik and son......LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
Fill the world with love....Boys....GOODBYE MR CHIPS(STAGE)
Ah sweet mystery of life.....Mario Lanza.....album....100 HITS.
The spring of next year.....Chorus.....DEAR WORLD.
I'll know.....Billy Eckstein......album...BILLY ECKSTEIN & SARAH VAUGHN.
Love never dies.....Sierra Bogess......LOVE NEVER DIES.
Round and round the Christmas tree......Bing Crosby......album...BING CROSBY CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
It might as well be spring......Ray Conniff......album...HOLLUWOOD IN RHYTHM.
You're never fully dressed without a smile......Cast.....ANNIE.
I could have danced all night.....Connie Fisher.....album...SECRET LOVE.
You give a little love....Cast.......BUGSY MALONE(FILM)
I'll be waiting there....Helen Sjoholm....KRISTINA.
Polar Express Suite.....Alan Silvestri...THE POLAR EXPRESS.
Seventy six trombones.....Robert Preston......THE MUSIC MAN.
Christmas day.....Chorus......PROMISES PROMISES.
Be Italian......Kathi Moss......NINE.
Spread a little happiness / Smile....Maria Friedman.....album...THE GREAT NRITISH SONGBOOK.
June is bustin' out all over......Claramae Turner.....CAROUSEL(FILM)
My heart is so full of love....Inia Te Wiata,Helena Scott.....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
Home for the holidays....Perry Como.....album...COMO CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
The Lambeth Walk......Robert Lindsey.....ME AND MY GIRL.

MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS IS NOW ON A TWO WEEK BREAK RETURNING IN THE THIRD WEEK WHEN I WILL BE CELEBRATING ALL THE HIT SONGS AND MUSICALS FROM EACH DECADE STARING IN 1900, THE SERIES ENDING IN 2010......SO JOIN ME ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THREE WEEKS 2-4PM ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW DECEMBER 14TH.

PLAYLIST......

You're the only good thing.....Jim Reeves...album....GREATEST HITS.
Christmas singalong......Max Bygraves.....album....SINGALONGA CHRISTMAS.
Do you hear what I hear...Susan Boyle,Amber Stassi....album...THE GIFT.
Oh how I miss you tonight....Nat King Cole....album...DEAR LONELY HEARTS.
The last time I saw Paris...Dean Martin....album...FRENCH STYLE.
Look Around.....Sergio Menzes Brazil 66....album...THE SWINGER FROM RIO.
Don't forget to feed the reindeer...Peggy lee.....album...THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Tchaikovsky's Swan lake.....Ray Conniff.....album CONCERT IN RHYTHM.
Saturday Night...Frank Sinatra....album....COME DANCE WITH ME.
In the still of the night....Johnny Mathis....album..OPEN FIRE,TWO GUITARS.
All I want for Christmas is you.....Puppini Sisters....album.....CHRISTMAS WITH....
I beleive.....Andrea Bocelli,Katherine Jenkins album.....MY CHRISTMAS.
Round and round....Perry Como....album 100 HITS.
Mambo No 8....Perez Prado........album...MAMBO PARTY.
Baby it's cold outside....Dean Martin.......album...MERRY MIXMAS.
C'est la vie c'est l'amour...Jane Morgan....album JANE IN SPAIN.
Lullaby of birdland....Mel Torme....album...TH PLATINUM COLLEC TION.
By the time I get to Phoenix.....Glen Campbell...album....STANDING ON THE CORNER.
I'll be seeing you....Julie London......album ...LOVE ON THE ROCKS.
White Christmas....bette Midler....album...COOL YULE.
The Chistmas Song...Ella Fitzgerald....album...A SWINGING CHRISTMAS.
Love is the sweetest thing.....Peter Skellern....album...THE BEST OF......
Christmas Alphabet....The McGuire Sisters....album...SINCERELY.
My Rock and foundation......Peggy Lee.....album WHERE DID THEY GO.
Happy holiday....Andy Williams.....album...CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
You have to be there....Helen Sjoholm......album....KRISTINA.
let it snow,let it snow...Carpenters.......album.....CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Europ's skies....Alexandra Rybak....album...NO BOUNDERIES.
Evergreen.....Barbara Streisand.....album...THE ESSENTIAL....
I'll never fall in love again......Bobbie Gentry.....VARIOUS.
White Christmas.....Pink Martini,Saori Yuki.......album...JOY TO THE WORLD.


TUNE IN NEXT WEEK DECEMBER 21ST TUESDAY 8-10PM ON TUDNO 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TURNDOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS DECEMBER 12TH.

PLAYLIST.......

Sisters / White Christmas.....Cast.....IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS(STAGE)
What I did for love....Cast....A CHORUS LINE.
They're playing our song.....Robert Klein.....THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG.
Real live girl.....Barry Manilow....album SHOWSTOPPERS.
The Polar Express...Tom Hanks / When Christmas comes to town...Matthew Hall, Meagan Moore / Believe....Josh Groban. / Hot Chocolate...Tom Hanks. / Winter Wonderland...The Andrew's Sisters. / Suite...Orchestra.....ALL FROM THE POLAR EXPRESS.
Fabulous babe...Patina Miller....SISTER ACT.
The Happy Time...Robert Goulet....THE HAPPY TIME.
Morning person....Sutton Foster.....SHREK.THE MUSICAL.
You're the top...Ella Fitzgerald.....album...SINGS COLE PORTER.
The surrey with the fringe on top....Jane Morgan....album..SINGS SHOWSTOPPERS.
Over the rainbow medley...Danielle Hope...SINGLE.
Hello Dolly...Pearl Bailey.....HELLO DOLLY.
Beauty and the beast...Beth Fowler....BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
The first man you remember....Kevin Colson,Diana Morrison....ASPECTS OF LOVE.
I like life......Tommy Steele,James Head.....SCROOGE.
Sunrise Sunset....Topol,Miriam Karlin....FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
What is this feeling.....Idina Menzel,Kristin Chenoweth....WICKED.
All that Jazz....cast....CHICAGO.
A place called home......Cast.....A CHRISTMAS CAROL(STAGE)
Phantom of the Opera.....micheal Crawford,Barbara Bonney....PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

NEXT WEEK DECEMBER 19TH SUNDAY 2-4PM ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

THE FOLLOWING TWO SUNDAYS THERE WILL BE NO MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS DUE TO SHUTDOWN BY RADIO STATION.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW DECEMBER 7TH..JOSH GROBAN..GLEE..MARIAH CAREY..ANDY WILLIAMS.

PLAYLIST....

ANDY WILLIAMS CHRISTMAS ALBUM ON COLUMBIA...Tracks Played....

Sleigh Ride / Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Happy Holiday.

Super Christmas Album not always available in shops, but easy on the internet. Make sure it is the twenty track red album....NOT...the live album. 9STARS.

GLEE...THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM ON SONY...Tracks played....

We need a little Christmas / The most wonderful day of the year / Jingle bells.

Entertaining youth album but festive Christmas listening. 7STARS.

ILLUMINATIONS....JOSH GROBAN....Tracks Played...

Higher window / Hidden away.

In my opinion not up to his previous usual standard but if you're a fan you must have it. All a little samey. 6STARS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2 YOU.MARIAH CAREY. ISLAND RECORDS. Tracks played...

Here comes Santa Claus / Oh come all ye faithful.

Her second Christmas album which is patchy in it's effect. The new seasonal version of " All I want for Christmas is you" has only a thirty second opening as new, but it does include a DVD of her recording the songs, so good value. 6STARS


OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.....

Stairway of love....Micheal Holliday....album...ANTHOLOGY.
Fly me to the moon.....Julie London....album....THE BEST OF.....
Come outside.....Mike Sarne,Wendy Richards.....VARIOUS.
The World in my arms....Nat King Cole....album....VARIOUS.
Tropical Nights....Liza Minelli.....album......TROPICAL NIGHTS (N/A)
She loves you......Keely Smith.....album.....SINGS THE LENNON MCARTNEY SONGBOOK (N/A)
So it always will be...Everly Brothers.....album ...1ooHITS.
Too marvellous for words....Billie Holliday....album..THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK.
When you trim your Christmas tree.....Bing Crosby...album....THE BING CROSBY CHRISTMAS ALBUM ONLY ON POLYGRAM.
Save the last dance for me.....Manhatten Transfer / Ben E King....album..TONIN'
Whatever happened to Christmas...Frank Sinatra...album....THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.
Never never never,,,,,Shirley Bassey....album...THE GREATEST HITS.
I can't beleive I'm losing you....jack Jones....album...MY KIND OF TOWN.
Moondance.....Micheal Buble....album....MICHEAL BUBLE.
Jingle bells.....Barbara Striesand....album...A CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
It's gonna take some time.....Carpenters....album...40 / 40.
White Christmas.....Doris Day...album....PERSONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.
I'll be home for Christmas....Dean Martin...album...CHRISTMAS WITH DINO.
The magic of Christmas Day...Celine Dion......album..THESE ARE THE SPECIAL TIMES.
Stardust....Val Doonican....album...THE SONGBOOK.
Do you love me like you kiss me.....Connie Francis....album...SINGS ITALIAN FAVOURITES.

NEXT WEEK TUNE IN TO TUDNOFM 107.8 AT 8-10PM ON TUESDAY 14TH DECEMBER FOR ANOTHER TWO HOURS OF GOOD MUSIC.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS..PLAYLIST DECEMBER 5TH

PLAYLIST......



Triplets....Fred Astaire,Jack Buchanan,Nanette Fabray....THE BAND WAGON(FILM)

MrFezziwig's annual Christmas Ball...Cast.....A CHRISTMAS CAROL.(STAGE)

UNFORTUNATELY THE REST OF THIS POST GOT LOST IN THE ETHER......IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS AND EVEN GOOGLE CAN'T AVOID PROBLEMS

Colin Holmes....Tudnofm.

WINTER FREEZE PUTS ME OFF AIR ON 30TH NOVEMBER.

Unfortunately a burst nearn the studios of Tudnofm cancelled all evening programmes last night. I will be back on Friday for "Tudno Talks" at 10-12am and the easy listening show will return next Tuesday at 8-10pm on Tudnofm or online at Tudnofm.co.uk and click on listen live.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.PLAYLIST 28TH,NOVEMBER,

PLAYLIST...

