What Christmas Jazz (and beyond) CD (or LP) are you listening to right now?

[Tom 1960]

[romualdo]

[duaneiac]

[sidewinder]

This year’s festive disk from Trunk Records. Great !

[duaneiac]

This is likely the theme song for far too many folks this year --

I first discovered this song on a 1993 various artists disc called A Cabaret Christmas.  On that, Gerry Mulligan recorded his own version of this song (which he co-wrote with Ms. Holliday), both as musician and vocalist.  He rarely recorded as a vocalist, so I was delighted to find that track.  It wasn't until later that i discovered this previous version.  Knowing about it, and about Mr. Mulligan and Ms. Holliday's relationship, now adds a whole big layer of poignancy to Mr. Mulligan's later recording.

[mikeweil]

Yesterday and today - these nice compilations were recommended to me after I ask for something of that kind here on the board, and they have become an indispensable part of my Xmas playing list. Thanks again!

On 20.12.2020 at 0:30 AM, sidewinder said:

This year’s festive disk from Trunk Records. Great !

What's in this bag?

[sidewinder]

25 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

What's in this bag?

It’s an annual compilation disk that is put together by Jonny Trunk. This year, everything from the US Air Force Dance Orchestra with vocal harmony group Free Design from 1968 (nice) through to Larry Grayson singing ‘Whose Stuffing Your Turkey This Xmas’ plus what seems to be some oddball German folk stuff in there as well. 

Edited December 22, 2020 by sidewinder

[Big Beat Steve]

On 19.12.2020 at 0:54 AM, Tom 1960 said:

  This has been a regular in my CD player on Dec. 24 for most of the past 20+ years.

[duaneiac]

A Christmas album that even the jazz lovers who hate Christmas music might enjoy.

[soulpope]

Bugge Wesseltoft "It's Snowing On My Piano" (Act)    1997 .... 

[duaneiac]

[GA Russell]

I'm not familiar with Marc Martel, but I like this duet with Amy Grant.

 

[duaneiac]

[Rabshakeh]

On 09/12/2018 at 5:02 PM, mikeweil said:

 

Great minds. This is on its second play at mine. 

[mikeweil]

Nice - I had this in the player this afternoon. and these, yesterday and today:

 

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

1 hour ago, mikeweil said:

Nice - I had this in the player this afternoon. and these, yesterday and today:

I like this a lot. Played it yesterday, too.

Today's menu: 

James Brown - A soulful Christmas

Various - Christmas in Soulsville

Rhoda Scott - Les orgues de Noel

 And, of course at breakfast

Organissimo - Christmas tunes for you

MG

[duaneiac]

[EKE BBB]

I hate Christmas music! 😡

Signed: Mr. Scrooge 

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(just joking 🙃) 

[duaneiac]

Finished this year's Christmas music with

[sgcim]

A Christmas tradition with me is to listen to Leonard Lopate's Gospel Christmas Show on the radio. As usual, he played the great African American artists of the past, MARION WILLIAMS (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) , Mahalia Jackson, Shirley Ceasar etc...

[duaneiac]

OK -- one more Christmas album

Discs 1 and 2 of 2.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

One I forgot to play yesterday

James Cleveland & the Angelic Choir - Merry Christmas

MG

 

 

 

[Dave Garrett]

[mikeweil]

On 25.12.2020 at 7:43 PM, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

Rhoda Scott - Les orgues de Noel

Took a note to order this next year!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

8 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Took a note to order this next year!

Rhoda sings on a couple of tracks... not terribly effectively in my view. Caveat emptor.

MG