Christmas on Greatest Hits Radio 🎄
Step into Christmas with us!
It's that time of year again; the tinsel's up and the Ken Bruce Christmas decoration has pride of place on our tree. As we enter the jolly depths of the festive season, there's nothing more we'd like than to step into Christmas with you.
Whether you're wrapping presents, writing cards or prepping the veg, tune into Greatest Hits Radio throughout December and into the New Year to share the festivities with us. Here's what's coming up:
🎄 Friday 19th December
All Request Friday with Simon Mayo, 4pm - 7pm
Driving home for Christmas on The Simon Mayo Drivetime Show – with the nation in control and picking the music as we head into the Pre-Christmas weekend.
🎄 Saturday 20th December
America's Greatest Christmas Hits, 5pm - 7pm
Paul Gambaccini has a full hour of America's Christmas No.1s from the Billboard singles and album charts.
🎄 Sunday 21st December
The Christmas Album Show, 1pm - 4pm
Simon Mayo will be reviving Christmas memories with tracks from albums that were in the charts over the festive season during the 70s, 80s and 90s. The final hour features the Christmas Album Chart from 1983.
The UK Pop 40, 5pm - 7pm
We're going back to 1984 and 1973; two years packed with Christmas favourites and two million-selling No.1s.
🎄 Monday 22nd December
All Rick-Quest Keys-mass on the Simon Mayo Drivetime Show, 4pm - 7pm
Join Rick Wakeman at the piano for one of the last Simon Mayo Drivetime Shows of the year – performing your Christmas requests.
🎄 Christmas Eve
PopMaster Champions League Final – from 10am
Ken Bruce gets Christmas Eve underway by crowning the 2025 PopMaster Champion of Champions as the PopMaster Champions League comes to its dramatic finale. (Producer: Andy Thomas/Martin Starke)
Driving Home for Christmas with Andy Crane, 4pm - 7pm
Join Andy Crane live on Christmas Eve as the nation drives home for Christmas. Let Andy know what you’re up to, and what you want to hear as the race home and the countdown to Christmas Day gets well and truly underway.
🎄Christmas Day
Ken Bruce, 10am - 1pm
Stop for a special Christmas Day edition of PopMaster at 10.30am and spend Christmas morning with Ken and his guests from the world of music & celebrity, dropping in to share Christmas Day with the nation.
Simon Mayo, 1pm - 4pm
Simon and the team bring you Christmas fun, food, confessions and the King's Speech – set to a soundtrack of the Greatest Christmas Hits you need on Christmas day.
Andy Crane, 4pm - 7pm
Andy reflects on Christmas Day across the nation – from those celebrating, to those at work and those in need a bit of company. Expect party music and smiles as we head into Christmas Evening.
🎄 Boxing Day
Unboxing The Vinyl with Stephanie Hirst, 1pm - 4pm
Join our resident Vinyl Queen Stephanie Hirst as she unboxes three decades of classic Vinyl. Plus, she’ll be taking your Vinyl requests to reflect another year of Vinyl being top of the Christmas Stocking List
All Request Boxing Day with Andy Crane, 4pm - 7pm
Join Andy Crane for three hours of your Boxing Day Requests as the nation expands the belt and recovers from the perfect Christmas Day 2025.
🎄 Saturday 27th December
End Of Year Best Sellers Weekender, Saturday and Sunday
Greatest Hits Radio celebrates the three best decades of music, by playing through the 30 biggest selling songs that topped the sales charts at the end of each year of the 70s 80s and 90s. 30 years, 30 massive songs and the perfect weekend soundtrack for those relaxing at home or on the move
Britpop: Now, Then and Always, from 4pm Saturday and Sunday
2025 was the year Britpop returned – join Claire Sturgess we tell the story of the Gallagher brothers return to the biggest stages of the world.
🎄 Sunday 28th December
The Album Show Year-End Special, 1pm - 4pm
Simon Mayo journeys chronologically through the year-end best-selling albums from 1970-1999 playing a track from each.
🎄 Monday 29th December - Friday 2nd January
Top 500 2025 Re-Booted
We replay in full Greatest Hits Radio’s Top 500 for 2025. Andy Crane reveals the number 1 just before 5pm on the Friday 2nd January.
Live Aid 40 Years On (from 8pm Monday 29th December, Tuesday 30th December and concludes 8pm New Years Day)
2025 saw the 40th anniversary of Live Aid. Join Claire Sturgess for the behind-the-scenes story of the worlds biggest ever concert, featuring Bob Geldof and Harvey Goldsmith about. Featuring some of the biggest acts on the planet from that groundbreaking day in London and Philadelphia.
🎄 New Years Eve
All Request New Years Eve with Andy Crane, 4pm - 7pm
Join Andy Crane for three hours of your New Year’s Eve Requests as the nation gets ready to say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026.
Hogmanay with Boogie and Arlene, 10pm - 1am
See in the new year with Boogie and Arlene in Edinburgh where the Hogmanay celebrations are underway. Including the all-important New Year Bongs.
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