Overture....Orchestra....THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN.(FILM)
The Polar Express...Tom Hanks / When Christmas comes to town...Matthew Hall,Meagan Moore....THE POLAR EXPRESS(FILM)
Who wants to be a Millionaire...Frank Sinatra..Celeste Holm...HIGH SOCIETY.(FILM)
Dancing Queen...Meryl Streep,Julia Walters,Christine Baranski...MAMMA MIA(FILM)
Monks chant / He is not dead yet....Cast....SPAMALOT.
Christmas Dream ( From the Odessa Files.Film)....Perry Como...album....VARIOUS.
Popular....Idina Menzel,Kristin Chenoweth....WICKED.
A time to be jolly......Bing Crosby.....album....BING CROSBY CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Artificial Flowers......Patrick Wilson.....TENDERLOIN.
Shaft......SHAFT(FILM)
Sandy....John Travolta.....GREASE(FILM)
On my own....Frances Ruffelle.....LES MISERABLES.
You can't stop the beat.....Cast.....HAIRSPRAY(FILM)
Over the rainbow....Danielle Hope......THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Radio Ga Ga.....Cast......WE WILL ROCK YOU.
Christmas together.....Cast.....A CHRISTMAS CAROL.(STAGE VERSION)
Put on a happy face...Matt Munro......album....MATT AT THE MOVIES.
A couple of swells...Judy Garland,Fred Astaire.....album..GREAT MOVIE MUSICALS.
We'll gather lilacs....Julie Andrews....album...THESE PRECIOUS THINGS.
The things I will not miss.....Sally Kellerman,Andrea Willis....LOST HORIZON(FILM)
If I ruled the world......Robert Goulet......album.....ON BROADWAY.
Fasten your seat belts......Lauren Bacall.....APPLAUSE.
I want to be seen with you tonight.....Sydney Chaplain,Barbara Streisand....FUNNY GIRL.
Another suitcase in another hall.....Connie Fisher.....album...FAVOURITE THINGS.
The light in the Piazza.......cast.....THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.
Sunset Boulevard.....Gary Wilmot....album...WHERE IS LOVE.
Shall I tell you what I think of you....Marni Nixon.....THE KING AND I(FILM)
How are things in Glocca Morra......Jane Morgan....album....SINGS SHOWSTOPPERS.
Museum Song.....Jim Dale....BARNUM.

NEXT WEEK LISTEN IN TO TUDNOFM 107.8 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2-4 4TH DECEMBER OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS NOVEMBER 21ST.

PLAYLIST SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21ST.

Overture....Orchestra....CHICAGO.
What kind of man.....Cast.....CURTAINS.
Anthem.....Micheal Ball....album...THE MUSICALS.
Beautiful Candy...Anna Maria Alberghetti.....CARNIVAL.
Autumn leaves.....Placido Domingo....album...A LOVE UNTIL THE END OF TIME.
Overture....Orchestra.....MAME.
The Drinking song.....Mario Lanza......album 1oo HITS.
Lullaby of Broadway.....Doris Day....album...THE MAGIC OF......
The lights of long ago....Cast....A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
I won't send roses.....Robert Preston........MACK AND MABEL.
Where can you take a girl......Male Chorus.....PROMISES PROMISES.
Where or when.....Frank Sinatra.....album...ONLY THE LONELY.
Be Italian......Fergie......NINE(THE FILM)
You have to be there......Helen Sjoholm...KRISTINA.
Quintet.....Cast....WEST SIDE STORY(FILM).
Oklahoma......Ray Conniff......album....BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
I've got my love to keep me warm......Cast....WHITE CHRISTMAS(MUSICAL)
What do the simple folks do.....Julie Andrews,Richard Burton....CAMELOT.
White Christmas...Andy Williams....album...CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Opposites.....Graham James,Grazina Frame....BLITZ.
Three Sunny Rooms.....Cast.....RAGS.
The sound of music.....Julie Andrews.....THE SOUND OF MUSIC(FILM)
NYC......Cast....ANNIE.
Boogie Wonderland.....Brittany Murphy.....HAPPY FEET(FILM)
He plays the violin.....Virginia Vestoff....1776.
Electricity.....Liam Mower.....BILLY ELLIOT.

NEXT WEEK 28TH NOVEMBER 2-4PM MORE MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW...TAKE THAT..PUPPINI SISTERS...RUMER...TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF JOHN DENVER.

ALL TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW....TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF JOHN DENVER.....

1....ANNIE'S SONG.
2....PERHAPS LOVE.
3....TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS.
4....ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH.
5....SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS.
6....BACK HOME AGAIN.
7....THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY.
8....I'M SORRY.
9....LOVE AGAIN.
10..SEASONS OF MY HEART.

John Denver popular where Country and Western music is popular...America,Canada,Australia and occasionally Britain. His top five sold over a million and his albums have sold worldwide due to his commercial ballads all written by himself. Prolific album seller all over the world.

FEATURED ALBUMS.....
TAKE THAT.

THE FLOOD / SOS / HAPPY NOW...........6 STARS. Album...PROGRESS.

RUMER.

SLOW / ARETHA / GOODBYE GIRL........5 STARS.Album. SEASONS OF MY SOUL.

PUPPINI SISTERS

STEP INTO CHRISTMAS / ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS / MELE KALIKIMAKA.....7STARS.Album.. CHRISTMAS WITH THE PUPPINI SISTERS.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.......

Romantica....Jane Morgan.....n/a.
Poetry in motion......Johnny Tillotson....VARIOUS.
Bye Bye Blackbird......Rosemary Clooney....n/a.
I will survive....Billy Jo Spears.....VARIOUS.
I can't beleive that you're in love with me.....Dean Martin,Joss Stone......album.FOREVER COOL.
You'd be so nice to come home to.....Frank Sinatra......album.....A SWINGIN' AFFAIR.
And roses and roses....Perry Como...album....LIGHTLY LATIN.
The way it used to be.......Carly Simon...album...THIS IS MY LIFE.
Satisfied.....Cee Lo Green....album.....THE LADY KILLER.
Do you remember.....Neil Sedeka....album...THE MUSIC OF MY LIFE.
My Man...Peggy Lee....album RIDIN' HIGH.
Rhapsody in Blue......Ray Conniff...album...CONCERT IN RHYTHM.

NEXT WEEK I WILL BE AWAY SO ROB HORTON WILL BE DOING THE EASY LISTENING SHOW. TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM .CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS 14TH NOVEMBER...LE CAGE AUX FOLLE.

LA CAGE AUX FOLLE.....TRACKS PLAYED......

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE......CHORUS.
WITH YOU ON MY ARM.....KELSEY GRAMMER,DOUGLAS HODGE.
SONG OF THE SAND............ " " " "
THE BEST OF TIMES........... " " " "

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.........

You....Danny Kaye.....TWO BY TWO.
Edelweiss....Vince Hill.......album...THE BEST OF.......
Viva Las Vegas......Elvis Presley......VARIOUS.
Penniless Bums......Robert Morse,Tony Richards,,,,,SUGAR.
Old Fashioned Wedding.....Ethel Merman....ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
Unchaines Melody...Les Baxter.......album....THE BEST OF.......
True Love.....Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby......VARIOUS.
Good morning starshine....Cast....HAIR.
A couple of song and dance men....Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby.....album...THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY.
Be our guest......Cast.....BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Among my yesterdays.....Robert Goulet.....THE HAPPY TIME.
The best things happen when you're dancing....Cast.....WHITE CHRISTMAS.
A model of decorum and tranquilty....Idina Menzel,Adam Pascal,Josh Groban,Marti Pellow....CHESS IN CONCERT.
Woe is me......cast.....SPELLING BEE.
I know it's today......Cast....SHREK.
Hello Dolly.....Frank Sinatra......album....THE REPRISE YEARS.
My heart stood still....Ray Conniff....album.....HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.
Dear old friend......cast....LOVE NEVER DIES.
I wanna be a producer......Matthew Broderick....THE PRODUCERS.
You'll never walk alone.....Claramae Turner....CAROUSEL(FILM).
Serenade.....Mario Lanza......THE STUDENT PRINCE(FILM)
Stranded again / Saddle up the horse / 20th Century......Cast.....ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
With one look.....Barbara Streisand.......album...BACK TO BROADWAY.

NEXT WEEK TUNE IN TO 107.8 ON SUNDAY 2-4PM NOVEMBER 21ST.....OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..SUSAN BOYLE..ANDY WILLIAMS..NOVEMBER 9TH.

THE TWO FEATURED ALBUMS ON SHOW PLUS TRACKS PLAYED.....

ANDY WILLIAMS..100 HITS.LEGEND.

A good value 5CD album at reasonable price. Early fifties and sixties songs but 2 CDs are concert recorded hits which are poor value,however still a good buy.

TRACKS PLAYED...Summer love / The three bells / Getting to know you.

SUSAN BOYLE.THE GIFT.

A beautiful youthful voice covering Christmas carols and some other covers....delightful as her last album and a must for those who appreciate her voice. Good choral backings.

TRACKS PLAYED....Perfect day / Do you hear what I hear / Don't dream it's over / Make me a channel of your peace.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.....

Java,,,,Floyd Kramer.....album....THE BEST OF.....
Just the way you are....Billy Joel.....album....THE BEST OF.
Paris....Perez Prado......album.....MAMBO.
Jai Ho......Pussycat Dolls.......VARIOUS.
Jack in the Box....Clodagh Rodgers.......album....THE BEST OF.......
Let's face the music and dance......Frank Sinatra....VARIOUS.
Theme from Dixie.....Duane Eddy......album...18 GREATEST HITS.
Smoke gets in your eyes....Platters....album...THE BEST OF......
Fools rush in....Brook Benton......album....THE BEST OF.....
She loves me......Jack Jones......album...THERE'S LOVE AND THERE'S LOVE.
It's only life.....Elaine Paige / Sinead O Connor......album..ELAINE PAIGE AND FRIENDS.
Some kind of wonderful....Micheal Buble....album...CRAZY LOVE.
Lean on me...Peggy Lee......album NATURAL WOMAN.
Forget him...Bobby Rydell....album...THE BEST OF......
Goodbye Cruel World.....James Darren....album....TEENAGE TEARS.
What's new pussycat....Sharleen Spiteri....album.....THE MOVIE SONGBOOK.
Smoke and mirrors....Paloma Faith.....album...PALOMA FAITH.
It's not for me to say....Johnny Mathis....album...TWENTY SPECIAL SONGS.
O'Rafferty's motor car....Val Doonican...album...THE VERY BEST OF.....
Tia Juana......Mel Blanc.....album....MAY TIME(Billy May)
It had to be you......Vic Damone......album.....THE COLLECTION.
Paper Mache.....Dionne Warwick...album....MAGIC MOMENTS.(Burt Bacharach)
In a little Spanish Town....Bing Crosby....album...EL SENOR BING.
Softly as I leave you....Matt Munro....album...THE ULTIMATE.....
Everybody loves a lover...Doris Day....album...HER LIFE IN MUSIC.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF JOHN DENVER + PLAYING TRACKS FROM RUMER'S NEW CD. JOIN ME ON TUDNOFM 107.8 NEXT TUESDAY EVENING AT 8-10PM OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..SUSAN BOYLE..ANDY WILLIAMS.NOVEMBER 9TH.

