Welcome to Episode 52 of the Musical Circle, hosted, co-produced, and directed by Ben Charles. In this episode, Ben surprises everyone at the Musical Circle by revealing a special Christmas section as Christmas is on Wednesday, December 25th of 2024. Ben also brings back the Around the World section highlighting international music that came out in 2024. This is the second to last show of the Musical Circle in 2024, and Ben hypes up the last show of 2024. This episode marks the debuts of the following people: Hope Tala, Common Saints, Calvin Harris, Sonny Fodera, The Blessed Madonna, Oracle Sisters, the band ONE OK ROCK, PAWSA, Samantha Crain, and the band Foals. Here are all the songs in this episode in order (with timestamps):
Soul Section
1. Stars - Kindred the Family Soul (from the 2003 album Surrender to Love) (3:05:00)
2. Golden - Elmiene (from his 2024 EP For the Deported) (8:47)
3. Survival - Hope Tala (from her 2024 EP Survival) (13:12)
4. Till It Happens To You - Corinne Bailey Rae (from the 2006 self-named album Corinne Bailey Rae) (17:32)
Around the World Section
5. Dream On - Common Saints featuring Taloula (from the 2024 album called Cinema 3000) (England) (23:06)
6. Riverside - Oracle Sisters (2024, released December 11th) (France) (28:15)
7. Ridin' Out The Storm - Samantha Crain (2024, released November 19th) (United States) (33:44)
8. Dystopia - by the rock band ONE OK ROCK (2024) (Japan) (39:49)
Musical Medley Section (Dance, Electronic, Techno, House Music)
9. Too Cool to Be Careless - PAWSA (2024) (43:55)
10. Somedays - Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D. (2024) (47:59)
11. Free - Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding (2024) (51:57)
12. Carry Me Higher (7 Inch Version) - The Blessed Madonna featuring Joy Anonymous and Danielle Ponder (2024) (56:07)
Free Space Song 1: Dreaming - Smallpools (2013 but also on the 2015 album LOVETAP) (1:02:53)
Free Space Song 2: Mountain at My Gates - Foals (from the 2015 album What Went Down) (1:07:24)
Rock Section
15. Brick by Boring Brick - by the band Paramore (from the 2009 album Brand New Eyes) (1:12:02)
16. High Hopes - Panic! At the Disco (from the 2018 album Pray for the Wicked) (1:16:40)
17. Halo - by the rock band STARSET (from the 2014 album Transmissions) (1:20:29)
18. Sweet Child O' Mine - by the band Guns N' Roses (from the 1987 album Appetite for Destruction) (1:24:55)
Christmas Section
19. One More Sleep - Leona Lewis (from the 2013 album called Christmas, With Love) (1:32:05)
20. Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea (from the 1987 album Dancing With Strangers) (1:36:05)
21. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway (1971) (1:40:03)
22. Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio (from the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas) (1:43:50)
Chill Lounge Section
23. Night Blue Skies - Midnight Smoothie (2021) (1:48:34)
24. Flip Around - Eli Stewart (2021) (1:51:17)
25. Football Head - Flamingosis (2015) (1:54:26)
Closing Song: Swimming - Flawed Mangoes (2024) (1:59:20)
The Musical Circle returns on 26th December or December 26th, 2024, with the title, "It Comes Full Circle: 2024 Year In Review" (Episode 53)
Credits:
Special Thanks to the Following: Rhys Jones, the owner and CEO of Rainbow Radio Wales, Alex, Michael, John, Tristen, Michael, Melissa, Elizabeth, and Patrick. Another special thank you to the fans, friends, and listeners of the Musical Circle. Also, a huge special thank you to the people in San Diego for finally making the second Musical Circle studio possible. Studio will be done in 2025, so look out.
Hosted By: Ben Charles
Edited and Co-Produced by: Melissa Rodriguez and Ben Charles
Sound Engineer: Elizabeth Hughes
Advisor to the Director: Elizabeth Hughes
Written and Directed By: Ben Charles