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Christmas Special
Alyn Shipton presents a Christmassy selection of your favourite jazz records in all styles, with music today from Nat King Cole, Modern Jazz Quartet and Louis Armstrong.
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Last on
Christmas Eve 202316:00
BBC Radio 3
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Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire)
- The Complete Nelson Riddle Studio Sessions.
- Music Milestones.
- 4.
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Barbara Dennerlein
We Three Kings
- Barbara Dennerlein - Christmas Soul.
- MPS Records.
- 2.
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Alison Burns & Martin Taylor
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
- Alison Burns, Martin Taylor - I'll Be Home For Christmas.
- P3 Music.
- 5.
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Tommy Smith
Auld Lang Syne
- Tommy Smith Quartet - The Christmas Concert.
- Spartacus Records.
- 4.
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The Modern Jazz Quartet
Skating in Central Park
- Modern Jazz Quartet - The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
- 7.
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Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars & Benny Carter Orchestra
Christmas in New Orleans
- single 45rpm.
- Decca.
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Bessie Smith
At the Christmas Ball
- Bessie Smith - The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2.
- Columbia.
- 17.
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Chet Baker & Stan Getz
Winter Wonderland
- Chet Baker & Stan Getz - West Coast Live.
- Pacific Jazz.
- 6.
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Carla Bley & Partyka Brass Quintet
Jingle Bells
- Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, The Partyka Brass Quintet - Carla's Christmas Carols.
- ECM Records.
- 10.
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Vince Guaraldi
O Tannenbaum
- Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas.
- Fantasy.
- 1.
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Dianne Reeves
I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Dianne Reeves - Christmas Time Is Here.
- Blue Note.
- 6.
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Dexter Gordon
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire)
- Dexter Gordon - The Panther!.
- Prestige.
- 5.
Broadcast
- Christmas Eve 202316:00BBC Radio 3
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