TWO CDS PLAYED ON SHOW.......

ANDY WILLIAMS..100 HITS LEGENDS.(5 CD BOX SET)

Summer love / getting to know you / The three bells.

Good value album containing a lot of early Andy Williams recordings. The more recent songs are Live in concert,therefore not as well recorded as originals. These live recordings almost cover 2 Cds in the package, but with 100 sings it's still a good buy.

SUSAN BOYLE...

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS NOVEMBER 7TH.

PLAYLIST.......

It isn't working.....cast......WOMAN OF THE YEAR.
Losing my mind.....Dorothy Collins.....FOLLIES.
How to handle a woman.....Laurence Harvey......CAMELOT.
Never say never....Christopher Plummer......AN AMERICAN TAIL.
Hello Young lovers.....Jane Morgan.....album.....SINGS SHOWSTOPPERS.
The glory of love....Peter Cetera......KARATE KID 2.
Cheek to cheek.....Ray Conniff.......album....HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.
You've got to pick a pocket or two.....Rowan Atkinson.....OLIVER.
Good friends......Lauren Bacall,Ann Williams,Brandon Maggart...APPLAUSE.
Good Morning Baltimore....Marissa Jaret Winokur....HAIRSPRAY.
My heart is so full of love.....Inia Te Wiata, Helena Scott.....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
King Herod's song......Cast......album....THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER.
Love story...Mat Munro.....album....MATT AT THE MOVIES.
The last night of the world....Simon Barrowman,Lea Salonga....MISS SAIGON.
Let yourself go.....Kristin Chenoweth,,,,album....LET YOURSELF GO.
I know him so well....Elaine Paige,Barbara Dickson......CHESS.
All er nothin'.....Gloria Graham,Gene Nelson......OKLAHOMA.(FILM)
Bobby's Girl.....Cast....DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS.
For me and my gal....Gene Kelly,Judy Garland.......album...HER GREATEST HITS.
Suite from the Polar Express.....Orchestra.....THE POLAR EXPRESS.
Tick tock goes the clock.....Cast.....LOST IN BOSTON.
Always look on the bright side of life.....Cast....SPAMALOT.
Defying Gravity.....Idian Menzel,Kristin Chenoweth.....WICKED.
We are what we are....Cast.....LA CAGE AUX FOLLE.
I'm an animal trainer...Charlie Chaplin......album...DO YOU KNOW THESE STARS ALSO SANG ?

NEXT WEEK I WILL BE FEATURING THE NEW "LA CAGE AUX FOLLE" ALBUM FROM AMERICA SO JOIN ME NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2-4PM ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF BROOK BENTON + ELAINE PAIGE.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF BROOK BENTON......


1....THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG.
2....IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
3....RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA.
4....HOTEL HAPPINESS.
5....BABY,YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES(WITH DINAH WASHINGTON)
6....SO MANY WAYS.
7....A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY(WITH DINAH WASHINGTON)
8....KIDDIO.
9....ENDLESSLY.
10..THINK TWICE.

Brook Benton's warm chocolate soul voice didn't come into prominence
until "It's just a matter of Time" hit the top of the American charts and
in America many hits followed with some records gaining international
sales especially with Dinah Washington. All on Mercury records though
"Rainy night in georgia" was a change of record label and one of his
biggest and best remembered Worldwide performances.


FEATURED ALBUM...ELAINE PAIGE AND FRIENDS...ON RHINO....

THE PRAYER......WITH BARRY MANILOW.
THE CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY.....WITH LEANN RIMES.
IT'S ONLY LIFE.....WITH SINEAD O'CONNOR.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW......

On the rebound.....Floyd Kramer......album....THE BEST OF.....
Love is in the air....John Paul Young.....SINGLE.
Raindrops are falling on my head.....Dean Martin....n/a
If I only had the words....Jack Jones....n/a.
At the river...Groove Armada......album....THE BEST OF....
I heard it through the grapevine.....Trini Lopez....n/a.
Feeling good....micheal Buble.....album..IT'S TIME.
By the light of the silvery moon....Doris Day....album...HER LIFE IN MUSIC.
Always...Frank Sinatra....album...THE CAPITOL COLLECTION.
Love makes the world go round...Perry Como.....album...VARIOUS.
November twilight.....Julie London....album Calendar Girl.
I must know...Peggy Lee......album..BIG SPENDER.
Winter weather.....Jo Stafford...album...HAPPY HOLIDAYS.....n/a
Mocking bird hill....Les Paul & Mary Ford....album..THE VERY BEST OF....
He's a rebel...Vicky Carr....album....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
I don't beleive in if anymore.....Roger Whittaker.....album..THE VERY BEST OF.....
I saw her standing there......Peter Grant....album..PETER GRANT.
Mary in the morning....Al Martino.....album....COLLECTORS SERIES.
Eternity....Buddy Greco......album....BUDDY'S IN A BRAND NEW BAG.


NEXT TUESDAY EVENING I WILL BE FEATURING A COUPLE OF OUTSTANDING EASY LISTENING ALBUMS.....SO JOIN ME 8-10PM NEXT TUESDAY ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE( BACK AT LAST )AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

IAN TURNER ON MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS WITH COLIN HOLMES DISCUSSING THE NEW MUSICALS FOR 2011.

NEW MUSICALS COMING TO BROADWAY IN 2011.

ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS.
BETTY BOOP.
EVITA (REVIVAL)
GODSPELL(REVIVAL)
BYE BYE BIRDIE(IN PREVIEWS)
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING(REVIVAL)
KRISTINA.(ABBA'S NEW MUSICAL)
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
SISTER ACT.
LOVE NEVER DIES.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT.
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE.
MEMPHIS.(JUST OPENED)
SCOTTSBORO BOYS(JUST OPENED)

WEST END OF LONDON FOR 2011.

25TH ANNUAL PUTTMAN COUNTY SPELLING BEE (DONMAR WAREHOUSE)
GHOST THE MUSICAL (PICCADILLY)
LOVE STORY THE MUSICAL.(DUCHESS)
SHREK THE MUSICAL.
WIZARD OF OZ.

Discussing Musicals with Ian Turner resulted in much conversation and little music ( as I knew it would) however I was delighted he came in to chat and the following tracks were played.....

You have to be there....Helen Sjoholm....KRISTINA.
Make someone happy.....Jimmy Durante.....SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (FILM)
Go back home.....Brandon Victor Dixon....THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
Wizard of Oz medley.....Danielle Hope......SINGLE.
Story of my life.....Cast....SHREK THE MUSICAL.
The 25th annual Putnam county spelling bee.....cast.
Surrey with the fringe on top....Laurence Guitard, Christine Andreas....OKLAHOMA.
Easy to love......Ray Conniff......album.....HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.
My kind of town.....Frank Sinatra......ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS.
I beleive in you....Matthew Broderick....HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.
Change don't come easy....Cast...MEMPHIS.
When you're an Adams.....Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth....THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL.


NEXT WEEK JOIN ME SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2-4 ON TUDNOFM 107.8 FOR MORE MUSICALS. 6TH NOVEMBER.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF VAN MORRISON.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES ON VAN MORRISON.......

1....BROWN EYED GIRL.
2....HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU.
3....MOONDANCE.
4....DOMINO.
5....WARM LOVE / BLUE MARY.
6....WILD NIGHT.
7....GLORIA.
8....HERE COMES THE NIGHT.
9....JACKIE WILSON SAID.
10..BRIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD.


PLAYLIST OCTOBER 26TH......

Do you know the way to San Jose....Dionne Warwick....album....VARIOUS.
My boy......Elvis Presley......album....VARIOUS.
What a difference a day makes....Dinah Washington....album...THE BEST OF......
Hollywood....Micheal Buble.....SINGLE.
59th Bridge Street Song(Feelin Groovy)....Harper's Bizarre.....n/a
Mandolins in the moonlight.....Perry Como....album..THE BEST OF.....
Moonlight Serenade....Carly Simon....album....MOONLIGHT SERENADE.
Walking on new grass......Buddy Greco.......album...BUDDY'S IN A BRAND NEW BAG.
They all laughed.....Peter Skellern.....album...THE BEST OF...
Until the real thing comes along.....Natalie Cole....album...STILL UNFORGETTABLE.
Country Boy....Glen Campbell....album 20 GOLDEN GREATS.
Guess who....Dean Martin....album...DINO.
Raiders of the lost ark / 1492 Conquest of Paradise......album...DAD'S ANTHEMS 2008.
Green eyes.....Helen O Connell......album...A LONG LAST LOOK.
Quiet nights of quiet stars....Stan Getz....album...SMOOTH JAZZ.
Twist and shout.....Micheal Buble....album ..CRAZY LOVE HOLLYWOOD EDITION.
Sweet sweet smile....Carpenters.....album...40/40.
Tea for two cha cha 2...Tommy Dorsey Orchestra....album..CHA CHAS.
Please Mr Sun......Tommy Edwards....album..IT'S ALL IN THE GAME.
You brought a new kind of love to me....Fran Sinatra...album...SONGS FOR SWINING LOVERS.
But not for me....Ella Fitzgerald.....album..A PORTRAIT OF.....
Why not me......Alexander Rybak....album...NO BOUNDERIES.
A house is not a home.....Brook Benton.....album...THE BEST OF.....

Next week after 130 Top ten worldwide hit singles features I will be doing the last one' and my final artist will be Brook Benton. SO JOIN ME ON TUESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 8-10PM ON TUDNO FM 1107.8

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS OCTOBER 24TH.

PLAYLIST OCTOBER 24TH........

