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Holiday Specials

 

A collection of holiday programming to delight, uplift and enhance comfort and joy.

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Sunday, December 20, 2020

The More The Merrier: Christmas with the Big Bands

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Many of today's popular holiday tunes were first recorded during the Swing Era in the 1930's and 40's. That connection between big bands and the holiday season has never waned. These days singers like Veronica Swift, Cecile McLorin Salvant and Norah Jones are delivering holiday classics in front of large ensembles. This hour-long special is filled with swinging arrangments of well known and not so well known holiday songs.  From Duke Ellington and Count Basie to The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the big band tradition continues to be a staple of what makes this time of year so magical. Hosted by Avery Jeffry.

Artist

Song

Album

Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Big Band Christmas

Diana Krall w/ Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Winter Wonderland

Christmas Songs

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars

Christmas In New Orleans

Single

Benny Goodman Orchestra

Santa Claus Came in the Spring

Single

Louis Armstrong and The Commanders

‘Zat You, Santa Claus?

 

Seth MacFarlane, Norah Jones

Little Jack Frost Get Lost

Holiday For Swing!

Veronica Swift w/Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag

Big Band Holidays II

Cecile McLorin Salvant w/Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

What Child is This?

Big Band Holidays II

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Toot Toot Tootie (Dance of the Reed-Pipes)

The Nutcracker Suite

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Peanut Brittle Brigade (Waltz)

The Nutcracker Suite

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)

The Nutcracker Suite

USAF Airmen Of Note

Oy Chanukah

A Holiday Note From Home

USAF Airmen Of Note

You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

A Holiday Note From Home

Louis Armstrong and The Commanders

Cool Yule

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Count Basie Orchestra

Jingle Bells

Yule Struttin’ (A Blue Note Christmas)

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    This holiday season let CapRadio be your musical companion. We have a wide variety of uplifting and entertaining specials planned between now and New Year’s Day. Plus you’ll hear seasonal favorites sprinkled in throughout our regular programming.
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Show Archive

