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Tom and Svein talk about how 2020 has been a tough year, and how the Yuletide nearly didn’t happen this year.
- Just for a laugh, we look back one year at our hopes and dreams for 2020, as stated in the 2019 Yuletide. How did this pan out for us?
- We look at the new releases from 2020
- Big Country – Out Beyond the River (Buffalo Skinners boxed set)
- The Essential Collection (3CD), which gave Big Country its highest chart entry in the UK since the “Through A Big Country” collection in 1990
- Skids – “Christmas In Fife”
- A recent conversation with The Marriage, courtesy of Rocking In the Norselands
- Some words from Kirsten and David on their future direction
- The story behind the track “Too Late To Cry About It”
THE MARRIAGE – “Too Late To Cry About It” (live version from the Imagining Sunset album launch gig on 2 October 2020)
- Tony Butler & Tom Nordon’s upcoming project – not yet announced, but Nordon revealed it, and Tony reluctantly confirmed when we asked. It will be released in 2021.
- “A Christmas Card to Dave Bates!” We take a look at some of the non-Big Country projects Bates has been involved with, complete with quotes from the involved people, in order to take a wider look at how he works and his impact on the artists.
- Tom and Svein summarize the hardships of 2020 on a more personal note.
- A random leftover from the Porrohman deep-dive: the MIDI music for an 80s Commodore 64 computer game called Blast Ball.
- Epilogue: a recording with some good life advise from Bill Kercheval. Rest in Peace.
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