People will say we're in love.....Bing Crosby,Trudi Irwin.......album....VARIOUS.
Hollywood...Micheal Buble....SINGLE.
Secret love......Doris Day......album....CALAMITY JANE.
Wooden heart....Elvis Presley.....G.I.BLUES.
Born Free.....Matt Munro.....VARIOUS.
You're just in love.....Rosemary Clooney,Guy Mitchell.....VARIOUS.
Stranger in Paradise........Cast......KISMET.
There's a coach comin' in.....Male Chorus.....PAINT YOUR WAGON.
Whatever Lola wants.....Gwen Verdon.....DAMN YANKEES.
Lucky to be me......cast.....ON THE TOWN.
It's not the end of the world......Marti Webb....SONG AND DANCE.
Unusual way......Nicole Kidman.......NINE(THE FILM)
Ain't that a kick in the head......Dean Martin.....album....THE VERY BEST OF....
Thanks for the memory....Ray Conniff....album.....HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.
Ant dream will do / Give me my coloured coat....Jason Donovan...JOSEPH.
Alfie.....Christine Andreas.....album...THE CARLYLE SET.
Anything can happen.....Laura Michelle Kelly.....MARY POPPINS(STAGE)
How could you beleive me when I said I loved you....Fred Astaire,Jane Powell...album....TWO'S COMPANY.
There's room for evryone.....Helen Reddy,Sean Marshall....PETE'S DRAGON.
A wonderful Guy......Mitzi Gaynor....SOUTH PACIFIC(FILM)
Edelweiss....Teatro....album....TEATRO.
Too close for comfort......Frank Sinatra....album....COME DANCE WITH ME.
Papa,can you hear me......Barbara Streisand....album.....YENTLE.
Rich man's frug.......Orchestra....SWEET CHARITY.
Overture.....Orchestra....PROMISES PROMISES.
After the ball is over...Nat King Cole....album.....THOSE LAZY HAZY CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER.
Jellicle Ball......Orchestra....CATS.
Temptation....Tommy Steele,Sarah Payne....SINGING IN THE RAIN(STAGE)
Give a litle whistle.....Cast.....PINOCCHIO(FILM)
Don't marry me......Jodi Long,Randall Dum Kim.....FLOWER DRUM SONG

NEXT WEEK IAN TURNER WILL BE MY GUEST ON MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT, AND DISCUSSING, THE NEW MUSICALS COMING TO BROADWAY AND THE WEST END IN 2010/11. TUNE IN TO TUDNOFM 107.8 AT 2-4PM NEXT SUNDAY 31ST OCTOBER

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW TOPTEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF ROGER MILLER+ MICHEAL BUBLE.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF ROGER MILLER.....

1....KING OF THE ROAD.
2....DANG ME.
3....CHUG A LUG.
4....LITTLE GREEN APPLES.
5....DO WACKA DO.
6....ENGLAND SWINGS,
7....ENGINE ENGINE NO. 9.
8....KANSAS CITY STAR.
9....HUSBANDS AND WIVES.
10..WALKING IN THE SUNSHINE.

Roger Miller has country and Western roots but varied his recording output with well written ballads and country novelty songs. It worked." Little green apples" and "Dang me" became international hits and his writing and recording career took off especially in America. With several million sellers to his name and much material recorded by other artists he is indeed one of the most successful Country and Western performers of his time.

MICHEAL BUBLE....THE NEW ALBUM.

HOLLYWOOD.
TWIST AND SHOUT.
END OF MAY.
HAVN'T MET YOU YET(LIVE VERSION)
BEST OF ME.

Rebuying CRAZY LOVE+HOLLYWOOD EDITION is still worth the money because you get two new ballads and an extended version of HOLLYWOOD. The other four tracks are live but include TWIST AND SHOUT the Beatles classic.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW......

Mambo Italiano....Rosemary Clooney.....album...THE BEST OF....
Desdemona.......KIDS FROM FAME.
Corn crib Melody.......Floyd Kramer....n/a
Better best forgotton....Steps......album......THE BEST OF.....
Homeward Bound....Simon and Garfunkel......album......THE BEST OF.....
Jai Ho.....Pussycat Dolls.....SINGLE.
Stranger on the shore.....Acker Bilk.....VARIOUS.
Eternal Flame......Bangles....album....THE BEST OF......
Stars......Simply Red.....album.....VARIOUS.
Old Devil Moon....Peggy Lee......album.....RIDIN'HIGH.
Buffalo Gals....Bing Crosby,Rosemary Clooney.....album....HOW THE WEST WAS WON.
Eternity....Buddy Greco......album....IN A BRAND NEW BAG.
Lipstick on your collar.....Connie Francis.....album...AMONG MY SOUVENIRS.
I get along without you very well.....Frank Sinatra....album....IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS.
Let there be love......Nat King Cole.....album....THE ONE AND ONLY.
Romance is dead......Paloma Faith.....album...PALOMA FAITH.
Peg of my heart....Andy Williams.......album THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE.
Wonderful Baby.......Don Mc Lean.......album...THE BEST OF.....
You've got your troubles.......Nancy Wilson......album...A TOUCH OF TODAY.
Forget Domani......Perry Como....album....60s SINGLES COLLECTION.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF VAN MORRISON SO JOIN ME ON TUESDAY NIGHT 8-10PM ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE ( WE ARE HOPING THIS WILL BE FIXED) AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS OCTOBER 17TH.PLAYLIST.

PLAYLIST......

Flashdance.....Irene Carr......SINGLE.
The party's on the house.......Tommy Steele....HALF A SIXPENCE(AMERICAN STAGE VERSION).
If I was a rich man....Zero Mostel.....FIDDLER ON THE ROOF(AMERICAN VERSION).
High Hopes....Frank Sinatra.......VARIOUS.
I beleive my heart....Duncan James & Keedie.......SINGLE.
Rock a Hula Baby....Elvis Presley.......SINGLE.
Somewhere over the rainbow........Glee Cast.....SINGLE.
The good the bad and the ugly....Hugo Montenegro......SINGLE.
All the love I have.....Bryn Terfel,Renee Fleming......THE BEAUTIFUL GAME.
Omigod you guys.....Laura Bell Bundy....LEGALLY BLOND.
Why do I love you.....Barbara Cook, John Raitt....SHOWBOAT.
Getting to know you....Elaine Paige......THE KING AND I.
A heart full of love......Micheal Ball....LES MISERABLES.
The Crime of the Century...Lynette Perry....RAGTIME.
Waitin' for my dearie....Shirley Jones......BRIGADOON.
I want to be happy.....Orchestra..Company taps.....NO NO NANNETTE.
Rah rah tip top.......Cast......PIRATE QUEEN.
Desdemona......Cast of "Fame".......FAME(TV VERSION)
That's entertainment......Geoff Love & Orchestra......VINYL LP.
I'm telling you I'm not going......DREAMGIRLS.
Something kinda grandish.....Jeanie Carson, Bobby Howes....FINIAN'S RAINBOW.
Go back Home......Brandon Victor Dixon....THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
Goodbye......David Croft....WHITE HORSE INN.
How deep is the ocean....Dick Haymes.....album....LEGENDARY DICK HAYMES.
Ay Caramba!....Cast......COPACABANA.
A place called Home......Emily Skinner......A CHRISTMAS CAROL(AMERICAN VERSION)
The most happy fella.....Inia Te Wiata....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
Long before I knew you......Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplain...BELLS ARE RINGING.
Stand up......cast....MEMPHIS.
Love is a many splendoured thing....Ray Conniff.....album...HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.

NEXT WEEK 2-4 SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON TUDNOFM 107.9 OCTOBER 24TH.
IF AVAILABLE...ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF BILLY ECKSTEIN

THE BILLY ECKSTEIN HITS......

1....NO ONE BUT YOU.
2....I APOLOGISE.
3....BLUE MOON.
4....MY FOOLISH HEART.
5....A COTTAGE FOR SALE.
6....TENDERLY.
7....PASSING STRANGERS(WITH SARAH VAUGHN)
8....LAURA.
9....I'LL KNOW.
10..EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS.

Billy Eckstein had his greatest hit singles in America, with just a few....No one but you,and I apologise, here in Britain. he also had great success teamed with Sarah Vaughn and the slow hit Passing Strangers. Slow because it enterd the charts several times and eventually became an Easy Listening standard. During the late fifties and sixties and seventies he had little chart success exept with his version of "Gigi" from the film of the same name. His output was mainly albums in his later years which generally sold well in America but were often not released in Britain.

PLAYLIST...OCTOBER 12TH.......

Ambitions....Joe McElderry....SINGLE.
If you're gonna break another heart......Mamma Cass......album....DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME.
The main event......Barbara Streisand.....album....GREATEST HITS AND MORE.
Stop! And think it over....Perry Como....album...THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION.
Love of my life......Carly Simon........album...INTO WHITE.
Bumming around......Dean Martin....album....THE VERY BEST OF VOL 2.
In the still of the night....Ella Fitzgerald.......album...SINGS COLE PORTER.
I'll see you again....Frank Sinatra.....album.....POINT OF NO RETURN.
Always Togerther...Al Martino....album...WE COULD.
A whisper away.......Doris Day....album....LOVE HIM.
Exactly like you.....Andy Williams......album....CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.
Skylark......Micheal Holliday....album...THE MAGIC OF......
Hollywood / Mack the Knife.....Micheal Buble......SINGLE.
Shame.....Robbie Williams / Gary Barlow......SINGLE.
Forget you....Cee Lo Green.....SINGLE.
Let's face the music and dance......Herb Alpert....album...THE ESSENTIAL.....
Buttons and bows......Dinah Shore......album.....THE BEST OF.....
Where have you been Billy Boy......Dorothy Collins....album....GET HAPPY.
Put yourself in my place.....Buddy Greco......album....IN A BRAND NEW BAG.
With open arms....Jane Morgan....album....GREATEST HITS.
Bossa Nova Hand dance......Connie Francis / The Girl from Ipanema....Percy Faith.....album...BEYOND THE SEA.
Surprisin'......Joan Regan.....album...THE BEST OF.......

JOIN ME NEXT WEEK ON TUDNOFM 107.8....8-10 PM TUESDAY 19TH OCTOBER. I BELEIVE ONLINE IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT THE MOMENT AND I WILL REPORT ON THIS BLOG WHEN IT RETURNS..........THEN IT WILL BE TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ONLISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEATURING NEW MUSICAL "SCOTTSBORO BOYS"

PLAYLIST........

