BBC Radio Scotland at Christmas highlights include Who’s that Girl?, marking the 70th birthday of Annie Lennox on Christmas Day. Grant Stott explores her back catalogue, featuring music from The Tourists, Eurythmics and her solo records, plus archive interviews. In Capercaillie at 40, Gary Innes interviews band members about their memories and highlights from the last four decades, finding out why they are still so beloved across the world. Michelle McManus hosts Radio Scotland's Christmas Concert, an hour packed with festive songs and cheer. Michelle's joined by both The Glasgow Youth Choir and Rock Choir for some of the season’s favourite songs. Anna Massie presents Travelling Folk's Boxing Day Ceilidh. BBC ALBA is set to bring together some of trad music’s biggest names to celebrate Hogmanay 2024 for the annual live event, Cèilidh na Bliadhn’ Ùire. Scottish supergroup, Mànran, along with other well-known trad music acts including Royal National Mòd 2024 gold-medallist, Alice MacMillan, have been announced in the line-up at this year’s event, broadcasting from Nairn Community and Arts Centre in the Highlands. The iconic Hogmanay show will be broadcast live on BBC ALBA and worldwide on Radio nan Gàidheal, with Cathy MacDonald and Niall Iain Macdonald hosting the cèilidh.
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