Christmas 2024

Jazz records from the 1930s and 40s that are longer than usual for the time. Music includes: Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman, Concerto For Clairnet by Artie Shaw and Do You Know What It means to Miss New Orleans? by Louis Armstrong. 

Celebrating the 100th Birthdays of: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tony Bennett, Julie London, Big Mama Thorton, Buddy Greco, Stan Freberg, Chuck Berry, And Ray Brown. 

A selection of Christmas songs beautifully done by Soul and Jazz Singers. Wishing you a blessed Merry Christmas. 

A look at the origins of some of the most popular songs of Christmastime. 

In this episode, we decided to recommend the best music to listen to for Christmas, New Year’s and the holiday season as a whole. We brought in holiday classics like ‘Feliz Navidad’ by Jose Feliciano, rap songs like ‘Christmas in Harlem’ by Kanye West & more.

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Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt for a rundown of their favorite Christmas and holiday songs, from Mariah Carey to Ariana Grande to Run-DMC to Bruce Springsteen – and oddities including Bryan Adams' "Reggae Christmas" and the entire existence of Trans-Siber ...  Show more