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Merry Christmas with Gregory Porter and others, Happy Hannukah with the Eyal Vilner Big Band, and Happy Kwanzaa with Rhonda Thomas

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Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays—honoring Christmas with Al Jarreau, Spyro Gyra, and The Modern Jazz Quartet with many others. Focus is on local Atlanta artists including Diane Durrett, Tony Hightower, Rhonda Thomas, Joe Gransden, and others. Hanukkah music from the Eyal Vilner Big Band, and music honoring Kwanzaa from Bill Summers and Rhonda Thomas. Ending the show with the classic John Coltrane rendition of My Favorite Things.

Playlist

  • The Manhattan Transfer "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season" from The Christmas Album (Columbia) 00:00
  • Larry Wilson "The Meaning Of Christmas" from Christmas Party (Sessions Lane) 6:36
  • Joey DeFrancesco "Baby It's Cold Outside" from Home For The Holidays: The Party (JD Music) 11:10
  • Ella Fitzgerald "The Christmas Song" from Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (Verve) 15:11
  • Diane Durrett "Jingle Bells" from Georgia Christmas (Blooming Tunes Music) 18:23
  • Eric Reed "Santa Baby" from Merry Magic (MAXJAZZ) 21:00
  • Louis Armstrong "White Christmas" from Holiday Soul (Various Artists) (One Way) 24:07
  • New York Latin Jazz All Stars "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" from Feliz Navidad (CD Baby) 26:42
  • Kathleen Bertrand "O Come All Ye Faithful" from All Of Me (Self- Released) 32:25
  • Joey Sommerville "O Holy Night" from O Holy Night (Single) (Jay-Vox) 35:06
  • Al Jarreau "Gloria In Excelsis" from Christmas (Rhino) 39:01
  • Rhonda Thomas "That's What Christmas Means To Me" from Little Drummer Girl (Harmony In Life) 43:31
  • Gloria Lynne "On Christmas Day" from I'm Glad There Is You (Everest) 47:14
  • Dexter Gordon "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from Jingle Bell Jazz (Columbia) 49:42
  • Freddy Cole "Jingles The Christmas Cat" from A Freddy Cole Christmas (HighNote) 1:01:35
  • Amber Weekes "Winter Wonderland" from The Gathering (Amber Inn Productions) 1:04:35
  • Tony Hightower "Wonderful Christmas Time" from This Time Of Year (Hightower Legacy) 1:07:45
  • Modern Jazz Quartet "Variations On A Christmas Theme" from Plastic Dreams (Atlantic) 1:15:00
  • Dinah Washington "Silent Night" from 100 Essential Christmas Songs (Universal Music) 1:19:23
  • Joe Gransden's Big Band "This Christmas" from I'll Be Home For Christmas (Brass Menagerie) 1:21:43
  • Samara Joy "Warm In December" from A Joyful Holiday (Verve) 1:25:54
  • Deb Bowman "I'll Be Home For Christmas" from A Big Love Holiday (Self-Released) 1:37:21
  • Dianne Reeves "Carol Of The Bells" from Christmas Time Is Here (Blue Note) 1:42:48
  • Gregory Porter "Do You Hear What I Hear" from Christmas Wish (Blue Note) 1:46:39
  • Spyro Gyra "The First Noel" from A Night Before Christmas (Heads Up International) 1:50:14
  • Marilyn Scott "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" from Get Christmas Started! (Prana Entertainment) 1:54:43
  • Oscar Peterson "O Christmas Tree" from An Oscar Peterson Christmas (Telarc Jazz) 2:01:55
  • Gwen Hughes "What Child Is This?" from What Child Is This? (Single) (Fairfield) 2:04:06
  • Tommy Smith "The Holly And The Ivy" from The Christmas Concert (Spartacus) 2:08:50
  • Valerie Waters "O Come O Come Emmanuel" from Christmas Through The Years (Self-Released) 2:20:12
  • Lisa Yves and Mia Moravis "Jazzy Chanukah" from It's The Greatest Holiday! Album (Self-Released) 2:25:11
  • Eyal Vilner "Oh Hanukkah" from Hanukkah (CD Baby) 2:27:57
  • Rhonda Thomas "Kwanzaa" from Little Drummer Girl (Harmony In Life) 2:31:29
  • Bill Summers "Imani" from The Essence Of Kwanzaa (Monkey Hill) 2:34:17
  • John Coltrane "My Favorite Things" from The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Atlantic) 2:44:10

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