Some enchanted evening......Ray Conniff....album..BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
I beleive my heart....Duncan James,Keedie....THE WOMAN IN WHITE.
Nothin' / Go back home / Shout / Make friends with the truth.....Brandon Victor Dixon,Cody Ryan Wise, and ensemble......THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
Not since Ninevah / Baubles bangles and beads......KISMET.
Lonely town.....Larry Kert.....ON THE TOWN.
Overture....Orchestra.....MACK AND MABEL.
Thank God I'm old.....Terri White......BARNUM.
With cat -like tread......Ensemble......PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
I'm very you.......Marti Webb.....SONG AND DANCE.
Bye bye Birdie.......FILM.....BYE BYE BIRDIE.
Money...Liza Minelli, Joel Grey....CABARET.
'Til I hear you sing......LOVE NEVER DIES.
Beautiful Briny.....David Tomlinson,Angela Lansbury....BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS.
Mame....Bobby Darin.....album...IN A BROADWAY BAG.
Sunset Boulevard......John Barrowman.....album...THE ESSENTIAL....
Crazier than you.....Krysta Rodriguez,Wesley Taylor....THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL.
Happy to make your aquaintance.....Helena Scott,Inia Te Wiata,Libi Staiger....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
You and I....Josh Broban,Idina Menzel....CHESS IN CONCERT.
March from the River Kwai and Coleonel Bogey....Mitch Miller.....album..HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD.
Any dream will do...Lee Meade...JOSEPH.
My favourite things......Julie Andrews......THE SOUND OF MUSIC(FILM)
She's a nut....Ensemble.....ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
Dressed in your pyjamas in the grand salon...Ensemble.....TITANIC.
Three coins in the fountain.......Frank Sinatra.......album.....THE REPRISE YEARS.
Georgy Girl / Downtown....Maria Friedman.....album...GREAT BRITISH SONGBOOK.
Shakalaka Baby.....Preeya Kalidas....BOMBAY DREAMS.
I'm a brass band....Gwen Verdon.....SWEET CHARITY.
Interview....Gwen Verdon......SWEET CHARITY.

JOIN ME NEXT WEEK OCTOBER 17TH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2-4 ON TUNDOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNO FM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF HERB ALPERT.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF HERB ALPERT.....

1....THIS GUYS IN LOVE WITH YOU.
2....RISE.
3....THE CHRISTMAS SONG.
4....DIAMONDS.
5....SPANISH FLEA.
6....LONELY BULL.
7....A TASTE OF HONEY.
8....ZORBA THE GREEK.
9....CASINO ROYALE.
10..THE WORK SONG.

Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass were immensly popular in the sixties and seventies with the striking sound of their instremental take on recent hits as well as some brand new material which captured the public's imagination especially in the album market. Their singles were mainly chart material in America and some Latin American countries. The massive success of "Rise" and "Diamonds" was mainly due to a comeback in the eighties with a nod towards disco dance material but his big hit " This guys in love with you" was a vocal than spanned the world with over five million sales.

PLAYLIST OCTOBER 5TH........

Too Marvellous for words....Frank Sinatra......album..THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.
Rosie.....Don Partridge....SINGLE.
9-5.....Dolly Parton.....album....THE BEST OF......
Only you......Flying Pickets.....SINGLE.
Whispering......Nino Tempo & April Stevens......album...SINGS THE GREAT SONGS.
This October....Julie London......album....CALENDAR GIRL.
People....Nat King Cole........album...THANK YOU PRETTY BABY.
Softly Softly....Ruby Murray / Unchained Melody...Al Hibber / The Yellow Rose of Texas..Mitch Miller.....album....HITS OF 55.
Slow.....Rumer....SINGLE.
There I've said it.......Rosemary Clooney....album...LOOK MY WAY.
It amazes me.....Tony Bennett....album....THE ESSENTIAL......
Cry me a river......Susan Boyle.......album...I DREAMED A DREAM.
Forget you....Cee Lo Green....SINGLE.
If I love you, then I need you,then I want you...Eartha Kitt.....album..PURRFECT.
I've been Married....Gerard Kenny......album...TIME BETWEEN THE TIME.
Isn't it romantic....Ella Fitzgerald....album....THE BEST OF ROGERS AND HART.
Hallelujah....Blake.......album...BLAKE.
You're as right as rain.....Nancy Wilson....album...THE VERY BEST OF.....
My best girl......Mat Munro....album...THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION.
James, hold the ladder steady.....Sue Thompson....album...SUZIE.
Upside Down......Paloma Faith........album...PALOMA FAITH.
When you're smiling...Andy Williams....album...CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE SINGLES OF BILLY ECKSTEIN. JOIN ME AT TUDNOFM 107.8, 8-10PM ON TUESDAY EVENING OCTOBER 12TH OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.PLAYLIST OCTOBER 3RD.

PLAYLIST.......

Where you go, I go with you......Russell Watson,Helen Sjoholm....KRISTINA.
You and I / The Soviet machine......Idina Menzel,Josh Groban,Cast.....CHESS IN CONCERT.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend....Connie Fisher....album...FAVOURITE THINGS.
Standing on the corner.....Jack Delon,Peter Rhodes,Alan Thomas,John Lloyd Parry....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
Just around the corner....Bebe Neuwirth, Cast.....THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL.
Can't help lovin' dat man......Jane Morgan.....JANE MORGAN SINGS SHOWSTOPPERS.
Honey Honey......cast......MAMMA MIA (FILM)
Overture / Big bright beautiful world....Brian D'Arcy James, Ensemble...SHREK.THE MUSICAL.
Masquerade.....Harry Secombe......THE FOUR MUSKETEERS.
Away from you....Nicole Willliamson......REX.
The night they invented champagne....Ensemble.....GIGI.
Once upon a time.....Ray Bolger......ALL AMERICAN.
Some of us belong to the stars...Micheal Crawford....BILLY.
The song that goes like this......David Hyde Price,Sara Ramirez...SPAMALOT.
Younger than Springtime....Ray Conniff......album....BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
People will say we're in love......Doris Day.......album...SHOWTIME.
Embraceable you....Ruthie Henshall,Kirby Ward.....CRAZY FOR YOU.
Tell me it's not true......Barbara Dickson....BLOOD BROTHERS.
Rhythm of life.....Clive Rowe,Ensemble......SWEET CHARITY.
Stouthearted men.....Thomas Hayward.....THE NEW MOON.
How I got the calling.....Cast....SISTER ACT.
Nowadays....Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera....CHICAGO.
Bosum Buddies.....Angela Lansbury,Beatrice Arthur....MAME.
Theme from Shaft......Isacc Hayes......SHAFT (FILM)
Dreamboats and Petticoats...Scott Bruton,DaisyWood- Davis.
The way you look tonight.....Harry Connick Jnr......album...YOUR SONGS.

JOIN ME NEXT WEEK ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 10TH 2-4PM ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES OF OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES.....

1....YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT( WITH JOHN TRAVOLTA)
2....SUMMER LOVIN'( WITH JOHN TRAVOLTA)
3....HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU.
4....ZANADU.
5....I HONESTLY LOVE YOU.
6....PHYSICAL.
7....HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MELLOW.
8....SUDDENLY( WITH CLIFF RICHARD)
9....SAM.
10..MAGIC.

Olivia Newton John's career started in Australia and took off in Britain with several small hits on various British labels but after GREASE starred her as Sandy her three biggest hits followed quickly and then she established a series of ballad hits followed by more up-tempo material which consolidated her chart success both here and in America and naturally Australia and Canada. The film soundtrack to Grease and the singles that emanated from the album propelled her to Worldwide stardom.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.....

Exactly like you......Andy Williams......album...CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.
Romance is dead......Paloma Faith......album.....OALOMA FAITH.
Hollywood.....Micheal Buble....SINGLE.
Radetsky March.....Andre Vieu....VARIOUS.
You are the sunshine of my life.....Johnny Mathis....album...THE LOVE SONGS.
There goes my heart......Joni James.....album.....THIS IS JONI JAMES.
Don't that beat all......Adam Faith.....album.....THE VERY BEST OF......
Home...Dave King....album.....MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS.
Sixteen tons..Tennessee Ernie Ford / Whatever will be will be..Doris Day / Why do fools fall in love..Frankie Lyman and the teenagers....album 1956 BRITISH HIT PARADE.
Kiss....Dean Martin.....album...ORIGINAL SONGS REMIXED FOR THE NEXT CENTURY.
Ya ya twist......Petula Clark......album..THE CLASSIC COLLECTION.
An affair to remember.....Nat King Cole......album..THE GREAT SONGS.
In the cool cool cool of the evening.....Bette Midler....album.....SINGS THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK
I could easily fall in love with you....Cliff Richard....album...REUNITED
Broken hearted melody....Sarah Vaughn....album...MUSIC OF THE YEAR 1959.
Beyond tomorrow.....Perry Como.....album.....ICONS.
Could it be magic.....Puppini Sisters......album...THE RISE AND FALL OF RUBY WOO.
Plenty good lovin'......Connie Francis.....album...THE SINGLES.
Johnny get angry...Joannie Sommers / Let's think about livin'..Bob Luman / Take a letter Maria..R.B. Greaves........album...HARD TO FIND 45'S.VOL 5.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF HERB ALPERT. NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8-10PM ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS WITH PHILLIP AND MARGARET JONES OF LYMT.

I was delighted to entertain my guests Phillip and Margaret Jones this Sunday. Both are the founders of LLandudno Youth Musical Theatre and therefore perfect guests for a rundown of the top twenty musicals chosen by Amateur Musical companies all over Great Britain. Over a third of the companies were youth groups and many of the shows are now youth orientated proberbly due to the TV reality show programmes that feature young performers.

THE TOP TWENTY SHOWS ARE AS FOLLOWS WITH THE TRACK PLAYED FROM EACH SHOW..........

