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2024 Holiday Show with Mars Williams and Norah Jones

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This is a show of holiday-oriented jazz music for the season, mostly Christmas songs but also including a set of Hanukkah tunes. Musicians featured on the show include Mars Williams. Norah Jones, Fats Waller, Doug Munro, and Benny Benack III.

Playlist

  • Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O "Christmas Time Is Here" from Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O (Palmetto) 00:00
  • Host Speaks 4:21
  • Dave Stryker "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Eight Track Christmas (StrikeZone) 4:58
  • 3Divas Jazz Trio "I Wonder As I Wander" from Christmas in 3D (DIVA Jazz) 10:03
  • Host Speaks 15:35
  • Fats Waller "Swingin' Them Jingle Bells" from Swingin' Little Christmas (Bear Family) 16:42
  • Chris Pasin "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" from Baby It's Cold Outside (Planet Arts) 19:42
  • George Gee Swing Orchestra "O Tannenbaum" from Winter Wonderland (Self Produced) 24:40
  • Host Speaks 30:06
  • Diana Krall "Let It Snow!" from Christmas Songs (Verve) 32:06
  • Norah Jones "White Christmas" from I Dream of Christmas (Blue Note) 36:05
  • Jan Daley "The Best Gift" from Home for Christmas (Log) 39:08
  • Host Speaks 42:12
  • Roland Kirk "We Free Kings" from Cool Blue Christmas: We Free Kings (Contrast) 42:52
  • Band of Other Brothers "Good King Wenceslas" from This Year at Christmas (Ear UP) 47:33
  • Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra "Little Drummer Boy" from Carol of the Bells (Patois) 54:40
  • Host Speaks 58:54
  • Doug Munro "Little Town of Bethlehem" from A Very Gypsy Christmas (Go! Music) 1:01:26
  • Chimytina "My Favorite Things" from A Very Chimytina Christmas (Outside In) 1:05:34
  • Margaret Slovak & Chris Maresh "The Star Carol" from A Star's Light Does Fall (Slovak Music) 1:09:23
  • Host Speaks 1:13:12
  • Mars Williams "Xmas Medley" from An Ayler Xmas Volume 2 (ESP) 1:14:45
  • Host Speaks 1:29:55
  • Benny Benack III with the Steven Feifke Big Band "Ma'oz Tzur" from Season's Swingin' Greetings (Cellar Music) 1:32:50
  • Eyal Vilner Big Band "Mi Yemalel" from Hanukkah (Self Produced) 1:37:35
  • Host Speaks 1:44:27
  • John Paul McGee "The Manger Medley" from A Gospejazzical Christmas (SUGO) 1:45:15
  • Nina Simone "Chilly Winds" from Verve/Unmixed Christmas (Verve) 1:49:33
  • Vince Guaraldi Trio "Christmas Time Is Here" from Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (Fantasy) 1:53:32

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