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Christmas Special

JumokΓ© Fashola presents a special festive edition of J to Z with Christmas cards from the great and good of the jazz world sharing their favourite yuletide tunes.

Produced by Dominic Tyerman for Somethin’ Else.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Christmas Day 2021 17:00

Music Played

  • The Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The Sound of Christmas

    • The Sound of Christmas.
    • Argo.
  • Louis Armstrong

    Christmas In New Orleans

    • Christmas In New Orleans / Christmas Night In Harlem.
    • Decca Records.
  • The Mills Brothers & Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra

    I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

    • The Glow-Worm.
    • Decca Records.
  • Jimmy Smith

    Greensleeves

    • Christmas Cookin’.
    • Verve Records.
  • Maria Schneider

    Walking By Flashlight

    • The Thompson Fields.
    • ArtistShare.
  • Etta James

    Merry Christmas, Baby

    • 12 Songs Of Christmas.
    • Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
  • Vince Guaraldi Trio

    Skating

    • A Charlie Brown Christmas.
    • Fantasy.
  • Duke Ellington

    Ring Dem Bells

    • Ring Dem Bells.
    • Double Play.
  • Wynton Marsalis

    Little Drummer Boy

    • Crescent City Christmas Card.
    • Columbia Records.
  • Donald Fagen

    I.G.Y (International Geophysical Year)

    • The Nightfly.
    • Warner Bros. Records.
  • Ahmad Jamal

    Snow Fall

    • Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra.
    • Argo.
  • Mary Lou Williams

    Praise The Lord

    • Black Christ Of The Andes.
    • Mary Records.
  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    In Tempo

    • Solotude.
    • Gearbox Records.
  • Charlie Parker

    White Christmas

    • The Complete Live Performances On Savoy.
    • Savoy Jazz.
  • Duke Pearson

    Jingle Bells

    • Merry Ole Soul.
    • Blue Note.
  • Art Pepper

    Winter Moon

    • Winter Moon.
    • Galaxy Records.
  • Nat King Cole

    The Christmas Song

    • The Magic of Christmas.
    • Capitol Records.

Broadcast

  • Christmas Day 2021 17:00