1....BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.....Belle.
2....MY FAIR LADY.........Without you.
3....OUR HOUSE.........Our House.
4....GUYS AND DOLLS.....Fugue for tinhorns.
5....SUMMER HOLIDAY....Summer Holiday.
6....THE WIZARD OF OZ.......Medley.
7....HALF A SIXPENCE......Long ago.
8....CAROUSEL...........Stonecutters cut it on stone.
9....JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR......Jesus Christ Superstar.
10..CRAZY FOR YOU.......I got rhythm.
11..CHESS........These are dangerous times.
12..42ND STREET.....Young and healthy
13..THE BOYFRIEND......It's never too late to fall in love.
14..LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS......Mushnik and son.
15..THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE......Overture.
16..FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.....Matchmaker Matchmaker.
17..BUGSY MALONE......So you wanna be a boxer.
18..FOOTLOOSE.......Footloose.
19..HELLO DOLLY.....I put my hand in.
20..SWEENEY TODD.....Not while I'm around.

SHOWS IN LAST YEARS TOP TWENTY WITH NON APPEARANCES THIS YEAR......

ANYTHING GOES,THE LIKES OF US,OLIVER,OKLAHOMA,HOT MIKADO,RENT,SWEET CHARITY,THE FULL MONTY, CALAMITY JANE.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.......

Empty chairs at empty tables....Micheal Ball.....LES MISERABLES.
The Rhythm of life......Sammy Davis Jnr......SWEET CHARITY (FILM)
Bali Ha'i........Ray Conniff........album......BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
I beleive in you........Matthew Broderick.....HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.
Story of my life.......Cast....SHREK THE MUSICAL.
Overture........Orchestra......OKLAHOMA.

JOIN ME NEXT WEEK TUDNOFM 107.8, 2-4 PM ON SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF JOHNNY RAY.

THE TOP TEN HITS OF JOHNNY RAY......
1....CRY.
2....JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN.
3....HEY THERE.
4....THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED.
5....SUCH A NIGHT.
6....ALL OF ME.
7....YES, TONIGHT JOSEPHINE.
8....AIN'T MISBEHAVING.
9....LET'S WALK THATAWAY (WITH DORIS DAY)
10..WHO'S SORRY NOW.

Johnny Ray was really, the artist who introduced rock and roll to American and British audiences as many of his fifties hits had a dancing beat to them. He also recorded heartfelt ballads with a performance and personality that came over the grooves, and those grooves were mainly on Shellac 78s. Mitch Miller was in charge on the Phillips label in Britain for Johnny's output and through the decade the collaberation was immensely successful.

MILLION SELLERS OF 1946.....

MC MANARA'S BAND....BING CROSBY.
RUM AND COCA COLA....THE ANDREWS SISTERS.
PRISONER OF LOVE.....PERRY COMO.

All from the album...HITS OF THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES.

REVIEW AND TRACKS FROM NEW DEAN MARTIN ALBUM.

The man who plays the mandolino / Memories are made of this / You belong to me.

ALBUM......DEAN MARTIN..ORIGINAL SONGS REMIXED FOR A NEW CENTURY.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.......

Long live love...Olivia Newton John...album...THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION.
Adios my love......Jo Stafford.....album...THE ULTIMATE CAPITOL COLLECTION.
Butterfly Butterfly.....Ara.....SINGLE.
Give me all night......Carly Simon......album....THE VERY BEST OF.....
She loves me.......Jack Jones.......album....SHE LOVES ME.
Makin' Whoopee.....Julie London......album....YOUR NUMBER PLEASE.
Sweet and gentle......Tommy Dorsey Orchestra....album...TEA FOR TWO CHA CHAS.
Hollywood....Micheal Buble.....SINGLE.
Home lovin' man.....Andy Williams....VARIOUS.
I could write a book.....Vic Damone.....VARIOUS.
Just a little too much.....Ricky Nelson.....THE BEST OF.....
If the lights go out.....Katie Melua.....SINGLE.
Start without you.....Alexandra Burke.....SINGLE.
By myself......Rosemary Clooney....album...ROSIE SOLVES THE SWINGING RIDDLE.
Things are swinging....Peggy Lee....album....RIDIN' HIGH.
Disney Girls......Alexandra Rybak......album...NO BOUNDERIES.
Bye Bye Blackbird....Sammy Davis Jnr......album.....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
At last......Etta James.......album....THE BEST OF.....

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES OF OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN ON TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS WITH COLIN HOLMES SEPTEMBER 19TH.

PLAYLIST SEPTEMBER 19TH.....

Bibbidy Bobbidy Boo.....Perry Como,Fontane sisters....ALBUM....BEST OF.....
Away from you....Nicole Williamson....REX.
It's a musical world....Anthony Newly...THE BAD BAD OLD DAYS.
Sure thing Baby.....Peter Allen.....LEGS DIAMOND.
How often.....Harve Presnell,June Ritchie....GONE WITH THE WIND.
Pirate King.....Kevin Kline....THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
Hey There.....Rosemary Clooney.....ALBUM.....THE BEST OF......
Fill in the words....Entract.....Robert Klein....Orchestra....THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG.
You can't stop the beat....Cast....HAIRSPRAY(FILM)
Tom, Dick or Harry.....Fiona Hendley,Tim Flavin,Peter Ledbury,Cyril Nri...KISS ME KATE.
Let's face the music and dance.....Fred Astaire....album...GREAT MOVIE MUSICALS.
Cold...Everly Brothers......WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND.
Crazy.....cast....THE NEW STARLIGHT EXPRESS.
At the ballet....Mara Dave,Alisan porter,Deidre Goodwin....CHORUS LINE.
Pirague.....Eliseo Roman....IN THE HEIGHTS.
One day More.....Cast.....LES MISERABLES.
He lives in you......Cast....THE LION KING.
What is this feeling.....Idina Mensel, Kirstin Chenoweth.....WICKED.
A wonderful guy......Ray Conniff......album...BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
You have to be there....Helen Sjoholm.....KRISTINA.
Big D.....Libi Staiger,Jack DeLon.....THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
Knowing when to leave.....Jill O Hara....PROMISES PROMISES.
I've grown accustomed to her face...Nat King Cole.....album...MY FAIR LADY.
My own True Love.....Margaret Whiting....album..HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD.
Just Arounf the corner....Bebe Neuwirth....THE ADDAMS FAMILY.
Cantilena;Adiemus, Spirit of the mountains....Rhydian....album...O FORTUNA.

NEXT WEEK MY GUESTS WILL BE MARGARET AND PHILLIP JONES OF THE LLANDUDNO YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE AND THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE THE TOP TWENTY MUSICALS PERFORMED BY AMATEURS IN GREAT BRITAIN IN THE FORTHCOMING YEAR. TUDNOFM 107.8 OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES OF JIM REEVES.

JIM REEVES....THE TOP TEN SINGLES....

1....DISTANT DRUMS.
2....HE'LL HAVE TO GO.
3....WELCOME TO MY WORLD.
4....I LOVE YOU BECAUSE.
5....FOUR WALLS.
6....THERE'S A HEARTACHE FOLLOWING ME.
7....I WON'T FORGET YOU.
8....YOU'R THE ONLY GOOD THING.
9....WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE.
10..ADIOS AMIGO.

Jim Reeves had terrific singles success after the release of "He'll have to go" which further increased ,sadly, after his death with the top 7 all selling over a million. There seems to be no Country that did not recognise his talent and it has taken a long time to collate all his single record sales.

playlist SEPTEMBER 14TH.

Hollywood...Micheal Buble,,,SINGLE.
We've got to get out of this place....Animals....THE BEST OF....
Home thoughs from abroad....Clifford T Ward.....album.....THE BEST OF.....
I like it...Enrico Iglasias....SINGLE.
Stargazer.....Paloma Faith......Album...PALOMA FAITH.
A smokey room......Eliza Dolittle.....album...SAME.
Slow...Rumer...SINGLE.
Start without you...Alexandra Burke......SINGLE.
Summertime...Al Martino.......album....AL MARTINO COLLECTION.
At Sundown.....Dean Martin......album SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
Here's to life......Barbara Streisand....album....LOVE IS THE ANSWER.
Steam Heat...Patti Page.....album...THER MERCURY YEARS 2
One more round.....Bette Midler.....album...THE BEST OF.....
I drove all night......Roy Orbison......album..THE VERY BEST OF...
In summer...Billy Fury....album...THE BILLY FURY HIT PARADE.
Could I have this dance....Anne Murray....album...THE BEST ...SO FAR.
Hindustan....Rosemary Clooney,Bing Crosby....album FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.
I'll remember April...Julie London...album....CALENDAR GIRL.
I'll never fall in love again...Johnny Ray....album...THE BEST OF....
Paper Doll..The Mills Brothers / Don't fence me in...Bing Crosby / Maisie Doats and Dosie Doats...The Merry Macs....album..HITS OF THE THIRTIES AND FORTIES.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF JOHNNY RAY. TUNE IN TO TUDNOFM 107.8 ON TUESDAY 8-10PM OR ONLINE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON " LISTEN LIVE".

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS PLAYLIST SEPTEMBER 12TH.

PLAYLIST......

Hollywood....Micheal Buble.....SINGLE.
Charade......Matt Munro......album....MATT AT THE MOVIES.
Anthem......Josh Groban......album....CHESS IN CONCERT.
Let's hear it for the boy.......Cast....FOOTLOOSE.
A lot of livin' to do......Marty Wilde,Sylvia Tysick,Teenagers....BYE BYE BIRDIE.
Fabulous Babe......Patina Miller.....SISTER ACT.
Movies were movies......Robert Preston.....MACK&MABEL.
Out there.,....Jim Dale.....BARNUM.
Make me stronger.....Chad Kimball,Cass Morgan,Montego Glover....MEMPHIS.
Great lover Tango.....Cast.....IRENE.(BRITISH CAST) N/A.
Style.....Dean Martin,Frank Sinatra,Bing Crosby.....ROBIN & THE SEVEN HOODS.(FILM)
Lonely Town.....Don Mc Kay.....ON THE TOWN. N/A.
Colonel Buffalo Bill......Jerry Orbach.....ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
Somewhere out there....Linda Ronstad,James Ingham....AN AMERICAN TAIL.
The Apple doen't fall.....Liza Minelli, Chita Rivera.....THE RINK. N/A
Chaiyya Chaiya......Cast.....BOMBAY DREAMS.
When you wore a tulip....Gene Kelly,Judy Garland.....album...HER GREATEST HITS.
I don't need anything but you....Andrea Mc Ardle,Reid Shelton......ANNIE.
The sun has got his hat on......Cast.....ME AND MY GIRL.
Bugsy Malone......Paul Williams......BUGSY MALONE.(FILM)
In our hideaway.....Robert Ryan,Nanette Fabray......MR PRESIDENT.
A little bit more.....I REMEMBER MAMA.
Copacabana......Gary Wilmott....COPACABANA.
I happen to like New York.....John Barrowman......album.....SWINGS COLE PORTER.
Little Tin Box......Tom Bosley.....FIORELLA.
Little Prince....Richard Kiley......LITTLE PRINCE.(FILM) N/A.
Nobody does it but me......SEESAW. N/A.
Then you may take me to the fair.....Julie Andrews....CAMELOT.
The American dream....Johnathan Pryce.....MISS SAIGON.

