In the Netherlands, the public station Radio 2 has a yearly countdown (from Christmas Day until New Year's Eve) of the 2000 best songs. Pink Floyd is in the list with eleven songs, of which three are in the top 10:

• No. 10: Comfortably Numb
• No. 7: Shine On You Crazy Diamond
• No. 6: Wish You Were Here

There is also a daily TV show associated with the radio program which highlights some of the songs from the list, and has a pop quiz etc..

On the final show of 2012, which is broadcast on Dutch National TV channel 3, they are airing what they note is an exclusive interview with Roger Waters. The show airs at 19:25hrs Dutch time, tomorrow (December 31st). More information about the show and the TV channel through this link. Our thanks to Vincent Jutten for all this information.

With the Christmas holidays almost on us, the Brain Damage team would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas, and a happy, healthy and most importantly, Floydian New Year! To serenade you at this time of year, who better than Nick Mason?

Good news for all who enjoyed last week's 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief, which was held at New York's Madison Square Garden. Columbia Records are releasing a 2-CD set with selected highlights of the show, which includes Roger Waters with the slightly renamed Another Brick In The Atlantic Wall, Us and Them, and Comfortably Numb which was performed with Eddie Vedder as guest vocalist.

The album, simply titled "12-12-12 the Concert for Sandy Relief", will be released on January 22nd, 2013, and the full track listing can be seen below.

You can place your pre-order for this 2CD set through these direct links: Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Espana and Amazon Italy, who all run a pre-order price guarantee, which means if they price match any other retailer between now and release, or indeed drop the price further, you automatically pay the lowest price. The Robin Hood Relief Fund will receive 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of this album, so by buying it, you're really helping the charity.

Nick Mason has stepped in to help save Foote's, the historic London music shop where he bought his first ever drum kit. Nick, along with the store's sales director, Rob Wilson, are buying the business (which will now re-open in a new location at 41 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London) from the family who has owned it since the '30s.

"I was very disappointed when I heard that Foote's was going to close because it is one of my great memories of being a young, budding drummer was going to the original shop and buying my very first kit for £7.50," he told ITV news. "The thing about a drum shop is that it's the place where information gets passed around. You hear about new things; if you need a drum lesson, the best place to go is probably a drum shop and ask them for advice. There's a drum culture that is centered on drum shops."

A slight disappointment for budding drummers who think they'll be buying from Nick himself: "I think I will try not to be too hands on. I doubt I'll be much help really…I don't think I'm going to be behind the counter on a regular basis."

This video from the Daily Telegraph website has Nick talking about his involvement: