- 2026-01-02
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MUSIC
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Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny 2025 Performance Highlights: Olivia Dean, Jessie J, The Kooks, Craig David & More
BBC Two aired Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny 2025 on December 31, 2025.
The program featured an eclectic line-up of artists, along with a celebrity audience on hand to share their predictions and resolutions for the new year.
The line-up included Ronnie Wood, Olivia Dean, Lulu, Jessie J, Craig David, Heather Small, The Kooks, Imelda May, Joe Webb, David Hermlin, and Ruby Turner.
Especially, Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones recently celebrated his 60-year career in music. He performed songs from his recent anthology “Fearless”.
Also, London-based singer-songwriter Olivia Dean performed the songs from her sophomore album “The Art of Loving” and a cover of Natalie Cole's 1975 song “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)”.
Her new album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and she was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards 2026.- Making a comeback in 2025, Jessie J performed the Frank Sinatra classic “My Way”.
Scottish legend Lulu performed “Relight My Fire”, a song originally released by Dan Hartman in 1979 and later covered by Take That in 1993, featuring Lulu.
Irish jazz and blues singer-songwriter Imelda May covered Billie Holiday's “Now or Never”.
British indie rock band The Kooks performed their 2006 song “Naive” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album “Inside In/Inside Out”. - source : BBC Two
