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!
On radio
Music Played
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Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Good King Wenceslas
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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
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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
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Riot Jazz Brass Band
Feliz Navidad
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Oompah Brass
Fairytale Of New York
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Franz Xaver Gruber
Silent Night
Performer: Brighouse and Rastrick Band. -
Gunhild Carling
Zat You Santa Claus?
Broadcasts
- Tue 20 Dec 2022 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Christmas Day 2023 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
- Sunday 03:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
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