Caption: Belle and Sebastian performing in Glasgow. , Credit: Courtesy of the artists
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Belle and Sebastian performing in Glasgow.  

Belle And Sebastian's Holiday Spectacular

Series: NPR Concerts
From: NPR Music
Length: 01:56:32

[NOTE: Available to broadcast for 30 days, unlimited use. WARNING: Language not suitable for all ages. Stations will have to scrub for language] For the Belle and Sebastian's last show of the year, frontman Stuart Murdoch and the rest of Belle and Sebastian will dig deep into their archives to share popular classics, fan favorites and a few festive surprises. Read the full description.

Belle_small [NOTE: Available to broadcast for 30 days, unlimited use. WARNING: Language not suitable for all ages. Stations will have to scrub for language.] For the Belle and Sebastian's last show of the year, frontman Stuart Murdoch and the rest of Belle and Sebastian will dig deep into their archives to share popular classics, fan favorites and a few festive surprises.

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Piece Description

[NOTE: Available to broadcast for 30 days, unlimited use. WARNING: Language not suitable for all ages. Stations will have to scrub for language.] For the Belle and Sebastian's last show of the year, frontman Stuart Murdoch and the rest of Belle and Sebastian will dig deep into their archives to share popular classics, fan favorites and a few festive surprises.

Broadcast History

Concert originally recorded live Dec. 21, 2010.

Related Website

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/21/132088913/dec-21-belle-and-sebastians-holiday-spectacular?ps=cprs