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Nick channels the spirit of Christmas with carols played by Dave Brubeck, Wynton Marsalis, Jimmy Smith, and Billie Holiday- plus Duke Ellington's arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite!
Playlist below.
If you're in the mood for more superb Christmas jazz, grab another slice of ham and check out this full concert from the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra!
| Artist: | Song: | Composer: | Album | Label: | Duration: | |
| 1 | Wynton Marsalis | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Marks | Christmas Jazz Jam | Compass | 06:05 |
| 2 | The Heath Brothers | Our Little Town | Brooks | Jazz Christmas | SMBE | 05:48 |
| 3 | Duke Ellington | Dance of the Reed-Pipes | Tchaikovsky / Ellington / Strayhorn | The Nutcracker Suite | Columbia | 02:30 |
| 4 | Duke Ellington | Waltz of the Flowers | Tchaikovsky / Ellington / Strayhorn | The Nutcracker Suite | Columbia | 04:04 |
| 5 | Duke Ellington | Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy | Tchaikovsky / Ellington / Strayhorn | The Nutcracker Suite | Columbia | 03:05 |
| 6 | Duke Ellington | March | Tchaikovsky / Ellington / Strayhorn | The Nutcracker Suite | Columbia | 04:37 |
| 7 | Jimmy Smith | Jingle Bells | Pierpont | Cool Yule | Verve | 03:16 |
| 8 | Dave Brubeck | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Coots / Gillespie | Jazz Christmas | Telarc | 03:53 |
| 9 | Wynton Marsalis | Blue Christmas | Hayes / Johnston | Christmas Jazz Jam | Compass | 05:24 |
| 10 | Billie Holiday | Summertime | Gershwin | Vocalion | 02:55 | |
| 11 | Kurt Elling | The Snow Is Deep on the Ground / Snowfall | Ammons / Hollenbeck / Patchen / Thornhill | The Beautiful Day | Okeh / Sony | 06:34 |
| 12 | Dexter Gordon | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Blane / Martin | Jazz Christmas | SMBE | 09:39 |