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THE TOP TEN WORLSWIDE HITS OF SCOTT WALKER& WALKER BROTHERS.COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.

THE TOP TEN HITS OF SCOTT WALKER........
1....THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANY MORE.
2....MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF.
3....MY SHIP IS COMIN' IN.
4....NO REGRETS.
5....ANOTHER TEAR FALLS.
6....JOANNA.
7....(BABY) YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME.
8....LIGHTS OF CINCINATI.
9....LOVE HER.
10..JACKIE.

Scott Walker was undoubtably one of the finest singers of the sixties generation. He was the Walker Brothers and apart from content there is little difference between the records he released on his own and with the Walker Brothers. His single releases were beautifully arranged and beautifully sung but were not really chart material, even so, some still made good positions in the top twenty. With the Walker Brothers some of the sounds were quite boxy especially the early Phillips singles, but on a revival with "No regrets" the sound was excellant. After several Albums of interesting material Scott Walker retired and despite reporters finding out where he was , apart from a BBC 2 Documentary, he has turned his back on the music business.

PLAYLIST SEPTEMBER 7TH. EASY LISTENING SHOW.

Hollywood.....Micheal Buble.....SINGLE.
Start without you...Alexandra Burke.....SINGLE.
Love me in the daytime.......Doris Day......album HAPPY HITS.
Sh-Boom..Crew cuts / Such a night..Johnny Ray / Little things mean a lot..Kitty Kallen......album..ORIGINAL HITS OF 54.
Love me......Collin Raye.....album...ALL I CAN BE.
I'm not in love.....Peggy Lee......album...PEGGY LEE FEVER.
River stay away from my door....Frank Sinatra.......album...COME SWING WITH ME.
You don't know......Helen Shapiro.....album....THE BEST OF.....
Tijuana Taxi....Herb Alpert......album....THE BEST OF.......
Rock the Boat....Hues Corporation.......VARIOUS.
The Anniversary Waltz......Connie Francis......album.....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.
Quando, Quando....Pat Boone....album PAT'S 40 BIG ONES.
The gambler.....Kenny Rogers.......album....DAYTIME FRIENDS.
Back to front....Eliza Dolittle.......album...ELIZA DOLITTLE.
The very thought of you.....Harry Connick Jnr......album..ONLY YOU.
Creative.....Leon Jackson....album...RIGHT NOW.
I vow to thee my country......Blake.......album,,,,TOGETHER.
I could have danced all night.....Rosemary Clooney....album....THE BEST OF.....

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES OF JIM REEVES. TUDNFM 107.8 OR TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE............NEXT TUESDAY 8-10PM.

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS PLAYLIST SEPTEMBER 5TH.

The playlist below also includes to tracks from the Tony award winning musical "MEMPHIS".

THE PLAYLIST......
Where is the life that late I led....Howard Keel....album....HOWARD KEEL ORIGINAL HITS.
The sound of music.....Doris Day........album...SHOWTIME.
Dreams, shining dreams.....Ruthie Henshall,Julian Ovenden....MARGUERITE.
We need him......Cast......IT'S A BIRD,IT'S A PLANE,IT'S SUPERMAN.
Getting to know you.....Elaine Paige......THE KING AND I.
Hernandos Hideaway.....Carol Haney.....THE PYJAMA GAME.
Sam's song......Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr......album..THE ULTIMATE RAT PACK COLLECTION.
Show me.....Christine Andreas.......album...CAFE CARLYLE.
Under ground / Ain't nothin' but a kiss....J Bernard Calloway,Montego Glover...MEMPHIS.
Oliver.....Cast......OLIVER.
Air.....Cast......HAIR.
Theme from a Summer Place......Percy Faith......SINGLE.
Siamese Cat song........Peggy Lee......THE LADY AND THE TRAMP.
Take that look off your face......Marti Webb......TELL ME ON A SUNDAY.
Phantom Entract.......PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
They all Laughed....Fred Astaire.......album....ESSENTIAL COLLECTION.
When I was a lad I served a term.....Cast.....HMS PINAFORE.
The girl that I marry....Dick Haymes....album...DICK HAYMES.
Overture / Meet me in St Louis.....Milo O Shea,cast.....MEET ME IN ST LOUIS.
Don't rain on my parade...Barbara Streisand....FUNNY GIRL.
Spanglish.....Cast......SEESAW.
Windy City.....Dennis Waterman,Ensemble......WINDY CITY.
Starlight Express....Ray Shell......STARLIGHT EXPRESS.
We need a little Christmas......Angela Lansbury.....MAME.
Can't help lvin' that man......Anita Darian......SHOW BOAT.
Hello Dolly......Pearl Bailey.......HELLO DOLLY.
I love a little town......Ian Mc Shane......WITCHES OF EASTWICK.
What a question......Cast...PASSION FLOWER HOTEL.
Busy Doing Nothing......Bing Crosby, William Bendix, Sir Cedrick Hardwick......SINGLE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..UPDATE.TOP TEN SINGLES WORLDWIDE..MAX BYGRAVES & NEIL DIAMOND.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE SINGLES OF NEIL DIAMOND......
1....CRACKLIN ROSIE.
2....SWEET CAROLINE.
3....YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS.(With Barbara Streisand)
4....IAM I SAID.
5....SONG SUNG BLUE.
6....FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS.
7....LOVE ON THE ROCKS
8....CHERRY CHERRY.
9....AMERICA.
10..HOLY HOLY.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES OF MAX BYGRAVES....

1....TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM.
2....FINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE.
3....JINGLE BELL ROCK.
4....MEET ME ON THE CORNER.
5....GILLY GILLY OSFENPEPPER.
6....HEART OF MY HEART
7....HEART.
8....OUT OF TOWN.
9....DAVY CROCKET.
10..CONSIDER YOURSELF.

BOTH THESE CHARTS ON GOOGLE BECAUSE TUDNOFM'S WEBSITE IS TEMPORARILY OUT OF ACTION EXCEPT FOR LISTEN LIVE AT TUDNOFM.CO.UK AND CLICK ON LISTEN LIVE.THE EASY LISTENING SHOW IS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS 8-10PM AND MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT 2-4PM.

EASY LISTENING SHOW AUGUST 31ST ....PLAYLIST.....

Adam and Eve......Paul Anka........album....MY WAY.
The more I see you......Carly Simon....album....MOONLIGHT SERENADE.
She'll never know.......Andy Williams.......album.....GREATEST LOVE CLASSICS.
She.....Rot Orbison.......album......THE SINGLES COLLECTION.65-73.
The girl from Ipamema........Astraud Gilberto,Stan Getz......album...SMOOTHE JAZZ.
In love.......Micheal Holliday.....album......THE MAGIC OF.......
Baby close your eyes.......Celine Dion........album......MIRACLE.
Papa loves Mambo......Nat King Cole....album.....THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION.#
I'll see you in my dreams......Chet Atkins.......album...GUITAR MAN.
Upside down......Paloma Faith....album....PALOMA FAITH.
Where is the love......Johnny Mathis....album...A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.
Strickly come dancing........THEME.
It's magic....Doris Day.....album...WONDERFUL DAY.
Push a little button....Ninete......SINGLE ( INTERNET ONLY)
I'll be home..Pat Boone / Blue Suade shoes..Elvis Presley / Rock and roll waltz...Kay Starr...album..1956 BRITISH HIT PARADE.
The glow worm......Ray Conniff....album S'CONTINENTAL.
Moonlight and roses.....Jim Reeves......album..MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS.
You're following me.....Perry Como....album...60'S SINGLE COLLECTION.
Our love is easy......Melody Gardot.......album...MY ONE AND ONLY THRILL.
Come dance with me....Frank Sinatra....album...COME DANCE WITH ME.

COLIN HOLMES PLAYLIST MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS ON TUDNOFM AUGUST 30TH.

This is temporary post until Tudnofm returns with Blogs....PLAYLIST.....
Among my yesterdays......Robert Goulet....THE HAPPY TIME.(Internet only)
French Military Marching song/One alone.....Kitty Carlisle,Wilbur Evans...THE DESERT SONG.
What takes my fancy....Lucille Ball....WILDCAT.(Internet only)
Ta Luv....John Mills.....GOOD COMPANIONS.(Not available)
Money to burn.....Tommy Steele....HALF A SIXPENCE.(American version.Internet only)
The world belongs to the young...Katherine Hepburn...COCO.(Not available)
It's always love.....Tony Roberts....SUGAR.(Not available
It isn't Working.....Cast.....WOMAN OF THE YEAR.(Not available)
Hello,Hello there.....Cast....BELLS ARE RINGING.(Internet only)
Lost Horizon.....Shawn Phillips.....LOST HORIZON(FILM)Internet only)
Johnny One-note...Ella Fitzgerald.....album.....SINGS ROGERS AND HART.
Unexpected song.....Sarah Brightman....album...SURRENDER.
He plays the violin....Virginia Vestoff.....1776.
All in the cause of economy / Half a sixpence / Money to burn(American version) / I'm not talking to you / If the rain's gotta fall / Long ago.....Tommy Steele, Marti Webb....HALF A SIXPENCE.
Hooray for Hollywood.....Frances Langford,Johnny Davis,Benny Goodman....album...GREAT MOVIE MUSICALS.
Tonight.....Marni Nixon...WEST SIDE STORY(FILM)
Medley......cast.....JERSEY BOYS.
Tell me it's not true.....Petula Clark...BLOOD BROTHERS.
Sweet Transvestite....Jim Curry...THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
I could have danced all night / I've grown accustomed to her face...Ray Conniff....album ..BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.
Oklahoma.....Cast......OKLAHOMA(FILM)
Push a little button...Ninette.....SINGLE.(Internet only).
It's a long way to Tipperary /Sister Susie....Maria Friedman...album...GREAT BRITISH SONGBOOK.
Dance the Dance...Connie Fisher....album...FAVOURITE THINGS.
My way....Robin Williams......HAPPY FEET (FILM)
I remember it well......Beryl Reid,Jean-Paul Aumont.