  • 2021   
    • November   
      • Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude
      • Every Good Thing
  • 2020   
    • December   
      • Holiday Reflections
      • The More The Merrier: Christmas with the Big Bands
      • There Is No Greater Love: Celebrating Jazz Families
      • December Around The World
      • A 20th Century Christmas
    • January   
      • New Year’s Day From Vienna 2020
  • 2019   
    • December   
      • Toast Of The Nation
      • A Chanukah Celebration With Chicago A Capella
      • Welcome Christmas!
      • The Washington Symphonic Brass - Wolf Trap
      • A Chanticleer Christmas
      • A Mexican Baroque Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
      • Winter Holidays Around the World
      • Live From CapRadio: A Homegrown Holiday Concert
      • A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols
      • An Elizabethan Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
      • St. Olaf Christmas Festival
      • A Jazz Piano Christmas 2019
      • Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
      • All Is Bright
      • Candles Burn Brightly
      • CapRadio's Jazz Christmas Concert
      • Carols and Cheer
      • The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice 2019
      • Jazz Night in America: A Holiday Celebration
      • A Chanticleer Christmas
      • A Mexican Baroque Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
      • All Is Bright
      • The Washington Symphonic Brass - Wolf Trap
      • Winter Holidays Around the World
      • An Elizabethan Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
      • Live From CapRadio: A Homegrown Holiday Concert
      • Live From CapRadio: A Homegrown Holiday Concert Rebroadcast
      • Hollywood Holidays from Wind and Rhythm
      • Hygge Holiday: Cozy Classics
    • January   
      • New Year's Day From Vienna 2019
  • 2018   
    • December   
      • NPR’s Toast of the Nation
      • Messiah with the PSO
      • In Italia: A Renaissance Christmas
      • iVamos a Belen! Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
      • A Chanticleer Christmas
      • Welcome Christmas!
      • All Is Bright Contemplative Music For Christmas
      • St. Olaf Christmas Festival
      • Slavic Wonders: Christmas With The Rose Ensemble
      • Concierto Christmas Special
      • A Festival of Nine Lessons And Carols
      • An Afro Blue Christmas (with Cyrus Chestnut)
      • The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice 2018
      • Christmas with Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs
      • Jazz Piano Christmas 2018
      • A Chanticleer Christmas
      • All Is Bright: Contemplative Music For Christmas
      • Carols and Cheer
      • Winter Holidays Around The World With Bill McGlaughlin
      • A Chanukah Celebration With Chicago A Cappella
      • Candles Burning Brightly
    • November   
      • Let Us Break Bread Together
      • Giving Thanks: A Celebration Of Fall, Food, And Gratitude
    • January   
      • New Year's Day From Vienna
  • 2017   
    • December   
      • Toast of the Nation
      • Welcome Christmas
      • In Italia: A Renaissance Christmas from Venice, Naples, Milan And Beyond
      • A Chanticleer Christmas
      • La Nochebuena: Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
      • Carols and Cheer
      • Handel & Haydn Society Christmas
      • A Festival of Nine Lessons And Carols
      • St. Olaf Christmas Festival
      • Jazz Piano Christmas 2017
      • The Film Score: Music for the Winter Holidays
      • Welcome Christmas
      • A Jazz Piano Christmas 2017
      • La Nochebuena: Christmas with the Rose Ensemble
      • A Chanticleer Christmas
      • A Chanukah Celebration With Chicago A Capella
      • Advent Voices
      • Candles Burning Brightly
    • January   
      • New Year’s Day From Vienna
  • 2016   
    • December   
      • Carols And Cheer
      • A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols
      • Candles Burning Brightly Chanukah Special
      • St. Olaf Christmas Festival
      • A Swinging Holiday Jazz Party With Wynton Marsalis
      • Hollywood Holiday With Lynne Warfel
      • Jazz Piano Christmas XXXII
      • Light & Gold: Music of Eric Whitacre
      • A Chanticleer Christmas
      • Welcome Christmas
      • Advent Voices
    • January   
      • New Year's Day from Vienna 2016
  • 2015   
    • December   
      • Christmas With Morehouse And Spelman Glee Clubs
      • Welcome Christmas With VocalEssence
      • St. Olaf Christmas Festival
      • Messiah with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 2015
      • Concierto Christmas Special with Frank Dominguez
      • Light And Gold: The Music Of Eric Whitacre (1)
      • A Rose in Winter: A Garden of Music for the Nativity
      • A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
      • Pink Martini's Joy to the World: A Holiday Spectacular
      • Handel & Haydn Society Christmas Special
      • A Baroque Christmas in the New World
      • A Jazz Piano Christmas XXXI
      • Song Travels: Home for the Holidays w/Michael Feinstein
      • Welcome Christmas With VocalEssence
      • All Songs Considered For The Holidays
      • A Baroque Christmas in the New World
      • In Italia: A Renaissance Christmas
      • Advent Voices
      • A Chanukah Celebration With Chicago A Cappella
      • Candles Burning Brightly
  • 2014   
    • December   
      • The Christmas Connection
      • St. Olaf Christmas Festival
      • Christmas With Morehouse And Spelman Glee Clubs
      • Messiah From The Washington National Cathedral
      • Concierto Christmas Special with Frank Dominguez
      • Light And Gold: The Music Of Eric Whitacre
      • An Early American Christmas With The Rose Ensemble
      • A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
      • Christmas on Six Strings with Matt Pacini
      • Handel & Haydn Society Christmas Special
      • Jazz Piano Christmas XXX From NPR
      • A Baroque Christmas in the New World
      • Chanukah in Story and Song with Leonard Nimoy
      • Advent Voices
      • Candles Burning Brightly
    • November   
      • Hidden Kitchens World, By The Kitchen Sisters

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