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A Top Brass Christmas

One of the world’s greatest living brass musicians, James Morrison, returns for a festive special, introducing carols, songs and lots of seasonal brass music.

Brass music and Christmas have a long and treasured association, and A Top Brass Christmas celebrates this special relationship. Hosted by one of the world’s greatest living brass musicians, James Morrison, A Top Brass Christmas brings together some festive favourites, introducing carols, songs and lots of seasonal brass music. There’s jazz from Chet Baker and Gunhild Carling, big band from Tom Kubis, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, and the Airmen of Note, carols from Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, Bone-a-Fide, and The New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army, plus brassy pop covers from Oompah Brass, Aubrey Logan, and Back Chat Brass. James also compiles his own Top Brass Nutcracker Suite and plays original arrangements of festive classics by the likes of Imperial Brass, Riot Jazz, and German Brass, and more! The perfect way to get in a Christmassy mood!

56 minutes

Music Played

  • Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

    Good King Wenceslas

  • Erik LeidzΓ©n

    March - Christmas Joy

    Performer: The Salvation Army New York Staff Band.
  • Richard Smith

    Winter Wonderland

    Performer: Chet Baker.
  • Adolphe Adam

    O Holy Night

    Performer: Tom Kubis.
  • Airmen of Note

    Go Tell it on the Mountain

  • Mel TormΓ©

    The Christmas Song

    Composer: Robert Wells. Performer: Imperial Brass.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Overture from the Nutcracker Suite

    Performer: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nutcracker, Danse Russe Trepas

    Performer: German Brass.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Nut Rocker

    Performer: Funky Butt Brass Band. Music Arranger: Kim Fowley.
  • Bill Hayes

    Blue Christmas

    Composer: Jay Johnston. Performer: Aubrey Logan.
  • Bone-afide

    God Rest You Merry, Gentleman

  • Riot Jazz Brass Band

    Feliz Navidad

  • Oompah Brass

    Fairytale Of New York

  • Franz Xaver Gruber

    Silent Night

    Performer: Brighouse and Rastrick Band.
  • Gunhild Carling

    Zat You Santa Claus?

Broadcasts

  • Tue 20 Dec 2022 21:00
  • Christmas Day 2023 23:00
  • Sunday 03:00

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