Internet only means the album is available from Musical Internet Websites. Not available means at the moment it is deleted. Otherwise all albums can be ordered at your local record shop.

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COLIN HOLMES ON MUSICALS 7.

SWEET CHARITY.8.

In the era after Rodgers and Hammenstein and before Andrew Lloyd Webber this was one of the most entertaining musicals to appear on Broadway. A dozen or so great songs and some fabulous BobFosse choreography and as of writing Tasmin Outhwait playing the dance hall hostess make this a whirlwind of satisfaction. Juliet Prowse played the main part when I saw this many years ago and the show sparkled then. With this new production the show sparkles even more.

COLIN HOLMES ON MUSICALS 6.

LEGALLY BLOND .7.

A modern musical without any really hit songs and with a leaning to modern interpretation of current pop music I found this on CD somewhat uninspiring. I have not yet seen the show but word and mouth is certainly better than I expected. Taken from the film. If you enjoyed the film perhaps you'll enjoy the show. I will change this blog and score when I have seen it.

THRILLER LIVE.4.

Pupported to be a musical. I don't think so. Micheal Jackson music. Product!

COLIN HOLMES ON MUSICALS 5.

GREASE.5.

This what as known as product. Something put into the West End in the hope that it's familiarity will tempt people into the theatre.This particular production was instigated by an ITV reality show on the lines of Andrew LLoyd Webber's BBC show but wasn't quite as popular. The resulting format opened to good business. Who hasn't seen this show or the film? It has two new songs from the film added which are hardly fifties music (The show has a late fifties setting) in fact "Grease" and "You're the one that I want" are more seventies disco. It changes the leads regularly hoping to attract new audiences. It is a revival of a revival. It is product

DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS.4.

Inspired by a CD named D@Petticoats reviving late fifties and early sixties pop songs. More product.

AVENUE Q.6.

Deliciously satirical with adult themes owing much to Sesame Street this show has run for five years showing it's word and mouth popularity. Actors are seen working the puppets a la Lion King but this is a today musical showcasing real people. Pleasant music and very entertaining but falls short of the word Musical more Revue.

BLOOD BROTHERS.7.

A couple of well known ballads "Tell me it's not true" and "Easy Terms" hold this show together as a musical but that's not the point. Always well acted the two times I have seen it, the show has a strong emotional story that takes the audience along with it to it's heartrending conclusion.
A great night in the theatre but if only it had more great songs it would have been a 9 score. If youhavn't seen it you won't be dissapointed.

DIRTY DANCING.4.

The film's a whole lot better!

THE LION KING 8.

Sumptuous opening to an inspiring family show. It gets hold of you straight away and carries you through to the end. Amazingly not distracting with actors and singers puppetering the animals who are the main characters and because of the beautiful presentation of the scenery I found the whole thing irristably charming. Children love the show and are completely entranced the whole evening. Adults could slip a look at their watches when some repetition occurs in places but otherwise a lot to enjoy.


OLIVER!9.

This show has been revived many times and always manages to come up fresh every time. Lionel Barts best musical with his best songs and an intigueing web of story scaled down from the novel for musical show audiences. A different Fagin has appeared in all revivals giving the show a different slant and with this latest production Fagins are changed every few months.The scenery is applause making, the songs are applause making, the characters are intrigueing......What more do you want ?......Oh yes and the children are good too!

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HAIR.4.

I saw Hair in the sixties and was very disallusioned by the new Rock musical. It had some good pop songs but was lazily produced onstage with a liberreta that was veering on abysmal. the central reason for people goin to see it was the nude scene at the end of act 1. Things must have changed with the new show straight from America and perhaps it's tighter and more professional. I hope so because it will attract new youth to the musical theatre wondering what us older folks got so excited about which is, I admit, not a bad thing. If you're over 40 buy the CD.

SISTER ACT.6.

Some good reports from this show make me feel it's worth seeing. Critics are not so sure. I have not seen the show and the CD makes me feel it is difficult to make an informed response. The music varies from Disco to Rodgers and Hammenstein if you can imagine such a thing and indeed everybody must have seen the film.....if you havn't then the Musical is a lot of fun. Their aren't many stars fronting musicals these days and I wonder if producers feel it is no longer necessary to lace their shows with a big star. Sister Act has been running for over a year.....How long would it continue to run if the original star....Whoopi Goldberg....was heading it's cast?

JERSEY BOYS.6.

The music of Franki Valli and the Four Seasons is the dominant force of this Musical Biography and if you're not a fan perhaps you could be. Interesting and of it's kind well put together but not a musical that we know and love. Life story of the group with linking hit songs.

COLIN HOLMES ON MUSICALS 4.

HAIR.4.

I saw Hair is the sixties and was very disallusioned by the new Rock musical happening. Some good pop songs but lazily produced on stage. The librreto inbetween the songs was absymal. The nude scene at the end of Act 1 was the central reason for people seeing something they had never seen before

COLIN HOLMES ON MUSICALS 3.

WE WILL ROCK YOU. 5.

If someone had written " My fair lady" today and it was premiered in the West End of London would it have been as popular as it was in 1958 ? You bet it would. It would have beed heralded as a masterpiece. So then why is there such a pausity of talented people around that they have to gather together Queen's best songs together with a bit of linking liberetto and open it in the west end. Is it a musical or a rock concert? The latter is closer to what I think the public expect from a musical. This is not to say that the show is bad. Queen afficianose will enjoy it as a tribute performance but audiences who are not particularly big fans will be disappointed.

BILLY ELIOTT.7.

Not in my opinion as good as the film although it has stirring moments but loses something in it's transition to the stage. As in many musicals there aren't many songs you go out humming after the curtain has fallen but the production is sharp and the performances excellant. I enjoyed the Musical thoroughly and the choreography leaps out at you especially as most of it is performed by youngsters and the script bears an uncanny reality to current trends. .....However one good song " Electricity" does not make ten points.

LES MISERABLES.9.

Musically wonderful as ballad after ballad wafts over you in perfect delight. You are sucked in to the story of a man's passion to arrest an innocent man for a crime that doesn't exist with the background of the French revolution high on the agenda. Stirring and Passionate with the full complement of Choral pieces,supreme ballads and bewitching melodic melodies the whole performance is a treat. A must if you havn't experianced it and the only reason it has nine points are because of the few people I have met who considered it boring. I disagree.

WICKED.9.

I would have thought a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" was not the sort of musical show that I would enjoy. Forget the prequel business ( except of course for the Wizard of Oz addicts) it was very enjoyable in it's own right. Good performances, good music, good comedy adds up to a great show for all the family. Kids are as spellbound as their parents and their parents and that is why at the moment this show is the most popular show in London and New York at the same time.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT.5.

An interesting film which has translated to the stage with no original music. Adult in theme with music grabbed from all sources, it is colourful and the music often entertaining. It might be your type of thing but it wasn't mine.

LOVE NEVER DIES. 7.

If you've never seen Phantom, then I suppose it would be a good idea to book Love never Dies as well, as it is Phantom 2 ten years later. I have not seen this show and only have the CD performance to comment on and will update this blog when I have seen it. From the clips I have seen it is certainly spectacular set in Coney Island, America where the Phantom persuades Christine Dyer, the woman he loves, to cross the Atlantic and sing for him. There are not the wealth of remembered songs that the original Phantom had but I have awarded seven points because Andrew Lloyd Webber really knows what he's doing and there's a nine million advance ticket sale.

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MAMMA MIA.5.

A definitive case of crowbarred songs in an old story. It works only if you are an ABBA fan and the success of the film has certainly added to it's lustre as a musical one should see if visiting the West End. My opinion.....Nothing new here.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. 10.

A lavish, fully thought-out, wonderful piece of Musical Entertainment. Andrew Lloyd Webber at his utmost best and I cannot find fault with this Musical. It still brings hoardes of people into the theatre and if you havn't seen it then it is a must. Foreboading and exciting from the beginning it grasps your attention to the very end. So popular is the show that even now the lack of stars who originated the roles do not harm it's popularity. The star is Andrew LLoyd Webber. The songs are unforgettable. The music score is sumptuous. The story is spellbinding but why can I never remember what happens in the end ? I can't remember what happens in the end of Les Miserables either. Perhaps that's the sign of a wonderful show!

GOING TO LONDON? WANT TO SEE A SHOW? THE TRUTH!

If you are going to London and you want to book a show the following set of blogs will help in your decision. Where I have not seen the shows I have to make a balanced guess from the stage soundtrack CDs but will mention this on all blogs. I give a mark 1-10, 10 being the highest rating I can give.


Things are not as exciting in the West End of London as they used to be. New shows are thin on the ground almost to extinction. The LLoyd Webber factor is quite predominant with revived shows hitting the theatres emanating from his TV shows. They do well, so critism of this spate of old shows with Newly formed TV stars is perhaps a little unkind however it has caused a lot of revivals which has resulted in safe bets which can be regarded as hardly exciting. Hit films have also been transferred to the Musical Stage and again.....we know the plot.....hope the songs are good. Along with old popsongs shoved into poor scripts by well known pop artists the originality of Musicals has become too financially risky for the entrepeneurs to back anything that on paper could lose money.Lots of it. That's the situation.....now these are the shows. In no particular order they are........

CHICAGO. 8.

From the authors of Cabaret and from the mind of Bob Fosse this show is really worth seeing. Styilized choreography and great songs add up to a great show about two murderesses fighting for publicity in the corrupt era of the roaring twenties to get them off Life sentences in Jail. The stage show is sufficiently different from the film so no enjoyment is lost going to the theatre.They change the cast regularly but this has no effect on it's ultimate enjoyment. Adult in content with super songs I strongly recommend this show before it closes. It's long run has to come to an end soon.

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This is the first notification of a blog coming up called "GOING TO LONDON? WANT TO BOOK A MUSICAL? THE TRUTH!" I have a musical programme on Sunday Afternoons 2-4pm on Tudnofm 107.8 or online at Tudnofm.co.uk and click on LISTEN LIVE. Have seen an incredible amount of Musicals in London and elsewhere as well as producing and starring in Amateur productions in North Wales. My collection of Musicals on CD is much too much...even the bad ones....and this future blog will be continually updated for those who would like guidence as to what Musicals are worth booking tickets for. Of course, this will be my own personal opinion.