Jazz on Christmas Eve
‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch, who unwraps an hour of festive music Yule love.
‘Round Midnight is presented by award-winning saxophonist Soweto Kinch. This weekday late-night show celebrates the thriving UK jazz scene and spotlights the best new music alongside incredible acts from past decades.
Samara Joy is back with her second 4/4 selection, and it's another seasonal choice - this time by Stevie Wonder & Take 6.
Plus, there's more Christmas favourites by Chico Hamilton, Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny Burrell and Donny Hathaway.
To listen on most smart speakers, just say: 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Round Midnight.'
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Dick Hyman
White Christmas
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Eartha Kitt
Santa Baby
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Chico Hamilton
Winter Wonderland
- Jingle Bell Jazz.
- Phono.
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Baked Alaska
Zat You, Santa Claus?
- Limefield Records.
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Stephen Scott & Mark Whitfield
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Jazz For Joy.
- Verve.
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Ella Fitzgerald
Good Morning Blues
- Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas.
- Verve.
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Duke Ellington
Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy)
- The Nutcracker Suite.
- Columbia.
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Geri Allen
Amazing Grace
- A Child Is Born.
- Motema.
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Wynton Marsalis
Carol Of The Bells
- Crescent City Christmas Card.
- Columbia.
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Kenny Burrell
The Little Drummer Boy
- Have Yourself A Soulful Christmas.
- Verve.
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Take 6
O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion (feat. Stevie Wonder)
- Reprise Records.
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Segal
A Very Merry Christmas Indeed - Ceiling Mix
- Starstruck (Original Score).
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Donny Hathaway
This Christmas
- Atco Records.
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Eddie Higgins Trio
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- Venus Records.
Broadcast
- Christmas Eve 202423:30BBC Radio 3
